Remote Senior Credit & Collections Specialist — Strategic AR

Accrue Partners; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners is seeking an experienced Credit & Collections professional to manage a high-dollar portfolio in a remote role. You will conduct account analysis, monitor delinquencies, and develop tailored collection strategies to balance cash flow and risk while preserving customer relationships.

Collaborate with Sales, Billing, and Operations, utilizing ERP systems and automated tools to drive process improvements and stronger controls across North America and Europe.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of progressive B2B accounts receivable, credit, or collections experience.
• Experience independently managing a complex or high-dollar customer portfolio.
• Strong collections experience with analytical problem-solving and account reconciliation.
• Ability to investigate recurring AR issues rather than single transactions.
• Experience identifying process gaps and recommending improvements to workflows, controls, reporting, or automation.
• Familiarity with billing disputes, deductions, short-pays, unapplied cash, aging analysis, and credit-risk indicators.
• Comfortable partnering with Sales and other departments to resolve customer issues while protecting the business relationship.
• Experience in industrial distribution, integrated supply, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, or another complex B2B environment is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a portfolio of high-dollar, strategically important customer accounts.
• Monitor past-due balances, payment performance, delinquency trends, and credit risks.
• Develop customer-specific collection strategies balancing cash flow, risk, and relationships.
• Investigate billing disputes, short-pays, deductions, and unapplied cash with Billing and Cash Applications.
• Identify recurring issues and root causes behind delayed or incomplete payments.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, and Operations to correct account issues and prevent recurrence.
• Recommend credit holds, order cancellations, or escalation when appropriate.
• Maintain customer credit limits and payment terms in ERP systems.
• Prepare monthly portfolio summaries, collection forecasts, and analysis of delinquency and dispute drivers.
• Use reporting and analytics to improve portfolio performance and collection efficiency.
• Help strengthen AR controls, processes, documentation, and team practices.

Skills

Excel

Analytical problem-solving

Accounts receivable

Credit risk evaluation

Billing disputes resolution

Communication

Independent work

Education

Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

Infor SXe

AS400

GetPaid

ERP systems

Job description

AccruePartners is seeking an experienced Credit & Collections professional to manage a high-dollar portfolio in a remote role. You will conduct account analysis, monitor delinquencies, and develop tailored collection strategies to balance cash flow and risk while preserving customer relationships.

Collaborate with Sales, Billing, and Operations, utilizing ERP systems and automated tools to drive process improvements and stronger controls across North America and Europe.