Alliance Laundry Systems, headquartered in Ripon, WI is the largest manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment. Employing over 1,500 employees, we strive to exceed customer expectations by providing the highest quality machines and the very best customer support and service. We have an excellent opportunity for an International Credit Specialist.

Reporting to the Credit Manager, this position is accountable for obtaining and reviewing credit and financial information to determine credit worthiness of international customers, reviewing country ratings and risk, establishing credit limits on specific accounts, conducting collection activities on assigned international accounts and in providing backup to the Credit Manager as required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze credit information on current and prospective accounts and the country they are located in as a basis for determining financial condition and risk factors.
• Work closely and communicate with customers to ensure prompt payment of accounts and maintain goodwill and close working relationship conducive to optimizing sales potential.
• Ensure that all credit limits are established within the prevailing company policy to minimize bad debt losses and collection expense.
• Work closely with sales organizations to keep them abreast of the status of accounts and utilize their assistance in collection procedures.
• Work closely with Sales, Customer Support, Traffic, Warranty and other departments to apprise them of collection challenges resulting from activities in their area and utilize their assistance to resolve the customer conflict and reduce future non-value added activity.
• Coordinate and monitor collection and legal services for collection of defaulted international accounts.
• Recommend to Credit Manager any international accounts to be charged off against the bad debt reserve.
• Coordinate activities with inside and external funding sources to assure proper accounting for financed and floor planned payments against the receivable balance, where these arrangements are in place.
• Provide frequent verbal updates and regularly scheduled reporting regarding the credit status of individuals accounts and portfolio performance.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three (3) years experience in credit analysis and collections in the domestic and international arena.
• The successful candidate will have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in international credit information and/or banking with a portfolio in excess of $15 million.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as effective interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will be multi-lingual with ability to write and speak several languages-preference for Spanish.
• Working knowledge of PC-based spreadsheet and database software preferred.
• Ability to independently plan, prioritize and carry out simultaneous projects and meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of UCC law, secured and unsecured transaction documentation, collection law for U.S. and international markets, Letters of Credit, and Import/Export regulations.
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.

Alliance Laundry Systems offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Please send your resume along with salary requirements to:

Email: applyALS@alliancels.com (please include position applying for in subject line)

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC is an
Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer

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