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Senior Credit Analyst

Location **IL, Mt. Prospect**

Department **Accounting/Finance**

Employment Type **Full Time**

Have you ever used a self-checkout in a Walmart, Target or Home Depot? Played the slots at an MGM Casino? Maybe you grabbed a drink from a vending machine or paid to park your car? If you’ve answered with a resounding “YES”, then you’ve done so with the aid of one of the 10 million devices installed by Crane Payment Innovations (CPI).

We make thetechnology that powers your everyday life,enabling more than 4 billion transactions every week in more than 143 currencies worldwide. From cash and coins to cards and mobile, we keep the world of payments moving with smart validation devices and business management software.

Headquartered in Malvern, PA, CPI is supported by: >2,000 global associates, 7 manufacturing sites and 12 corporate offices and a national field service organization.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

This position is US based supporting domestic and international customers. This role will be responsible for Accounts Receivable Management, which includes credit review, order release, effective overdue collection and problem solving to settle customer disputes on a timely basis.

• Works with the internal and external sales teams to maximize sales while minimizing the company’s risk. Works within the customer service organization to provide support to customers. Handles national and international accounts, with geographic limitations.

• Credit and Accounts Receivable management to establish credit limits for new and existing customers. Periodic credit reviews of existing customers, performing account reconciliations, generating reports on outstanding balances, and actively following up on overdue invoices to maintain optimal cash flow.

• Research invoice discrepancies, unearned discounts and past due balances to avoid aging problems.

• Proactively contact customers with outstanding balances to remind them of payment due dates, negotiate payment plans, and escalate overdue account to appropriate parties with necessary.

• Engage assistance of Sales team and management when necessary.

• Review sales orders on Credit Hold, work with customer service, supply managers and/or sales to ensure orders are released within a timely manner. Submit order release requests for approval as necessary.

• Research credit and debit memos for pricing errors, product returns, sales taxes and service center warranty invoices.

• Monthly Financial Reporting and special projects such as, providing samples to internal and external audit.

• Miscellaneous: Process Letters of Credit, upload invoices to customers’ portals, process credit card payments and apply cash.

• D&B information and rating interpretation.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

You will bring organization and communication with well demonstrated success in working with internal and external sales teams . [SM1]

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent business experience in Credit, Accounts Receivable or Banking.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Credit and Collections.

• Excellent oral, written and telephonic communication skills with the ability to conduct effective oral presentations.

• Technology skilled. Strong Computer literacy in Microsoft office applications and working knowledge of any major ERP system is required.

• Excel at managing multiple priorities, within tight deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with being detail-oriented

Personal Attributes

• **Action Oriented:** You display a sense of urgency and are known for being a timely decision maker

• **Analytical Thinker** : You need to have insight and enjoy solving problems

• **Creative:** You are innovative and resourceful

• **Customer Service Oriented:** You possess a drive to serve your “customers” and focus on responding promptly to project team needs

• **Decision-Making Skills:** You have a reputation for making quality decisions and sticking to them

• **Facilitator:** You are good at negotiating win-win solutions

• **Flexible:** You are comfortable wearing many hats and able to shift priorities as needed

• **Comfortable with innovation:** You have passion for continuous improvement and are always seeking a better way to do things

• **Good listener:** You allow others to express themselves and try to understand others before expressing self

• **Organized:** You assemble all necessary materials and information before starting a task

• **Presentation skills:** You are confident when speaking to groups and presenting information

• **Team Player:** You are approachable, and willing to follow or lead based on the team’s need

• **Quality written communication:** Your writing is concise and descriptive, and you believe it is necessary to “overcommunicate” project status/updates

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING

• Flexible work environments

• Salary: $70,000-$80,000

• Defined career growth plans with opportunities to go outside of your “comfort zone”

• “Team Building activities that support innovation”

• Generous paid time off, including sick and holiday

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance

• 401K with Company contribution

• Flexible spending accounts

• Life insurance and disability benefits

• Discounts for childcare

• Tuition assistance

• Community involvement and volunteering events

• Opportunities to travel and work at our global sites

Sound interesting? Come see why we areOneCPI (https://www.cranepi.com/en/careers) !

CPI is part of Crane NXT

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company is a pioneer in advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Crane NXT has approximately 4,000 employees with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and Malta. For more information, visit www.cranenxt.com.

_Crane Payment Innovations is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law._

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