Credit Analyst

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States.  Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

WORK TYPE: Full time/ onsite

LOCATION DETAILS: 14460 Varsity Brands Way, Farmers Branch, TX 75244

WORK HOURS: Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm CST

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Less than 10%

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Analyze creditworthiness and set credit limits for new and existing customers using financial statements, credit applications, Dun & Bradstreet reports, ratings information and other credit information and analysis tools.
• Minimize bad debt risk.
• Communicate credit department and company policies.
• Participate in process improvement projects and support other management directives as prescribed.
• Develop relationships with internal and external customers and provide customer service support.
• Review, release or reject pending orders in a credit hold status.
• Inform the Finance Leadership Team of any customer account operating outside the department’s standards.
• Serve as a conduit between the Collections team and the Finance Leadership team to keep the customer’s risk category status within department standards.

Daily Operations of the Credit Analyst:

 Customer creation and Master data records

• Oversee the process of creating new and updating existing accounts to ensure requests are completed in a timely manner, while consistently looking for opportunities to improve said processes.
• Implement data cleansing activities to identify and resolve duplicate records, inaccurate information, etc.
• Define and enforce data quality standards for customer attributes such as names, addresses, contact information, and ERP-specific elements such as Customer Group and Customer Class.
• Work closely with business stakeholders from Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and IT to address data quality issues and implement improvements.

   Working CIS/Credit Apps

• Working with Sales and CSR to obtain the CIS/Credit App
• Working with Sales, CSR and customer to obtain all the information needed – Authorized Purchasers, banking/credit reference information.
• Working with banks or other financial institutions to receive the customer’s financial information including faxing, emailing and using internet programs.
• Setting up the customer with an appropriate credit limit in SAP after all information is gathered.  

   Working with Offshore team on Credit order releases

• Oversee the daily order release process by assisting the offshore team when needed:  
  • This includes reviewing all orders that the system places on hold to see if they can be released or what is needed for the orders to get released.
  • Working with Collections and Sales to obtain payment information is accounts are past due or over their credit limit
  • Working with Sales and CSR to obtain more information as in a hard copy PO, a PO number or approval from the customer (OAF form)
  • Working with Sales, CSR and the customer to obtain a CIS or Credit App to approve customer for credit terms.
  • Send orders to the management team if the order value is beyond the assigned release limitations.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and function in a fast-paced team environment, working in conjunction with other teams to ensure quality and volume objectives are exceeded.
• Must possess excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong verbal and business communication skills.
• Detailed oriented.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma. College Degree preferred
• 2 - 3 years of commercial credit experience.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Master Data and reporting experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This job operates in a professional office environment. Largely a sedentary role with some filing requiring the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. The ability to sit or stand for long periods through meetings and while operating office equipment, PC’s, laptop, telephone will be required.  

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; drive, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

During events, the ability to stand and walk for long periods of time (5 hours plus) is required. The ability to communicate with customers and colleagues using the following but not limited to radio, walkie talkie, text message and email is required. The ability to lift, bend, push, pull and manipulate equipment that is a minimum of 30 lbs. is required.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

OUR VALUES

Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

OUR BENEFITS

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.