Assistant Credit Manager

Our client is hiring an Assistant Credit Manager to join their team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor credit and accounts receivable performance, taking appropriate action to support timely collections and promote best practices.
• Track team performance against key metrics such as DSO, and provide analysis on fluctuations in metrics, portfolio aging, and accounts receivable balances.
• Identify collection issues and order validation exceptions requiring escalation, and proactively resolve concerns such as past-due balances, exceeded credit limits, and master data discrepancies by collaborating with customers, operations, and sales teams.
• Oversee customer credit lines, collections activity, and account balances to ensure adherence to established credit limits and payment terms while minimizing credit risk exposure.
• Support customer negotiations involving severely aged balances to maximize collections and reduce bad debt risk.
• Review and recommend bad debt write-off amounts for the allowance for doubtful accounts reserve.
• Extend credit to customers within the approved authority limits and approve credit inquiries.
• Identify the root causes of delinquency and lead action plans to drive end-to-end resolution.
• Communicate employee training needs and partner with the process lead to coordinate training plans.
• Act as the direct backup for other credit managers within the department.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience required, including credit and collections management experience within a large public and/or global organization, with a demonstrated history of increasing responsibility, accountability, and leadership.
• Strong experience with summary, consignment, and ERS invoicing, with an emphasis on supply chain customer payment processes.
• 3–5 years of experience with electronic billing platforms such as ADP, Oildex, and EDI.
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and Power Query.
• Advanced analytical and risk assessment capabilities, including strong financial statement analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while exercising sound business judgment.
• Critical thinker with a strong ability to perform root cause analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of credit assessment tools such as D& B, Get Paid, High Radius, and Experian.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to travel to customer or field locations as needed to conduct account reviews alongside credit specialists or sales teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in credit analysis, commercial collections, or accounts receivable management.
• Background supporting credit and collections functions within a high-volume, large-scale, or multi-entity business environment.
• Familiarity with commercial credit review, credit applications, payment terms, and account risk evaluation.
• Experience working with complex invoicing structures, including customer-specific billing and supply chain payment processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and Power Query.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communication skills for working with customers and internal business partners to resolve account issues.

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