Collections Analyst

Description Are you the type of worker who thrives in a fast-paced and professional work environment and gains satisfaction from achieving goals consistently and efficiently? Are you looking for a long-lasting career where your earning potential, growth, and advancement coincide with your hard work? Now’s the time to consider a career with Colony Hardware.
Reporting to the Credit Manager, the Credit Analyst has primary responsibility for the monitoring and maintenance of assigned accounts, including all administrative tasks that ensure timely and accurate collection of monies due to the company.
A Little About Your Day: You will: Make contact through phone calls or e-mails with customer accounts that are more than ninety days past due from the invoice date.
Resolve any issues communicated by customers that are preventing payment.
Provide proof of delivery, packing slips, billing and pricing errors, or any other requests from the customer.
Arrange for payment schedules to collect funds on accounts in arrears.
Inform the Manager of the level of exposure over the credit line, including recommendations for credit holds.
Determine if products are being taxed properly and verify and rectify complaints regarding tax issues in a timely manner.
Work to achieve the DSO set by the company.
Attend semimonthly department meetings to review their accounts and make informed recommendations on accounts pending credit hold Communicate effectively with sales staff any payment issues regarding customer accounts via pending credit hold notices.
Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with other departments in the organization to facilitate the collection of past-due balances.
This might be the opportunity for you if you: Strive to establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship with customers and various internal departments.
Have the ability to work independently, while being part of a larger team.
Are proactive and a self-starter.
Work well in fast paced, rapidly growing company.
Are organized and have excellent follow-up skills.
Are an excellent communicator.
Have prior experience working in an ERP system such as Netsuite, Oracle, SAP, or similar.
What You’ll Need to Have for success: High School Diploma.
College Degree in Business, Finance, or a related field a plus.
5+ years in a corporate collections role.
We Can Offer You: We value performance that exhibits a high sense of urgency, coupled with attention to detail and a strong customer service orientation! We also care about the welfare of our employees, which is why our salary and benefits are competitive.
Colony’s benefits include: Quarterly bonuses based upon performance.
Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Life Insurance (company paid!) 401k with generous match HSA/FSA Competitive PTO and paid holidays Company-provided PPE as required Industry-leading training and development Generous discounts on the best products from leading industry vendors.
Life at Colony: Colony Hardware is the leading distributor of Tools, Equipment, Fasteners, Supplies, and Safety Products to commercial construction and industrial accounts throughout our markets.
At Colony, our people are our most valuable asset.
Success as a Colony Associate means being reliable, conscientious, and passionate.
With our direction centered on teamwork, every employee at Colony will not only find their work to be meaningful but will have the opportunity to grow alongside Colony, both professionally and personally.
If you possess a will to win and would like to join a culture where integrity and collaboration are integral to success, apply to Colony Hardware today to join our growing family! Colony’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity: Colony Hardware Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer.
We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, victim of domestic violence, familial status, genetic predisposition or information, disability, Family and Medical Leave, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
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