Job Summary A Collections Specialist opportunity is available in Maitland, FL for a bilingual English/Spanish professional with strong communication, negotiation, and customer service skills. This temp-to-hire role is 100% on-site and supports a well-established vacation ownership and hospitality environment. This position is a strong fit for candidates who are comfortable discussing past-due accounts, resolving payment concerns, and helping customers find professional, solution-oriented payment arrangements. The team offers a structured, fast-paced environment with supportive leadership, clear expectations, and collaboration across customer service, accounting, finance, and servicing departments. Candidates who enjoy relationship-building, problem-solving, and performance-driven call center work can build valuable experience and long-term career potential in this role. Key Responsibilities

• Contact customers regarding past-due mortgage, HOA, and maintenance fee balances.
• Conduct high-volume collection outreach by phone and other approved communication channels.
• Negotiate payment arrangements and account resolutions within company guidelines.
• Research and resolve account, billing, and payment discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate documentation of collection activity, customer conversations, and account status updates.
• Identify accounts requiring escalation and work collaboratively with internal teams to support resolution. Compensation and Benefits

• Pay:

  $18.00 per hour.
• Position type: Temp-to-hire.

• Location:

  Maitland, FL.
• Work arrangement: 100% on-site.

• Schedule:

  Two days from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and three days from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Weekends:

  Closed unless overtime is offered. Required Qualifications and Skills
• Manage outbound collections activity for past-due mortgage, HOA, and maintenance fee accounts.
• Negotiate payment arrangements while maintaining professionalism and compliance.
• Document collection activity accurately and monitor assigned accounts for timely follow-up.
• Support account research, discrepancy resolution, and escalation procedures.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• 1 to 2 years of relevant experience required, with 2 or more years of collections, customer service, call center, sales, mortgage servicing, or related experience preferred.
• Collections experience strongly preferred.
• Call center experience with high-volume outbound calling is a plus.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Professional and confident telephone presence.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial conversations with empathy, respect, and confidentiality.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with productivity, quality, attendance, and performance expectations.
• Typing speed of at least 35 WPM required, with typing speed testing required.
• Reliable attendance and punctuality required. Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in vacation ownership, mortgage, real estate, hospitality, financial services, or property management.
• Prior experience collecting on mortgage, HOA, maintenance fee, or similar account balances.
• Experience working with customer service, accounting, finance, or servicing teams in a structured call center environment.

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