Credit Specialist

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

TMACS Credit Analyst

Responsibilities: 
•    Manages an Individual set of stations – Monitors changes and creates new profiles requested through MDM, monitors shared email inbox, processes credit applications through DNBi, manages release of cash in advance orders with payment receipt.
•    Obtain, review, and analyze necessary information to determine customer financial capability, risk, and establish credit limits.
•    Partner with other business units to improve the quality of the data being used in the credit risk models.
•    Interface with stations and sales personnel in various markets to provide support and feedback on credit worth and risk management, recommends credit terms and conditions as needed.
•    Escalates issues to appropriate management as needed.
Requirements:
•    3-5 years work experience in a Credit/Data management role in a fast-paced environment.
•    Preferred Associates degree in Business
•    The position requires detailed credit analysis on businesses
•    Have credit risk knowledge and understanding
•    Ability to identify, quickly analyze, communicate, and solve problems.
•    Keen ability to determine which accounts require attention and ability to prioritize actions needed each day for own station assignments and able to review others as well.
•    Ability to communicate and work closely with internal (i.e. Sales/AE’s) and external customers
•    Strong organizational skills to plan one’s day without being provided specific actions by the supervisor.
•    Strong follow-up skills required.
•    Positive attitude with Team members, Internal and External customers is imperative.
•    Ability to handle high volume of work in stressful situations.
•    High-level of customer service skills with the ability to help our customers resolve issues and provide high-quality service to our stations.
•    Intermediate Excel skills with history of exporting to Excel with minor formatting of results.
•    Ability to run and command remote meetings with sales and local finance to review accounts
•    Excellent written and verbal skills.

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [email protected] 

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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.