This position is a strong fit for someone who enjoys owning a portfolio, resolving payment issues, and producing measurable cash-recovery results. You will work closely with Operations, Sales, Branch leadership, and Finance to remove payment blockers, protect credit exposure, and support a professional, team-oriented work environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage a commercial accounts receivable portfolio, with a focus on aging buckets including 31-60, 61-90, and 90+ days.
- Conduct direct customer collection calls and emails to secure specific payment commitments.
- Resolve or coordinate invoice, purchase order, pricing, service documentation, credit, and rebill disputes.
- Partner with Operations, Sales, Branch leadership, and Finance to identify and remove barriers to payment.
- Follow up on broken promises, escalate high-risk accounts, and recommend action when standard collection efforts are no longer effective.
- Maintain accurate collection notes with account ownership, next steps, follow-up dates, and documented outcomes.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay range: $20.00 to $25.00 per hour.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Location: Lexington, SC.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage a commercial AR portfolio and prioritize collection activity by risk, aging, and cash-recovery opportunity.
- Drive customer collections through calls, emails, payment commitments, follow-up, and escalation.
- Research and resolve payment disputes involving invoices, POs, pricing, credits, rebills, and service documentation.
- Use Excel and ERP or accounting systems to track activity, document account status, and support collection decisions.

- 3-5 years of relevant accounts receivable, commercial collections, or business-to-business collections experience.
- Strong understanding of aging reports, payment terms, credit exposure, account holds, and escalation processes.
- Ability to obtain clear payment commitments and follow through on promised payment dates.
- Experience working cross-functionally with internal teams to resolve billing, documentation, or service-related issues.
- Strong Excel skills and experience using an ERP, accounting, or AR management system.
- Detail-oriented documentation skills, including clear collection notes, next actions, owners, and follow-up dates.
- Results-driven mindset with a focus on actual cash recovery, not only administrative AR activity.
- Professional communication skills with the ability to manage sensitive customer conversations confidently and respectfully.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in food and beverage production, manufacturing, distribution, or a similar high-volume commercial environment.
- Prior experience managing a defined AR portfolio with measurable collection goals.
- Familiarity with credit holds, account escalation procedures, and customer dispute resolution workflows.

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