Senior Accounting Operations & Credit Manager

Overview

The Senior Accounting Operations & Credit Manager will be responsible for multinational credit and collections and accounting operations management for Zippo, Case, and Northern Lights. This includes the consistent application of accounting policies, periodic credit reviews of existing customers, and the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential customers. Also, this individual is responsible for managing collections, credit risk, customer deductions, and reviewing customer contracts.

• Manage Credit Manager, Accounting Operations Manager and their respective teams
• Monitors, recommends, and assists with the implementation of improvements to departmental policies and procedures for accounting operations and credit
• Establishes, monitors, and improves departmental policies and procedures for Credit approval, Collections, Chargebacks, and resolution
• Assists with vetting new and existing customers and vendors. This includes reviewing due diligence forms and updating information in the software utilized for FCPA.
• Interim and annual audit requests
• Enforce proper accounting policies and processes. This includes accrual accounting with an understanding of cash management and ensuring journal entries are accurate.
• Reviewing and preparing account reconciliations for various accounts
• Reviewing and managing bad debt per CECL, customer deductions, cash discounts reserves.
• Reviewing and filing annual 1099s
• Annual unclaimed property reports
• Initiate credits and adjustments to customer accounts within company policy limits
• Monitor receivables and collections and provide updates of receivables
• Identify problem accounts and provide regular updates of receivables to management
• Negotiate payment programs with delinquent customers
• Identify accounts requiring collection agency or legal action and coordinate collections with third party contractors
• Develop processes and procedures for evaluating customer information and setting and changing credit lines/limits, as well as credit holds
• Maintains a system for collecting and maintaining sales tax exemption forms
• Review customer contracts as they relate to payments, sales tax, and deductions
• Maintain a system for evaluating online store credit card transactions to reduce fraud
• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years in a credit management and accounting operations function
• Any similar combination of education and experience which includes staff accounting experience, supervisory experience, and credit management
• Demonstrated Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of AX operating system preferred

This is a salaried exempt, full on-site position located in Bradford, PA