Collection Specialist - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - KONE

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    Certified as a Top Employer for UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman; KONE is dedicated to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent people practices.

    We are committed to fostering a great work culture and inspiring the highest standards of quality and efficiency from the team putting our people first and creating a workplace that nurtures collaboration, diversity, growth, and well-being.

    KONE Middle East, Turkey & Africa (KMTA) is embarking upon an exciting growth phase through direct presence in 7 regions and to complement our growth plans, we are looking for a Credit Controller with strong analytical skills and a customer-focused mindset to be based in our Abu Dhabi office.

    In this role, the successful candidate will be the expert in the Credit Control and Collection process, in charge of invoicing efficiency and reporting, dispute resolution process with internal teams and customers within the Service Business.

    We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Collection Specialist to be based in our Abu Dhabi office. The successful candidate will play a key role in executing KONE's customer credit management activities. Reporting to the Collections Manager you will be responsible for implementing KONE's credit policies so that an acceptable level of risk is maintained, repayments are made on time, losses are kept to a minimum and arrears are economically collected.

    We are looking for an Individual with a track record of being a go-getter with a creative mindset and strong commercial acumen skills.

    Please note that 90% of your activities will be on the field.

    Responsibilities:

  • Providing customer service regarding collection issues, processing customer refunds, process and reviewing account adjustments, and resolving client discrepancies, and short payments.
  • Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts- Customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write-offs, customer reconciliations, and processing credit memos.
  • Accountable for reducing delinquency for assigned accounts.
  • Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the Accounts Receivable Department.
  • Enlist the efforts of sales and senior management when necessary to accelerate the collection process.
  • Must communicate & follow up effectively with the sales department regarding customer accounts on a timely basis.
  • Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with dealers and sales.
  • Requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years high volume corporate field Collections experience is a must
  • Knowledge of Billing and Collections procedures
  • Accounts Receivable knowledge/experience a plus
  • Strong attention to detail, goal-oriented
  • Commitment to excellent customer service
  • Excellent English written and verbal communication abilities. Arabic language is a plus.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
  • UAE experience is a must.
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