Collections Specialist

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Collections Specialist (Part-Time). In this role you will be responsible for collections of outstanding accounts for Element Materials Technology. This includes all aspects of collections, resolving customer billing problems and reducing accounts receivable delinquency.

 

Salary: $20- $25/hr DOE 

 

Responsibilities

• Review open customer accounts at the lab level to support and prioritize collection efforts in partnership with GBS collectors.
• Collaborate with GBS collection teams by making professional collection calls and sending emails that both drive payment and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Provide timely invoice copies and supporting documentation to customers upon request to facilitate payment resolution.
• Investigate and resolve client billing discrepancies, working closely with GBS collectors to address and clear past due balances.
• Access and navigate customer payment portals to research invoice status, troubleshoot payment issues, and investigate rejections or short payments.
• Identify root causes of account aging issues (e.g., billing errors, disputes, missing information) and escalate or discuss findings with laboratory and operations management. Correct the issue and resubmit for payment.
• Partner with the Lab Business Operations Manager and GBS team to analyze customer aging reports and implement targeted actions to reduce outstanding receivables and improve cash collections.

Skills / Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in multi-site / location collections role (or 1 year experience and college degree, preferably with accounting or accounting related major)
• Ability to read and interpret accounting related documents
• Ability to effectively communicate inside organization (manager, peers, members of team) as well as externally (customers)
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as invoice amounts, payment terms and DSO and to apply concepts of basic math
• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of accounting and financial principles. 
• Demonstrated problem resolution skills and attention to detail is critical
• Proficiency with accounting software systems
• Ability to remain calm when faced with deadlines and multiple priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to function as part of a team

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

 

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

 

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

 

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

 

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.