Formic · 20 hours ago
Senior Credit Officer
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Responsibilities
Evaluate credit applications from small- to medium-sized businesses to assess creditworthiness, completeness, and compliance
Contribute to evolving Formic’s credit risk management processes and support both process improvement and capital markets initiatives
Work closely with various functions across the company to support the sales process while addressing risk and ensuring compliance with established policies
Facilitate an ease of doing business and have strong connectivity to executive leadership and sales
Support the sales and customer success teams internally and externally as the subject matter expert on the credit policy and credit underwriting processes
Conduct underwriting calls with customers, as necessary
Foster a sense of urgency to get things done
Strive for quality as well as timeliness, maintaining perspective as to the outcome of the decisions
Provide leadership for all facets of the credit and portfolio management team, being both very hands-on and advising based on deep professional credit expertise
Develop a strong group of cross-functional collaborators by providing training on credit underwriting and the credit process as a whole to both the current sales team as well as future hires
Manage third-party vendors, including PayNet, Dun & Bradstreet, and Equifax
Develop and analyze credit opportunities with an emphasis placed on complex transactions, making decisions and taking measured risk using all available data and insights
Prepare and oversee comprehensive credit write-ups, approving and/or rejecting deals within approved credit authority, then providing recommendations beyond credit authority
Monitor our portfolio for past due accounts, and assist as needed to rectify delinquent ones
Ensure continuous improvement, including providing enhancements to all processes, including credit approval write-ups, initial credit reviews, credit application, and more
Participate in the identification of problem areas and the development of resolutions to address them
Continue to develop, maintain and adhere to credit and collection policies and procedures
Liaise with third party resources, including Formic’s funding partners
Qualification
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Required
A 4-year degree in any discipline, with preference for a Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics preferred, or equivalent experience/on the job training
15+ years experience in management, credit, collections, financial statement analysis and/or related disciplines of commercial credit underwriting in a commercial bank, investment bank, finance company, credit fund, or fintech company
Knowledge and experience in credit underwriting of equipment transactions is highly desirable experience
Expertise in financial statement analysis on complex transactions
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to analyze customer credit summaries and past due accounts
Proficient in Word, and Excel with ability to adapt to other software requirements
Thorough knowledge of documentation principles, billing, invoicing and payment concepts, as well as UCC filing requirements and their applicability to bankruptcy laws and regulations
Proven ability to learn and take proactive steps to increase knowledge showing a commitment to the business
Possession of a proactive 'do business' approach
Benefits
Equity in Formic: your slice of ownership in a fast-growing Series A startup, backed by some of the best investors in the world
99% coverage on our base Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans (75% coverage for dependents) via Blue Cross Blue Shield and Guardian, with buy-up options, as well
FSA & DCFSA
Life insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-term Disability plans (covered at 100%) via Guardian
Employee Assistance Program
Paid parental leave
Company-sponsored 401k
Home Office Stipend for remote and hybrid roles
Monthly Phone/Internet Reimbursement
Flexible time off policy and 10+ company holidays
Company
Formic
At Formic, we make automation simple. We're dedicated to helping manufacturing businesses across the United States supercharge their productivity.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$59.3MKey Investors
Mitsubishi Electric Innovation FundBlackhorn VenturesLux Capital
2024-10-21Series Unknown· Undisclosed
2024-06-25Series A· $27.4M
2022-01-18Series A· $26.5M
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