Collections Specialist

Umsag; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

United Medical Systems is seeking a detail-oriented Collections Specialist to join our Westborough, MA team. This role focuses on debt collection, remote deposit processing, and supporting general accounting tasks as needed.

The ideal candidate will have experience in billing and collections, strong communication skills, and proficient computer abilities to maintain logs and reconcile accounts.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred.
• Prior billing and collections experience required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Request payment of pending debts.
• Retrieve necessary Purchase orders for proper billing and payment.
• Communicate with customers and maintain communication log.
• Maintain and distribute a tracking worksheet for slow or distressed accounts.
• Meet biweekly/monthly with manager regarding collections.
• Analyze and prioritize specific accounts.
• Prepare and submit statements; reconcile customer accounts.
• Communicate with scheduling, regional managers and management as needed.
• Raise any slow collections or bad debt to management’s attention.
• Negotiate payment arrangements when needed.
• Mail out distribution checks.
• Retrieve, sort and distribute mail. Process all checks payments via remote deposit.
• Other accounting tasks as requested or needed.

Skills

Billing

Collections

Verbal communication

Data entry

Education

Associates degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Collections Specialist

Location: On-site in Westborough, MA. We are not considering remote candidates at this time.

About Us

United Medical Systems is a mobile healthcare services company offering shared service programs with an emphasis on delivering advanced technologies and cost-efficient solutions in the clinical areas of Urology.

Brief Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and driven Collections Specialist to join our team.

Job Summary

The Collections Specialist will be responsible for a variety of accounting duties including, but not limited to: collecting debts in a timely manner; processing all customer checks with remote deposit; assisting in other accounting tasks as needed

Primary Responsibilities

• Request payment of pending debts
• Retrieve necessary Purchase orders for proper billing and payment
• Communicate with customers and maintain communication log
• Maintain and distribute a tracking worksheet for slow or distressed accounts
• Meet biweekly/monthly with manager regarding collections
• Analyze and prioritize specific accounts
• Prepare and submit statements; reconcile customer accounts
• Communicate with scheduling, regional managers and management as needed
• Raise any slow collections or bad debt to management’s attention
• Negotiate payment arrangements when needed
• Mail out distribution checks
• Retrieve, sort and distribute mail. Process all checks payments via remote deposit
• Other accounting tasks as requested or needed

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred
• Prior experience in billing and collections required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Strong computer skills required