Collections Representative

Collections Representative position is responsible for supporting the company’s global collections and credit risk management to ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES 

- Manage all outstanding balances for customers and obtain payments by EFT, Cheque’s and Credit Cards reconciling all open payments for account payable.
- Maintain record of all customers past payments and inform customer of same and prepare non-note lease rental payment schedule for customers.
- Determines most effective and economical means of collection for each account; applies standard due diligence practices to collect monies owed; composes correspondence requiring knowledge of procedures and practices in collections and also sends a variety of standard collection letters.
- Advises debtor with past due accounts of proper payment schedules and the principles of credit standings
- Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts, customer calls, account adjustments, customer reconciliations and processing journal entries.
- Provide customer service regarding collection issues, process and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies and short payments.
- Administer all collections according to required policies and procedures and perform all credit function and assist customers in obtaining any missing documentation as requested (invoices/statements)
- Prepare an efficient payment schedule for all customers by evaluating all documents in collection systems and negotiate payments with customers if a dispute can’t be resolve. (settlement and payment plans)
- Maintain records of all collection accounts by reviewing age trial balance in a weekly basis and collecting on the highest outstanding balance/oldest outstanding accounts in order to reduce delinquency and bad debt.
- Accountable for reducing delinquency for assigned accounts.
- Perform all audit activities and prepare all corrective plans for collection procedures. Working with sales representatives in all processes to ensure account reconciliation is complete and understood by customer.
- Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with internal and external customers.
- Managing incoming calls from our online customer service line to ensure all calls receive a live agent to assist with any inquires
- Recommends accounts to be turned over to collection agencies or for litigation; prepares report of historical data to substantiate action to be taken.
- Results oriented communication and team interaction.
- Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the Credit Department.
- Provides credit references to our customer's suppliers, as requested.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Post-secondary degree and/or completion of community college courses in accounting related field.
- 2-5 years of previous work experience as collections representative.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with deadlines.
- Detail oriented.
- Highly motivated, self-starting team player.
- Strong PC skills, experience using word-processing and excel spreadsheet applications. (V look up’s , pivot tables, macros. )
- Works under limited supervision.
- ERP Accounting systems (5 years  SAP experience required).

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.