Senior Credit Analyst

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Berlin Packaging LLC Full time
Job Summary

Berlin Packaging LLC is seeking a highly skilled Senior Credit Analyst to join our Finance team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing the company's financial risk of extending credit to our business units and ensuring customers adhere to payment terms.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage credit and collection activities for a portfolio of business units, including processing new credit applications, reviewing credit data, and approving credit limits for new and existing customers.
  • Ensure compliance with payment terms, timely dispute resolution, and perform account reconciliation by reviewing aging reports weekly.
  • Address delinquent payments by contacting customers and working with sales and operations teams to coordinate corrective action.
  • Prepare and follow through on payment schedules for customers who require temporary extended payment plans.
  • Validate orders placed on hold by our accounting system.
  • Ensure credit exposure for ongoing customers is maintained within approved limits.
  • Build and strengthen relationships with customers, both internal and external.
  • Prepare monthly reports of past due accounts and other various reports as required.
  • Negotiate complex customer situations with minimal guidance and achieve results.
  • Recommend and implement credit and operational processes and procedures for continuous improvements.
  • Provide accurate customer trade references.
  • Manage higher credit risks and deal with complex customer relationships.
  • Prepare credit-related training materials and conduct training sessions for team members.
  • Promote sales growth by using discretion and professional judgment to prevent credit and collection efforts from adversely affecting customer relations.
  • Meet or exceed individual KPI goals, including DSO, % current, Bad Debt Expense, and cost savings initiatives.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in business or finance or equivalent experience required.
  • Minimum five to seven years of commercial credit and collection experience required.
  • Basic accounting, financial statement, and bankruptcy knowledge.
  • Experience with our accounting system preferred.
  • Ability to review financials with assistance from immediate manager.
  • Follow-up skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and high sense of urgency.
  • Interpersonal effectiveness and time management skills.
  • Intermediate/Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong business judgment and knowledge of credit and collection tools and techniques.
  • Ability to communicate to large audiences.
  • Ability to motivate team members.
Working Environment
  • Corporate office environment.
  • Limited travel required.
What We Offer

Berlin Packaging LLC offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package, including profit sharing, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 529 college savings plan, employee assistance, smoking cessation program, pet insurance, employee discounts, employee referral program, and flexible spending accounts for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. Visit our Careers page for more information on our culture and Total Rewards offerings.



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