Company Overview:

Based in Waterloo, IA, Bertch Cabinet, LLC manufactures high-quality kitchen cabinets, bath vanities, and cultured marble countertops. With an existing network of over 2,700 dealers, we are seeking an experienced and talented full-time Credit Analyst for the business. 

Job Summary:

This position is an individual contributor role and will report to the Credit and Collections Leader of Bertch Cabinet located in Waterloo. The position will have substantial customer interaction, including daily invoicing, cash collections, credit evaluations, customer master set up and maintenance, and rebate management and analysis and will work cross functionally with the customer service, sales and marketing organizations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assists the daily invoicing, daily deposit, and cash application processes.
2. Assists in the process of decision making for new credit applications. 
3. Manages the Company’s sales tax reporting and remittance process.
4. Support the month end close process by supporting the close out of the accounts receivable subledger as well as providing basic reporting metrics for cash collections and healthiness of accounts receivable aging.
5. Manages a quarterly process for the calculation and disbursement of customer rebates.
6. Owns the new customer set up process for cash in advance customers.  
7. Executes reporting an analysis of delinquent accounts, and communication of issues to the sales and customer service organizations.
8. Works with the national accounts sales leader to compile metrics and conduct performance reviews of national accounts.
9. Reconciles discrepancies with collections and applications of cash.
10. Basic knowledge of banking and relevant cash application experience.
11. Working knowledge of mainstream credit evaluation tools (such as Dun and Bradstreet).
12. Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications and Personal Characteristics:

• Must be willing to work alongside different team members and cross-functionally within the organization. 
• Must have experience with and being willing to call customers and ask for payment on overdue account balances.
• Attentive to detail, accountable, and responsive.
• Open, respectful, and able to relate with all levels of organization.  
• Confronts disagreements openly and professionally. Seeks resolution and moves forward.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of management and employees to ensure understanding and support of company policies and practices.
• High energy, especially when faced with tough challenges.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Degree from accredited college or university preferred.
• Three or more years in a finance, business, customer service, or an accounting position, with at least one role with relevant experience in credit and/or collections, preferred.
• OR a combination of schooling and related work experience totaling four years.