AR Specialist, 6-Month Temporary

This is a 6-month temporary position with potential for extension or conversion to full time employment.

We are looking for an AR Specialist to support collecting outstanding payments and overdue debt from our portfolio of clients. The Specialist will interact directly with external clients to manage the debt recovery, solve issues, disputes and related items. The Specialist will partner with internal departments in the business as well as the back-office project operations to ensure the most effective process is followed.

Role tasks and responsibilities

• Collect outstanding monies owed to the company to improve working capital
• Contact business clients in multiple countries through phone calls and emails
• Prepare financial schedules for clients and reports
• Identify issues and work with clients and internal consultants to resolve
• Analyze trends, identify issues and make recommendations
• Highlight and escalate issues to management and financial controllers for resolution

Requirements

Role Requirements:

• Academic history: Finance degree
• Experience: 5 years of relevant experience
• Technical knowledge (programs/software): Excel
• Fluency in Spanish desired, but not required.

Skills and competencies

• Verbal and writing skills must be excellent
• Takes responsibility to analyze the situation to provide and or escalate the solution
• Shows initiative in work, contributing new solutions or new ways of doing things
• Determines or knows field of own decision making, knows when to escalate or not
• Clear, committed and delivers on what is required in role and strives to exceed expectations. Shows drive and determination to achieve high standards
• Responds to clients positively and is flexible, provides best possible service clients; Puts the client first
• Works with colleagues in a co-operative and supportive manner to achieve joint aims
• Seeks information, considers the regional and global implications of what we do in our own areas of responsibility
• Comfortable with change, adapts well to changing demands and maintains a positive personal style
• Plans and organizes own workload, prioritizing when necessary

The pay range for this position is $25-$32/hour. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.