Assistant Credit Manager
Job ID 5061
Location US-GA-Atlanta
Category Accounting/Finance
Type Full-Time
FLSA Status Exempt
Minimum Education High School or Equivalent
Minimum Yrs. Experience 1
Relocation Provided ..
Travel Percentage (%) ..
More information about this job:
Overview:
At Sysco we understand that building a great company is just like creating a great product - you must have all the right ingredients. For us, those ingredients are the cultures, backgrounds, ideas, and experiences behind our diverse workforce that embodies Sysco. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from the home.
This Sysco Atlanta is located 2225 Riverdale Road College Park, Georgia 30349
Responsibilities:
General Summary: The person in this position assists in managing the activities of the credit department, controls the status of credit for customers, provides management and leadership of department staff and performs other related duties as needed.
An individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment.
* Ability to tactfully interface with others in a difficult situation.
* Ability to negotiation and resolve conflicts.
* Strong organizational and departmental skills.
* Proficient computer skills with emphasis on Word and Excel; and knowledge of Access preferred.
Essential Duties:(essential functions are in bold)
* Promotes department’s goals and objectives through assisting with the management of planning and supervising activities.
* Assists in developing and maintaining the department’s interface capabilities with other functions and departments in an effort to enhance the departments overall efficiency.
* Analyzes, identifies, and proposes action to the solution of problems with the operation of the department in an effort to increase the effectiveness of operations.
* Serves as department spokesperson in cases of inquiry, feedback, or requests for special information in an effort to enhance the overall efficiency of operations.
* Provides supervision of subordinates in order to maintain department efficiency and conducts Coaching and Maximizing sessions with input from the Director of Credit.
* Assists in establishing and maintaining a realistic reporting system that will provide accurate credit information for use by sales staff and department management in planning and evaluation activities.
* Ensures that all credit related reports are completed by the required date and routed as needed to provide accurate information for planning and evaluation activities.
* Provides sales staff and department managers with sufficient information to enable them to take corrective action when deviations from expected account performance levels occur.
* Ensures Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) are maintained at a target level of 19.5 days or lower to provide efficient and timely flow of revenues.
* Ensures that people within the control system are using the system correctly and monitors system performance to identify problems and needed changes.
* Conducts assessments, as needed, to determine training and development needs of staff in order to provide appropriate avenues for needed training and development.
* Assists in personnel recruitment and selection as required and assist in the orientation of new employees to increase job survival rates and reduce employee turnover.
* Regularly performs employee performance evaluations and provides ongoing constructive feedback and coaching to staff members.
* Completes personnel records and forms as needed and assists in human resources actions as requested.
Qualifications:
Basic Requirements:
* High School diploma or equivalent, Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance preferred but not required.
* A proven working knowledge of the following: credit practices, procedures and general finance terminology; development, implementation and evaluation of program accounting concepts; financial control systems; inter-department communications related to credit activities; reports associated with the credit function; management principles including supervising and motivating employees; intermediate bookkeeping practices.
* Must possess excellent computer skills and have a working knowledge of programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Preferred Requirements:
* Food Service industry experience
Competencies:
To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate the following competencies:
* Negotiation: Effectively explores alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.
* Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes actions that are consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
* Communication: Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps audiences understand and retain the message.
* Follow up: Monitors the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project.
* Build partnerships: Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships across departments or teams to help achieve business goals.
* Planning and Organizing: Establishes clear courses of actions for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively communicates changes and progress.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee may have to lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close vision
Sysco Atlanta is proud to be an EEO/AA employer - M/F/D/V.
This opportunity is available through Sysco Atlanta. This is not a Corporate position.
All hiring decisions will be made at the sole discretion of Sysco Atlanta.
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