Analyst - Credit and Collections

Why You'll Love EECOL

When you join EECOL, you become part of a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. We take pride in having an inclusive and family-like work environment. We provide a compensation package that offers competitive wages, flexible hours, excellent benefits, and a career you can be proud of. There are endless opportunities with our promote-within culture 

What's in it for You

• Permanent, full-time positions, Monday through Friday. Weekends and evenings are for friends, family, and fun, not work
• Enjoy regular salary reviews and incentive opportunities.
• EECOL is not just a job, but a company where you can learn, develop, and build your career All training provided. We promote within; excellent opportunities to advance along with educational assistance so you can pursue your career goals.
• A benefits package designed with your total well-being in mind including generous paid time off, comprehensive insurance options for you and your family, generous flex benefits, health & dental plan, disability, life insurance, vision care, and a retirement savings plan including Pension, RRSP and TFSA opportunities to save for the future
• Enjoy a wide variety of perks including discounts on travel, vehicles, entertainment, shopping and many more.

As a Credit & Collections Analyst, you will be responsible for collecting and maintaining basic credit information. You will assist reviewing and verifying overdue accounts. You will contact customers to confirm outstanding payments and renew credit information to help minimize outstanding debts. 

Responsibilities:

• Monitors past due invoices and make a high-volume of collections contacts via phone, e-mail, or customer portals.
• Works with the customer to determine root cause of dispute for unpaid or short-paid invoices.  Identifies and documents detailed reason.
• Performs customer account reconciliations, including research of unapplied cash, and credits and unearned discounts. 
• Evaluates collectability of unearned cash discounts, finance charges, small dollar invoices, etc. and performs write-offs of uncollectable amounts within their level of authority.
• Obtains appropriate credit information to rate credit worthiness of new and existing accounts within assigned portfolio. 
• Works cross-functionally with sales, operations, finance, contract administration, and customer master administration teams to gather and review documents, including purchase orders, credit applications. And loads into contract tracking tool for approval by financial services management and partners.
• Reviews orders on credit hold by assessing credit worthiness of customers, including financial ratings, open invoices, in-process payments and backlog, and makes recommendations for order release to supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or Business required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations - NACM or similar preferred
• 1 year required, 3 years preferred, of experience with accounts receivable, accounting, finance, supply chain or general business
• 1 year required, 3 years preferred, of knowledge of computer system applications: Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, and familiarity with an ERP platform (e.g., Oracle, DAX, AS400 etc.) required.  
• 1 year required, 3 years preferred, of commercial, business to business, credit and collection experience in a high-volume environment required
• 1 year required, 3 years preferred, of Working with trade credit and other third parties (e.g., D&B, Experian, Equifax, NACM, CreditSafe) to obtain credit information
• High level of Excel knowledge preferred
• Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills with a positive disposition
• Strong organizational skills and solution-oriented philosophy preferred
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail with a passion for accuracy 
• Willingness to accommodate temporary working hour changes as required by workflow is preferred
• Ability to prioritize tasks and demonstrate a willingness to accept new challenges is preferred

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