As a Credit & Collections Analyst you will be responsible for collecting and maintaining basic credit information.
While assisting in reviewing and verifying overdue accounts.
You will contacts customers to confirm outstanding payments and renew credit information to help minimize outstanding debts.
**Responsibilities**:
- 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.
- 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 is required; Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or Business is preferred
- Licenses/Certificates/Designations - NACM or similar is preferred
- 1 year experience with accounts receivable, accounting, finance, supply chain or general business required, 3 years preferred
- 1 year of commercial, business to business, credit and collection experience in a high-volume environment required, 3 years preferred
- 1 year of Working with trade credit and other third parties (e.g., D&B, Experian, Equifax, NACM, CreditSafe) to obtain credit information required, 3 years preferred
- Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills with a positive disposition is required
- Reliable with strong organizational skills and solution-oriented philosophy is preferred
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment is required
- Strong attention to detail with a passion for accuracy is required
- 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
- Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Wesco") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer._