Credit and Collections Specialist

  • Anywhere

Accrue Partners

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

  • Established industrial distribution and supply-chain solutions company supporting customers across North America and Europe
  • Join a collaborative Credit & Collections function responsible for managing complex B2B customer relationships
  • Partner closely with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Billing, Cash Applications, and Finance leadership
  • Join a data-driven environment focused on automation, root-cause analysis, stronger controls, and continuous process improvement

LOCATION

  • Remote

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

  • Ownership of a portfolio that includes some of the company’s largest and most strategic customer accounts
  • Opportunity to combine hands-on collections with account analysis, credit-risk evaluation, and process improvement
  • Exposure to complex B2B accounts across the industrial distribution and integrated supply sectors
  • Ability to work cross-functionally to resolve billing disputes, deductions, short-pays, unapplied cash, and recurring account issues
  • Opportunity to identify the underlying causes of AR problems and recommend sustainable solutions
  • Experience using multiple ERP systems, automated collection tools, reporting, and analytics
  • Ability to influence collection strategies, credit decisions, account controls, and workflow improvements
  • Opportunity to participate in peer training and help strengthen the broader Credit & Collections team

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

  • Independently manage a portfolio of high-dollar and strategically important customer accounts
  • Monitor past-due balances, payment performance, delinquency trends, and emerging credit risks
  • Develop customer-specific collection strategies that balance cash flow, risk management, and customer relationships
  • Investigate billing disputes, short-pays, deductions, and unapplied cash in partnership with Billing and Cash Applications
  • Identify recurring issues and determine the root causes behind delayed or incomplete payments
  • Partner with Sales, Customer Service, and Operations to correct account issues and prevent them from recurring
  • Recommend credit holds, order cancellations, management escalation, or third-party collection activity when appropriate
  • Maintain customer credit limits and payment terms within the company’s ERP systems
  • Prepare monthly portfolio summaries, collection forecasts, and analysis of delinquency and dispute drivers
  • Use reporting, analytics, and automated workflows to improve portfolio performance and collection efficiency
  • Help strengthen AR controls, processes, documentation, and team-wide best practices

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

  • Approximately 2-4 years of progressive B2B accounts receivable, credit, or collections experience
  • Experience independently managing a complex or high-dollar customer portfolio
  • Strong collections experience combined with analytical problem-solving and account reconciliation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to investigate recurring AR issues rather than simply resolve individual transactions
  • Experience identifying process gaps and recommending improvements to workflows, controls, reporting, or automation
  • Familiarity with billing disputes, deductions, short-pays, unapplied cash, aging analysis, and credit-risk indicators
  • Comfortable partnering with Sales and other departments to resolve customer issues while protecting the business relationship
  • Experience in industrial distribution, integrated supply, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, or another complex B2B environment is helpful
  • Familiarity with automated collections platforms, credit-management systems, and ERP environments
  • GetPaid, Infor SXe, AS400, or other Infor system experience is helpful but not required
  • Proficiency in Excel, including sorting, filtering, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables
  • Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred; relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree
  • Professional and diplomatic communicator who is proactive, organized, analytical, and comfortable working independently.

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To apply for this job email your details to jroot@accruepartners.com

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