Collections Specialist
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There are 69 million Americans who live in common interest communities and the FRONTSTEPS team is building powerful solutions to impact these residents and their community leaders. We believe that each member of the FRONTSTEPS family contributes to our end goal: helping our customers, and their communities, become safe, informed, and efficient. FRONTSTEPS was recently ranked in the top 100 Digital Companies in Colorado. Join our team and you'll quickly find out why.
We are currently looking for a Collections Specialist in our Denver headquarters to join the Billing and Collections team. This position requires a professional equipped with quick thinking, a willingness to be creative and think outside the box, and an ability to innovate and fail forward. We're looking for a talented, self-motivated, flexible, team-player who has the drive to take initiative, own solutions and deliver results. Join the FRONTSTEPS team if you are looking for a dynamic environment, a company you can grow with, and a culture that balances the energy of a startup with the leadership and maturity of an established company.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage invoice collections for high transaction volume business accounts
- Focus collection goals to reduce total % DSO across aging for assigned portfolio
- Target 100-120 phone/email contacts daily based on response rates
- Reconciliation of customer payment disputes to resolve discrepancies, short payments and refunds
- Provide weekly reporting on account resolutions to management
- Cross functional support within team, as well as ad hoc duties
Desired Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of collections experience with preference in monthly and quarterly recurring billing cycles.
- Experienced with high volume transactions within business to business organization and/or similar experience in customer service role
- Success with resolution of balances aged 90+ days
- High level organizational and follow-up resolution skills to handle multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Strategically set goals to drive down DSO and improve incoming cash receipts
- Understands financial targets and can deliver receivables results
- Proficient experience with Microsoft Excel, NetSuite & Salesforce
- Ability to communicate to all levels of organization in a clear, focused and concise manner.
- Commitment to excellent customer service
- Team player, self-motivated and energetic with high level of initiative
Competencies/Education
- Associate’s Degree or equivalent related work experience
- Excellent customer service skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Professional telephone manner and email etiquette
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good problem-solving skills
- Must be able to work independently as well as take instruction from supervisors
- Minimum of two (2) year use of Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
- At least two (2) years’ experience in the field or a related area, computer experience, familiarity with accounting programs and cash application.