Collections Specialist

ASPS PARENT LLC; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ASPS PARENT LLC is seeking a professional Collections Specialist to join our Accounts Receivable team at our corporate headquarters. You will perform a wide range of credit and collections functions to collect outstanding balances while supporting sales and protecting against bad debt.

You will contact customers with overdue accounts via phone, letter, and email, identify and resolve payment objections, and maintain detailed electronic notes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree preferred with a minimum of 3 years in credit and collection experience.
• Minimum 3 years work experience as a Collections Specialist.
• Experience with construction collection is preferred.
• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate within all levels of an organization.
• Knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide variety of credit and collections functions for Accounts Receivable.
• Collect outstanding accounts receivable within Company payment terms and collection guidelines.
• Contact customers with overdue accounts via telephone, letter and email.
• Identify objections to payment and resolve or escalate according to standard procedures.
• Maintain electronic collections notes for each customer account in the accounting system.
• Provide regular aging and collection reporting to management, General Counsel, and CFO.
• Assist with pre-lien notices, mechanics liens, bond claims, and bankruptcy proofs of claim.
• Place delinquent accounts with third-party collection agencies when appropriate.
• Manage vendor relationships with external credit/collection providers.
• Assist General Counsel and outside counsel with mechanics lien and collection litigation.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Math

Communication at all levels

Attention to detail

Sense of urgency

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in business, accounting, or finance

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

What you’ll be doingWe are seeking a professional Collections Specialist to join our Accounts Receivable team at our corporate headquarters This person will perform a wide variety of credit and collections functions.Collect outstanding accounts receivable on accounts within Company payment terms and collection guidelines while supporting sales growth opportunities and minimizing bad debt write-off risk.Contact customers with overdue accounts via telephone, letter and email.Identify customer objections to payment and using standard procedures resolve customer objections or elevate objections to appropriate stakeholders for resolution.Maintain electronic collections notes for each customer account in accounting system.Provide regular reporting of information such as customer aging, credit limits, credit hold status, and collection updates to management, General Counsel, and CFO.Assist with pre-lien notices, mechanics liens, bond claims, bankruptcy proof of claims, and place delinquent accounts with third party collection agencies.Manage vendor relationships with external credit / collection providers.Assist General Counsel and outside counsel with mechanics lien and collection litigation.Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.What you’ll bring to usBachelor's or Associates degree in business, accounting, or finance highly preferred, but not required with a minimum of 3 years in credit and collection experience required.High school diploma or G.E.D. required.Minimum of 3 years work experience as a Collection Specialist.Strong understanding of math.Experience with construction collection is preferred.Must have a sense of urgency and a natural ability to work in a fast paced and growing environment.Ability to communicate within all levels of an organizationKnowledge of MS Word, Excel