SummaryThe Senior Credit Manager at Richemont in Shelton, CT, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of credit and collections for wholesale accounts across the US, Canada, and Latin America. This role involves managing key metric reporting and collaborating with senior brand operational and finance leaders to optimize sales, manage risk, and maximize cash flow.
Responsibilities- Identify opportunities to streamline credit and collection processes through automation and simplification.
- Oversee credit and collection accounts receivable management for all Maisons.
- Manage credit support and reporting for brand leadership and operations teams.
- Lead efforts to integrate newly acquired brands into the Credit team’s responsibilities.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key and high-risk customer accounts.
- Escalate high-risk customers and collaborate to resolve and mitigate losses.
- Work with third-party collection agencies and legal to recover monies owed.
- Identify and resolve accounts receivable related issues.
- Lead the month-end AR close process and prepare related reporting.
- Lead the performance of Assistant Credit Managers and Credit Analysts.
- Provide training and resources for new team hires.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators for credit analysts.
- Assess credit risk for new customers and approve credit limit requests.
- Collaborate with brand management on sales strategies and collection issues.
- Ensure adherence to internal control policies and procedures.
- Manage external audit requests related to wholesale AR.
- Partner with IT for credit process enhancements.
Requirements- Minimum of 10 years of accounts receivable and credit-related experience, with at least 5 years in a supervisory role.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance preferred.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, with excellent Excel skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset with experience in process optimization.
- Proactive self-starter with demonstrated initiative and reliability.
- Proven leadership skills with experience tracking team KPIs.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for effective interaction with personnel and partners.
- Strong analytical, technical, and time-management skills.
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