Accounts Receivable Specialist - Customer Relations

Title

Customer Relations Specialist - Accounts Receivable

Summary

The Customer Relations Specialist has two primary roles: (1) Initiating outgoing calls to customers who have past due balance, determining reasons for non-payment, and making payment arrangements; and (2) Receiving and responding to collection related customer telephone and email inquiries as support for Solutions Center call volume.

Responsibilities

• Make outbound collection calls to customers with a pre-defined list of accounts.

• Determine the reasons for a customer's past due balance and make arrangements for payment based on established collection policies.

• Respond to incoming calls and emails from customers and answers questions relating to their past due accounts.

• Identify accounts that are uncollectible and transfer those accounts to our Legal department for further action.

• Identify accounts that may be candidates for year-end bad debt write-off.

• Provide invoice and statement copies as needed.

• Initiate and respond to Service Now tickets for more detailed customer requests.

• Additional tasks as determined

Experience

• 2+ years' experience in a collection environment.

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

• Customer service focused.

• Ability to focus in a high volume, high pressure environment.

• Strong conflict resolution skills and negotiation skills.

• Strong working knowledge of Peoplesoft.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

• Strong organizational and follow up skills.

• Results driven; self-motivated.

Education

• High School graduate or higher

Physical Requirements

• Sit, Stand, Walk and Stoop for a prolonged period

• Talk, Hear, and use hands to finger and handle controls and office equipment

• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

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