Collections Specialist

STEAM LOGISTICS LLC; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Steam Logistics LLC in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Collections Specialist to manage a high-value AR portfolio and drive timely payments. You will perform credit analysis, onboard customers, and support risk management while maintaining strong customer relationships.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in B2B collections within logistics, strong negotiation and communication skills, and experience using Versa Pay for recording activities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business-to-business collections.
• At least 1 year of experience in the transportation or logistics industry.
• Experience reviewing commercial business credit reports.
• Experience with large account clean-up initiatives or aging reduction.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a portfolio of customer accounts with at least $7M in accounts receivable exposure.
• Proactively prioritize and manage past-due balances based on risk level.
• Conduct weekly customer outreach for past-due accounts via calls and emails.
• Negotiate and monitor payment plans to ensure timely resolution.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve disputes and payment delays.
• Document all collection activity and send weekly statements to customers.

Skills

AR management

Negotiation

Credit analysis

Customer communication

Tools

Versa Pay

Job description

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Collections Specialist

Chattanooga, TN, US

8 days ago Requisition ID: 1179

Salary: $40,000.00 Annually

The Opportunity

The Collections Specialist is responsible for managing and collecting outstanding customer balances to support company cash flow and minimize financial risk. This role owns a portfolio of customer accounts and drives timely payment through proactive collections efforts, consistent follow-up, and professional customer communication. In addition, the position is responsible for onboarding new customers with internal systems, performing credit analysis, and supporting ongoing risk management activities. The Collections Specialist collaborates cross-functionally to resolve disputes, remove barriers to payment, and ensure compliance with company credit and collection standards while maintaining strong customer relationships.

What will I be doing every day?

• Own and manage a portfolio of customer accounts with at least $7M in accounts receivable exposure, maintaining full accountability for collections performance and risk management.
• Proactively prioritize and manage past-due balances based on risk level, aging, and customer payment behavior, driving consistent follow-up to resolve delinquencies.
• Conduct weekly customer outreach for past-due accounts, beginning with phone calls and followed by professional, documented email communication.
• Negotiate and monitor payment plans, ensuring adherence to agreed terms and timely resolution of outstanding balances.
• Participate in customer calls and meetings to address payment delays, resolve complex issues, and reinforce clear payment expectations.
• Identify high-risk or problematic accounts, escalation concerns with thorough updates to the Credit & collections Manager, and recommend appropriate actions such as credit holds.
• Maintain professionalism, firm, and solution-oriented communication, handling sensitive or challenging conversations with confidence while preserving strong customer relationships.
• Complete customer onboarding, credit analysis, and account set up, including evaluating creditworthiness, managing credit insurance, and establishing or adjusting credit limits.
• Serve as the primary liaison for internal teams (Operations, Billing, Brokers, Portal, and Treasury) to resolve invoice disputes, payment delays, and missing remittance details.
• Accurately document all collection activity disputes, communications, and payment commitments in Versa Pay, send weekly statements of account, and respond promptly to customer inquiries.

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• 3+ years of experience in business-to-business collections.
• At least 1 year of experience in the transportation or logistics industry.
• Experience reviewing commercial business credit reports and supporting ongoing customer risk monitoring.
• Experience participating in large account clean-up initiatives, aging reduction efforts, or structured portfolio management.

About Steam

Steam Logistics was founded in 2012 to tackle the most strategic challenge many companies face: how to align the supply chain so goods move efficiently, quickly, and economically. As a full-service provider, we offer end-to-end services to help our customers move commodities around the world, from their origin point to their destination. We've rethought the brokerage paradigm and are innovation leaders in our space, looking for the right people to join us as we scale. We are extraordinarily proud of the company we've built so far. Our people are Steam's biggest competitive advantage, and we'll continue investing in our people-first culture.

Steam Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at [e-mail].