Position Title:

Financial-Accounting Professional

Physical Location:

Memphis Corporate Offices

6400 Poplar Avenue

Memphis, TN 38197

The Job You Will Perform:

Conduct customer financial analysis, maintain and reconcile accounts timely to minimize company credit risk and maximize customer service and sales. Determine customer credit worthiness, perform collection activities and make collection calls, coordinate and resolve customer disputes regarding deductions and past dues. Monitor the accounts receivable within a specific portfolio. This position includes a flexible and hybrid work schedule.

Capable of managing daily work activities and special projects:

• Strong customer focused orientation
• Prioritizes work and activity well and completes assignments on time
• Ability to monitor processes and results
• Able to identify problems and seek resolution on problems and issues of concern
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to develop and execute a strategic project plan

Has a strong team orientation:

• Able to motivate others to optimize individual and team performance
• Good listener that seeks to understand team opinions and offers timely feedback
• Demonstrates the ability and desire to help improve skills within the team
• Known by peers to be a genuinely positive influence in a team environment
• Demonstrates ability to provide effective support and guidance to all team members
• Recognized by peers to be consistently dependable and reliable day after day

Is a good role model and possesses good leadership attributes:

• Action oriented, a strong sense of urgency to complete work/projects effectively and efficiently
• Good customer focus
• Capable of managing through conflict and adversity and able to resolve issues amicably
• Ability to make timely and high quality decisions under pressure
• Strategically agile, capable of adjusting to continuously changing circumstances
• Readily accepts responsibility for individual and team performance
• Demonstrates drive for results, routinely sets and achieves aggressive goals
• Self-motivated to continuously develop technical skills and leadership ability
• Continually seeks out opportunities to help prioritize and also lead worthy projects

The Skills You Will Bring:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting preferred, or related area
• Fundamental understanding of operational, accounting, and finance topics
• Ability to understand and interpret various credit market factors and risk
• Capability to make credit decisions based on financial analysis and other indirect information
• Perform collection activities and resolve discrepancies for an AR portfolio exceeding $50 million
• Ability to communicate effectively and competently with high level financial managers
• Develops effective working relationships with business sales/finance and external customers
• Ability to prepare accurate accounts receivable performance reports as required
• Ability to manage bad debt reserve and write-off processes
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite Products and SAP

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of applicable business experience

• MBA in finance, accounting, or related area
• Experience in analyzing financials and making credit decisions

Other:

• Ability to travel up to 10%

NOTE: This is a general description of responsibilities and the manager may request that the candidate perform other related tasks and assume reasonable responsibilities that have not been specifically included in this description.

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

• Paid time off including Vacation and Holidays
• Retirement and 401k Matching Program
• Medical & Dental
• Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
• Life & Disability Insurance

The Career You Will Build:

• Leadership training
• Promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2021 were $19.4 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.