**About the Job** Barksdale Control Products (a Crane Company) is looking for a Accounts Receivable Collections Specialist to join our Los Angeles based Accounting team. The position is responsible for managing and optimizing the collection of outstanding accounts receivable balances. This role plays a critical part in maintaining healthy cash flow and ensuring timely payment from customers or clients. The Collections Specialist will interact with customers, analyze account information, and employ various collection techniques to recover outstanding debts. **PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES** **Customer Contact:** Initiate contact with customers through phone calls, emails, and written correspondence to discuss overdue invoices and payment arrangements. **Customer’s Account Reconciliation:** Review customer accounts to ensure accuracy and resolve any discrepancies or disputes that may delay payment. **Documentation:** Maintain detailed records of all communication and collection activities, including notes on payment promises and follow-up actions. **Payment Processing:** Process incoming payments **Aging Analysis:** Regularly review accounts receivable aging reports to identify delinquent accounts and prioritize collection efforts. **Dispute Resolution:** Investigate and resolve customer billing issues, disputes, and discrepancies in a timely manner. **Reporting:** Prepare regular reports on collection activities, including account statuses and progress towards collection goals, to management. **Customer Relationship Management:** Build and maintain positive relationships with customers while still ensuring the timely collection of outstanding balances. **CRITICAL FACTORS FOR SUCCESS** Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping. Problem-solving skills and ability to handle difficult customer interactions. **PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS** + 1-3 years experience in a similar role + High school associate or some college + Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook is required **Working Conditions:** + This position is on-site + May require occasional overtime to meet collection goals and deadlines. _Salary range: $24 to $29.32 hourly with 5% bonus potential. Several factors contribute to actual salary, including experience in a similar role or performing comparable job responsibilities, skills, training, and other qualifications. Compensation packages also include comprehensive benefits, 401K contribution and match, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and more._ $24 to $29.32 hourly _This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job._ _Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status._ At Crane, we believe that attracting and retaining the highest quality people is the best insurance of success. Our goal is to recruit talented people and train them within a culture that calls for performance with trust and respect. Join us. The unique backgrounds and differences of our associates make us stronger, more capable, and more successful. Beyond an associate’s base compensation, we reward and reinforce wellbeing with a compelling package of both cash and non-cash benefits, including comprehensive health, wellness incentives, assistance with retirement savings, paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement — as well as performance-based bonus programs for certain positions. Crane prioritizes career development for our associates. All associates receive an annual development plan that includes a mixture of on-the-job coaching and formal training experiences to support individual development needs. We firmly believe in associate growth that supports career progression and we will proactively support your ongoing career development.