Corporate Credit Manager

Mervin Manufacturing home of Lib Tech, GNU and Bent Metal is a leading designer and manufacturer of snowboarding, skiing, surfing and skateboarding products built at the world’s most environMENTAL factory by people who ride them. Mervin Manufacturing was founded by snowboarders Mike Olson and Pete Saari in 1977. In an industry where virtually every other snowboard, ski, skateboard, and surfboard company has moved production to China or offshore, Mervin is the longest running and last major board building factory in the USA. Based out of Carlsborg, Washington, between the rugged Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges, Mervin is a direct link between riding and manufacturing.

Credit and Collections contributes to the Company’s growth and profitability by managing cash flow to meet the goals and objectives of the organization. The Corporate Credit Manager is responsible for assessing the credit risk and viability of potential and existing clients, through the use of financial analysis, credit reports and trade references. The position requires strong interpersonal skills and will work closely with Sales, Customer Service, and Finance teams. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Manage a team of credit professionals.
• Oversee all credit, collections, and coding of customer payments for posting in North America and European business. This includes accounts in various foreign currency; USD, CAD, EUR, GBP and CHF
• Prepare monthly Cash Flow Forecast, AR Reserve and Percentage of Past Due reports
• Develop and enhance formal processes for issuance of credit lines, collections and deduction management
• Reduce bad debt and delinquent accounts, while improving customer satisfaction.
• Review accounts in collections and monitor collection agencies performance.
• Monitor cash application function; work with finance and customer service to review short pays, credit refunds, discounts and returns.
• Review and approve payment plans
• Partner with legal on bankruptcies, judgements, depositions, court appearances.
• Review terms, credit reports and order volume on existing accounts. 
• Review AR credit insurance policy on a yearly basis and assess alternatives to meet the needs of the company and the industry environment.
• Review credit applications, assign credit limits and terms.
• Responsible for high profile accounts, distributors, international accounts, other accounts/countries as needed.
• Maintain customer sales tax exemption certificates
• Manage ecommerce accounts – Pulling of payment details for posting, research and reconciliation, credit card chargeback and fraud review
• Complete other tasks and projects as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline
• 5 years’ experience in Credit & Collection 
• Supervisory/management experience
• Working knowledge of Credit, Collections, and Commercial Law
• Current working knowledge of AR insurance with international accounts
• Windows operating environment and MS Office products (Excel and Word)

Position is exempt (salaried) and we operate on a 4x10's schedule, Monday through Thursday.  This position is currently remote but preference will be given to candidates in the Greater Seattle Area. We are currently only considering applicants who reside in Washington State. 

Expected pay range is between $105,000 and $120,000 annually. 

What we offer:

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long & Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays (9-10/year)
• 2 Weeks PTO
• Paid Sick Time
• Mountain & Surf money (up to $100 reimbursement per year)
• Employee Demo Program
• Variety of Industry Discounts

 
 Mervin Manufacturing has the right the modify or rescind the terms of employment. Terms of employment are contingent upon successful completion of:

• A background check
• Reference checks
• All requirement to establish the legal right to work in the United States (I-9 Verification)
• Executing other employment-related agreements, like non-competes, non-disclosures, non-solicitations, and others.

Employment at Mervin Manufacturing is at-will. We are also an Equal Opportunity Employer that values workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please visit www.eeoc.gov.