Collections Specialist

ASPS PARENT LLC; Villa Park (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ASPS PARENT LLC seeks a Collections Specialist to join the Accounts Receivable team at our corporate headquarters in Villa Park, IL. You will pursue past-due accounts within terms and support sales growth while minimizing bad debt write-offs.

Responsibilities include contacting customers by phone, letter, and email; resolving objections; maintaining electronic notes in the system; and providing regular aging and collection updates to management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in credit and collections.
• Construction collection experience is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Collect outstanding receivables within company payment terms and guidelines.
• Contact customers via phone, letter, and email to collect on past-due accounts.
• Maintain collection notes in the accounting system and provide aging reports to management.
• Assist with liens, bankruptcy proofs, and working with third-party agencies as needed.

Skills

Credit & collections

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance

Associate degree in business, accounting, or finance

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