Credit Manager

This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland, Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be in-office 3 days or more per week, depending on business need. This in-office expectation is subject to change at business discretion.

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 Columbia's Credit Manager you will be responsible for managing customer account receivables and overseeing Credit Department functions. Here you'll provide direction to the Collection Manager and Regional Credit Managers on the collection of company receivables. You will also assist in the administration of company credit and collection operations to increase sales, contribute to company profits, enhance customer stability, and provide for the prompt turnover of accounts receivable. You'll be relied upon to identify credit risk and bad debt exposure.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Manage and assist the Collection Manager and Regional Credit Managers with the collection of delinquent receivables and facilitate timely release of orders.

• Manage a team; acting as a change catalyst and translating company strategy into functional and team goals, monitoring progress, removing barriers, and allocating resources to support a high performance culture

• Review status of customer accounts by analyzing credit applications, and using external sources such as credit agencies, industry references, and customer guarantees to determine credit worthiness and establish lines of credit up to $5,000,000.00

• Process regular reviews of all client accounts to keep track of past due invoices and cash on account to ensure quality of aging and taking prompt action when necessary such as making recommendations regarding bad debt write offs

• Create guidelines for process improvement that accelerates the receipt of funds flowing into the company and establishes policies and procedures governing overall credit operations

• Prepare monthly summary reports for senior management that show potential bad debt, aging of accounts, and provides comparisons between previous months and years. Processes revisions to existing A/R and management reports and creates new reports to better suit the needs of the Regional Credit Managers as well as senior management.

• Resolve credit and collection problems by overseeing difficult collection accounts and determining whether to involve a third party agency

• Oversees the customer master file data to maintain the integrity of confidential information while maintaining the credit process and procedures manual as a Regional Credit Manager reference guide. Determine monthly cash goal for the individual Regional Credit Managers and for the whole department. Approve IS changes to Credit/AR screens and reports to improve department efficiency

YOU ARE

• Numbers oriented and knowledgeable of financial analysis procedures and practices, credit/collection techniques and policies. With this knowledge you can easily analyze accounting and/or credit documents for accuracy, investigate questionable data, understand financial statements/credit reports, and advise others how to do so

• Analytical and capable of resolving complex financial issues

• Driven toward continuous improvement

• Eager to train and educate internal and external customers to improve their financial acumen related to credit processes and risk assessment

• A skilled negotiator and decision maker

YOU HAVE

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field along

• 6+ years proven credit management and analysis experience

• Ability to provide detailed and accurate credit analysis with an advanced understanding of financial statements and credit related ratios. Preferably with experience managing a portfolio of small and large accounts. Able to identify varying degrees of risk and provide recommendations to leadership about account management and strategy

• Thorough knowledge of credit and collection techniques, procedures, practices, and policies along with the ability to analyze accounting and/or credit documents for accuracy, investigate questionable data, understand financial statements/credit reports, and mentor others on related best practices

• Experience working with deductions, disputes, and chargebacks to ensure efficient and timely reconciliation and resolution

• Experience managing a team of 2+ full-time, professional level direct reports

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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 Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need 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.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to AskHR@columbia.com with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.