Credit and Collections Analyst
Company Description
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.
Job Description
Position Purpose:
Responsible for administering the region’s credit program consistent with credit policies, procedures, and departmental goals while minimizing bad debts and maximizing the return on accounts receivables by utilizing a variety of collections strategies to ensure improved operations and to determine risk/credit worthiness & payment received for customers who have been granted services
Primary Duties/responsibilities:
- Establish terms of payments and credit limits after reviewing and analyzing the available information on existing and/or potential customers.
- Collect all assigned accounts receivable that have matured and maintain all active customer files to determine slow paying or lowest possible loss from bad debts.
- Conduct special credit investigations and customer appraisals utilizing a variety of reports such as Dunn and Bradstreet & other sources to determine credit worthiness.
- Must be able to understand D&B and other reporting sources to extend credit. And/or seek & obtain exemptions giving the business goals.
- Develop customer credit histories to determine credit status prior to establishment of lines of credit.
- Research invoice discrepancies for resolution of aged/ past due receivables and develop strategies to recover monies due Veolia.
- Analyze in-house financial reports to identify potential problem cases and prepare various reports for management review.
- Coordinate with other professionals within the region to discuss credit & collection issues, specifically leading credit and collection meetings with Operations and Sales Leadership
Qualifications
Education / Experience / Background:
- High School diploma or GED required
- BS or BA in Business or related financial discipline preferred
- 3 to 7 years related work experience in Commercial Collections and Credit
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
- Strong customer orientation
- Ability to negotiate effectively
- Ability to learn on the go due to situations, tools and end goals.
- Able to demonstrate initiative in respect to tasks assigned
- Ability to create & prepare reports as necessary.
Additional Information
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Are you an experienced Credit and Collections Analyst looking to make a real impact? Join Veolia North America, a leader in environmental services! At Veolia, based in Milwaukee, WI, you will take on the responsibility of managing the region’s credit program to ensure financial health and minimize bad debts. This role involves analyzing customer creditworthiness, establishing credit limits, and developing robust collections strategies that drive improved operations. Your day-to-day tasks will include conducting credit investigations, resolving invoice discrepancies, and maintaining organized customer files. You will collaborate with various departments and lead credit and collection meetings, pushing our goals forward with your initiative and teamwork. With 3 to 7 years of experience in commercial collections and credit, you’ll bring your outstanding communication skills and computer proficiency to the table. If you're a proactive problem solver with a strong orientation toward customer service, this role at Veolia North America is just what you’re looking for. Let’s maximize our accounts receivables together while helping our customers manage their resources efficiently!
Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With nearly 169,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions which contribute to the sustainable development of communities...
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