Credit Analyst Senior

Briggs & Stratton; Wauwatosa (WI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is seeking a Credit and Collections Analyst Senior to support the order to cash process by applying company policies to convert receivables into cash while minimizing past due balances. You will analyze credit profiles, approve or decline credit limits, manage a portfolio of domestic and complex international accounts, and mentor junior staff.

Collaborating with Sales and A/R teams, you will mitigate risk, perform monthly risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or equivalent experience; five years in credit/collections.
• Proficiency in MS Excel or Google Sheets; SAP experience.
• Experience in manufacturing and B2B accounts receivable; knowledge of credit law.

Responsibilities

• Administer credit granting for domestic and international accounts with emphasis on financial ratio analysis.
• Analyze customer credit profiles per established policies and procedures.
• Investigate risk using credit bureau reports and financial data to decide on credit limits.
• Perform monthly portfolio risk assessments and deliver reports to the business.
• Assist manager with ad hoc reporting and special projects; mentor junior staff.
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable to meet portfolio goals and mitigate bad debt risk.
• Inform Sales and Credit management of any problematic credit issues.

Skills

Customer service

Analytical

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

SAP

Job description

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As a Credit and Collections Analyst Senior your goal is to support the order to cash process by applying Company collection policies and procedures in a manner that will result in the sound conversion of receivables into cash, while maintaining a minimum amount of past dues for assigned accounts. You’ll also approve or decline credit limit requests for a complex, higher profile portfolio of accounts in accordance with established policies, practices, and procedures in a manner that will result in maximum sales, sound receivables, and the prompt conversion into cash with a minimum of past due balances and bad debt lost. #LI-MD1 #LI-Hybrid

You will do this by:

• Administering the credit granting function on new and existing customer for an assigned portfolio of domestic and/or complex international accounts with an emphasis on obtaining financial statement and performing ratio analysis to achieve objectives and goals
• Analyzing customer credit profile within established guidelines, policies and procedures
• Investigating risk utilizing credit bureau reports, financial statements and other current financial data necessary to make a credit limit decision or recommendation
• Performing monthly portfolio risk assessment and and reports to business
• Assisting manager with ad-hoc reporting and special projects
• Training and mentoring less senior team members on an ongoing basis
• Ensuring over limit requests are handled on time and in accordance with policy and review the weekly over limit report, working with the assigned Accounts Receivable (A/R) Analyst for resolution
• Partnering with assigned A/R staff to achieve portfolio goals as related to the collection of accounts receivable.
• Working to mitigate risk situations with collateral as appropriate and to reduce or eliminate bad debt risk
• Keeping all key stakeholders, including Sales and Credit management informed of any problematic credit issues
• Working with assigned A/R staff to recommend to management accounts for write-off or placement for collection

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

You are the kind of person who is/has:

• a keen focus on customer service
• an interest in investigating when the answer is not immediately clear
• the ability to work as a team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field OR equivalent education and experience
• Minimum of five years experience in the credit/collections field
• Proficiency in MS Excel or Google Sheets
• SAP experience
• Experience in manufacturing and B2B accounts receivable preferred
• Proven ability to use finance and credit concepts including a thorough understanding of commercial/consumer credit law
• Ability to consult with internal and external customers to resolve complaints
• Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve problems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse partners both internally and externally
• Well organized, detail oriented, self-motivated and demonstrated effective time management skills with the ability to prioritize without supervision
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world’s largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and turf care products through its Briggs & Stratton®, Vanguard®, Ferris®, Billy Goat®, and Branco® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.