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Form of workJOB DESCRIPTION - COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST
The Company
LRS is the industry leader in providing innovative and environmentally responsibly waste and recycling solutions. Our team delivers exceptional service and value through relentless commitment to customer satisfaction and preservation of the environment. Through our safe and innovative approach to waste diversion, LRS thrives on the passion and innovation of our employees to preserve and sustain the beauty of the towns, neighborhoods and communities that we serve.
We are excited to hire candidates that align with our Vision and Values: To become the safest, most innovative waste recycler in the world by redefining the way the world views waste.
Position Title and Summary;
The Collections Specialist is part of an enthusiastic and motivated team of collections professionals that helps us service and retain customers. Using our customer service-oriented approach, you will be working with our commercial, residential, transfer station and roll-off customers who are past due on their accounts.
Reports To:
Collections Manager
Responsibilities:
Qualifications / Knowledge / Critical Skills:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
Lakeshore Recycling Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
The Company
LRS is the industry leader in providing innovative and environmentally responsibly waste and recycling solutions. Our team delivers exceptional service and value through relentless commitment to customer satisfaction and preservation of the environment. Through our safe and innovative approach to waste diversion, LRS thrives on the passion and innovation of our employees to preserve and sustain the beauty of the towns, neighborhoods and communities that we serve.
We are excited to hire candidates that align with our Vision and Values: To become the safest, most innovative waste recycler in the world by redefining the way the world views waste.
Position Title and Summary;
The Collections Specialist is part of an enthusiastic and motivated team of collections professionals that helps us service and retain customers. Using our customer service-oriented approach, you will be working with our commercial, residential, transfer station and roll-off customers who are past due on their accounts.
Reports To:
Collections Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for successful progress made towards reducing past due balances, reduce bad debt and decrease DSO in assigned aging portfolio.
- Contact customers to set up effective and immediate payment arrangements that resolve the customer's delinquency.
- Find mutually beneficial payment arrangements that will allow us to retain the customer.
- Establish customer relationships that helps enable effective collection strategies.
- Respond to customers regarding questions on service, billing, taking payments as well as fielding questions beyond scope of collections and billing to the best of your ability.
- Responsible for inbound calls for Residential customers through Robocaller program as well as assigned department phone coverage.
- Work cross-functionally to maximize customer experience and resolve issues in a timely manner.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications / Knowledge / Critical Skills:
- 3+ years of progressive B2B collections for high dollar, high volume.
- Advanced Excel skills i.e. Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, Cell to Cell.
- Waste management and/or construction collections experience beneficial.
- Excellent time-management, written and oral skills.
- Strong attention to details.
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
Lakeshore Recycling Systems is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
