Bogota, Capital District, Colombia
21 hours ago
Collections Sr Specialist

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. 

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talented team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards.  We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels inspired, invested, cared for, valued, and have a strong sense of belonging.


What You Can Expect

Responsible and accountable for the collection of past due invoices and monitoring of assigned customer accounts to maintain past due and credit risk at a minimum in a GBS environment. Work closely with Customer Service and Sales Organization. Provide excellent customer service by responding to queries and resolving issues and disputes raised by customers and internal stakeholders. Focus activities on being customer-minded, while achieving corporate DSO goals and minimizing bad debt exposure.

How You'll Create Impact Responsible to monitor assigned customer accounts and tightly follow-up on past due accounts.Daily contact with customers by phone or e-mail to collect past due amounts.Collaborate with offshore BPO Team around collections and cash applicaitonsResearch and resolve queries, disputes, complaints and short payments in a timely manner.Respond timely to all e-mails and inquiries from internal and external customersBuild good rapport and working relationships with key customersMaintain well-documented customer files and track collection efforts in collection tool.Identify and escalate credit risks and uncollectable accounts to managementAnalyze accounts daily before releasing orders on holdMonitor credit limits and terms for customer accounts. Suggest adjusted credit limits if appropriateCompletion of administrative tasks as assigned by managementCompletion of ad-hoc requests and reportsWork towards established goals and meet metrics (number of calls, amounts collected, bad debt, etc.)Provide cross-team and back-up supportWhat Makes You Stand Out Excellent Customer Service skillsExcellent Communication skills (oral and written)Excellent interpersonal and rapport-building skills, strong team-playerPositive attitude, proactive and flexible.Good organization skills and problem solving skills.Good analytical skillsAbility to follow instructions and procedures and work towards set goalsAbility to work under pressure and deal with competing prioritiesStrong computer skills and good experience with Microsoft products (Outlook, Excel, Word) requiredYour Background Professional degree in any finance area3 Years of relevant work experience or combination of work experience and advanced education.Preferred experience in accounts receivable.Responsible and accountable for the collection of past due invoices and monitoring of assigned customer accounts to maintain past due and credit risk at a minimum in a GBS environment.Travel Expectations

Less than 5%


EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

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