Collections Associate

Pace® Analytical Services•Roseville, MN

3d•$24

About The Position

Are you ready to work making the world a safer, healthier place? Join our mission to continuously move science forward; to innovate and advance all aspects of our business to improve the health and safety of our communities and lives. SUMMARY: Responsible for provision of varied administrative support duties related to the collection of delinquent accounts receivables due to the corporation for payment.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
two (2) years of collections/financial administrative support experience
Principles and practices of collections.
Principles, practices of financial, and claims auditing.
Administrative practices and procedures, such as business letter writing and the operation of common office equipment.
Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
Standard business arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.
Computer applications and systems related to the work.
Principles and practices to serving as an effective project team member.
Methods to communicate with staff, coworkers, and customers to ensure safe, effective and appropriate operations.
Correct business English, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Compiling and reviewing financial figures for completeness, accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures.
Interpreting, applying and explaining corporate policies and procedures.
Using tact, discretion, and initiative within established guidelines.
Researching, compiling, and summarizing a variety of informational materials.
Composing correspondence and other written independently or from brief instructions.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up assignments with a minimum of direction.
Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives and activities.
Maintaining databases, forms, documents and related information.

Responsibilities

Contact clients regarding past due invoices
Contact clients regarding duplicate payments, overpayments, underpayments and credits
Document all contacts and conversation in system.
Work with Project Managers and Account Executives with disputed invoices and when responses are not received.
Send client copies of invoices, as requested
Upload invoices into system for Wide Area Workflow and IPP.
Support AR in reconciling assigned account payments
Enter detailed notes in AR system and on weekly worksheet regarding emails to customers, payment status, invoices sent to customers, disputed items, short & over payment status.
Process credit card/ACH payments.
Cover CorpCC email to process credit card payments for all labs.
Process credit card/ACH payments.
Process and resolve Unapplieds/Short Balances/refunds - research and inform UA where payments need to be applied on accounts.
Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
Promotes and supports the overall mission of Pace Analytical by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with customers and staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.