Credit & Collections Analyst

Location: Peterborough

Wage: DOE

Terms: Full time, Monday to Friday

Hours: 8:30am - 5pm

Organization Overview:

With headquarters in Peterborough, this Global company facilitates sales and distribution of top labels and brands, sold world-wide. Staff members are diverse in talent various departments, including national and regional sales, marketing, retail services, customer service, finance and distribution.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Controller, you will be responsible for managing the collection activities of dealers in order to maintain established collection percentages, over 30 days balances and bad debt levels as required. The Credit and Collections Analyst will also be responsible for assessing credit worthiness for existing customers in order to manage daily order releases.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ability to manage a large account portfolio.
• Negotiation contracts
• Audit freight processes
• Consolidate shipments
• Initiate collection activity on outstanding receivables
• Report status of accounts to management weekly and monthly
• Establish repayment schedules
• Assess risk exposure and monitor held open orders
• Respond to dealer inquiries
• Execute account reconciliations and chargeback resolution
• Prepare and process demand letters
• Assist in credit review process for new and existing accounts
• Perform month end closing processes
• Assist with special projects and other duties as needed
• Other Duties as may be assigned by management

Job Qualifications:

• Managing Costing and Freight
• 3 – 5 years commercial collections experience
• Successful collection of disputed chargebacks
• Experience using credit reports is a plus
• Strong customer service orientation
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Negotiating and decision making skills
• Strong interpersonal qualities to participate in a team environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, and ERP applications
• Bilingual (French & English) is an asset

Education:

• College Diploma or equivalent work experience
• Preferred: Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance