Corporate Credit Manager

Mervin Manufacturing In•Seattle, WA

20h•$105,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

Mervin Manufacturing home of Lib Tech, GNU and Bent Metal is a leading designer and manufacturer of snowboarding, skiing, surfing and skateboarding products built at the world’s most environMENTAL factory by people who ride them. Mervin Manufacturing was founded by snowboarders Mike Olson and Pete Saari in 1977. In an industry where virtually every other snowboard, ski, skateboard, and surfboard company has moved production to China or offshore, Mervin is the longest running and last major board building factory in the USA. Based out of Carlsborg, Washington, between the rugged Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges, Mervin is a direct link between riding and manufacturing. Credit and Collections contributes to the Company’s growth and profitability by managing cash flow to meet the goals and objectives of the organization. The Corporate Credit Manager is responsible for assessing the credit risk and viability of potential and existing clients, through the use of financial analysis, credit reports and trade references. The position requires strong interpersonal skills and will work closely with Sales, Customer Service, and Finance teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline
5 years’ experience in Credit & Collection
Supervisory/management experience
Working knowledge of Credit, Collections, and Commercial Law
Current working knowledge of AR insurance with international accounts
Windows operating environment and MS Office products (Excel and Word)

Responsibilities

Manage a team of credit professionals.
Oversee all credit, collections, and coding of customer payments for posting in North America and European business. This includes accounts in various foreign currency; USD, CAD, EUR, GBP and CHF
Prepare monthly Cash Flow Forecast, AR Reserve and Percentage of Past Due reports
Develop and enhance formal processes for issuance of credit lines, collections and deduction management
Reduce bad debt and delinquent accounts, while improving customer satisfaction.
Review accounts in collections and monitor collection agencies performance.
Monitor cash application function; work with finance and customer service to review short pays, credit refunds, discounts and returns.
Review and approve payment plans
Partner with legal on bankruptcies, judgements, depositions, court appearances.
Review terms, credit reports and order volume on existing accounts.
Review AR credit insurance policy on a yearly basis and assess alternatives to meet the needs of the company and the industry environment.
Review credit applications, assign credit limits and terms.
Responsible for high profile accounts, distributors, international accounts, other accounts/countries as needed.
Maintain customer sales tax exemption certificates
Manage ecommerce accounts – Pulling of payment details for posting, research and reconciliation, credit card chargeback and fraud review
Complete other tasks and projects as assigned.