Credit Collections Specialist

CHASE Staffing; Lithia Springs (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CHASE Staffing is seeking a Credit & Collections Specialist for an in-office position in Lithia Springs area. The role requires strong commercial credit and collections experience, with responsibility for managing accounts receivable and implementing collection strategies.

You will contact past-due accounts by phone and email, document activity, establish payment arrangements, run credit checks (D&B), and help determine credit limits.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial credit and collections experience.
• Detail-oriented, independent self-starter with professional communication.
• Ability to document activity and work with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and collect outstanding accounts receivable balances
• Contact past-due commercial accounts by telephone and email
• Develop effective collection strategies
• Establish payment arrangements and hold customers accountable to agreed-upon plans
• Document collection activity, promises to pay, follow-up dates, and account status
• Escalate severely delinquent accounts appropriately
• Establish new customer accounts and gather required legal information
• Run D&B reports, credit checks, and customer credit evaluations
• Recommend appropriate credit limits according to company guidelines
• Generate compliance reports for the company’s credit insurance provider
• Post and accurately apply cash receipts
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies and account issues
• Forecast collection activity and regularly update management

Skills

Credit & Collections experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

D&B reports

Credit checks

Job description

CREDIT & COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST

Location: Lithia Springs / Douglasville/Powder Springs area. Pay: $22.00-$26.00 per hour, based on experience. Schedule: Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Position: Full-Time | In Office Only - Not Remote or Hybrid.

A growing distribution company is urgently seeking an experienced Credit & Collections Specialist. We need a detail-oriented, independent self-starter with strong commercial credit and collections experience. The ideal candidate must communicate professionally and use proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and tone when interacting with customers by telephone and email.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and collect outstanding accounts receivable balances
• Contact past-due commercial accounts by telephone and email
• Develop effective collection strategies
• Establish payment arrangements and hold customers accountable to agreed-upon plans
• Document collection activity, promises to pay, follow-up dates, and account status
• Escalate severely delinquent accounts appropriately
• Establish new customer accounts and gather required legal information
• Run D&B reports, credit checks, and customer credit evaluations
• Recommend appropriate credit limits according to company guidelines
• Generate compliance reports for the company’s credit insurance provider
• Post and accurately apply cash receipts
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies and account issues
• Forecast collection activity and regularly update management