Credit and Collections Specialist

Boart Longyear•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Boart Longyear is a global leader in drilling services, providing innovative and reliable solutions to the mining and drilling industry. With a rich history spanning over 130 years, Boart Longyear is committed to delivering excellence in safety, drilling services, and technology. We are currently seeking a Credit and Collections Specialist to fill a position that will be based in Salt Lake City, Utah. This position is a full-time role and hours of work will be 9:30am to 6:00pm (EST) Monday to Friday. The successful candidate for the role of Credit and Collections Specialist will ensure the timeous collection of the company’s debtor’s book to maximize cash flow of the business, minimize the risk of bad debts and reduce the debtor’s days to an acceptable level. They will also ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to in respect of the granting of credit to customers. Additionally responsible for alerting management of potential collection problems.

Requirements

A National 3-year Certificate in Credit Management, desirable
At least 3 years’ experience as a Credit Controller, preferred
Excellent computer skills including integrated systems (preferably Oracle)
Excellent customer service, both internally and externally, that ensures customer needs, queries and disputes are resolved efficiently, timely, and professionally
Good communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Excellent telephone etiquette
English required
Planning, organizing, execution
Strong Commercial Acumen
Impeccable standards of ethics and integrity
Strong relationship skills (Team Player)
Work collaboratively
Effective and open communication with strong presentation skills

Nice To Haves

A National 3-year Certificate in Credit Management, desirable
At least 3 years’ experience as a Credit Controller, preferred

Responsibilities

Daily collections of overdue accounts
Allocating payments according to customer remittances
Liaising with the sales and customer administrators’ team to resolve queries
Monthly statements sent timeously to clients
Copy invoices/credit notes and POD on request from clients
Process credit application and request credit reports for evaluation.
Processing and generating monthly statements.
Weekly meeting with credit manager
Accurate record keeping on collections
New applications – credit application must be checked before sending to credit bureau, follow up with the credit bureau if the report is not sent within 3 days. Credit report must then be given to the credit manager for approval, once approved a letter must be sent out to the client and the sales representative
Weekly reporting of receivables.
Investigating & resolving queries related to non-payment of accounts.
Preparing a list of provision for bad debts monthly
Managing the blocking and releasing of customer accounts.
Maintaining accurate and complete client information on oracle
Ad Hoc assignments when required
Cash forecasting