Account Officer
4 weeks ago
Job Category: Finance, Accounting & Purchasing
Division & Section: Policy, Planning, Finance & Admin, PPF&A Financial Management
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent Vacancies
Hourly Rate: $35.17- $38.53
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 2
Posting Period: 14-NOV-2024 to 28-NOV-2024
Job Summary:To perform varied functions related to collecting of pre-default fines and recovery of outstanding defaulted amounts adhering to relevant legislation such as the Collection Agencies Act as well as City of Toronto operating policies and procedures.
Job Responsibilities:- Initiates pre-collection contact with customers before accounts become delinquent and ensures customers information in database is kept up-to-date.
- Reviews various accounts and reports for accuracy. Requests revisions as necessary.
- Utilizes multi-screens, telephones, written communication to respond to customers, collection agencies, legal team, co-workers and other interested parties.
- Makes calls and collection contacts with customers to keep customers within the City's payment terms.
- Follows up on all accounts, including suspended and delinquent accounts, in order to communicate payment terms and expectations to customers.
- Establishes effective payment arrangements by assessing the debtor's financial viability in connection with legal services staff and follows through on individual payment agreements to ensure compliance.
- Achieves, maintains and or exceeds collection forecasts to minimize bad debt by working closely with customers, collection agencies and others.
- Liaises with Corporate Legal Services and makes recommendations on enforcement action.
- Investigates customer credit rating based on various credit reports.
- Generates collection letters in an attempt to secure account settlement or resolution.
- Prepares weekly or monthly reports on delinquent accounts and makes recommendations to Manager and senior team members on appropriate enforcement action.
- Analyzes aging and liquidity reports and advises on appropriate account assignment and collection methods.
- Liaises with Collection Agencies and provides recommendations on items eligible for write-off.
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:
- Considerable experience in collections, database management, investigation and account settlement.
- Considerable experience working on and communicating payment terms and generating collection letters.
- Considerable experience with Microsoft Office, (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point).
- Extensive customer service experience dealing with the public, by phone and mail.
- Considerable experience working in a high volume call/contact centre environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to correspond and interact with staff in other Divisions, Collection Agencies, Councilors, and representatives from external agencies and organizations in a clear, efficient, diplomatic, discrete and professional manner.
- Good organizational skills, and the ability to work in a high pressure, multitask, high volume team-oriented environment with minimal supervision.
- Familiarity with Collection Agencies Act and City policies and procedures to maximize collections.
- Ability to set up and accurately maintain manual and computerized filing systems.
- Acquired investigative and or tracing techniques coupled with conflict resolution skills.
- Familiarity with government legislation.
- Ability to work flexible and/or varied work hours.
- Ability to work with Third Party Collection Agencies and or Legal Professionals.
City of Toronto employees must apply to full-time or part-time employment opportunities posted on the City's Internal Job Posting Portal.
Equity, Diversity and InclusionThe City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.
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