Job Description
Position Title: Bilingual Collections Agent (Accounts Receivable Agent- Remote in Colombia)
Language (s): All applicants must speak fluent English. Any other language is a plus
Contract Type: Labor / Indefinite Terms
Equip. required: Dual Core (Intel i3/i5/i7 – 7ª Gen, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / 5 1400 / 6 1700) @ 2.0 GHz, RAM: 8 GB, Storage: 256 GB HDD/SSD, Syst ops: Windows 11, macOS Sonoma o Linux Mint
Job Start Date: Immediate
Location: Remote
Country: Colombia
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM US CST Monday to Friday
Flexible schedule based on business needs
Reports to: Collections Supervisor/Manager
Company Overview
D&S Global Solutions provides world-class Order-to-Cash solutions, leveraging proprietary technology and global delivery capabilities, to deliver frictionless customer experience and optimized client outcomes. D&S Global Solutions was founded in 1997, headquarters: Austin, TX. Current clients include many of the most sophisticated service companies in technology, financial services, agriculture, and credit issuers, including several Fortune 100 companies. D&S teams are in North America, LATAM, EMEA and Asia providing services into over 190 countries for our clients.
Job Description
The collections /accounts receivable agent position is accountable for collecting the maximum amount of overdue funds from customers, which may include a variety of customer location techniques, collection methods, negotiation skill, dispute management, legal claims, and the selective use of outside collection services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Make and receive contacts via telephone, email and chat for assigned accounts
- Use advanced call structures and techniques
- Investigate reasons for non-payment/return
- Negotiates resolution
- Verify return/payment terms, funding sources and process condition
- Respond to billing disputes, requests for refunds, tax exemptions and logistics, etc
- Manages a portfolio of accounts to promote efficiency within standards
- Utilize concise notes/updates in corporate/client databases
- Research cases to find viable contact sources when information provided is not current
- Build business cases to support payment/return/write-off decisions
- Track daily metrics and performance to attain required goals
- Demonstrate behaviors reflecting our policies
- Maintain a positive customer relationship
- Exceed standards expressed by the client
Our ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
- Native or fluent speaker of other languages, apart from English, is a plus
- Proficient (basic/ intermediate level) in Microsoft Excel (sort, filtering, vlookup, pivot tables, etc)
- Knowledge of ERP (SAP, Oracle)
- Ability to build rapport, ask questions, listen and redirect the conversations
- Ability to overcome objections, analyze responses and negotiate resolutions
- Work independently and as part of a team to achieve required metrics and standards
- Solid time management skills
- Knowledge in customer service, accounts receivable, invoicing, collections and/or finance
- Ability to adapt to new business opportunities, challenges and client demands
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to learn and grow with our organization
- Great analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities