Credit Associate
As a Credit Associate at Crescent Electric, you will assist credit and branch personnel concerning credit, collections, and financial matters. In this role, you will help with opening new/existing accounts, setting credit lines, and releasing tickets.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Maintain professional relationships with key customers, manage assigned portfolios, and resolve problems or concerns in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Assist on a district level with the opening of new and existing accounts, setting credit lines, and releasing tickets.
- Process new account applications and communicate application status to the branch; including, but not limited to, processing various credit reports such as D&B, Credit Net, personal reports, and other information.
- Maintain professional working relationships with corporate, district, and branch personnel to help support company and branch goals.
- Provide excellent customer service and timely responses.
- Assist leadership with credit goals, legal issues, reporting, analysis, and any special projects.
- Review accounts receivable aging monthly and coordinate corrective action plans as needed with credit department leadership or any other party.
- Research and assist with lien waiver requests.
- Manage Lien & Bond report to ensure mechanic’s lien and bond rights are protected.
- Prepare and send preliminary notices for jobs as required by state statutes.
- Generate and forward credit-related reports, as requested.
- Work with customers to resolve disputed and short paid invoices.
- Participate in credit association meetings and provide data, as needed.
- Process credit inquiries from other credit grantors.
- Coordinate requests to pay Crescent via EFT/ACH with the corporate credit team.
- Process requests for copies of invoices to be printed from RADAR/Billtrust.
- Research customer accounts to determine if final demand letters need to be sent and/or customers to be placed on hold.
SKILLS:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, to include Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under time constraints and against deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Ability to be a self-starter, with keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with employees and customers.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate Degree in Credit, Finance, Accounting, or related field; or 2 years of experience working in a credit related capacity in lieu of Associate Degree.
- NACM certification preferred.
- Valid driver’s license.