Business Process Risk Credit & Collection Specialist

Agropur; Longueuil; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agri-food company in Canada seeks a Business Process Risk Credit & Collection Specialist to enhance processes and support credit management. The ideal candidate will have 12 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and expertise in credit analysis and collections. This role involves advising on credit risk, managing collection issues, and participating in strategic projects, offering the chance to leverage technical skills in a collaborative environment. Flexibility for remote work is available.

Benefits

Flexible group insurance plan

Employee assistance program

Annual bonus plan

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in credit, collections, and credit risk analysis.
• Experience in the agri-food industry.
• Proficiency in complex Excel formulas (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP).

Responsibilities

• Act as an advisory role in credit risk management.
• Negotiate securities and guarantees to support credit granting.
• Conduct solvency interviews with clients.

Skills

Credit analysis

Collections management

Risk assessment

Stakeholder relations

Proficiency in Excel

Education

CCP certification from the Canadian Credit Institute

Tools

SAP FIORI

Oracle

Job description

Job Type: Regular

Invest in you, JOIN AGROPUR. We DAIRY you!

Agropur is looking for a Business Process Risk Credit & Collection Specialist to join its team in St-Hubert.

As a Business Process Risk Credit & Collection Specialist, you will play a key role in continuous improvement and digital transformation. You will analyze and optimize processes, participate in strategic projects, and act as a superuser of IT systems. In addition to your process and project responsibilities, you will support the team in managing credit and collection issues, provide coaching, and may provide functional supervision. This position will allow you to leverage your technical expertise, leadership, and collaborative skills to help achieve management objectives.

At Agropur, we invest in YOU:

• Recognition of years of service for vacation calculation.

• 50% remote work flexibility.

• Flexible group insurance plan including telemedicine services.

• Employee assistance program.

• Opportunities to invest in yourself (career development, etc.).

• Retirement plan with company contributions.

• Bright offices surrounded by nature, offering a variety of services (free indoor parking, gym, etc.).

• Annual bonus plan;

• Salary scale 005: $82,600 to $103,200 (The base salary will be determined based on your academic background, experience, training, and skills related to the position.)

What this role entails:

• Act as an advisory role in credit risk management and collections

• Stay informed about the economy, market trends, and share relevant information

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Assess credit risk for major accounts and/or export clients and recommend credit limits and payment terms

• Ensure that accounts requiring credit insurance are covered by an insurer

• Conduct solvency interviews with clients when necessary and obtain required financial documentation

• Negotiate securities and guarantees when needed to support credit granting

• Perform supplier risk analysis and provide recommendations based on cases and needs

• Support credit and collections analysts and advisors in credit analysis or collection resolution when required

• Monitor overdue accounts under your governance to optimize recovery and ensure compliance with policies to minimize losses and delays

• Ensure established targets are met

• Act as a super-user for various platforms and IT systems, technical tools, and master customer data fields related to credit and collections (Data Steward Delegate)

• Recommend and actively contribute to continuous improvement, updates of policies, and business processes

• Provide training and coaching

• Prepare and draft various reports, including performance reports

• Participate in special projects and system implementations

• Prepare and recommend provisions for bad debts and/or write-offs to your superior

• Provide functional supervision when required

• Assume the responsibilities of Credit Managers during absences or vacation periods

What you need to join our team:

• 12 years of experience in credit, collections, and credit risk analysis

• CCP certification from the Canadian Credit Institute or an equivalent designation

• Experience in the agri-food industry

• Experience in export credit and complex accounts

• Experience in financial statement analysis and conducting solvency interviews

• Proficiency in customer master data structure (Client Master Data)

• Proficiency in SAP FIORI and Oracle

• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP)

• Experience in documentation and report writing

We’re ready—are you? JOIN AGROPUR

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.