What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credit Analyst position at Coastal Sunbelt Produce?
Job Profile Summary
Responsible for the organization's credit policy including the assessment of credit applications and outstanding credit. Manages or performs work in some/all of the following areas:
Education
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responsible for the organization's credit policy including the assessment of credit applications and outstanding credit. Manages or performs work in some/all of the following areas:
- Researching credit history
- Applying acceptable credit lines and payment terms to a new customer and/or supplier accounts
- Collection and maintenance of customer accounts
- Follow-up correspondence, resolution and escalation of overdue accounts
- Reviews, analyzes, and approves or denies customer credit applications.
- Manages credit hold policy, reviewing customer account status, payment, and collections.
- Provides communications to MAs (marketing associate), on customer accounts. Handles escalated collection accounts.
- Performs regular review of customer files to manage risk and remain compliant with audit controls.
- Makes recommendations on bad debt management.
Education
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Minimum 1 to 3 years’ experience credit experience.
- Strong MS Office skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, closely integrated team in which customer delight, communication, teamwork, and flexibility are essential.
- Ability to accurately follow detailed procedures and processes.
- Ability to prioritize and work multiple tasks and exceeds deadlines.
- Customer-centric and Internet savvy.
- Effectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, co-workers, vendors, and customers).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Desire to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Maintain discretion with all company information regarding customers, pricing, products, and procedures.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to bend, reach and stoop occasionally to reach file cabinets, boxes, etc.
- Must be able to look at a computer screen for prolonged periods of time and type.
- Requires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation.
- The employee must occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 30 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate.