WHO WE ARE:
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As the Senior Credit Analyst for Skechers USA, you will be a member of our high-performing Finance Team. Utilizing your financial statement analysis, industry knowledge, and relationship-building abilities, you will contribute to the success and growth of the company through management and streamlining of the Credit onboarding, assessment, and collections processes. This role will continuously look for ways to improve Credit operations through process development, system development and people development. You will be responsible for overseeing the effective execution of team processes, adherence to business policies and alignment with business strategy, and providing insights and guidance to relevant business partners. Our ideal candidate will have experience in driving innovation, using available tools to summarize data and drive efficiencies to help move the business forward.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Analyze, recommend, and implement controls, policies, and procedures for departmental processes to ensure timeliness and reliability of work; manage training and adoption of new or improved processes.
Exercise judgment to evaluate customer financial condition, creditworthiness and strategic importance and determine whether to release orders over assigned credit limits.
Oversee the research and resolution of customer deductions with the Collections Dept.
Process significant write-offs for approval and authorize accounts to be sent to collection agencies.
Provide direction and input on accounts that involve legal, collections, and bankruptcy proceedings; communicate plans to Finance leadership monthly.
Manage relationships with a significant customer base to ensure customer satisfaction and preempt credit problems that may arise.
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address and identify credit risks and enhance the overall credit quality of the portfolio.
Continuously monitor credit exposure and market conditions to identify emerging risk and take proactive measures.
Attend National Association of Credit Management meetings for the Footwear and Apparel group.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Excellent interpersonal skills that build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company
Strong organizational, problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills
Good, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Understanding of credit reporting agencies – Retailstat, Riemer, Experian & NACM
Strong attention to detail and proven ability to effectively communicate results and action plans
Knowledgeable and appreciative of leveraging technologies to build scalable processes, streamline operations and improve real-time decision-making capabilities
Proficiency in Microsoft Office

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent education and experience
7+ years of experience in the Credit field including 3+ years of previous Credit management experience
Wholesale experience required; sporting goods/apparel/footwear industry experience preferred
Proven project management and prioritization skills

The pay range for this position is $75,000-$125,000/yr USD.

About Skechers

Skechers, a global Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent over 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

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