Assistant Credit Manager

Assistant Credit Manager

MUST BE A NATIONAL PRESENTLY RESIDENT WITHIN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

TYPE: PERMANENT

SALARY: $11, 593.01 plus allowance of $2,052.34

Position Description: Credit Manager

The credit manager position is accountable for the entire credit granting process, including the consistent application of a credit policy, periodic credit reviews of existing customers and the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential customers, with the goal of optimizing the mix of company sales and bad debt losses.

Principal Accountabilities:

- Properly motivate the credit and collections staff.

- Measure department performance with appropriate metrics.

- Provide for ongoing training of the credit staff.

- Manage relations with collection agencies, credit reporting agencies, credit insurance providers and with the sales department.

- Maintain the corporate credit policy.

- Recommend changes in the credit policy to senior management.

- Create a credit scoring model.

- Manage customer credit files.

- Monitor the credit granting and updating process.

- Personally investigate the largest customer credit applications.

- Monitor periodic credit reviews.

- Monitor deductions being taken by customers.

- Manage the application of late fees and the corporate financing program.

- Monitor the receipt process and data integrity.

- Calculate commissions monthly.

- Stratify collection activities to maximize cash receipts.

- Negotiate the return of unpaid merchandise.

- Monitor cash on delivery, charge delivery or charge payments.

- Monitor Post Dated and Dishonored Cheques to ensure compliance by customers.

- Issue credit hold notifications.

- Coordinate customer credit changes with the credit department.

- Recommend that accounts be shifted to a collection agency.

- Process small claims court complaints.

- Recommend bad debt write-offs.

- Maintain accurate records about the customer payment status.

Qualifications:

- Associate's degree.

- 3+ years of credit management or collections experience.

- Experience with MicroSoft Dynamics GP software.