Collections Specialist

Rose Paving LLC; Villa Park (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rose Paving LLC is seeking a detail-oriented Collections Specialist to join our Accounts Receivable team at our corporate headquarters. You will manage credit and collections functions, contact customers on overdue payments, and support cash flow objectives.

You will maintain notes in the accounting system, provide aging reports to management, and assist with collection actions including third-party agencies when needed. A strong math background and professional communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in credit and collection experience.
• Bachelor's or Associate degree in business, accounting, or finance preferred.
• Strong math skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collect outstanding accounts receivable within payment terms and guidelines.
• Contact customers with overdue accounts via phone, letter, and email.
• Identify objections to payment and resolve or escalate as needed.
• Maintain electronic collections notes in the accounting system.
• Provide aging, credit limits, holds, and collection updates to management.
• Assist with pre-lien notices, liens, bond claims, and third-party collections.
• Manage vendor relationships with external collection providers.
• Assist counsel with mechanics liens and collection litigation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Strong math skills

Communication across organization

Sense of urgency

Fast paced environment adaptability

Education

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

Job description

We 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.

What you’ll be doing:

• 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 us:

• Bachelor'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 organization