Senior Accounting Operations & Credit Manager

Zippo Manufacturing Company•Bradford, PA

About The Position

Senior Accounting Operations / Credit Manager PRIMARY DUTIES: Manage Credit Manager, Accounting Operations Manager and their respective teams Monitors, recommends, and assists with the implementation of improvements to departmental policies and procedures for accounting operations and credit Establishes, monitors, and improves departmental policies and procedures for Credit approval, Collections, Chargebacks, and resolution Management of the following duties: Assists with vetting new and existing customers and vendors. This includes reviewing due diligence forms and updating information in the software utilized for FCPA. Interim and annual audit requests Enforce proper accounting policies and processes. This includes accrual accounting with an understanding of cash management and ensuring journal entries are accurate. Reviewing and preparing account reconciliations for various accounts Reviewing and managing bad debt per CECL, customer deductions, cash discounts reserves. Reviewing and filing annual 1099s Annual unclaimed property reports Initiate credits and adjustments to customer accounts within company policy limits Monitor receivables and collections and provide updates of receivables Identify problem accounts and provide regular updates of receivables to management Negotiate payment programs with delinquent customers Identify accounts requiring collection agency or legal action and coordinate collections with third party contractors Develop processes and procedures for evaluating customer information and setting and changing credit lines/limits, as well as credit holds Prepares annual budget for department Maintains a system for collecting and maintaining sales tax exemption forms Review customer contracts as they relate to payments, sales tax, and deductions Maintain a system for evaluating online store credit card transactions to reduce fraud Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years in a credit management and accounting operations function
Any similar combination of education and experience which includes staff accounting experience, supervisory experience, and credit management
Demonstrated Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of AX operating system preferred

Responsibilities

Manage Credit Manager, Accounting Operations Manager and their respective teams
Monitors, recommends, and assists with the implementation of improvements to departmental policies and procedures for accounting operations and credit
Establishes, monitors, and improves departmental policies and procedures for Credit approval, Collections, Chargebacks, and resolution
Assists with vetting new and existing customers and vendors
Reviewing due diligence forms and updating information in the software utilized for FCPA
Interim and annual audit requests
Enforce proper accounting policies and processes
Reviewing and preparing account reconciliations for various accounts
Reviewing and managing bad debt per CECL, customer deductions, cash discounts reserves
Reviewing and filing annual 1099s
Annual unclaimed property reports
Initiate credits and adjustments to customer accounts within company policy limits
Monitor receivables and collections and provide updates of receivables
Identify problem accounts and provide regular updates of receivables to management
Negotiate payment programs with delinquent customers
Identify accounts requiring collection agency or legal action and coordinate collections with third party contractors
Develop processes and procedures for evaluating customer information and setting and changing credit lines/limits, as well as credit holds
Prepares annual budget for department
Maintains a system for collecting and maintaining sales tax exemption forms
Review customer contracts as they relate to payments, sales tax, and deductions
Maintain a system for evaluating online store credit card transactions to reduce fraud
Perform other related duties as assigned