Sr Accounts Payable Manager

• Manages supervisors who supervise associates in the Credit and Collections and Cash Applications Departments.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of both Credit and Collections and Cash App Departments.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Assigns workers responsibility for investigating and verifying financial status and reputation of prospective customers applying for credit, preparing documents to substantiate findings, and recommending rejection or approval of applications.
• Establishes criteria relating to credit limitations on customer accounts and handles special credit arrangements and deviations from standard terms of payment.
• Assigns responsibility for investigation of fraud cases and possible legal action and collection for worthless checks and delinquent bills.
• Establishes criteria for customers' credit review activities.
• Reviews collection reports to ascertain status of collections and balances outstanding and to evaluate effectiveness of current collection policies and procedures.
• Reviews delinquent accounts considered to be uncollectible to ensure maximum efforts have been taken before assigning bad debt status to account.
• Coordinates exchange of information with others, including personnel in company branches, customers and financial institutions, to insure accuracy.
• Submits delinquent accounts to attorney or outside agency for collection.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data on fraudulent use of credit cards to develop procedures designed to deter or prevent future abuses.
• Insures approved credit policy is communicated throughout the organization as is followed. Makes recommended changes to the policy as events warrant.

BACKGROUND THAT FITS

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  Associates degree from college or technical school o
• r7+ years related experience and/or training
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  Advanced certification preferred (CPA, MBA, and / or CCM
• )Equivalent combination of education and experience