Credit Manager

Credit Manager

SUMMARY

The Credit Manager leads the credit activities by acting as a business partner to the various departments to ensure the growth of Kenworth Montreal Group's sales while limiting credit risks, and by promoting the company's values of respect, integrity, communication, and teamwork.

Personnel management

- People management, including staff development, development, teamwork, and motivation

Customer account management

- Maintaining good business relationships with clients, in compliance with performance standards and the achievement of objectives, to promote customer retention

- Management of the amount of credit to be extended to customers, based on the creditworthiness assessment, and based on PACCAR's policies and credit approval matrix

- Follow-up on the collection of accounts receivable within the specified timeframes to limit the risks associated with bad debts

- Continuous verification and monitoring of customers' credit histories with financing institutions or credit associations

- Keeping financial information in client files up to date

- Reconciliation of accounts receivable activities to the general ledger to ensure the integrity of the financial statements

- Monthly reports on accounts receivable activity, account age, and collection

- Management of procedures according to the guidelines of the corporate group, interpretation of regulations and legislation concerning financing and/or the rights and obligations of the merchant and consumer

- Mediation, in support of business unit managers to ensure the settlement of litigation cases

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION

- Education: University certificate (Commerce, Administration) or equivalent

- 5 years of accounts receivable management experience combined with 3 years of personnel management experience

- Be fluent in French and English

Proficiency level: intermediate speaking, writing and reading

Frequency: Weekly

Reason: Communications with the U.S. corporate group as well as clients outside Quebec regarding accounts receivable

- Strong communication and negotiation skills

- Good knowledge of computer systems

- Entrepreneurship, results-oriented

- Leadership (gather, mobilize, guide, influence)

Salary starting at $90K, depending on experience