Credit Specialist

FERGUSON•Conyers, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Credit Specialist will be managing a portfolio of process focused customers and national accounts. This role involves managing customers utilizing portals for purchase order delivery, invoicing, and payment, and handling a wide variety of credit and collection functions. The Credit Specialist will also be responsible for collections for a portfolio of accounts, ensuring positive customer relations and minimizing outstanding debts. This position requires maintaining consistency between credit and collection activities and the organization's overall customer relations strategy, implementing credit policies to maintain an acceptable risk level, prompt repayments, minimize losses, and efficiently collect arrears. The Credit Specialist will contact customers regarding delinquent payments, prepare reports reflecting credit and collection status, and identify/address problem debts. Additionally, the role involves participating in associate meetings, communicating concerns to management, and strengthening internal and external relationships to support enterprise business and sales objectives through efficient performance of job responsibilities.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in credit management or similar roles.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
Demonstrates a self-starter mindset with the ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Manage customers utilizing portals for purchase order delivery, invoicing, and payment, and handle a wide variety of credit and collection functions.
Handle collections for a portfolio of accounts, ensuring positive customer relations and minimizing outstanding debts.
Maintain consistency between credit and collection activities and the organization's overall customer relations strategy.
Implement credit policies to maintain an acceptable risk level, prompt repayments, minimize losses, and efficiently collect arrears.
Contact customers regarding delinquent payments, prepare reports reflecting credit and collection status, and identify/address problem debts.
Participate in associate meetings, communicate concerns to management, and spend time strengthening internal and external relationships.
Support enterprise business and sales objectives through efficient performance of job responsibilities.