Chelsi Petersen
20+ years of experience in a large Credit and Collections environment with 15+ years of people leadership and development experience in publicly traded companies
- Role
- Accountant at VAT GROUP
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chelsi Petersen
I am a proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast paced environment. A self motivated person with over 20 years in customer service and finance experience in the high tech hardware and software industry. Results oriented, excellent communication, time management and organizational skills, strong team player, and overall driven to succeed.
Experience
Accountant
Dec 2021 — Present · San Jose, CA, US
Daily procedures: billings, sales, returns, AR collections, cash deposits, balances, and related journal entriesNegotiate and communicate with Sales and Customer Service teams regarding Credit and Collection decisionsMeet deadlines and execute efficientlyAnalyze and identify issues impacting aging Maintain positive customer relationshipsManage AR/collections aging above 97% DSOHandle Quarterly audits with CPA firm; process Journal Entries as approved by managerManage Paytrace (Payment Card Industry)Maintain compliance with SOX controls by working with internal Finance and Audit teams
Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and Business/Management
1997 — 2002
Foothill Junior College
B.A, General Education classes
1992 — 1994
Skills
- Account Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Direct Sales
- Risk Management
- Invoicing
- Networking
- Start-Ups
- Access
- Negotiation
- Microsoft Word
- Sales
- Team Leadership
- Salesforce.com
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Firewalls
- Financial Analysis
- Human Resources
- Cloud Computing
- Forecasting
- Process Improvement
- Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Security
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