About the Company

Glen-Gery Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding A$3.5 billion, and operates across 3 core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia and North America. The North American segment operates 9 manufacturing facilities as well as 26 distribution and supply centers in 11 states.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over 500 distributors as well as in Canada.

Basic Function: The National Credit Manager is responsible for developing and administering the Brickworks North America credit and collection programs so that an acceptable level of risk is maintained. Oversee the investigation of credit risk in customers and recommend a course of action for credit applications. In addition, leading the team in designing and implementing processes to improve cash flow and reduce receivables while continuously monitoring and negotiating the collection of overdue accounts will be critical to the success of this position.

Duties:

• Controls and directs the credit and accounts receivable activities as authorized by management
• Drives a high level of customer service both externally and internally.
• Formulates sound and constructive credit policies and procedures in conjunction with management, contributing to the overall profitability of the company and to customer stability.
• Monitor the status of credit and collection activities to identify problem areas and adapt procedures to improve the overall performance of the team.
• Drives prompt recovery and adequate protection of the Group’s investments in accounts receivable.
• Develops the control and authorization of credit to customers and the collection of monies due.
• Rejects or authorizes applications in accordance with company standards and establishes appropriate repayment terms to minimize credit risk to the organization.
• Liaises with accounting staff and contributes to effective cash flow management.
• Establishes amount of credit to be extended and proposes provision for reserves for bad debts
• Develops and maintains external relationships with other financial institutions and organizations promoting credit and management services and techniques, including Dun & Bradstreet
• Drives monthly credit reporting to the executive team.
• Lead, direct, evaluate and develop a team of credit and collections staff to ensure that the credit and collections activities are conducted effectively, ethically and incompliance with policies, regulations and law.
• Drives the Credit team to continuously improve and advance the credit function, incorporating as appropriate technology in order to drive an efficient function while managing credit risk.
• Represents or ensures company representation at relevant credit bureaus.

Education and experience requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Business required
• Relevant experience (5-7 years) in a credit management role
• Well-developed analytical skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Ability to communicate within different levels of an organization.
• Experience with a larger ERP solution such as JD Edwards

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and as such, the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.