Credit and Collections Analyst (SO2)
Description
Duties & Responsibilities
The primary duty of this position is to manage a collections portfolio of over 300 accounts in order to maximize prompt payment while maintaining excellent customer relations. Accountable for reducing delinquency for all assigned accounts, by monitoring past due balances & conducting customer follow-up, while meeting department goals and metrics. This work is directly related to BDA’s management policies and includes the following responsibilities:- Exercise independent, direct responsibility for a collections portfolio
- Determine which accounts need to be investigated
- Utilize a wide variety of financial analysis tools to examine customers for potential risk via their liquidity, leverage ratios and forecasting trends, and calculate creditworthiness for customers
- Prioritize collection work load according to management policies relating to degree and amount of delinquency
- Identify & escalate issues that cannot be solved independently which may prevent or delay payment
- Collection of declined credit card invoices in accordance with management policies
- Research credits on account for refund or application to invoices
- Maintain customer data in ERP system as needed to manage accounts receivable portfolio
- Research and interpret bill of ladings and proof of delivery documentation as needed to manage accounts receivable portfolio
- Research of electronic invoicing account (Ariba and B2B) as necessary
- Prepare and present account status updates for aging reviews and month end comments
- Special projects as assigned
Experience Requirements
- 2 - 5 years of Collection experience
- 2+ years with electronic invoicing (B2B, EDI, 3rd Party Postings)
- Collection of high volume and high profile client accounts
Job Skills & Traits
- Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance
- Excellent Excel skills including vlook-ups & pivot tables
- Detail-oriented
- Prioritize and meet deadlines
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and drive problem resolution
- Excellent customer service & communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with clients and sales while maintaining a high percentage of collections