Collection Specialist

Title: Collection Specialist

Location: Gurgaon

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee collection activities to ensure payments are received on time.

  
  
  

• Set collection strategies (reminders, follow-ups, escalation procedures).

  
  
  

• Set credit limits and approve or decline credit applications.

  
  
  

• Monitor credit risk and adjust limits or terms as needed

  
  
  

• Reduce days sales outstanding (DSO) to improve cash flow.

  
  
  

• Negotiate payment arrangements with delinquent customers.

  
  
  

• Handle disputes related to invoices or payments.

  
  
  

• Prepare credit and collection reports for management (aging reports, risk reports, cash forecasts).

  
  
  

• Develop credit policies to determine who qualifies for credit and under what terms.

  
  
  

• Evaluate creditworthiness of new and existing customers using financial statements, credit reports, and payment history.

  
  
  

• Analyze customer payment trends to identify risks or opportunities.

  
  
  

• Recommend process improvements to reduce bad debt and enhance revenue.

  
  
  

• Ensure legal compliance with credit laws and company policies.

  
  
  

• Maintain accurate documentation of credit decisions, communications, and collection actions.

  
  
  

• Ensure productivity and performance against KPIs such as DSO, delinquency rate, and bad-debt write-offs.

  
  
  

• Work with sales and service team for collections and disputes resolutions.

  
  
  

• Collaborate with finance and accounting on revenue recognition and cash-flow strategies.

  
  
  

• Coordinate with legal on escalated collection or litigation cases.

  
  
  

Preferred Experience:
Minimum 1 year of experience in Credit Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Accounts Receivable Management, Contract Management, Collections.

Preferred Education:
Chartered Accountant or MBA Finance
Preferred Skills:
• Credit Risks
• Management Reporting
• Cash Flow Management
• Financial Acumen
• Process Optimization
• Account Management

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
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