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Bill and Account Collectors

ID

work_office_admin/bill_and_account_collectors

Type

TASK

Children

15

Child Nodes (15)

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Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.

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Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits to solicit payment.

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Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.

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Arrange for debt repayment or establish repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.

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Advise customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.

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Answer customer questions regarding problems with their accounts.

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Persuade customers to pay amounts due on credit accounts, damage claims, or nonpayable checks, or to return merchandise.

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Confer with customers by telephone or in person to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.

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Receive payments and post amounts paid to customer accounts.

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Trace delinquent customers to new addresses by inquiring at post offices, telephone companies, credit bureaus, or through the questioning of neighbors.

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Notify credit departments, order merchandise repossession or service disconnection, and turn over account records to attorneys when customers fail to respond to collection attempts.

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Sort and file correspondence and perform miscellaneous clerical duties, such as answering correspondence and writing reports.

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Perform various administrative functions for assigned accounts, such as recording address changes and purging the records of deceased customers.

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Contact insurance companies to check on status of claims payments and write appeal letters for denial on claims.

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Negotiate credit extensions when necessary.