Senior Credit Analyst

Under minimum supervision, responsible for handling a wide variety of credit and collection functions.  Interact with credit sources.  Processes credit files, customer applications, and delinquent payments.  Expedites collection of overdue accounts, gathers information, and ensures credit standards are maintained. Must meet or exceed company goals for DSO.

• Review orders on credit hold for release. 
• Follow credit and collection procedures to minimize delinquency and meet department goals.
• Contact customers to collect past due invoices, including phone calls e-mails and monthly follow-up letters.
• Documents status of collection efforts in SAP.
• Manage assigned accounts receivable portfolio by analyzing and resolving issues that drive delinquencies.
• Recommend credit limits on new accounts and credit limit reductions or increases on existing accounts with assigned discretionary authority.
• Set up new customer accounts in SAP and maintain credit application files.
• Respond to telephone inquiries and assist in solving questions related to the status of customer accounts.
• Process customer credit card payments.
• Provide guidance to A/R application to ensure proper application of customer payments.
• Recommend customer credit limit increases, decreases and withdrawal of credit terms. 
• Recommend accounts for placement with collection agencies.
• Recommend accounts for bad debt write off.
• Provide credit references for customers.
• Monitor COD accounts by preparing monthly reports to branches and operations.
• Process NSF checks, charge back to accounts, re-submit for bank collection and generate NSF letters.
• Provides training of new credit analysts and team.
• Maintain proper State Tax Certificate files in compliance with State requirements and preparation for tax audits.
• Respond to incoming emails, faxes and voicemails.
• Manages Machinery requests for orders and leases and takes down payments.
• Assists Credit Manager and Supervisor on special projects.
• Assists in leading team to reach department goals.
• Handle machinery sales requests for open terms.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Excellent computer skills with MS Office software with strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
• PC skills with Windows and MS Office (Word, Excel).

• Excellent communication, organization, and customer service skills required.
• Ability to interact and be relatable with, customers, sales and warehouse staff.

This work requires the following physical activities: climbing, bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 lbs. of material, finger dexterity for activities such as data entry and calculator use, grasping, repetitive motions, speaking, hearing, visual acuity, and mobility between locations. Must have experience with MS Excel, Word, and Outlook. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and accounting. Use of both hands is required.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

Wurth Louis and Company (WLAC) is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization and is based on qualifications, merit and business needs.

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• High School Diploma or equivalent required, 2 years college or 4 years degree preferred.
• Two years related experience required, industry experience preferred.
• Certified credit professional accreditation is a plus (CCE,CBA,CBF,CCRA,CICP,CCP)

• Bilingual Preferred.