Accounts Receivable Specialist

AR, Corporate Collections Specialist

Large organization in the Atlanta, GA has a Collections Specialist opening.  This is a GREAT opportunity for someone to enter a growing organization.  They offer a good work environment, stability, and career development.   This is long temp, potential to go perm. GREAT company to get into.  Fortune 1000 organization, perks.

Responsibilities:

• Create a professional and positive relationship with customers and make business to business collection calls on a daily basis, averaging about 20-30 calls per day.
• Review, recommend, and resolve invoice discrepancies with Billing department, Sales department and the customer in a timely manner.
• Extensive research and resolution work on invoice errors
• Handle large key account portfolio
• Help work with management to create an effective escalation policy for troubled accounts
• Knowledge of how the money flows through Billing, Cash applications, and Sales is a plus.
• Document, research and resolve slow pays, payment rejection, misapplied
• Resend invoices and/or statements as needed.
• Work with Credit department on any credit related criteria for new and existing vendors
• Identify and work with management on possible credit risk areas
• Work in a team manner with Sales department on improving the collection activity and customer knowledge on credits, billing, and collection policies.
• Adhoc reporting and other projects assigned by the Collections Manager

Qualifications:

• Must have 2 years in a Corporate Commercial Collections Specialist role, recent experience.
• High School degree required, AA or BA a plus, not required
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a deadline driven environment
• Intermediate Computer literacy using Microsoft products using Excel, experience in ERP system, i.e. Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP etc
• Intermediate skills using MS Excel a plus
• Need excellent analysis skills
• Must have stellar customer service skills and high energy
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Outstanding skills in persistency, negotiation, and follow-up
• Must be a self-starter, and able to multi-task
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check (no credit check)

About the Company:
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Salary : $26 - $32