Credit and Collections Specialist

Company Description

We are a global architecture, engineering, planning, and technology firm defining the cities of tomorrow.

By connecting design and technology, we change how people experience their built environment. We work across disciplines to create the intelligent systems, sustainable buildings, and efficient infrastructure that shapes the way people live, move, learn, and heal.

With over 3,000 employees and 60 offices around the world, we understand what it takes to work locally and scale globally.

At IBI, we’re defining the cities of tomorrow.

Job Description

Here’s how we work:

IBI Group's US West finance team is looking to hire a Credit and Collections Specialist. If you like working remotely and live in Western Canada this may just be the role for you! 

This role will be fully remote (in Western Canada) leveraging our work-from-home practices and tools to support our finance team and liaise with our clients. You will have the flexibility to work from the comfort of your home with a working schedule that best suits your needs. Your ability to build and maintain relationships with our client's finance teams and collation of data will be crucial as we tackle the present and plan for the future. 

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity where you will take on a variety of responsibilities in a fast paced environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to further develop your accounting skills and work with individuals at different levels within an organization?

Then come discover what IBI has to offer.

Most of the things you’ll work on::

• Work directly with internal and external clients to ensure timely payment of outstanding receivables;
• Prepare collection notes in collections module; 
• Forecast collections for future periods based on understanding of clients and payment patterns; 
• Provide information for the quarterly reviews and year end audit.

Qualifications

You'll Need To Have: 

• A certificate or degree in Accounting or Finance;
• Minimum of one year of accounting experience; 
• Possess superior organization skills and a sense of urgency; 
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Work well independently and in a team environment; 
• Demonstrate ability to work in a multi-tasked, fast-paced and changing environment; 
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, with advanced skills in Excel and Word; 
• Intermediate to advanced IT literacy; 
• Experience with accounts receivable;
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage a high volume of competing requests; 
• Self-starter with the initiative to learn new project accounting systems; 
• Excellent interpersonal skills; willing and wanting to work in a collaborative environment.

Additional Information

Due to COVID 19, we have implemented a work from home model until we return to the office. Our teams are currently working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be for the foreseeable future. We are following the provincial procedures before considering returning to the office. On a weekly basis, managers have touch base meetings with their teams to discuss the progress of projects or any issues that they have encountered. We continue to emphasize wellness for all our team members and have added to our comprehensive list of benefits to support this further

IBI Group provides a competitive benefit package and pays association dues and licensing fees.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are proud to support the growth and equality of our people through initiatives like our Mentorship Program, Global Women’s Network, and Diversity & Inclusion Council. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of IBI Group's selection process, candidates may be requested to consent to background checks relevant to the role under consideration for, prior to receiving a job offer. These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, credit report, criminal offence and driver’s license record. Candidates will also need to confirm they are fully vaccinated in accordance with IBI Group’s mandatory vaccination policy in Canada

We request applicants submit RESUME highlighting relevant work experience; please limit PDF files to 10MB. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. IBI Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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