Overview
This hands-on role supports accounts receivable (AR) and collections. You will manage customer accounts from initial follow-up through final resolution, handling past-due outreach, billing issue resolution, and consistent cash-flow support.
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours
Responsibilities
Collections & Accounts Receivable
- Execute daily outbound collections via phone and email
- Follow up consistently on past-due invoices and outstanding balances
- Secure payments and document payment commitments
- Monitor aging accounts and help reduce delinquency
- Maintain structured follow-up schedules until balances are resolved
- Identify eligible customers and encourage auto-pay enrollment
- Balance collection urgency with a professional customer experience
Billing & Invoice Resolution
- Investigate invoice discrepancies and customer billing concerns
- Resolve account setup issues and system-related billing errors
- Identify root causes of billing problems rather than applying temporary fixes
- Coordinate with internal teams when additional support is required
- Provide customers with clear explanations and resolution updates
- Help prevent recurring billing issues through accurate investigation and documentation
Salesforce & Receivables Case Management
- Open, manage, update, and close billing cases in Salesforce
- Maintain clear documentation for every customer account and case, including:
- Calls and emails
- Payment commitments
- Billing issues
- Investigation details
- Follow-up actions
- Final resolutions
- Keep CRM records accurate, complete, organized, and audit-ready
- Confirm customer understanding and resolution before closing cases
Customer Communication
- Communicate professionally and confidently with customers regarding outstanding balances
- Handle payment objections and billing concerns with empathy and persistence
- Provide proactive updates on billing investigations and payment status
- Guide conversations toward clear next steps and resolution
- Maintain positive customer relationships throughout the collections process
Process Improvement & Reporting
- Identify recurring billing, collections, and account issues
- Flag accounts requiring escalation or additional attention
- Recommend improvements to collections workflows and follow-up processes
- Share operational insights with internal teams
- Help reduce repeat billing issues and unnecessary escalations
- Support stronger receivables visibility and cash-flow management
Requirements
- Previous experience in accounts receivable, collections, billing support, payment recovery, or customer account management
- Experience handling past-due accounts and customer payment follow-ups
- Comfort conducting outbound collection calls and emails
- Experience using CRM systems; Salesforce experience strongly preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
- Ability to manage a high volume of accounts, cases, and follow-ups simultaneously
- Ability to work independently during U.S. business hours
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in structured accounts receivable or collections environments
- Proven success reducing aging balances or delinquency
- Experience improving cash-flow collection processes
- Experience driving customer auto-pay enrollment
- Familiarity with root-cause analysis and process improvement
- Experience working with U.S.-based customers or businesses
- Background collaborating with finance, billing, operations, or customer service teams
Key Metrics for Success
Collections Performance
- Completion of daily collections activities
- Total collections secured
- Reduction in aging and past-due balances
- Payment commitment completion
- Auto-pay conversion rate
Case Management
- Billing cases opened versus resolved
- Average case resolution time
- Minimal cases remaining unresolved beyond two weeks
- Accurate and complete case documentation
Operational Quality
- Timeliness and consistency of customer follow-ups
- Salesforce/CRM data accuracy
- Reduction in billing-related escalations
- Resolution of recurring billing issues
- Overall reliability and follow-through
Interview Process
- Initial screening call
- Recruiter interview
- Client interview
Compensation & Benefits
- Not specified in the provided job description.
Location
- Remote (U.S. Business Hours)