Credit Manager - Brickworks North America

About The Company

Brickworks North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding A$3.5 billion, and operates across three core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia and has a significant presence in the USA.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates nine brick manufacturing facilities and one manufactured stone facility. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over five hundred distributors as well as in Canada. Since entering the USA in 2018, Brickworks have acquired Sioux City Brick, Redland Brick and the distribution business of Southfield Corporation in Illinois and Indiana (Illinois Brick, Indiana Brick). The combined North American business now has more than 1,000 employees, operates across forty locations, including 8 brick plants, 25 masonry supply center locations and 3 Design Studios.

Basic Function: Reporting to the Director, Corporate Finance, the Credit Manager is responsible for developing and administering the Brickworks North America credit and collection programs so that an acceptable level of risk is maintained. Oversee the investigation of credit risk in customers and recommend a course of action for credit applications. In addition, leading the team in designing and implementing processes to improve cash flow and reduce receivables while continuously monitoring and negotiating the collection of overdue accounts will be critical to the success of this position.

Duties:

• Controls and directs the credit and accounts receivable activities as authorized by management
• Drives a high level of customer service both externally and internally.
• Formulates sound and constructive credit policies and procedures in conjunction with management, contributing to the overall profitability of the company and to customer stability.
• Monitor the status of credit and collection activities to identify problem areas and adapt procedures to improve the overall performance of the team.
• Drives prompt recovery and adequate protection of the Group’s investments in accounts receivable.
• Develops the control and authorization of credit to customers and the collection of monies due.
• Rejects or authorizes applications in accordance with company standards and establishes appropriate repayment terms to minimize credit risk to the organization.
• Liaises with accounting staff and contributes to effective cash flow management.
• Establishes amount of credit to be extended and proposes provision for reserves for bad debts.
• Develops and maintains external relationships with other financial institutions and organizations promoting credit and management services and techniques, including Dun & Bradstreet
• Distributes monthly credit reporting to the executive team.
• Lead, direct, evaluate and develop a team of credit and collections staff to ensure that the credit and collections activities are conducted effectively, ethically and incompliance with policies, regulations and law.
• Drives the Credit team to continuously improve and advance the credit function, incorporating as appropriate technology to drive an efficient function while managing credit risk.
• Represents or ensures company representation at relevant credit bureaus.
• Ability to lead teams and under pressure to meet objectives and deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Team player; able to build relationships, interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
  
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Business or other related field required
• Proven experience in credit and collections management (5-7 years)
• Well-developed analytical skills
• Familiarity with construction lien laws, bond claims, and industry-specific credit practices
• Experience training and mentoring a team
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Ability to communicate within different levels of an organization
• Experience with a larger ERP solution such as JD Edwards
  
  
  

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and as such, the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.

Equal Opportunity Employer