Credit and Collections Analyst

Credit and Collections Analyst

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• BS or BA in Business or related financial discipline preferred
• 3 to 7 years related work experience in Commercial Collections and Credit
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
• Strong customer orientation
• Ability to negotiate effectively
• Ability to learn on the go due to situations, tools and end goals
• Able to demonstrate initiative in respect to tasks assigned
• Ability to create & prepare reports as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Establish terms of payments and credit limits after reviewing and analyzing the available information on existing and/or potential customers.
• Collect all assigned accounts receivable that have matured and maintain all active customer files to determine slow paying or lowest possible loss from bad debts.
• Conduct special credit investigations and customer appraisals utilizing a variety of reports such as Dunn and Bradstreet & other sources to determine credit worthiness.
• Must be able to understand D&B and other reporting sources to extend credit. And/or seek & obtain exemptions giving the business goals.
• Develop customer credit histories to determine credit status prior to establishment of lines of credit.
• Research invoice discrepancies for resolution of aged/ past due receivables and develop strategies to recover monies due Veolia.
• Analyze in-house financial reports to identify potential problem cases and prepare various reports for management review.
• Coordinate with other professionals within the region to discuss credit & collection issues, specifically leading credit and collection meetings with Operations and Sales Leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or BA in Business or related financial discipline preferred