JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation sells electronics and entertainment products in the USA in four main sectors: Automotive, Public Service, Media Services, and Healthcare. We have offices in Long Beach, CA; Irving, TX; Wayne, NJ; and numerous other U.S. locations. Our work environment is pleasant, professional, and respectful. We believe is rewarding excellence and promoting from within. Come join us!

Corporate Credit Manager

The corporate credit manager reports to the CFO and is primarily responsible for oversight of the Receivables management in our organization. As the corporate credit manager, you will provide guidance to the team in applying our credit policy and leverage utilization of trade credit insurance, assessing the creditworthiness of new and current customers, with the goals of supporting company sales while safeguarding and managing the accounts receivable portfolio.

This position also includes developing and implementing processes to improve customer satisfaction and providing coaching and career development to staff.

This position is located in Long Beach, CA and is a hybrid position (2 – 3 days in-office required).

Principal Accountabilities:

Management

• Maintain organizational structure sufficient to meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Develop culture of service in the department to internal and external customers, motivating the credit and collections staff through ongoing training.
• Risk mitigation through leveraging trade credit insurance.
• Manage relations with service providers – trade credit insurance, collection agencies, credit reporting agencies.
• Measure department performance with appropriate metrics and reflect in standard reporting to corporate and sales management.

Credit Operations

• Monitor and evaluate corporate credit policy; actively work with senior management to recommend needed changes to policies and procedures.
• Ensure JSOX compliance followed in customer files, documentation of financial analysis in credit decisions and annual customer credit reviews.
• Management of receivables portfolio, including prompt collections and ensuring credit team countermeasures over customer chargebacks & deductions.
• Manage the corporate floor financing program.
• Personally investigate the largest customer credit exposures and visit largest customers to establish relationship with key management.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10+ years of business-to-business credit experience, preferably with exposure to our major market segments in communications equipment or after-market auto components.
• Bachelor's degree in business management, accounting, finance, or equivalent business field.
• Prior management and/or supervisory experience required.
• Additional training through NACM is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to make confident and independent credit decisions based on company policy.
• Ability to establish department priorities while working collaboratively with internal sales departments.
• Working knowledge of credit-related bankruptcy laws.
• Demonstrated experience with customer negotiations.
• Computer skills include Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Netsuite is a plus.

JVCKENWOOD USA is an Equal Opportunity/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Employer who values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It is the policy of this company to provide equal opportunity with regard to all terms and conditions of employment. The company complies with federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.