Accounts Receivable Team Leader

Securitas Technology Corporation; Montreal; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Retirement Plans

Disability Insurance

Paid vacation

Educational Assistance

Company Training Program

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Securitas Technology Canada is seeking an Accounts Receivable Team Leader to guide a fast-paced collections team responsible for residential and small commercial portfolios. You will coach, support, and drive day-to-day activities to improve cash collection and overall performance.

Ideal candidate has 3+ years in collections/AR, strong negotiation skills, and fluent English and French. This on-site role offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities within a global leader.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of collections or accounts receivable experience.
• Experience coaching or mentoring is a plus.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Strong negotiation and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of a portfolio of residential and small commercial customer accounts while providing day-to-day leadership and support to the collections team.
• Lead by example through customer follow-up, negotiation, problem-solving, and account ownership.
• Provide day-to-day coaching and guidance to team members.
• Help establish daily priorities and keep the team focused on cash collection, delinquency, aging, and productivity targets.
• Monitor overdue accounts and ensure timely follow-up.
• Work with customers to resolve balances and establish payment arrangements.
• Collaborate with Customer Service, Billing, Finance, and Operations to resolve disputes.

Skills

Leadership

Bilingual

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Analytics

Excel

Tools

CRM systems

Billing software

Job description

Securitas Technology Canada is a division of Securitas AB, the largest protective services provider in the world with over 370,000+ Securitas Heroes across the world.
Securitas Technology Canada offers a full portfolio of video, access, intrusion, fire and integrated systems and services. As a leading systems integrator and alarm monitoring company, we deliver the STC Difference, serving countless long-term clients with solutions and services that protect their people, customers, and assets.

Accounts Receivable Team Leader

We are looking for a motivated and highly driven Collections Team Leader to support a fast-paced collections team managing a high-volume portfolio of residential and small commercial customers.

This is a hands-on Team Leader role, ideal for an experienced collections professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. The successful candidate will maintain direct responsibility for collection activities and customer accounts while providing day-to-day coaching, guidance, and support to the broader collections team.

The role offers the opportunity to remain close to the day-to-day business while developing skills in coaching, team leadership, prioritization, decision-making, and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain direct ownership of a portfolio of residential and small commercial customer accounts while providing day-to-day leadership and support to the collections team.
• Lead by example through strong customer follow-up, negotiation, problem-solving, and account ownership.
• Provide day-to-day coaching, guidance, and support to team members.
• Help establish daily priorities and keep the team focused on cash collection, delinquency, aging, and productivity targets.
• Monitor overdue accounts and ensure consistent and timely follow-up.
• Support team members with challenging customer situations and provide practical guidance on resolution.
• Handle more complex or escalated customer accounts and inquiries.
• Work directly with customers to resolve outstanding balances and establish appropriate payment arrangements.
• Monitor payment commitments and ensure appropriate follow-up on missed or broken arrangements.
• Partner with Customer Service, Billing, Finance, and Operations to resolve billing disputes and account issues.
• Monitor collection activity and team KPIs to identify areas requiring additional focus.
• Promote consistent collection practices, appropriate documentation, and strong follow-through.
• Identify opportunities to improve collection processes, productivity, and the overall customer experience.
• Contribute to an environment of accountability, urgency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of collections, accounts receivable, credit, or related experience, ideally supporting residential, consumer, or small commercial customers.
• Strong hands-on collections experience with the ability and willingness to maintain responsibility for your own customer accounts.
• Previous experience coaching, mentoring, training, or supporting colleagues is an asset; formal people-management experience is not required.
• A genuine interest in developing your skills and progressing into people leadership.
• Strong understanding of collections, delinquency management, payment arrangements, and customer account resolution.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• A customer-focused approach combined with the confidence to manage difficult collection conversations.
• Strong sense of urgency, ownership, and follow-through.
• Ability to organize and prioritize a high volume of activity in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel and customer/account management systems.
• Positive, energetic, resilient, and motivated to continuously learn and develop.
• Must be Bilingual
• Full Benefits as of Day 1
• Retirement Plans as of Day 1
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Paid vacation, holiday
• Educational Assistance
• Company Training Program
• Exceptional growth opportunities

Securitas Electronic Security is an AFFIRMATIVE Action/Equal Opportunity