Job Description

Position: Collections Specialist (Contract) - Collections

Location: Greater Houston Area

Summary

Our client is a family-owned and operated portfolio of businesses in the transportation sector. The Collections Specialist is a key contract position within the organization’s accounting and operations team. Additionally, this role provides critical support between sales, accounting and operations.

Job Responsibilities and Functions

• Assist accounting team and sales team with reviewing and managing accounts receivables for second stage of collection project in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Assist in aging reports, client account reviews, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Track invoices for timely payment and adherence to contract terms.
• Ensure all job and project paperwork is archived including contracts, receipts, and tickets.
• Work directly with clients, management, and ownership on collections processing.
• Providing customer services regarding collection issues, process customer refunds, process and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies and short payments.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts with customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations and processing credit memos.
• Enlist the efforts of sales and senior management when necessary to accelerate the collection process.
• Communicate and follow up effectively with sales department regarding customer accounts on a timely basis.
• Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with clients.
• Assist in any lien filing processes.
• Perform other duties of a clerical nature as assigned or directed.

Core Competencies:

• Fiercely accountable
• Proactive, can-do attitude
• Strong desire to continually improve as an individual
• Spirit of service
• Flexibility in rapidly changing situations
• Attention to detail
• Timely decision-making ability
• High level of integrity and humility
• Problem solving
• Team-oriented
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communications
• Excellent listening skills

Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar or related role.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Proficient computer skills using MS Office tools including Outlook and Excel required.
• Excellent communication skills and business acumen.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbally).
• Ability to perform job duties in a rapidly changing environment with competing priorities and sometimes under stress.
• Must possess the minimal experience listed above and requirements outlined herein.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment background screening, which includes a drug test (position may be subject to ongoing drug testing as a term of continued employment)
• Ability to legally work in the US

Additional Information

Work Environment

This position operates largely in an office environment.

Physical Demands

In the performance of the duties and responsibilities of this job, the employee is required to have visual acuity to operate a motor vehicle and view a computer terminal. While at work, the employee may be expected to sit, walk, and stand. Individual might be asked to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and/or crawl. Individual might be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 lbs. in the performance of this position.

Position Type & Working Hours

This is a contract position. Normal business hours and schedule to be determined.

Travel

Typically not required for this position.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Iridium Recruiting reserves the right to change or assign additional duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.

Company Information

Iridium Recruiting was founded on the basic concept of helping great companies find excellent employees. Our guiding principles are simple and at the core of our daily operations. We are people-first recruiters who treat others with respect and kindness. We believe doing what's right is sometimes more important than being profitable. We aspire to provide positive energy and influence in our operations and the people and communities we serve with gratitude. Our services include recruiting and project staffing for companies in the energy sector including exploration and production, midstream, service, manufacturing, power distribution and environmental companies.

Iridium Recruiting offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Iridium Recruiting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.