Collections and AR Specialist

CrewBloom; United States; Remote; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Flexible hours

Career growth

Job summary

CrewBloom is seeking a proactive Collections Specialist to own a portfolio of aging commercial accounts, secure payment commitments, and drive resolved outcomes. You will handle live Finance calls and routine AR tasks like invoicing, payment application, and payment plans, working with Sales, Customer Service and Customer Success to remove payment barriers.

Excellent English and Spanish, online collaboration, and strong negotiation and data-tracking skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial (B2B) collections experience, including account investigations and payment follow-up and dispute resolution.
• Professional spoken and written English and Spanish, which we'll assess live.
• Hands-on work with invoices, payments, balances, billing disputes and confidential customer financial information.
• Strong active listening, customer service and tactful negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Work a daily queue of calls, emails, voicemails and payment reminders, prioritizing by balance and aging.
• Investigate nonpayment using invoice histories, payment records and prior communication.
• Find alternate AP contacts and decision-makers when contact goes quiet.
• Secure payment commitments and negotiate within approval limits.
• Coordinate with Sales, Customer Service, Customer Success and Finance to remove payment barriers.
• Keep accurate Salesforce notes on every commitment and next step.

Skills

Collections experience

B2B collections

English and Spanish

Customer service

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Tools

Salesforce

Sage Intacct

Stripe

Job description

Collections is the core of this job. You will own a portfolio of aging commercial accounts, find out why each one hasn't paid, and work it through to a verified resolution. You'll also answer live Finance calls and support routine AR work such as invoicing, payment application and payment plans.

We're looking for someone who takes initiative. Rather than just working through a call list, you'll dig into invoice histories, track down the right Accounts Payable contact, secure firm payment commitments, and coordinate with Sales, Customer Service and Customer Success to clear whatever is blocking payment. When a case needs escalation, you bring a recommendation with it.

Collections and account management

• Work a daily queue of calls, emails, voicemails and payment reminders, prioritizing by balance, aging, recoverability and promised-payment dates.
• Investigate nonpayment using invoice histories, payment records, account notes and prior communication.
• Find alternate AP contacts, billing departments and decision-makers when the first contact goes quiet.
• Secure specific payment commitments (amounts and dates), follow up on missed promises, and negotiate within approval limits. You won't offer unauthorized discounts, credits, write-offs or terms.
• Handle difficult accounts, multiple disputed invoices and conflicting records, and prepare documentation for third-party collection referrals.
• Keep accurate Salesforce notes on every commitment, contact, deadline and next step.

Incoming calls and customer communication

• Answer Finance and collections calls in English or Spanish, covering balances, invoices, billing questions and payment options.
• Stay polite, patient, and professional, especially in tough conversations.
• Verify recipients and account details before sharing financial information, and follow approved payment-handling procedures.
• Return voicemails and emails on time and document every conversation.

Case ownership and collaboration

• Own disputes, payment issues, suspensions and cancellations from investigation through verified resolution. A closed case or a sent follow-up doesn't count as resolved.
• Work with Sales, Customer Service, Customer Success and Finance to remove payment barriers.
• Escalate when needed with a recommended next step, and keep ownership until the issue is resolved or formally transferred.

Accounts Receivable support

• Prepare, verify and send invoices with accurate customer data and payment terms.
• Apply payments, research unapplied payments and invoice discrepancies, and assist with approved adjustments.
• Set up and maintain payment plans.
• Review daily AR, aging, payment-plan and suspended-account reports, flag exceptions and document follow-up.

What you bring

• Proven commercial (B2B) collections experience, including account investigations, alternate-contact research, payment follow-up and dispute resolution. Experience collecting from US businesses is a strong plus.
• Professional spoken and written English and Spanish, which we'll assess live.
• Hands-on work with invoices, payments, balances, billing disputes and confidential customer financial information.
• Strong active listening, customer service and tactful negotiation skills.
• Resourcefulness and persistence: you look for the root cause and the right next step instead of just completing a list.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines, document accurately and follow instructions without repeated reminders.
• Ownership through to verified resolution, and good judgment about when to escal
• Availability during US business hours, a reliable phone and internet connection, and a quiet, professional space for live calls.

Nice to have

• Salesforce, Sage Intacct or Stripe
• Subscription or service-based invoicing
• Payment plans and AR reconciliation
• Third-party collections referrals

Client-specific systems and processes will be trained.

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