Accounts Receivable Specialist

Envista Forensics • Deerfield, IL

30d

About The Position

Inspiring People - Impactful Experiences If there was one common theme to describe what our team members get from a career with Envista Forensics , it’s: An Experience. Envista prides itself on being One Company/One Team . Forensic Consulting relies on scientific principles to investigate all types of failures impacting service, people, and business production— from minor to catastrophic. It’s our job to analyze and determine why it happened. We’re always looking for great professionals, in all disciplines and locations – contact us for more information about other opportunities. We’re looking for someone who: Is Passionate. You have a genuine passion to problem solve. Is motivated and cultivates innovation. You’re driven to be the very best. You challenge yourself to grow and learn every day and are encouraged by other team members. Is collaborative. You’re excited to work with others throughout a global organization to help foster a superior workplace and culture. You are constantly thinking of new ways to make Envista successful. Wants to make an impact to drive results. You’re looking to do amazing work. You’re all about helping our clients both internally and externally. Operates with integrity and instills trust. You always conduct yourself with honesty and operate ethically in everything you do. Job Description The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for performing credit and collections activities across the North America Operations while coordinating accounts receivable activities within their portfolio including identification and execution of targeted account collection activities along with the results of planned actions. The Accounts Receivable Specialist works closely with the AR team along with the company’s operations (billing) teams and operational leaders.

Requirements

• 4+ years of collection experience.
• Basic understanding of collection principles and techniques.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Fundamental finance and accounting skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, problem-solving, influencing, and critical thinking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with skill in Excel functions
• Independent judgement/ decision making

Nice To Haves

• Great Plains experience preferred.
• Project management skills to lead process improvement activities including automation.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with clients or customers by mail, e-mail or telephone as outlined by individual and company contact targets.
• Maintains accurate, current account records and documentation within the system.
• Develops strategies to maximize collection activities. Takes all appropriate actions to obtain payments and minimize bad debt expense.
• Acts as liaison between the client, business operations (billing) teams, and operational leaders on open accounts.
• Assesses probability of collectability for individual receivables based on historical trends and knowledge of customer base.
• Researches and resolves overpayments, short payments, duplicate payments, and other discrepancies. Identifies and collates accounts for customer write-offs.
• Makes recommendations to improve the quality of processes, procedures, and department results.
• Participates in cross functional departmental support to assist with coverage during absences and vacations.
• Perform other duties and/or responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree