Job Summary
The Billing & Collections Associate is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely billing of customers, monitoring accounts receivable, and managing collection activities to support healthy cash flow and business operations.
Key Responsibilities/Duties
- Prepare, validate, and send customer invoices in a timely manner, ensuring completeness of supporting documents.
- Review billing information against approved sales orders, contracts, and customer purchase orders to ensure accuracy.
- Monitor and reconcile customer accounts and outstanding receivables.
- Follow up on overdue accounts through phone calls, emails, and other appropriate communication channels.
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, payment issues, and account disputes.
- Maintain accurate records of billing transactions, collections, and customer payment history.
- Assist in evaluating customer credit standing and compliance with company credit policies.
- Generate accounts receivable, aging, collection, and billing reports for management review.
- Coordinate with Sales, Finance, and other departments to ensure smooth billing and collection processes.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives related to billing and collections.
- Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Accounting Technology, Financial Management, Business Administration, or any related business course.
- At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in Billing and Collections, Accounts Receivable, or Credit and Collection functions.
- Experience handling customer billing, collection follow-ups, account reconciliation, and receivables monitoring.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and accounting software is preferred.
- Experience in the ICT, Telecommunications, System Integrator, or related industries is an advantage.
Specific skills & abilities:
- Strong interpersonal and customer relationship management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Account reconciliation and analytical skills.
- Negotiation and conflict-resolution abilities.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple accounts and deadlines simultaneously.
- Problem-solving and decision-making capability.
Personal qualities:
- Empathetic and customer-focused.
- Hardworking and dependable.
- Results-oriented and proactive.
- Professional and ethical in handling sensitive financial information.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Technical Competencies:
- Billing and invoicing processes.
- Accounts Receivable (AR) management.
- Collection and follow-up procedures.
- Credit assessment and monitoring.
- Financial record reconciliation.
- ERP and Accounting Systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, or similar).
- Microsoft Excel and financial reporting.
- Understanding of basic accounting principles and collection best practices.