Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees. In our offices around the world, our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTI’s continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.

Job Summary

Responsible for Credit Control activities, Collection of Delinquent Balances, Documenting Daily Collections Activity, and Reporting for Business Units as assigned as well as Assisting in Process Improvements to Improve Cash Flow and Reduce Receivables.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Credit Control:  Carrying out the following credit control activities in a timely and effective manner to increase cash balances:

• Creating and maintaining credit history files
• Analyzing and assessing the creditworthiness of account/client using external credit risk management tools/reports
• Updating Credit Limits and payment terms for North America
• Supporting the collection efforts/calls for accounts receivable portfolio
• Daily work-flow administration assistance of customer orders placed on credit referral
• Documenting daily collections activity
• Researching account disputes and billing discrepancies
• Responding to credit inquiries from external and internal clients
• Identifying delinquent accounts requiring external collection efforts
• Identifying bad debt or financial exposure
• Monitor accounts to identify outstanding debts
• Investigate historical data for each debt or bill
• Sending out statements when required
• Contacting customers regarding overdue payments
• Process payments and refunds
• Update account status records and collection efforts
• Liaising with outsourced cash application resources.
• Performing account/payment reconciliations
• Support to Manager as required
• Support on Billing & Pricing activities to extent required
• Adhoc projects as needed

Weekly reporting:  Preparation or Assist with routine reports as listed below, and various reports as requested.

• AR Reports and reviews as assigned
• Query report – to be provided to the C&C Sr. Manager or any other team member

OE/Lean

• Actively participate in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education: Associate degree or equivalent.

Experience:       

• 2-4 Years Experience in credit & collection type activities
• Experience of working in Credit Control / Finance in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Good standard of general education, including English and Mathematics.
• Experience in use of databases and finance systems preferred
• Experience of working in a multinational company preferred but not necessary

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Ability to troubleshoot and analyze invoice/account issues
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Problem Solving/ Attention to Detail
• Well-developed computer skills, with knowledge of Excel and ERP System (preferably Oracle) hands on.
• Spoken and written fluency in English
• A team player with flexibility to meet customer requirements.

Principal Working Relationships:

• Work with Sales, Finance Controllers and CSR/Logistics Managers
• Work with colleagues in GBS Finance and Logistics teams US
• Contact with Customers and Suppliers
• Read, write, speak and understand English

EOE