Job Title:  Credit and Collections Analyst

Are you ready to partner with financial experts and play a key role in driving accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in credit and collections?

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation, headquartered in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

As a Credit and Collections Analyst, you’ll be a strategic partner ensuring healthy cash flow, mitigating financial risk, and driving business growth through expert credit and collections management.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and manage credit risk by analyzing financial data, setting credit limits, and ensuring compliance with DLA policies.
• Drive timely collections through proactive customer engagement, issue resolution, and accurate record-keeping.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve discrepancies, support cash application, and maintain accurate customer accounts.
• Contribute to financial accuracy by assisting with forecasting, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities.
• Ensure compliance and support operations through SOX documentation, audits, and providing backup for accounting and special projects.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in credit management, cash application, and collections processes.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite with advanced Excel and Word capabilities; familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Navision and Avalara is a plus.
• Solid understanding of fundamental accounting principles, including proper balances, debits, and credits.
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building customer relationships.
  • High attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
  • Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to resolving issues.

Bring your passion, commitment, and curiosity to Zygo, where our values—curiosity, collaboration, persistence, confidence, problem-solving, safety and quality—guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we work together to solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and make our world a safer, better place. Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success?

We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!