Job Summary
The Client Services Supervisor assists in the production of sales revenue with minimum credit loss and apply this Corporate Credit Policy under the guidance of the Credit Manager. The Client Services Supervisor position consists of three major areas of responsibility that includes Credit Management, Collection Management and Cash Management.
Essential Duties/Accountabilities
- Extends credit to customers in accordance with established company policy and terms.
- Compile, analyze and maintain information on credit worthiness on all customers within assignment territory.
- Review files, reports and supplemental data to evaluate credit risk.
- Protect accounts receivable by securing personal or third party guarantees, bond and/or lien rights, joint checks, letters of credit, credit insurance or others instruments as deemed necessary.
- Approve new customer accounts and job accounts.
- Establish credit lines for individual accounts to stated authority level.
- Review and negotiate terms and conditions of sale.
- Monitor and evaluate credit lines on existing customers to ensure that they are appropriate.
- Direct the activities and responsibilities of the Collections Administrators that are under your area of responsibility on the team.
- Actively involved in and coordinates collections for the area of assigned responsibility.
- Carries out the established program for the follow up and collection of accounts receivable.
- Reconcile customer accounts by taking appropriate legal action when required.
- Maintain established department performance objectives.
- Maintain good working relationships with department employees, store personnel and sales persons.
- Consult with and obtain approval from the Director of Credit on particularly complex problems, special credit arrangements and deviations from standards.
- Follow the established process for updating monthly performance reporting.
- Ensure that customer master updates are being made accurately and on a timely basis under area of responsibility.
- Handles nonroutine credit inquiries and correspondence.
- Personally handles credit beyond subordinate's authority, major accounts requiring individual attention, marginal accounts, problem accounts, special credit arrangements, and deviations from standards.
- Assist with tax audits as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.