We’re looking for a results-driven Collections Specialist to join the Finance team at SIXT Australia.
You’ll manage a portfolio of customer accounts, taking ownership of collections, debt management, and credit risk to support strong cash flow outcomes across the business. This role is ideal for someone who is confident in handling high-volume ledgers, navigating complex customer conversations, and driving resolution of overdue debt in a professional and commercially focused way.
This is a permanent full-time opportunity with a hybrid working arrangement based at our North Sydney office and working from home.
Your Role
Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader, you’ll drive reduction in overdue debt and improve cash collection outcomes across your portfolio.
Your key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Manage invoicing and ensure accurate and timely processing across multiple business units.
- Monitor aged debtors and follow up outstanding payments, including collections activity.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Handle high-volume customer ledgers, ensuring payments are allocated correctly and on time.
- Assess customer creditworthiness and support credit risk decisions.
- Conduct collections calls, negotiate payment arrangements, and manage difficult customer conversations.
- Investigate and resolve billing issues, disputes, and AR exceptions.
- Escalate complex payment issues and support resolution in line with governance requirements.
- Maintain accurate records and support reporting requirements, including month-end activities.
- Support process improvements and identify opportunities to streamline AR processes.
- Assist with refunds and ensure customer accounts are managed accurately.
Your Skills
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Collections Specialist, Credit Officer or Accounts Receivable Officer.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder and customer relationships effectively. skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder and customer relationships effectively
- Proven ability to manage high-volume portfolios and prioritise competing tasks.
- Experience in collections, negotiating payment arrangements, and reducing overdue debt.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate financial records.
- Ability to problem-solve, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues independently.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines, particularly around month-end and reporting cycles.
What We Offer
At SIXT Australia we aren’t just about discounts (although you do get these too). We offer benefits to help make work and life just right for you!
- Progressive flexibility, leave, and well-being benefits to balance all of life’s priorities.
- Discounts on a range of benefits including SIXT car rental.
- Grow, progress or relocate your career across the SIXT business or different locations with us.
We’re for inclusion, diversity and representing the members, guests, customers, and communities we serve. That’s why we welcome applications from First Nations, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people of all genders, members of the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to be a part of our team.
As part of our recruitment process, successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks.
Join SIXT Australia and grow your career with us. Apply now, we cannot wait to hear from you, or visit our careers site to find out more!
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