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Hilton Head Hospitality Company
Collections Associate
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What they do
A Billing Clerk prepares and checks information included on a customer bill or invoice. Assembles and itemizes information on products or services purchased, and verifies amounts including any tax owed.
$38,899 / year median in South Carolina
-14% projected decline
Job Description
Collections Associate Hilton Head Hospitality Company
- 4.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Provide accounts receivable, customer service and collections efforts.
- Make daily collection contact with customers by phone, email, fax or mail.
- Maintain customer payment plans with consistent follow-up and customer service.
- Apply payments to accounts across multiple software platforms.
- Maintain monthly, weekly and daily collection goals as set forth by the department.
- Verify the validity of account discrepancies and resolve by investigation.
- Resolve past due accounts by examining customer payment plans, payment history.
- Run reports and handle other projects as needed.
- Work in tandem with different departments within the company to ensure consistency.
- Please note that this job description is not designed to cover all areas of responsibility.
- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time.
Qualification Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED; an Associate's Degree or equivalent from technical school is preferred.
- 1-2 years accounts receivable work experience
- Solid understanding of general accounting principles, regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
- Ability to post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
- General math skills.
- Proficient in MS Office, Outlook, including the ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet programs. Peachtree software and Time-Share software knowledge is a plus.
- High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
- Excellent data entry skills.
- Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate a sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently or as a team member.
- Proficiency in English.
Physical demands and abilities:
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
- Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects.
- Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Frequently work on projects that require deadlines.
- Frequently bend to file and maintain files.
- Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds.
- This position is located in Hardeeville, SC, near exit 8 off of Interstate 95. The building is across from the Coastal Carolina Hospital.
- This is a Monday
- Friday, full-time position and is considered a non-exempt, hourly paid position.