Collections Specialist

Description Are you a natural leader driven by a strong sense of accomplishment looking for an opportunity as a Collections Specialist? Are you a focused, detail-oriented thinker with a background in accounting, finance or business administration? This long-term contract / contract Collections Specialist position is available in the Wakefield, Massachusetts area. If you are an experienced Collections Specialist, there is an opportunity to nourish your career at a growing company in the Service industry! Contact Robert Half today to learn more!

Your responsibilities

• Act as mediator in maintaining quality customer service and a positive company image by resolving customer account inquiries

• Correctly process bankruptcy filings when received

• Manage inbound and outbound collections calls and correspondence

• Locate delinquent customer accounts through various means, e.g. skip-tracing, written correspondence, phone contact, and making arrangements for payment

• Comply with all Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act rules and regulations

• Direct all billing and reporting activities in accordance to deadlines

• Ensure payments are processed

• Maintain and update customer files to ensure data integrity

• Record all customer payments to the correct reports Requirements - Ability to survey and make decisions regarding customer accounts

• Previous experience using accounting software

• AA or BS/BA in Accounting preferred

• Knowledge of Commercial Collections

• Maintain Spreadsheets experience desired

• Strong familiarity with Inbound Outbound Calls

• Accounts Receivable (AR) experience preferred

• Excellent written/verbal communication and organizational skills

• 2-3 years of prior high volume collections experience

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