San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines

Collections Specialist /AR Associate

 Job Description:

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Role: Collections Specialist /AR Associate

Compensation: Competitive Basic Salary

Bonus: 5,000 Perfect Attendance

Benefits: HMO plus 2 Free Dependents, Php 1,500 Rice Allowance, Night Differential (If applicable).

Work Schedule: 5-day work week, Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am Philippine time

Work Setup: WFO (San Fernando, Pampanga)


Key Responsibilities:



  • Proactively contacting customers via phone, email, or other communication methods to follow up on outstanding invoices and ensure timely payments.
  • Investigating and resolving customer account discrepancies, billing errors, or payment issues.
  • Monitoring and managing aging reports to identify overdue accounts and prioritize collection efforts.
  • Documenting all collection activities, communications, and agreements in the appropriate systems.
  • Collaborating with internal departments, such as sales, billing, and customer support, to resolve disputes or concerns that may impact payments.
  • Escalating unresolved or high-risk accounts to management for further action.
  • Providing regular updates on collection progress, issues, and trends to the Manager of A/R.
  • Building positive relationships with customers to maintain goodwill while ensuring accountability for outstanding balances.
  • Making phone calls and corresponding with customers in a fast-paced, goal-oriented Accounts Receivable department
  • Research, resolve and respond to issues and inquiries from customers
  • Responsible for reducing delinquency on their assigned accounts
  • Identify and assist with implementation of process improvement opportunities in the collection process
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders
  • Provide excellent and considerate customer service to customers and business partners
  • Dive into the details. Truly understand a customer concern from end to end and then work internally to project manage that issue to resolution, leading to a payable invoice
  • Deliver high service levels daily, maintaining customer satisfaction levels and supporting customer retention efforts.



Qualifications:



  • 1-3 years experience in an A/R or B2B Collections role
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience required
  • Ability to problem-solve, multitask and reprioritize tasks
  • Proactive problem solving: Ability to identify potential issues before they arise and effectively address them to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities
  • Ability to independently research, resolve and respond to inquiries or issues from customers
  • Disciplined execution: Detail-oriented and organized, this leader prioritizes effectively, excels at time management, and anticipates well in decision-making
  • Excellent customer service and conflict resolution skills
  • Excellent written, oral and verbal communication abilities
  • Ability to identify and resolve complex issues requiring changes in priorities and workflows or partnering with other business units