Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking an Accounts Receivable professional with commercial collections experience for a direct hire opportunity in Salt Lake City, UT. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting and finance professional who enjoys resolving account issues, communicating with business customers, and helping maintain strong cash flow.
The Accounts Receivable, Commercial Collections role offers the opportunity to join a stable, team-oriented environment where accuracy, professionalism, and dependable customer communication are valued. This position is a strong fit for someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting, enjoys working collaboratively with accounting teams, and wants to build a long-term career path in accounts receivable and credit operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor overdue commercial accounts and contact customers by phone to secure timely payments.
- Review customer account activity, identify reasons for delinquency, and recommend appropriate payment resolution strategies.
- Maintain accurate collection records, customer notes, account documentation, and correspondence.
- Respond to customer questions regarding statements, balances, credit terms, disputes, and payment status.
- Coordinate with Accounts Receivable clerks and posting staff to ensure payments and account updates are handled accurately.
- Support administrative account functions, including credit applications, address updates, filing, reports, and routine correspondence.
Compensation and Benefits
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $50,000 to $52,000 per year.
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT.
- Manage commercial accounts receivable collections for delinquent business accounts.
- Communicate with customers to resolve outstanding balances, account disputes, and payment issues.
- Maintain accurate records of collection activity, customer financial status, and account updates.
- Support credit applications, customer correspondence, and general AR administrative functions.
- Minimum 2 years of business-to-business collections experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Knowledge of accounts receivable practices, commercial collections, and basic accounting principles.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive financial conversations professionally.
- Excellent organization, time management, follow-up, and attention to detail.
- Strong customer service, problem-solving, reasoning, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative accounting team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with commercial credit accounts in a business services environment.
- Experience managing high-volume customer account follow-up and documentation.
- Familiarity with resolving customer disputes, reviewing statements, and coordinating with internal accounting teams.
- Comfort using spreadsheets and account records to track balances, notes, payments, and collection activity.
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