Corporate Credit Manager

Parker Hannifin•Cleveland, OH

About The Position

The Corporate Credit Manager leads trade receivables and credit-risk management activities, balancing growth enablement with disciplined risk control. The role is responsible for customer credit assessment, credit-limit governance, collections and recovery, bad-debt management, portfolio reporting, and geopolitical risk monitoring across assigned markets. Working in a matrix environment, the Corporate Credit Manager partners with business leaders, Finance, Sales, shared services, Legal, and global credit teams to protect cash flow, support profitable growth, and strengthen credit processes, systems, and management information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in business credit, trade finance, receivables management, collections, or related commercial-finance roles.
Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to systems implementations, process-transformation initiatives, or finance technology projects.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree, such as an MBA, a master’s degree in Finance or Business Analytics, or a related discipline.
Professional credit certification such as Certified Credit Executive (CCE), Certified International Credit Professional (CICP), or an equivalent recognized credit or trade-finance credential.
Experience in industrial, manufacturing, distribution, or multinational businesses.
Experience developing management reporting and visual analytics using Power BI or comparable tools.

Responsibilities

Manage the trade receivables portfolio in line with global policy and local requirements, maintaining complete credit documentation, approval records, and audit-ready files.
Assess customer creditworthiness and establish, approve, recommend, and monitor credit limits using financial information, payment history, market intelligence, and forward-looking risk indicators.
Identify and mitigate customer, sector, country, and geopolitical risks while supporting responsible business growth through balanced credit terms, security, guarantees, and appropriate trade-finance structures.
Lead collection and recovery strategies for overdue and materially delinquent accounts, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to resolve disputes, evaluate settlements, and accelerate cash collection.
Monitor aging, collection performance, dispute exposure, and cash-flow risk; drive timely escalation and corrective actions with accountable stakeholders.
Govern bad-debt reserves, write-offs, and recoveries in line with accounting policy and internal controls, and address root causes of late payments and recurring disputes through sustainable improvements.
Develop credit and receivables reports and dashboards to monitor collections, aging, exposure, risks, and portfolio performance.
Analyze data to identify payment trends, concentration risk, reserve exposure, collection opportunities, and emerging issues; communicate insights, forecasts, risks, and recommended actions through management reports and business reviews.
Lead and support credit and finance improvement projects involving process improvements, controls, automation, standardization, and data quality.
Support implementation and ongoing improvement of credit, collections, receivables, and reporting systems through requirements, testing, documentation, and training.
Apply project-management practices to manage plans, risks, stakeholders, communications, and outcomes, using approved AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency.
Ensure compliance with Global Credit Policy, delegated authorities, internal controls, accounting requirements, trade-compliance practices, and audit requirements, including timely documentation and remediation.
Provide credit expertise, decision support, and guidance to business stakeholders on complex credit and risk matters.
Lead through influence in a matrix organization, aligning commercial, operational, and risk priorities; coach colleagues and promote consistent credit and collections practices.