Credit & Accounts Receivable Specialist

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Highland Heights, KY, USA
In-Office
Junior
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
The Credit Specialist will manage credit risks, maximize collections, analyze financial records, and resolve customer disputes while adhering to payment terms.
Summary Generated by Built In

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

Overview:

Prysmian Group is seeking a Credit Specialist who will work to minimize bad debt risk while maximizing accounts receivable collections. This role will also work to ensure payment terms are adhered to within assigned portfolio of accounts and review A/R aging reports to determine account status and initiate collection procedures to further reduce past dues.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Analyze requests for credit extension on new and existing accounts. Establish credit lines and risk classes - Analysis will include financial records such as Income Statement, Cash flow Statement, Balance sheet and purchases of the company, payment habits, trade references, discussions with CFO, Internet Searches, etc.
  • Obtain Insurance, cross company guaranties, PMSI’s, etc as appropriate to mitigate risk
  • Enter invoices in 3rd party systems
  • Researching unapplied cash
  • Review A/R aging report to determine status of collections and follows up on assigned past due accounts
  • Documents and initiates offsets and recommends write-offs to be processed
  • Minimize bad debt risk while maximizing accounts receivable collections
  • Negotiate customer disputes to resolution and document root causes
  • Maintain accurate credit and collection files
  • Reconciling cash transactions & third party remittances
  • Other special projects as requested

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Minimum 2 years of credit/collections experience
  • Working knowledge and application of all terms and conditions as they relate to collections and payment terms
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Effective customer service skills
  • Proficient utilization of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, if/and statements, etc.)

Preferred:

  • 3-5 years of credit/collections experience
  • Strong knowledge and application of all terms and conditions as they relate to collections and payment terms
  • 1-2 years financial statement analysis experience
  • SAP Experience
  • A/S 400 Experience

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

  • Works out of a normal office environment with standard office equipment available.
  • Will be required to sit, bend, kneel, squat, use keyboard, read, write, and speak fluently.
  • Employee needs to be able to type 35 words per minute
  • Employee will be required to work productively and cooperatively in a high-volume, fast paced environment, and be able to respond efficiently and courteously to unanticipated problems and crisis.

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Our company will **never**:

  • Ask for payment, fees, or financial information at any stage of the recruitment process

  • Request passwords, banking details, or copies of personal identification via email or text

  • Extend a job offer without a formal interview process

  • Communicate from non-company email addresses (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo)


All legitimate communications from our recruitment team will come from an official company email domain (ending in @prysmian.com).


If you believe you have been contacted regarding a fraudulent job offer or are unsure about the authenticity of a message, please contact us directly at [email protected].

Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.


All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian’s commitments.

Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Minimum 2 years of credit/collections experience
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Effective customer service skills
  • Proficient utilization of Microsoft Excel
  • 3-5 years of credit/collections experience
  • 1-2 years financial statement analysis experience
  • SAP Experience
  • A/S 400 Experience
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The Company
Highland Heights, Kentucky
12,899 Employees
Year Founded: 1871

What We Do

We work to be the sustainable link to the future. For more than 151 years, our company has been leading the industry of high-technology cables & systems for energy and telecommunications. Headquartered in Milan, Italy and spanning 50 countries (in North America, Europe, MEAT, LATAM, APAC), 105 plants, 25 research and development centers, and about 30,000 employees as of July 2023, we have a strategic footprint that allows us to service emerging markets and communities across the globe with ease. Our business model is diversified by portfolio and geographical area. In 2022 we registered +16 billion € in sales and 509 million € net profit. Today we drive the energy transition and worldwide digitalization. Learn more about the new Group on www.prysmiangroup.com Follow us also on: facebook.com/PrysmianGroup/ youtube.com/prysmiangroup twitter.com/prysmiangroup instagram.com/prysmian_group

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