Bilingual Credit & Collections Manager – dlemaire@cfstaffing.com

Spanish Speaker

Responsibilities:

• Manage and follow a number of customer accounts, resolve customer disputes, send collection letters, and interact with internal/external customers, providing assistance with invoices and statements, and requesting money from customers.
• Evaluate customer credit risk.
• Enforce Company credit and collections policies and procedures.
• Manage the product insurance/bond arrangements/LC’s/bank guarantees
• Provide status update reports on outstanding customer accounts to management.
• Review terms of credit contracts with customers and negotiate payment plans for customers with financial difficulties.
• Determine need for legal action for nonpayment of accounts.
• Obtain and review credit applications and financial data.
• Call credit bureaus, banks and references to check credit. Approve and establish credit limits.
• Review letters of credit and present proper documentation to the banks for payment.
• File liens with proper authorities to protect Company assets.
• Track and recommend allowance requirements for outstanding A/R.
• Create A/R and Analytical related reports.
• Work with other functions to build an effective team environment to effectively pursue collections.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Management.
• Five (5) years’ experience in credit and collections, manufacturing environment or construction industry, preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish – English, required.
• Experience in lien filing and letters-of-credit negotiation.
• Knowledge of bond and lien filing notice requirements, including at least one year working experience in this area.
• Proficiency in preparing and/or reviewing A/R and A/R Allowance balance sheet reconciliations.

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