Career Opportunities: Collections Specialist (180477)

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Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: [[Remote]] 

State: [[Remote]]

Collections Specialist:

Manage customer accounts and collect money owed. Minimize bad debt write-offs and ensure adherence to the company credit management policy. This in turn will maximize cash flow and profitability for the organization.

What You'll Do: 

•            Establish and maintain timely, friendly, effective, and cooperative working relationships with customers in your assigned portfolio.

•            Make timely collection calls, send e-mails, and send statements of account to customers.

•            Escalate overdue accounts timely and as necessary to Collections Manager, Operations, and/or Operations Management, and assist in development of payment strategies and agreements.

•            Provide customer service while addressing collection issues timely, facilitating customer refunds, and account adjustments, and working with operations teams to resolve client discrepancies and short payments. 

•            Meet monthly Collection Goal. 

•            Participate in monthly meetings with Operations and Collections Manager to review overdue/problem accounts and develop action items around these accounts.  

•            If required, perform credit checks for new accounts, and establish credit limits for customers. 

•            Reconcile customer accounts - Obtain payment remittances to inform the cash application team of which invoices to clear, and research unapplied cash amounts for cash application team to apply to invoices.

•            Work with operations to process offsetting entries to clear credits with invoices.

•            Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the collection department goals and initiatives.

•            Ultimately reducing DSO.

What You'll Bring: 

•            5+ years business-to-business collections experience

•            Excellent verbal and written communication skills is a MUST. 

•            Computer literate, MS Office, including intermediate Excel knowledge (subtotals, functions, pivot tables, etc.)

•            Team player with strong interpersonal skills and a good listener

•            Good organization skills and ability to work independently.

•            Good judgment and analytical skills. 

•            Commitment to excellent customer service. 

•            Credit management course from accredited institute will be considered an asset. 

•            GetPaid and/or JD Edwards experience will be considered an asset.

At Bureau Veritas, we are dedicated to ensuring our employees receive fair and competitive pay, accompanied by comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

Here's a breakdown of what we provide:

Hourly Rate: $25

Pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

Our Health and Welfare Benefits are designed to meet your needs, with eligibility starting on your first day of employment:

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Company-matched Retirement plan

Generous Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

Life Insurance and AD&D coverage

Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Optional life and pet insurance

EAP and Total Wellbeing Lifestyle Programs

Tuition Assistance and/or Professional Development

Employee Discounts

This information is transparently provided in adherence to several state and local Equal Pay and Pay Transparency Laws.

Join us at Bureau Veritas, where your well-being and professional growth are our top priorities.

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We are happy to assist you and encourage you to consider Bureau Veritas for your next great career opportunity!

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https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters