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Our group of brands includes HiKOKI, Metabo, Metabo HPT, Carat and Sankyo.\nAs an employer, KOKI awakens the skills that are in you. Whether you have a passion for sales, design, technology or marketing - at KOKI we offer you a variety of different areas and professions. Become part of our global team. Become a machine maker, set your impulses and start your career with us.\nPurpose of the Role\nThe Manager, Credit & Accounts Receivable is responsible for leading the company's Credit and Accounts Receivable functions, with overall accountability for customer credit risk management, timely collection of receivables, credit policy administration, dispute resolution, and AR reporting.\nThis role will lead and develop the Credit and AR teams while partnering closely with Sales, Finance, Customer Service, and other cross-functional stakeholders. The Manager will balance supporting commercial growth and customer relationships with appropriate management of credit exposure, working capital, and collection risk.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the Credit and Accounts Receivable teams and oversee day-to-day operations across both functions.\nDrive timely collection of customer receivables and actively manage AR aging, past-due balances, and collection performance.\nEstablish and maintain appropriate credit limits and payment terms for new and existing customers based on financial information, payment history, and other relevant risk factors.\nEvaluate customer creditworthiness and monitor changes in customer financial condition and payment behavior to proactively identify potential credit risks.\nOversee customer order holds and releases, balancing commercial needs with the company's credit policies and risk exposure.\nPartner closely with Sales and other business teams to address customer credit issues, held orders, payment concerns, and other matters that could impact customer relationships or sales.\nLead the investigation and resolution of customer payment discrepancies, deductions, disputes, and other AR-related issues.\nMaintain and administer company credit policies and procedures and recommend updates as business needs and risk conditions evolve.\nProvide timely and meaningful AR, collections, and credit-risk reporting to Finance, Executive Leadership, and other relevant stakeholders.\nIdentify higher-risk or deteriorating customer accounts and recommend appropriate actions to management, including changes to credit limits or terms, collection actions, and other risk-mitigation measures.\nDevelop, coach, and manage team members; identify capability and development needs and lead hiring activities as necessary.\nIdentify and lead process improvements across Credit and AR, partnering with cross-functional teams to simplify, standardize, and improve business processes, controls, and productivity.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders while serving as the primary escalation point for significant Credit and AR matters.\nLead special projects and assume additional responsibilities as required by company leadership.\nQualifications & Skills\nBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.\n5+ years of progressive experience in Credit, Accounts Receivable, Collections, or related finance functions, including supervisory or people-management experience.\nStrong understanding of customer credit analysis, collections, AR management, and credit-risk principles.\nAbility to analyze financial statements and other relevant information to evaluate customer creditworthiness and financial risk.\nStrong understanding of accounting fundamentals and financial statements.\nDemonstrated leadership skills with the ability to develop teams, drive accountability, and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively partner with customers, Sales, Finance, and senior leadership.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive issues to resolution.\nExperience working with ERP systems.\nStrong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications.\nContinuous-improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen processes.\nSounds like what you are looking for?\nThen we look forward to receiving your online application, via our online career portal. 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