We are looking for a Collections Specialist to support business-to-business receivables activity for a growing team. This contract opportunity with potential for a long-term role is ideal for someone who can balance strong customer communication with disciplined follow-through to improve cash flow and reduce overdue balances. The person in this role will manage collection efforts across a wide range of account statuses, partner with internal and external stakeholders to address payment obstacles, and help maintain accurate account records.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee an assigned portfolio of commercial accounts and follow a daily outreach plan based on priority, risk, and aging status.<br>• Conduct collection activity throughout the full receivables cycle, including courtesy reminders, past-due follow-up, and escalation of seriously overdue balances when needed.<br>• Monitor outstanding invoices and coordinate with customers to secure payment commitments, clarify billing questions, and reduce unresolved past-due amounts.<br>• Maintain visibility into open disputes by documenting issues, engaging the appropriate resolution owners, and following through until closure.<br>• Review account aging trends to identify collection risks, recommend next steps, and support timely recovery of outstanding balances.<br>• Reconcile customer accounts by investigating unapplied cash, invoice discrepancies, and payment variances to ensure accurate balances.<br>• Apply knowledge of pay-when-paid contract terms when assessing collection strategy and determining appropriate follow-up actions.<br>• Build strong client relationships through clear, consistent communication that supports both payment resolution and customer satisfaction.
We are looking for a Collections Specialist to join a portfolio management team in Richardson, Texas in a Contract to Permanent capacity. This role focuses on connecting with customers regarding overdue accounts, resolving payment issues through effective negotiation, and maintaining accurate account records. The ideal candidate brings a customer-focused approach, strong follow-through, and the ability to manage collection activities while supporting a positive client experience.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Contact customers with delinquent accounts by phone, email, and written communication to discuss balances and secure payment commitments.<br>• Negotiate practical repayment arrangements and follow established procedures to support account resolution while protecting business interests.<br>• Investigate hard-to-reach accounts through skip tracing and other research methods to obtain updated customer information.<br>• Address collection-related service questions and provide timely support to customers seeking clarification on account status or payment options.<br>• Prepare and send clear correspondence related to overdue balances, repayment terms, and account updates.<br>• Maintain detailed documentation of collection activity, customer interactions, and current account standing within tracking systems.<br>• Assist with workout solutions and other recovery efforts for accounts requiring structured resolution plans.<br>• Compile and organize delinquency data to support recurring reporting and portfolio review activities.
<p><strong>Your responsibilities in this role</strong></p><p>· Handle inbound and outbound collections calls</p><p>· Lead all billing and reporting activities according to deadlines</p><p>· Handle all vendor inquiries</p><p>· Maintain and update customer files to ensure data integrity</p><p>· Call on all past due amounts and record all results in the system</p><p>· Record all customer payments to the correct reports</p>
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities </strong></p><p><strong>Collections Operations </strong></p><ul><li>Manage a defined book of B2B accounts, working a prioritized queue daily to drive timely payment and reduce aged AR </li><li>Execute outbound contact strategy across phone and email, maintaining a minimum contacts per day in line with team standards </li><li>Work accounts across all aging stages — from early-stage courtesy reminders through to demand-stage and pre-legal escalation — following the team’s defined escalation policy </li><li>Log every contact attempt in HighRadius with full notes </li><li>Monitor and follow up on promises to pay (PTPs); action all broken PTPs same day they are identified </li><li>Identify and escalate accounts that manager involvement in line with the written escalation policy </li></ul><p><strong>Dispute Management </strong></p><ul><li>Identify, code, and route disputes to the correct internal owner (billing, procurement, operations, or sales) using the team’s dispute classification framework </li><li>Track open disputes and follow up with resolution owners within the required timeframes to prevent aging </li><li>Communicate dispute outcomes clearly to customers and re-activate invoices in the collections queue once resolved </li><li>Flag recurring dispute patterns to the Collections Manager for upstream process improvement </li></ul><p><strong>HighRadius & Systems </strong></p><ul><li>Work daily within HighRadius – managing your assigned queue, logging contacts, and updating account statuses </li><li>Provide feedback on HighRadius from a day-to-day user perspective in order to improve user experience and functionality </li><li>Support the transition from manual processes to automated workflows, including adopting new tools and following updated SOPs as they are introduced </li><li>Maintain accurate account data and statuses in Deltek and HighRadius, including payment terms, addresses, and contact details </li></ul><p><strong>Pay-When-Paid & Project-Based Billing </strong></p><ul><li>Understand and apply pay-when-paid contract terms when managing relevant accounts, distinguishing these from standard collections activity </li><li>Work closely with project accountants to resolve billing queries and ensure invoice accuracy prior to collections outreach </li><li>Manage multi-invoice client relationships with an understanding of project-level billing and payment cycles typical in construction and engineering </li></ul><p><strong>Reporting & Collaboration </strong></p><ul><li>Contribute to weekly team huddles and status meetings, flagging stuck accounts, broken PTPs, and internal blockers </li><li>Support the Collections Manager in preparing aging analysis and KPI reporting by maintaining accurate and up-to-date account notes and statuses </li><li>Collaborate with project accountants, operations teams, and internal stakeholders to resolve disputes and billing issues that are blocking payment </li></ul>
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