<p>Our client is hiring an Assistant Credit Manager to join their team. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor credit and accounts receivable performance, taking appropriate action to support timely collections and promote best practices.</li><li>Track team performance against key metrics such as DSO, and provide analysis on fluctuations in metrics, portfolio aging, and accounts receivable balances.</li><li>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.</li><li>Oversee customer credit lines, collections activity, and account balances to ensure adherence to established credit limits and payment terms while minimizing credit risk exposure.</li><li>Support customer negotiations involving severely aged balances to maximize collections and reduce bad debt risk.</li><li>Review and recommend bad debt write-off amounts for the allowance for doubtful accounts reserve.</li><li>Extend credit to customers within the approved authority limits and approve credit inquiries.</li><li>Identify the root causes of delinquency and lead action plans to drive end-to-end resolution.</li><li>Communicate employee training needs and partner with the process lead to coordinate training plans.</li><li>Act as the direct backup for other credit managers within the department.</li></ul><p><strong>Job Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field strongly preferred.</li><li>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.</li><li>Strong experience with summary, consignment, and ERS invoicing, with an emphasis on supply chain customer payment processes.</li><li>3–5 years of experience with electronic billing platforms such as ADP, Oildex, and EDI.</li><li>Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and Power Query.</li><li>Advanced analytical and risk assessment capabilities, including strong financial statement analysis skills.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple projects while exercising sound business judgment.</li><li>Critical thinker with a strong ability to perform root cause analysis.</li><li>Advanced knowledge of credit assessment tools such as D& B, Get Paid, High Radius, and Experian.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.</li><li>Ability to travel to customer or field locations as needed to conduct account reviews alongside credit specialists or sales teams.</li></ul><p><br></p>