About Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt:

Schwabe is a premier Northwest regional law firm serving the needs of businesses in seven key industry sectors: Technology; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Retail; Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction; Ports and Maritime; and Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations. We have offices in four states, in the cities of Portland, Bend, Salem, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and Mountain View. Schwabe has a culture based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help our clients achieve success.

Position Overview:

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is seeking a full-time Receivables Specialist to join our Portland office. Schwabe has a hybrid work policy allowing employees to work from home Monday and Friday while working in the office Tuesday through Thursday‎.

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Receivables Specialist is responsible for ‎providing quality client service while working to collect repayment on outstanding account ‎balances. Works in a professional, customer-‎centric, and high volume environment; taking inbound calls, making outbound calls and clearly ‎communicating by email. Provides exceptional service while being empathetic when evaluating ‎client situations to provide relevant solutions. Mitigates risk by adhering to all policies and ‎procedures, as well as local, state and federal regulations. ‎

Key Responsibilities:

• Work directly with clients to recover delinquent payments to enhance timely collection results ‎while preserving client relationships.
• Record collection activities in the appropriate software on a timely basis.
• Assist with maintaining and updating automated collection records as needed.
• Prepare, review and send written communications to clients by email or mail, as appropriate.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve accounts receivable inventory issues and problems pertaining to ‎aged accounts receivable ‎.
• Assist with completion of client required vendor applications.
• Resolve and appeal issues with reduced e-bills while meeting required deadlines.

Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED
• Degree in business administration, accounting preferred or equivalent work experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of accounting software
• Knowledge of 3E, time and material billing or ARCS a plus
• Law firm experience preferred
• Efficient multitasking and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, transit subsidy, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time off.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected by law.