Collections Specialist

Pay Rate: $ 24.78 / hour

We have partnered with a large manufacturing company in the Sewickley, PA area to provide them with a Collections Specialist. Please review the below description and let us know if you are interested.

Prioritized Must Have Skills for the Collections Specialist:

#1. Prefer accounting/professional accounts receivable management experience.

#2. Prefer Bachelors Degree in a Business-related field.

#3. Ability to implement successful collection activity to obtain optimum cash flow and profitability from the accounts

Responsibilities of the Collections Specialist:

• This position is responsible for supporting the credit activities of client paint store customers. This involves collecting delinquent receivables for commercial accounts and processing accounts to third party collections as required.
• This role will have direct customer phone contact to resolve discrepancies or disputes and effect collection of delinquent or overlimit balances. It will provide accurate reports to management to document all collection activity, status of accounts, costs, etc.
• It will also maintain open communication with customers and the parent store to protect future business relationships and enhance repeat business.

Requirements for the Collections Specialist:

• Must be able to operate a computer and communicate via the telephone.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer accounting/professional accounts receivable management experience.
• Prefer Bachelors Degree in a Business-related field.
• Ability to implement successful collection activity to obtain optimum cash flow and profitability from the accounts.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with management staff, and external customers including collection agencies and attorneys.
• Ability to make decisions and solve customer discrepancies or disputes and effect collection of delinquent accounts.
• Personal computer skills desirable.
• Receives instalments or past due accounts, damage claims, or non-payable checks from customers.
• Locates and attempts to persuade customer to pay amount due or arranges for payment at later date via phone, mail, or visits.
• Accommodates for loan extensions and modifications and arranges pay schedules.

Other Key Collections Specialist:

• 6 month contract
• Onsite opportunity
• US Citizen or Green card Holder.

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About Relevante, Inc. the Recruiting Firm Representing the Client for this Job

Relevante is an accounting & technology direct hire recruiting and contract staffing firm. We help our Clients identify and recruit the best talent in the market and help our candidates win engaging and enriching jobs. Our Clients are some of the best companies to work for among F1000 and emerging fast growth companies in the region. Relevante has been consistently ranked as a fast growth company and one of the largest recruiting, accounting, and management consulting firms in the Philadelphia region. To stay connected with our network, please follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/relevante.