Acuity Brands, Inc

Supervisor of Credit & Collections

Acuity Brands, Inc • $75K — $95K *
Decatur, GA 30032In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of commercial credit and collections experience managing complex B2B portfolios.
  • Strong knowledge of commercial credit risk assessment and collections strategies.
  • Experience with ERP systems, reporting tools, and customer portals, particularly Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Credit Analysts and Collectors to achieve departmental goals.
  • Manage a complex portfolio of strategic B2B customer accounts while balancing relationships and cash flow.
  • Evaluate customer creditworthiness through financial analysis and risk assessments.
  • Execute collection strategies to minimize delinquency and resolve disputes.
  • Monitor portfolio performance and provide actionable insights to leadership.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues and enhance customer experience.
  • Negotiate payment solutions for high-risk customer situations.
  • Drive process improvements and operational excellence initiatives.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model requiring on-site presence in Decatur, GA.
  • Opportunity to work with a senior-level team focused on complex financial analysis.
  • Development and coaching role with direct reports.
  • Cross-functional collaboration across various departments.
  • Focus on process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Full Job Description


Work location:

  • This position requires on-site presence in Decatur, GA, Remote US-Non Cali, following a hybrid work model.


Job Summary

The Credit & Collections Supervisor is responsible for managing a complex portfolio of strategic business-to-business customer accounts while balancing risk mitigation, cash flow optimization, and superior customer experience. This role serves as a senior-level credit professional responsible for advanced financial analysis, commercial credit decisioning, collections strategy execution, dispute resolution, portfolio performance management, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Credit Analysts and Collectors to achieve departmental goals related to DSO, delinquency, bad debt, dispute resolution, and customer experience while promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Manage a portfolio of strategic and complex B2B customer accounts while balancing customer relationships, risk mitigation, and cash flow objectives.
  • Evaluate customer creditworthiness through financial analysis, payment trends, credit reports, and risk assessments to establish and maintain appropriate credit limits.
  • Execute collection strategies to reduce delinquency, improve DSO, minimize bad debt exposure, and resolve complex disputes, deductions, and billing discrepancies.
  • Monitor portfolio performance including aging, customer exposure, hold activity, dispute trends, and collection metrics; provide reporting and actionable recommendations to leadership.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Service, Billing, Cash Applications, Accounting, Treasury, Operations, and Legal teams to resolve issues, support business growth, and improve the customer experience.
  • Serve as an escalation point for high-risk or sensitive customer situations and negotiate payment solutions, credit actions, and account resolutions.
  • Identify and drive process improvements, automation opportunities, standard work enhancements, and operational excellence initiatives across the Order-to-Cash process.
  • Support forecasting, bad debt reserve analysis, portfolio reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX controls.


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • Minimum 5+ years of commercial credit and collections experience managing complex B2B portfolios.
  • Strong knowledge of commercial credit risk assessment and collections strategies.
  • Strong experience with ERP systems, reporting tools, customer portals, and Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within a matrixed organization and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.


Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
  • NACM certification or advanced credit training is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Oracle ERP platforms.
  • Bilingual (French/English or Spanish/English) communication skills.

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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