Cambridge, ON | Hybrid

Job ID 10654

Company Description

Our client is a well-established global manufacturer and industry leader whose products and services support customers throughout international markets.

Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, the organization maintains operations across North America, Europe and Asia and serves customers around the world. Its continued success has been built on innovation, product quality, long-standing customer relationships and the ability to navigate the complexities of conducting business internationally.

This is a sophisticated global commercial environment where customer contracts, international payment terms, banking requirements, export documentation and country-specific considerations can have a direct impact on sales, shipments, cash flow and working capital.

Compensation

- $90,000 – $105,000 annual base salary, commensurate with experience

- Hybrid work arrangement 3 days in office / 2 days remote

- Comprehensive health, dental and extended health benefits

- RRSP matching program

- Paid time off

- Education reimbursement and professional development opportunities

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP/EFAP)

- Company social events and team activities
- The stated compensation range reflects the full scope of the role as currently structured and is provided in accordance with pay transparency requirements. Offers are determined based on relevant experience, demonstrated skills, internal equity, and alignment with the role’s requirements. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates who fully meet all requirements and qualifications outlined in this posting and the official .

The Opportunity

This is a highly visible hybrid opportunity for an experienced international credit and trade finance professional to lead a global Credit and Accounts Receivable function while serving as a key commercial partner to Sales.

Reporting to the CFO, with a dotted-line relationship to the CEO, the Credit & Trade Finance Manager will help protect cash flow and working capital while supporting profitable international growth.

Success in this role requires strong, practical expertise in Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Bid Bonds and Advance Payment Guarantees, along with experience advising on documentary collections, credit insurance, export documentation and other international trade finance solutions. You will work closely with Sales to structure commercially viable transactions while managing customer, country and political risk.

The organization can teach its products and commercial model; what is essential is the international credit and trade finance expertise required to confidently support complex global transactions.

Based at the Cambridge headquarters, the role offers a 3-day in-office / 2-day remote hybrid schedule, combining close collaboration with Finance, Sales, Operations and executive leadership with focused analytical and strategic work.

Why This Role?

This role offers a rare combination of international trade finance, global credit leadership and direct commercial influence, with the visibility to work closely with senior executives and Sales leadership on complex global transactions.

For an experienced credit and trade finance professional who enjoys solving international payment challenges and helping business move forward, it offers considerable breadth, visibility, flexibility and impact.

Position Description

As Credit & Trade Finance Manager, you will lead the organization’s global credit, Accounts Receivable and trade finance activities while partnering closely with Sales, Operations, Order Management, Logistics, banking partners and executive leadership.

A key part of your mandate will be evaluating and structuring international transactions involving Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, Bid Bonds, Advance Payment Guarantees,



documentary collections, credit insurance and export documentation.

Working within a 3-day in-office / 2-day remote hybrid model, you will help Sales overcome payment, credit and documentation barriers while protecting the organization’s financial interests and supporting timely, profitable international business.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

- Leading the global Credit and Accounts Receivable function, including credit risk management, billing, collections, cash application, dispute resolution, reconciliation and management reporting.

- Serving as a key international trade finance resource to Sales and senior leadership, with particular expertise in Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, Bid Bonds and Advance Payment Guarantees.

- Advising on complex international transactions involving documentary collections, credit insurance, export documentation, international payment mechanisms and other trade finance solutions.

- Developing commercially viable payment structures that balance customer requirements with appropriate credit and financial risk management.

- Partnering with Sales and Operations early in the commercial process to identify and resolve payment, credit or documentation issues before they delay quotations, shipments or customer relationships.

- Managing credit policies, approval authorities and governance, including customer credit approvals, aged receivables, bad-debt provisions and write-offs within delegated authority.

- Monitoring customer, country, sovereign and political risk across the global portfolio and providing timely insight to senior leadership regarding receivables, credit exposure and working capital.

- Managing relationships with banks, insurers, international customers and commercial partners, including the organization’s senior relationship with Export Development Canada (EDC).

- Leading, coaching and developing the Accounts Receivable team while fostering a customer-focused, commercially minded and accountable credit culture.

- Building strong partnerships across Sales, Order Management, Logistics and Finance while driving process improvement, standardization and automation within SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.

Experience The following international credit and trade finance experience is particularly important to success in this role

- Strong practical expertise with international Letters of Credit and international payment mechanisms.

- Demonstrated experience with Bank Guarantees, Bid Bonds and Advance Payment Guarantees.

- Experience advising on complex international transactions involving letters of credit, documentary collections, bank guarantees, bonds, credit insurance, export documentation and trade finance solutions.

- The ability to work closely and confidently with Sales, helping develop payment structures that support international business while appropriately managing financial risk.

In addition, you will bring

- 10 years of progressive experience in international credit, trade finance, export finance, commercial banking or a closely related discipline.

- Experience supporting international customers and complex global commercial transactions, ideally within manufacturing, industrial equipment or a similarly international business environment.

- Strong knowledge of international credit risk, Accounts Receivable management and customer, country, sovereign and political risk assessment.





- Experience leading and developing an Accounts Receivable or credit team.

- Demonstrated ability to work closely with Sales to structure commercially viable solutions while appropriately managing financial risk.

- Experience working directly with banks, insurers and other financial institutions; exposure to export-credit agencies such as Export Development Canada (EDC) is highly valued.

- Strong commercial judgment, with the ability to balance credit discipline, customer requirements and broader business objectives.

- Experience improving, standardizing or scaling credit and Accounts Receivable processes.

- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud is preferred.

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.

- CPA, CFA, CTP or another relevant professional designation is considered an asset.

Additional Information

Date Posted September 23, 2026

Job Type Permanent, Full-Time

Industries Capital Equipment

Job Categories Finance/Accounting

Manages Others Yes

Relocation Assistance No

Keywords ,

Learn More About the Recruiter

Deborah Milo

Deborah boasts large, multi-national clients whom are major global players in their respective industries. She unearths hard to find, talented professionals across North America and abroad for her clients’ most important positions, often in short order and always to the extreme delight of those employers with whom she has become an invaluable partner. While she works across a variety of industries, over time Deborah has carved out a particular niche and is recognized as a talent authority in the manufacturing sector and the HVAC industry.

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Existing Vacancy

This is a critical role within the organization and, following the recruitment and selection process, the selected candidate should expect to receive an offer promptly.

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About Stoakley-Stewart Consultants

Stoakley-Stewart Consultants Ltd. is an Executive Search/Recruiting Firm with an impressive domestic presence and strong international reach. We opened our doors in 1977 and have grown to be one of the most successful employment agencies in Canada. We house a team of top-notch consultants, each acting as a subject matter expert in their chosen field.

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