East Penn Canada Looking for Collections & A/R Coordinator at Courtice, ON Full Time

At East Penn Canada our people are the heart of our company. We offer a vast range of diverse and rewarding career opportunities.

We are looking for a motivated Collections & A/R Coordinator to join our team.

** please note this is a one year contract role

We invite you to become part of an organization that has challenging opportunities, rewarding career paths, organizational values, and a charismatic team.

We are dedicated to recognizing and rewarding our employees by offering:

• Great Pay
• Excellent Company Paid Benefit Program including Employee Assistance Program
• Profit Sharing and Deferred Profit Sharing (retirement) program
• Job Related Training
• Annual Performance Appraisals
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Opportunities for Advancement

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collecting overdue accounts following company guidelines & take appropriate action on delinquent accounts
• Releasing orders, notifying sales representatives of collection issues & recommending solutions
• Performing ongoing reconciliation & timely follow-through on commitments
• Identifying & resolve customer billing issues for late payments
• Investigating orders on credit hold, determine if a credit review is required to increase the customer credit limit and prepare analysis for approval according to company policy.
• Assisting with approving credit to new/renewing customers according to company policy. Making recommendations to Credit Manager of credit extensions as required.
• Investigating credit standings of new customers, setting terms of payment & determining the amount of credit to be extended based on company procedure.
• Preparing monthly analysis on customer with collection issues
• Preparing effective delivery of credit analysis for approval by the Credit Supervisor
• Performing regular credit reviews on existing accounts & updating credit limits by providing analysis of credit risk through investigating & analyzing any or all sources
• Positively communicating credit decisions and terms to Sales and Customer
• Electronic Filing & maintaining customer credit files to include credit apps & supporting documentation

Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Communicate fluently both written and verbal
• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance or business.
• 3-5 years of credit experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Takes responsibility for assigned tasks, shows initiative to suggest improvements to processes and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands and a changing and fast-paced environment.
• Handles transaction and dealings in the best interest of both the customer and Company.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands and a changing and fast-paced environment.
• A solid team player that can trouble shoot, resolve issues and achieve results.

Other Considerations

• Background checks including criminal checks and employment references will be requested.

East Penn Canada is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants to apply; all reasonable accommodations will be made for people with disabilities.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Benefits:

• Company events
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Courtice, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)