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DHL currently has an opening for a Collections Lead specializing in Freight/Duty Collections in our Houston, Texas, Customer Financial Support Center. This position will report directly to the Collection Supervisor and will assist the supervisor customer collection treatment and escalations.

Tasks & Accountabilities

• Holistic understanding of the current Collections Treatment Plan (CTP)
• Develop and identify best collections practices and disseminate to collection teams
• Participate in monthly inter-departmental meetings to improve processes
• Primary testers for new systems and system enhancements
• Prepare Team and Department presentations
• Audit escalation emails with collectors to ensure communications are precise and concise
• Serve as primary point of contact when Supervisor is out or unavailableLiaise with other supervisors and leads.
• Assist Supervisor with 820 Workbook distribution, review of monthly performance slides with collectors, and preparation and distribution of weekly AR reports
• Manage customer accounts, including payments and disputes
• Responds to billing questions and inquiries from internal or external customers.
• Verifies a variety of data for accuracy.
• Assist collectors with customer and system related issues and escalations.
• Researches/coordinates the resolution of incorrect, missing, or unclear information.
• Analyze banks and recommend way forward
• Resolves problems and escalates highly complex issues as necessary.
• Edits billing data from documents such as, invoices, airway bills, and computer-generated reports.
• Communicates with customer regarding any follow up billing issues
• Additional duties as requested

Skills & Qualifications

• Performs standard, specialized and complex aspects of the function. Technical certification or Associate degree preferred.
• Generally 4 or more years of experience in related area of responsibility.
• Advanced level Excel skills
• Professional telephone demeanor
• Detail and analytical orientated.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Customer Centric!

Other Tasks and Accountabilities:

Autonomy: Nature of work requires increasing independence. Receives guidance only on unusual complex problems or issues. Work review typically involves periodic review of output by supervisor and/or direct customers of the process.

Impact: Works independently on larger, moderately complex projects/assignments that have direct impact on department and area results. Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results may cause delays in program schedules and may require a moderate expenditure of resources to rectify.

Knowledge: Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization to the completion of moderately complex assignments.

People Management: May provide general guidance/direction or train junior level personnel in Associate and Professional roles.

Problem Complexity: Performs professional level work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly-defined issues. Identifies problems and possible solutions and takes appropriate action to resolve.

Employee Benefits & Incentives
DHL Express benefits and incentive offerings are designed to reflect a substantial experience for both employees and their dependents during their career and life journey. The specifics will vary, but wherever you join and in whatever role, you'll find our benefits and rewards are among the best in the industry. They include:

* Competitive Pay
* Bonus/Incentive Programs
* Retirement Savings - 401K with company match
* Medical, Dental, Vision, well-being programs
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Generous Paid Time Off - Starting at 4 Weeks (PT/FT)
* Paid Leave
* Employee Discount Program
* Employee Assistance & Work Life Program
* Outstanding training opportunities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The EEO is the Law poster is available here