Associate, Operations

Position Overview

The Associate, Operations will lead the day-to-day execution of inventory finance programs with global clients. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless execution and management of our inventory finance programs. You will work closely both with internal Operations, Finance, Client Management, and Business Systems teams and with clients directly to drive operational excellence. This role will report to the Managing Director, Operations & Risk

Primary Responsibilities

·        Serve as day-to-day contact for operations teams of both clients and suppliers

·        Manage the receipt, intake into NetSuite, accuracy confirmation, preparation, and sending of purchase orders, invoices, goods receipt notices, inventory pull notifications, and inventory reports to and from inventory finance clients and suppliers

·        Manage the tracking of inventory movements on company's balance sheet and reconcile with warehouse reporting of inventory balances

·        Draft borrowing requests to company's lenders

·        Initiate payments to suppliers

·        Reconciling payments to supplier Statement of Accounts

·        Ensure inventory programs are being executed within agreed upon limits with clients and borrowers

·        Partner with Finance team to ensure accurate general ledger entries, payments and reconciliations

·        Partner with Client Management team to problem solves issues with clients and suppliers

Qualification and Experience (Academic, Professional, Relevant Job Knowledge)

·        Bachelor degree in business, finance, or the related fields

·        5+ years of experience in similar operations roles within financial services (e.g., loan operations, loan administration, etc) or procurement logistics

·        Strong attention to detail, organizational, and problem solving skills

·        Ability to manage workload independently, assuming a high level of responsibility and accountability

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience communicating with clients in a friendly and professional manner

·        Experience thriving in a fast-paced work environment

·        Strong Microsoft Office skills

·        Experience working with Netsuite is a plus, but not required