Urgent Need Start ASAP Temp-Perm Collections role Mon-Friday 8-5pm $25hr
The Collections Specialist is an essential part of the payment life-cycle for a company. The position is responsible for collections of outstanding accounts receivable from our customer base and handling customer accounts. Collection Specialists are also responsible for collection situations like billing negation and reducing the accounts receivable delinquency. The ideal employee will be able to diminish the collection que in a professional manner while keeping and improving customer relations.
Essential Functions:
- Ability to take notes; update account status and customer information
- Meet or exceed monthly performance goals, deadlines and objectives
- Adhere to consumer protection laws and FHC’s standard practices and policies
- Research and identify issues attributing to account delinquency and resolve them by working with the customer
- Communicate and follow up effectively with Sales Department regarding customer accounts on a timely basis
- Enlist the efforts of sales and senior management when necessary to accelerate the collection process
- Review and monitor assigned accounts and all applicable collection reports
- Respond to customer inquiries, resolve client discrepancies, process and review account adjustments
- Negotiate payment plans to determine why customers are delinquent and to ensure continuous repayment
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
Requirements:
- Knowledge of Billing and Collections Procedures
- Possesses excellent verbal, negotiation, customer service and communication skills
- Well organized, Results driven, and able to work in a high volume and fast-paced office environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to resolve challenging situations calmly and professionally
- Capability to work independently and to adapt to a fast-changing environment
Preferred Skills:
- Familiar with Sedona Office
- Accounts Receivable knowledge
Physical Demands:
- This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.