Collections Specialist - 9-12 months Contractor role

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Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Job Summary:


An Order-to-Cash (O2C) Collection Specialist is responsible for managing the end-to-end revenue collection cycle, ensuring that customer payments are received accurately and on time to optimize company cash flow. While the broader O2C process includes everything from order entry to final payment, this specific role focuses heavily on Accounts Receivable (AR), dispute management, and maintaining healthy customer relationships.

Responsibilities:

● Portfolio Management: Regularly monitor assigned customer accounts for overdue payments and aging debt.
● Collection Activities: Contact customers via phone or email to secure payment and negotiate repayment plans for delinquent accounts.
● Dispute Resolution: Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, short payments, or pricing issues by coordinating with sales and billing departments.
● Cash Application: Work with the Cash Application team to apply received payments (bank transfers, checks, electronic payments) to the correct customer invoices in the system.
● Account Reconciliation: Match incoming payments against outstanding invoices and resolve unapplied or unidentified cash items.
● Credit Monitoring: Assist in evaluating customer creditworthiness and managing credit hold reports to mitigate financial risk.
● Reporting: Prepare regular reports on Cash Target Settings, AR Reconciliation files, Payment Reconciliation analysis.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Educational Background: Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.

Technical Proficiency:

  •  Advanced knowledge of ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong negotiation and persuasion skills for collecting overdue debt.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication for professional stakeholder interaction.
  • High attention to detail for accurate ledger maintenance and reconciliation. 

Experience

  •  Overall Experience should be 3 to 5 years
  •  Relevant Experience in AR Collections should be 2 to 4 years
  •  Prior experience working with SAP (S4/ECC) or a similar large ERP platform is an added advantage.

Additional Information

Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.

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