ABOUT THE POSITION
Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams oversee the financial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, Financial Planning and Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence.
As Credit & Accounts Receivable Manager you will be responsible for managing wholesale credit and accounts receivable for Columbia Sportswear Company and its portfolio of brands (Columbia Sportswear, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna) within the US and internationally. Within this role you will lead and mentor a team individuals overseeing the collection of receivables, deductions and credit risk mitigation, ensuring revenue maximization.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Manage the credit & collections activities in adherence to credit policies. Assist with timely collections, negotiations and taking security, litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings. Responsible for resolution of disputes and determine appropriate collection action for problem accounts once collection efforts are exhausted
Review & process annual credit approvals to a maximum of $2M, referring accounts more than limit to the Director of Credit. Analyze new credit applications, determine credit worthiness, and establish lines of credit. Meet with customers to establish relationships, review financial statements, or negotiate the resolution of disputes/problems
Monitor industry and customer credit risk on an on-going basis through working with credit reporting agencies, industry credit groups, industry credit professionals, and monitoring economic news sources. Continuously monitor the aging of accounts for North America customers to ensure adequate actions are being taken
Monitor Dispute Management process to ensue prompt processing of claims, collection of denied claims and resolution of disputed claims. Establish and maintain authorization limits for North America
Report to Columbia Sportswear Director of Credit located at US headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Establish and maintain close working relationship with Sales, Accounts Operations, Finance & Operations to ensure the maximization of revenue in conjunction with control of risk. Serve as the company resource on North America Credit and Collection topics
Evaluate and determine the adequacy of the Bad Debt Reserve & Chargeback reserve recommending adjustments as required. Regularly forecast these reserves and explains variances to forecast monthly
Review Key Customer Partner Agreements to ensure accruals are established as per agreement and customer claims are per the agreement. Monitor accruals and recommend adjustments as required
YOU ARE
A strong negotiator, skilled at influencing and building partnerships
An experienced and motivating team leader
Adept at problem solving and exercising sound business judgement
Organized and capable of managing competing priorities and projects
Analytical and adept at interpret and communicating financial information
YOU HAVE
Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant educational background – A Business, Accounting or Finance focus is preferred
8+ years’ experience in a credit environment with increasingly higher levels of responsibility
Proven team development and leadership
Applied experience across credit approvals and order to cash processes
Proficiency in an ERP system, preferably in SAP
Ability to travel within the US and Canada at 10%
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position’s scope and function in the company.
Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.
