Springfield, Missouri, USA
7 days ago
Collector - AcctOps

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

Collector


Introduction to team

Expedia Product & Technology builds innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences for the traveler and our partners that drive loyalty and customer satisfaction.   


This is an entry level financial operations role that exists to support the collection or recovery of monies due to Expedia Group from partners or suppliers. You would work with local teammates and market managers across the organization to research and resolve payment related issues.

In this role, you will:

Crafts relationships with our partners to collect their debt, mainly by phone, but also via email or chat

Effectively builds relationships and collaborates with business partners internally and externally to improve processes and meet departmental expectations, deadlines, and targets

Direct interaction with external customers and partners but has limited scope, and is transactional in nature

Able to discuss invoice disputes/queries with various departments from client’s side to determine ways to reach agreement and mutual satisfaction

Persuades the client to switch to company’s preferred payment methods

Receives routine information requests and ensures information is accurately retrieved, formatted, and distributed to the requestor

Understands company polices related to confidential information and ensures all data privacy guidelines are followed when distributing financial and personal information

Uses basic information management tools (e.g., online folder management system, paper/hard copy files) and system data queries, and follows prescribed processes to retrieve requested information

Utilizes standard filing systems and processes to store information/files

Shows an active interest in own work and suggests improvements to current ways of working

Demonstrates motivation and drive to perform tasks until personal goals are met and desired results are achieved

Executes tasks in a timely manner without being asked; independently drives work to completion with minimal instruction

Accurately keeps track of details and deliverables

Assesses the relative importance of tasks and activities assigned

Begins to apply judgment, with support, to make trade-offs on time and resource allocations when faced with competing demands

Utilizes resources to complete tasks; tracks own efficiency using reports and tools

Begins to distinguish between activities and tasks that add differing levels of value; begins to determine potential improvements to impact quality

Demonstrates attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset; double-checks accuracy of own output to ensure high quality delivery

Identifies areas where efficiency and process improvement are needed within own work area

Supports process improvement by implementing ideas and approaches presented to them

Investigates and applies existing, defined solutions to known issue types, based on process and data

Experience and qualifications: 

You have a minimum of 1-2 years of sales experience (hospitality/banking)

Negotiation skills

High School diploma or equivalent related experience

Functional/Technical Skills

You are known to take initiative (e.g., proactiveness, problem solving, "go get what's next")

You possess good time management skills (e.g., prioritization, attendance, timeliness)

High attention to detail (e.g., quality assurance, peer review

Communication skills (e.g., verbal, non-verbal, written, listening)

Technical skills (e.g., ERP Systems, Excel)

Basic industry knowledge preferred but not required

You can provide a high level of customer service skills (e.g., stakeholder management, conflict resolution)

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Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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