Green Card Credit Collections Specialist Jobs
Credit Collections Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers file PERM labor certification with DOL, confirming no qualified U.S. workers are available. Finance and business operations employers regularly sponsor this role, making it a realistic path to permanent residence for foreign professionals with collections or accounts-receivable credentials.
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Get Access To All JobsGENERAL DESCRIPTION OR SUMMARY
The Credit & Collections Specialist plays a key role in supporting the Company's accounts receivable, collections, invoicing, and credit functions. This position is responsible for monitoring customer accounts, collecting outstanding balances, resolving account inquiries, processing invoices and statements, and helping to ensure timely cash flow. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and customer-focused, with the ability to communicate effectively and build strong business relationships. This role also supports credit administration activities, customer account setup, cash forecasting, credit hold management, and lien rights protection while contributing to the overall financial health of the organization.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Monitor customer account aging reports and communicate with customers by phone and email regarding outstanding invoices. Follow up regularly on past-due accounts, document collection activities, and work with customers to resolve payment delays while maintaining strong business relationships.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments to address and resolve customer concerns, ensuring effective communication, prompt issue resolution, and positive customer experience.
- Respond to customer inquiries regarding account status, invoices, payments, and outstanding balances, ensuring accurate and timely resolution of issues.
- Monitor and manage credit hold orders, ensuring timely review and release in compliance with company credit policies and procedures.
- Assist with the preparation and maintenance of weekly cash forecasts by gathering receivables data, tracking expected customer payments, and providing accurate information to support cash flow planning.
- Process invoices daily through the invoicing platform and ensure proper transfer to the accounting system.
- Generate and process monthly customer statements through the accounting system, ensuring timely and accurate delivery to customers.
- Submit completed credit application packages to the Credit Manager for review and decision-making.
- Responsible for setting up new customer accounts, maintaining accurate customer records, and ensuring all required documentation is obtained and properly filed.
- Protect company lien and bond rights by submitting project information through NCS and tracking notice requirements.
- Responsible for the daily retrieval, sorting, and distribution of incoming mail.
- Assist with special projects and initiatives as needed to support the Accounts Receivable and Credit functions.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in business-to-business (B2B) collections.
- Strong knowledge of accounts receivable and collection practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with customers.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information appropriately.
- Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service while maintaining collection objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Collections experience in the construction and manufacturing industry.
- Familiarity with lien and bond rights management and NCS notice filing procedures.
- Knowledge of Avalara tax exemption certificate management.
- Experience with cash forecasting, credit hold management, and account reconciliation activities.
- Understanding of sales tax exemption documentation and compliance requirements.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Requires regular sitting, reaching, walking, talking, standing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and keyboarding.
- May occasionally lift/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Includes close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and color vision with ability to adjust focus.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of the job.
- Noise levels are usually moderate.
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and work level being performed by individuals assigned to this position; It is not an all-inclusive list of duties. Press Glass, Inc. reserves the right to cross-train between departments to meet the ongoing needs of the company. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities/departments from time-to-time as needed.
Press Glass is not accepting unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters for this position.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OR SUMMARY
The Credit & Collections Specialist plays a key role in supporting the Company's accounts receivable, collections, invoicing, and credit functions. This position is responsible for monitoring customer accounts, collecting outstanding balances, resolving account inquiries, processing invoices and statements, and helping to ensure timely cash flow. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and customer-focused, with the ability to communicate effectively and build strong business relationships. This role also supports credit administration activities, customer account setup, cash forecasting, credit hold management, and lien rights protection while contributing to the overall financial health of the organization.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Monitor customer account aging reports and communicate with customers by phone and email regarding outstanding invoices. Follow up regularly on past-due accounts, document collection activities, and work with customers to resolve payment delays while maintaining strong business relationships.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments to address and resolve customer concerns, ensuring effective communication, prompt issue resolution, and positive customer experience.
- Respond to customer inquiries regarding account status, invoices, payments, and outstanding balances, ensuring accurate and timely resolution of issues.
- Monitor and manage credit hold orders, ensuring timely review and release in compliance with company credit policies and procedures.
- Assist with the preparation and maintenance of weekly cash forecasts by gathering receivables data, tracking expected customer payments, and providing accurate information to support cash flow planning.
- Process invoices daily through the invoicing platform and ensure proper transfer to the accounting system.
- Generate and process monthly customer statements through the accounting system, ensuring timely and accurate delivery to customers.
- Submit completed credit application packages to the Credit Manager for review and decision-making.
- Responsible for setting up new customer accounts, maintaining accurate customer records, and ensuring all required documentation is obtained and properly filed.
- Protect company lien and bond rights by submitting project information through NCS and tracking notice requirements.
- Responsible for the daily retrieval, sorting, and distribution of incoming mail.
- Assist with special projects and initiatives as needed to support the Accounts Receivable and Credit functions.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in business-to-business (B2B) collections.
- Strong knowledge of accounts receivable and collection practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with customers.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information appropriately.
- Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service while maintaining collection objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Collections experience in the construction and manufacturing industry.
- Familiarity with lien and bond rights management and NCS notice filing procedures.
- Knowledge of Avalara tax exemption certificate management.
- Experience with cash forecasting, credit hold management, and account reconciliation activities.
- Understanding of sales tax exemption documentation and compliance requirements.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Requires regular sitting, reaching, walking, talking, standing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and keyboarding.
- May occasionally lift/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Includes close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and color vision with ability to adjust focus.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of the job.
- Noise levels are usually moderate.
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and work level being performed by individuals assigned to this position; It is not an all-inclusive list of duties. Press Glass, Inc. reserves the right to cross-train between departments to meet the ongoing needs of the company. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities/departments from time-to-time as needed.
Press Glass is not accepting unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters for this position.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Credit Collections Specialist
Match your credentials to PERM requirements
PERM requires your employer to certify the job's minimum requirements match what you actually hold. For EB-3 skilled worker, two years of verified collections experience is the floor. Document every employer, date, and duty now so your sponsor isn't scrambling at certification time.
Verify your SOC code before job applications
Credit Collections Specialists typically file under SOC 13-2071 or 43-3011 depending on the employer's framing. Pull the O*NET profile for each code and confirm the listed tasks match your actual duties before accepting an offer, since the SOC code drives the OFLC prevailing wage determination.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate by role
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified green card sponsorship history in collections and financial operations. Targeting companies that have completed PERM filings for similar roles shortens your timeline and signals the employer already understands the recruitment and documentation obligations.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment window
PERM requires employers to run a 30-to-60-day recruitment test before filing, advertising the role and documenting that no qualified U.S. applicants were found. Ask early in negotiations whether the employer has completed or plans this test, since the offer can't proceed to DOL filing without it.
Understand priority date backlog risk by country
If you're a national of India or China, check the USCIS Visa Bulletin before accepting an EB-3 sponsorship offer. Per-country annual limits create multi-year backlogs for high-demand nationalities, and your I-485 adjustment of status can't be filed until your priority date becomes current.
Protect your priority date if you change jobs
Once your I-140 is approved, your priority date can carry over to a new employer's petition. AC21 job portability also lets you change to a same-or-similar occupation once your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more. Confirm both conditions with your new employer before resigning.
Green Card Credit Collections Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Credit Collections Specialist jobs commonly qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Credit Collections Specialist roles qualify under EB-3, which covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree or at least two years of skilled work experience. Employers in finance, healthcare revenue cycle, and business services regularly file PERM for this occupation. EB-2 is possible if the role is structured to require an advanced degree or the candidate has a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to lawful permanent residence, not a temporary status. The employer files a prevailing wage request with DOL, runs a formal recruitment test, and then submits the PERM application. There is no lottery. However, per-country annual limits mean nationals of India and China can wait years before their priority date becomes current, unlike H-1B visa which grants immediate work authorization upon approval.
What does the PERM recruitment test require for a collections role?
The employer must advertise the Credit Collections Specialist position through DOL-mandated channels, including newspaper ads and job postings, over a 30-to-60-day window. They document every application received and must demonstrate no qualified, available U.S. worker was found. The job's posted requirements must match exactly what appears in the PERM filing, so minimum qualifications need to be locked down before recruitment begins.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Credit Collections Specialists?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified green card sponsorship history in financial operations and collections roles, letting you focus applications on companies that have already navigated PERM. This matters because many employers are willing to sponsor but only do so when they already have an established process, so targeting experienced sponsors reduces the risk of an offer falling through during the filing stage.
Can I change employers after my green card process starts?
Two distinct protections apply. If your I-140 petition is approved, your priority date can be retained and transferred to a new employer's petition. Separately, once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a same-or-similar occupation without restarting the process. Both conditions must be evaluated carefully before resigning, and your new employer should confirm they'll file a new I-140 to preserve continuity.