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Manager, Credit & Collections
21st Century Fox
New York, NY, United States
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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFox News Channel
Fox News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. A top five cable network, FNC has been the most-watched news channel in the country for more than 14 years and according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by 21st Century Fox, FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Fox News is looking for a Manager, Credit & Collections to join our New York City Bureau. As the Manager you will lead, develop, mentor, and motivate the Accounts Receivable staff to progress management’s objectives. Your excellent customer services skills and focus on continuous improvement/process streamlining will allow you to excel in this role.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Evaluate credit risk for new customers and assign/maintain appropriate credit limits
• Provide daily monitoring of credit risk for various customers’ profiles utilizing the Broadway System
• Manage the day to day collection process with a strong focus on improving cash flows
• Handle all escalation of delinquent accounts and devise effective collection strategies including engaging the AD Sales Team to resolve collection disputes and discrepant accounts
• Handle the monthly billing cycle in the Broadway System and preparation of journal entries
• Prepare requests for customer refunds, escheatment process, and write offs
• Process invoice adjustments
• Maintain all bad debt accounts including notification of bankrupt accounts to the Legal Team
• Direct Cash In Advance Reconciliation Project aimed at ensuring that CIA policy is realistically executable or should warrant change. That should include Paid Programming, Political Ads etc.
• Manage the transfer process for prepaid accounts with the Collection Team and ensure that all transfers are properly recorded following the Billing Cycle
• Collaborate with management to maintain a SOX Compliant environment
• Ensure all tasks and department’s goals are aligned with management’s objectives
• Support management’s efforts to streamline processes by motivating team to share new ideas and help find the appropriate platform for execution
• Assist with implementation of new Credit & Collection Software
• Assist the team in creating appropriate desk top procedures
• Coordinate the execution of Credit and Collections policies
• Ad hoc Support as required
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or Business related field
• Ability to manage the AR function inclusive of Credit and Collections leveraging on extensive background in the Media Ad Sales Industry
• Lead, develop, mentor, and motivate the AR staff of 3 people through highly positive behaviors that embrace management’s objectives enabling the team to model
• Experience with Change Management to help restructure the team including appropriate training
• Outstanding people’s skills and aptitude to build strong relationships with the Ad Sales Team and work collaboratively with all key partners in Finance/Accounting
• A mindset that focuses on continuous improvement/process streamlining to help create and maintain an adequate control environment leading to successful audits
• Excellent customer service skills and flexibility to bring desired results
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Excellent judgement and problem solving skills – strong ownership Skills
• Strong knowledge MS Excel and Word
Please attach a resume to be considered, applications without resumes will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.