Senior Collections Specialist with French

Short Description

As a member of the team, you will leverage your proficient knowledge of one or more processes to participate in meeting service levels, key measurement targets of the team and delivers a high quality and cost-effective service. Is proactive in ensuring the delivery of a customer focused service to client. 

Qualifications

• Languages: English - min B1+ level, French - C1 level
• Microsoft Excel skills
• Customer service skills
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Team player attitude
• Use specific, simple analytical models and tools to the specific situation
• Read analytical reports and interpret them in the given context and can apply sound levels of logic to tasks undertaken
• Minimum 6 months of experience in financial area (O2C roles preferably)

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for chasing outstanding invoices from customers of our clients
• Plays a vital role in the cash-flow of our client ensuring credit given to customers is monitored and controlled effectively
• Assists customers experiencing repayment difficulties, chase up late payments and arrange with the customer the best way forward to repay the debt
• Manages an AR portfolio. Responsible for achieving cash collection and ageing targets
• Negotiates, implements and documents payment solutions with customers
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with external customers
• Escalates disputes and protracted nonpayment situations in accordance with engagement policies
• Identifies frequently recurring situations at customer level, escalates such situations and suggests remedial actions
• Applies fundamental collection techniques and adjusts collection strategies to the requirement of the portfolio
• Maintains knowledge of the business area of the client that is supported 
• Ensures control and compliance regulations are followed
• Able to communicate with key stakeholders across different levels in a manner that leads to desired outcomes