Assistant Credit Manager

Company Description

Performance Food service, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

The Assistant Credit Manager is a member of the Finance Department and will work in conjunction with the Divisional Credit Managers and Corporate Credit Underwriting. This position provides a great opportunity to gain exposure to a key function at Reinhart and grow within our organization.

• Serve as a highly motivated leader and quick thinker that possess the ability to interact with a host of different personalities.
• Review routine collection matters, and daily evaluate customers on credit hold. Document account activity on the Collection Note System.
• Proactively identify accounts receivable risk and take necessary steps to mitigate. Timely and efficient collection, in accordance with established company policy and procedures in order to reduce loss exposure.
• Monitoring of short pays skipped invoice and credits issued to ensure these items are addressed in a timely manner.
• Maintain awareness of State and federal regulations affecting credit practices, bankruptcy, and collection activity. Gather and document due diligence information and make term and credit recommendations on credit requests.
• Coordinate credit approvals on new and existing accounts with the Corporate Underwriting staff, Regional Credit Manager, and the Divisional Sales Force.
• Work in conjunction with the Cash Application Department to ensure accurate posting of all cash and other forms received, and related balancing is completed timely and accurately.
• Gather data and prepare recurring and special reports for the Regional Credit Manager.
• Rotation opportunities of preparing the monthly credit deck, tracking credit card margins, assisting the Corporate Asset Recovery Manager and preparing the Bad Debt Reserve Budget.
• Present Lunch and Learn sessions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly organized, detail orientated and capable of multi-tasking.

Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent experience Required

1 - 3 Years Credit related credit and collection experience Required

Proficient with all Microsoft Office Suites

This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent experience with a minimum of 2 years of current credit related credit and collection experience.

Requires up to 10% travel