Accounting Specialist
June 13, 2025Controller
June 14, 2025CONTRACT: Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist
Our client, located in Grand Prairie, is looking for an Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist to join their team on a contract basis. There could be contract-to-hire potential for the right candidate.
This role is 100% in-office.
Key Qualifications:
- Construction industry experience is required, specifically with lien waivers
- AR Collections experiences are required, including experience making collections calls, researching discrepancies, running aging reports, and resolving short payments
- Must have strong customer service skills
Responsibilities:
- Calling customers with past due invoice and schedule payments
- Creating and maintaining credit history files
- Supporting the collection efforts/calls for accounts receivable portfolio
- Documenting daily collections activity
- Researching account disputes and billing discrepancies – Quote vs Layout vs Invoicing
- Performing account/payment reconciliations
- Identifying delinquent accounts requiring management collection efforts
- Calculate interest and storage charges on past due accounts
- Resolving short Payments
- Running IFS Reports for Aging, and Cash Receipts
- Working with Corporate on payment/remittance information
- Management of 3rd Party Collections Database
Skills:
- Strong Communication Skills, time management, Microsoft Office Experience. Good communications skills. Ability to perform Cold Calls and Inquisition Skills.
- Open to Feedback/Criticism. Detail/Goal Oriented. Organization skills. Good at building Rapport. Team Oriented. Problem Solving skills. Proficient computer & Typing Skills
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of IFS is a plus, but must show proficiency with an ERP system with regard to collection efforts.
- Two years of collection experience with a company equal in size to us.
- Collection certification. Worked in customer service and/or retention department in a retail or SMB environment.
Education:
- Associates Degree, Collections Professional Certificates, Certificate of Authority, Collections Agency bond, Debt Collection License.