Assistant Credit Manager

Performance Food Group (New); La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401(k) Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Performance Food Group (New) is looking for an Assistant Credit Manager to join their Finance Department in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This role offers growth opportunities in credit management and involves tasks such as evaluating customer credit holds, monitoring collections, and preparing financial reports.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s Degree and possess 1-3 years of relevant experience. Benefits include competitive pay and a supportive work environment. Join us to play a key role in America’s food distribution system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience (required).
• 1-3 years of credit-related credit and collection experience (required).
• Must pass post-offer background and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a leader with the ability to interact with diverse personalities.
• Review routine collection matters and evaluate customers on credit hold.
• Identify accounts receivable risk and mitigate loss exposure.
• Monitor short pays, skipped invoices, and credits issued.
• Maintain awareness of state and federal regulations affecting credit practices.
• Coordinate credit approvals on new and existing accounts.
• Work with Cash Application Department for accurate posting.
• Prepare recurring and special reports for the Regional Credit Manager.
• Assist in preparing monthly credit deck and Bad Debt Reserve Budget.
• Present Lunch & Learn sessions.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suites

Credit and collection experience

Verbal and written communication

Organization

Detail orientation

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent

Job description

Company Description

Performance Foodservice (PFG) is a broadline distributor serving local customers including restaurants, hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. The team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and experts build close relationships, advising on operations, menu development, product selection, and strategies. PFG supports independent restaurant owners in achieving their goals.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401(k) Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

A Brief Overview

The Assistant Credit Manager is a member of the Finance Department and will work in conjunction with the Divisional Credit Managers and Corporate Credit Underwriting. This position provides a great opportunity to gain exposure to a key function at Reinhart and grow within the organization.

What you will do

• Serve as a highly motivated leader and quick thinker with the ability to interact with diverse personalities.
• Review routine collection matters and daily evaluate customers on credit hold. Document account activity on the Collection Note System.
• Proactively identify accounts receivable risk and take necessary steps to mitigate, ensuring timely and efficient collection in accordance with company policy to reduce loss exposure.
• Monitor short pays, skipped invoices, and credits issued to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain awareness of state and federal regulations affecting credit practices, bankruptcy, and collection activity. Gather and document due diligence information and make term and credit recommendations on credit requests.
• Coordinate credit approvals on new and existing accounts with the Corporate Underwriting staff, Regional Credit Manager, and the Divisional Sales Force.
• Work with the Cash Application Department to ensure accurate posting of cash and other receipts, and complete related balancing in a timely and accurate manner.
• Gather data and prepare recurring and special reports for the Regional Credit Manager.
• Rotate through preparation of the monthly credit deck, tracking credit card margins, assisting the Corporate Asset Recovery Manager, and preparing the Bad Debt Reserve Budget.
• Present Lunch & Learn sessions. Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, high organization, detail orientation, and multitasking ability.

Benefits

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience (required)
• 1-3 years of credit-related credit and collection experience (required)
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suites
• Must pass post-offer background and drug test

Preferred qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent experience with a minimum of 2 years of current credit-related credit and collection experience.

Requires up to 10% travel.

Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suites.

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please review our EEO Policy, the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement, and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.