Ralph Esparza

Credit and Collections Specialist at Epicor Software Corporation

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Highly-motivated, analytical, and persuasive professional with extensive experience in developing exceptional relationships while successfully collecting outstanding debt. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills. Broad background in streamlining processes, prioritizing tasks, and achieving results. Enthusiastic leader with the ability to train, supervise, and mentor others. Outstanding organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.

Experience

  • Epicor Software Corporation (14 yrs 7 mos)
    • Credit and Collections Specialist
      Dec 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 8 mos

      Recruited to handle newly acquired accounts after acquisition of Progressive Solutions, Inc. Worked on Migration of PSI accounts to Epicor system. Manage collections of outstanding debit for over 500 accounts ($10 million portfolio). Perform account reconciliations, negotiate transactions, and process payments. Collaborate with internal sales, support, and billing teams to resolve billing or contract issues that delay payments. Reconcile invoices with high dollar hardware and software maintenance contracts. Conduct forensic accounting research to determine inaccuracies. Work closely with Accounting ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. Prepare monthly status reports for the Collections Manager.

    • Collections
      2012 - 2016 · 4 yrs

  • Accounts Receivable Specialist at DMX, Inc. (Formerly DMX Music)
    Jan 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Managed a portfolio of 3,000 hotel and restaurant chain accounts with responsibility for collections and problem resolution. Generated aging reports, forecasts, and past due rollover reports in Excel. Dramatically reduced account receivables for Hampton Inn account.

  • Hotel General Manager at Lazy Parrot Hotel
    Jul 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Managed daily operations for a 26 room beach front hotel. Supervised, trained, and evaluated hotel employees. Reconciled daily sales transactions and petty cash fund. Successfully achieved occupancy rate of 100% after grand re-opening.

  • Firmwide Client Accounts Supervisor at Heller Ehrman
    Jun 2002 - Jul 2009 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    Managed account receivables for 15 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia for a prominent international law firm. Supervised Client Account Coordinators and administrative staff. Resolved escalated issues, and handled problem or complex accounts. Conducted statistical and financial analysis for Financial Services Management. Generated management reports including monthly estimates for cash projections. Collected an average of $100 million in annual account receivables (200 clients). Selected as a member of the “Wind Down Team”, and worked closely with the firm’s most prominent Attorneys appointed by the Dissolution Committee.

  • Collections Analyst (contract) at DSL Networks
    Jan 2002 - Apr 2002 · 4 mos

    Collected on DSL accounts for a Telecommunications Start-up.