Michael Strauch

Senior Credit & Collections Lead at Colt Technology Services

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced Credit and Collections Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Process, Analytical Skills, Account Management, SAP ERP, and Risk Management. German, English and Spanish speaking professional with a Business Administration degree in Business Administration and Management from Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Experience

  • Colt Technology Services ()
    • Senior Credit & Collections Lead
      Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Complex and global customer accounts Special collection strategies Focus on aged debt Manager backup

    • Senior Collections Specialist
      Mar 2021 - Oct 2021 · 8 mos

      Senior collector position for DACH Portfolio of 800 customer accounts Average total AR of 15M Euro Main focus areas are stabilizing cash flow and reduction of aged AR

  • Credit Collections Specialist at PageGroup
    Dec 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Credit & Collections at HP
    Oct 2010 - Dec 2019 · 9 yrs 3 mos

    Collector for DACH and EMEA centralized accounts Monthly AR to collect $30M Dispute Management Optimizing Cash Flow and DSO Establishing excellent customer relationships

  • Project Controller at Agilent Technologies
    Dec 2001 - Oct 2010 · 8 yrs 11 mos

    Project Budget Invoicing and Revenue Recognition Order Booking and Third Party Purchasing

  • General Manager at Christ Leather
    1994 - 2001 · 7 yrs

    Responsible for all international Sales Main markets US, Japan, Korea and Russia Yearly revenue $20M Building strong customer relationships Price negotiations