Credit Associate - Costa Mesa, United States - Liberated Brands

Liberated Brands

Verified Company

Costa Mesa, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Title:
Temp Credit Associate
From boutique-brand culture to big-box retail, Liberated Brands thinks differently and has global scale servicing over 60+ countries. With over three decades of experience in brand-building, we are enhancing what a full-service license model can look like.

We focus on the fundamentals of designing, producing, distributing, and marketing our brands and products, but always leave room for the x-factors to lead the way.

Our expertise spans all sales channels, from direct-to-consumer to specialty wholesale and everything in between, both physical and digital. This Liberated approach creates a unique and powerful balance between brand-culture and sustainable growth. Join us and experience the benefits of being truly Liberated.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Liberated Brands is looking for a temporary Credit Associate to join our team Take a lead role in the success of the credit, collections and finance functions for new brand integrations and development.

Oversee the customer accounts AR activities by performing the following duties.

Reviews and updates customers' account information and credit activities.
Assists management in the formulation of credit policies.
Establishes credit limitations on customer accounts by reviewing sales orders / forecasts and special credit arrangements and deviations from standard terms of payment.
Reviews collection reports to ascertain status of collections and balances outstanding and to evaluate effectiveness of current collection policies and procedures.
Audits delinquent accounts considered to be uncollectible to ensure maximum efforts have been taken before assigning bad debt status to account.
Calls and/or mails correspondence to customers, as necessary, in order to update accounts.
Obtains and mails invoice copies for customers, as requested.
Researches and processes customer claims of invoice payment, returns, charge backs, bad checks and other activity.
Answers accounts receivable phone inquiries and follows up.
Coordinates with others, including personnel in company branches and credit card companies, to exchange information and update controls.
Submits delinquent accounts to attorney or outside agency for collection.
Research/investigate/dispute/process chargeback's for accounts.
Maintain positive relationship with accounts & sales teams.
Maintain & update A/R aging on a weekly basis.
Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Associate degree (A. A.) or equivalent from twoyear College or technical school; or six months to oneyear related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong plus: Experience in the apparel industry (Full Circle, etc.)
Ability to effectively present information in oneonone and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Must demonstrate strong organizational skills. Exhibit strong, collaborative leadership qualities that can bridge across multiple disciplines
This position requires some hours at our office in Costa Mesa, CA; however, some duties can be performed remotely.

LIBERATED BRANDS PERKS FOR TEMP POSITIONS:

Collaborative culture with amazing family vibe
Discounts on Liberated Merch

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