Credit Clerk

Sysco • Woodridge, IL

11d • $19

About The Position

The Credit Assistant 2 is responsible for the accurate and timely determination of credit worthiness for new National Accounts in accordance with established policies, practices, and procedures in a manner that will contribute to the profit of the company.

Requirements

• High school degree and a minimum of 1 year credit and collection experience with a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler extending commercial credit (business to business).
• Intermediate Word and Excel skills, exposure to automated A/R software, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills and analytical and detail orientation.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience
• Associate Degree
• credit experience in distribution or manufacturing environment or NACM Credit courses.

Responsibilities

• Reviews credit applications and new account set-up sheets for accuracy and completeness
• Establishes customer account numbers in SAP and responsible for notifying sales representatives of credit terms and conditions
• Conducts credit investigations by contacting business references, credit bureaus and financial institutions in order to check credit worthiness
• Establishes customer accounts for new and existing locations
• Makes necessary changes to customer’s master file requested by Credit Management
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing with all levels of internal and external customers
• Keeps staff updated and current on status of credit files for existing customers
• Maintains departments customer files
• Performs other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees