Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist

Fortune Fish & Gourmet; Bensenville (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is seeking an Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist to manage a broad portfolio of customer accounts, ensuring timely collection of invoices and accurate financial records.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of AR/collections experience, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach to balancing collection goals with positive customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of AR, collections or related accounting experience.
• Strong negotiation and customer contact skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; Excel, Word, Outlook; Microsoft Dynamics BC a plus.
• Team player with solid communication and collaboration within accounting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-volume outbound collection calls and negotiate payment resolutions.
• Maintain customer relationships and manage AR accounts.
• Investigate and resolve payment disputes and account discrepancies.
• Monitor payment trends and identify collection risks.
• Document communications and collection activities in the ERP system.
• Work with Sales to ensure AR activities comply with protocol.
• Provide reporting to Collections Supervisor.
• Assist with year-end audits.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Negotiation

Work ethic

Teamwork

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Job description

Summary Of Position

The Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist is responsible for managing customer accounts, ensuring timely collection of outstanding invoices and maintaining accurate financial records. This role requires strong verbal communication and negotiation skills to effectively collect outstanding balances, resolve disputes and establish payment arrangements through direct customer contact. The ideal candidate will have experience working with a vast portfolio of business relationships, possess exceptional attention to detail and demonstrate the ability to balance collection objectives while maintaining positive customer relationships.

Summary Of Position

The Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist is responsible for managing customer accounts, ensuring timely collection of outstanding invoices and maintaining accurate financial records. This role requires strong verbal communication and negotiation skills to effectively collect outstanding balances, resolve disputes and establish payment arrangements through direct customer contact. The ideal candidate will have experience working with a vast portfolio of business relationships, possess exceptional attention to detail and demonstrate the ability to balance collection objectives while maintaining positive customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-volume outbound collection calls and negotiate payment resolutions with customers.
• Maintain customer relationships and manage customer accounts.
• Investigate and resolve payment disputes, deduction issues and account discrepancies.
• Monitor customer payment trends and identify potential collection risks.
• Ensure accurate documentation of customer communications, payment commitments and collection activities within the ERP system.
• Work with the Sales Department to ensure AR activities are compliant with established protocol.
• Provide reporting to the Collections Supervisor.
• Assist with year-end audits.
• Other duties as assigned by the Collections Supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience- At least three years of relevant Accounts Receivable, Collections, Credit or related accounting experience.
• Negotiation Skills – Demonstrated success negotiating payment arrangements and resolving collection issues through direct customer phone contact.
• Work ethic – Strong sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting critical deadlines.
• Technical: Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office products required, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook. Experience with an Microsoft Dynamics Business Central a plus.
• Teamwork: Strong interpersonal skills required in order to function within the accounting team.
• A combination of the above will also be considered

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is an equal opportunity employer.