Collections Specialist - Full-time / Part-time

Job Number: 452797

Collections Specialist

The Collection Specialist is responsible for monitoring on a daily basis the collection and follow-up of aged client receivables for a variety of attorneys' practices in the US and abroad.

Job Responsibilities:

* Meet with attorneys to review their receivable inventory status and discuss the collections of aged receivables and high ratio of unbilled time.
* Contact and follow-up with clients with aged receivables on a daily basis.
* Create and record detailed notations daily in automated collection system.
* Investigate and analyze client payment history through CMS-related reports to determine the next level of follow-up needed, review payments received and posted to client accounts.
* Analyze monthly Aged Receivables Reports to identify those clients who need to be contacted.
* Collaborate with billing staff to ensure accuracy and timely transmittal of invoices.
* Responsible for the review and creation of analytical receivable reports and various spreadsheets.

Job Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; or four or more years collections experience preferably in a large legal or professional services firm.
* Computer proficient with knowledge and experience working in Accounting database systems (CMS, ARCS), Excel, Outlook, and MS Word is highly preferred.
* Data entry skills with 85% accuracy preferred. Excel skills with 85% accuracy.

Associated topics: accounts receivable, auto, collection, collection specialist, consumer, loan, mitigation, payment, reconcile, revenue