SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams.
SmartBear is trusted by developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s open source tools are downloaded more than 100 million times a month and have earned over 30,000 GitHub stars from the developer community. With its best-loved brands, including Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place. Learn more at www.smartbear.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Reddit.
At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape the future of software quality for organizations worldwide. Join us in our mission.
Collections Specialist
- Manage a portfolio of customer accounts and proactively drive timely payment through organized, professional collections activity.
- Use accounts receivable aging, account-level data, and sound judgment to prioritize risk, resolve payment issues, and support AR reporting.
- Partner across Sales, Licensing, and other teams while improving dunning workflows and collection processes to increase effectiveness and reduce manual effort.
About the Role
- Manage a portfolio of customer accounts, proactively follow up on outstanding receivables, and maintain professional communication regarding invoices, payment status, and customer commitments.
- Review accounts receivable aging, identify past-due balances and trends, and prioritize collection activity based on risk and business impact.
- Research delayed or disputed payments, identify root causes, and partner with Sales, Licensing, and other stakeholders to resolve account and payment issues while maintaining ownership through resolution.
- Maintain accurate records of collection activity, disputes, commitments, follow-up actions, and escalations, and support AR reporting and analysis of aging trends, collection status, and key metrics.
- Manage and optimize systematic dunning parameters and automated collection workflows, including rules, timing, communication cadence, and escalation criteria; evaluate performance and recommend adjustments.
- Identify recurring collection challenges and process gaps, and develop practical solutions that improve collection effectiveness, customer experience, and broader Accounts Receivable initiatives.
We are looking for you if you have
- 3+ years of experience in collections, accounts receivable, or a similar customer-facing financial role; B2B collections experience is preferred.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to independently manage a portfolio of accounts, competing priorities, and follow-through.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and persistent approach to customer follow-up and strong cross-functional relationship-building skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with comfort working with aging reports, account-level data, and issues that require investigation through resolution.
- Experience with ERP, billing, accounts receivable, CRM, or customer account management tools; experience managing automated dunning processes or collection workflows is preferred.
- Strong Excel or spreadsheet skills, attention to detail, adaptability, and a continuous-improvement mindset focused on finding smarter and more efficient ways of working.
Why you should join the SmartBear crew
- You can grow your career at every level.
- We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.
- We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
- We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically – the whole person.
- We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.
Did you know?
- Our main goal at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place.
- SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility, promoting good in all the communities we serve.
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA with offices across the world including Galway Ireland, Bath, UK, Wroclaw, Poland and Bangalore, India.
- We’ve won major industry (product and company) awards including SD Times, DeveloperWeek's Devies Award, the AI Breakthrough Award, and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.
SmartBear is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for employees where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that reflects a diversity of thought and experience as well as our values of being smart, open, driven, accountable, and curious.
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At SmartBear, we believe transparency in pay is part of how we build trust—with our employees, candidates, and community. Our compensation philosophy is grounded in market competitiveness, internal equity, and rewarding impact.
We encourage candidates to view compensation as part of their total rewards experience at SmartBear. This includes performance-based bonuses for eligible roles, a generous benefits package that supports employees’ health and well-being, and promotes work-life balance through flexible time off and hybrid work options. You can build your career at SmartBear through professional development opportunities, and an inclusive, collaborative culture where everyone can thrive.
Your SmartBear total rewards compensation package includes base salary and may also include a performance bonus plan. The base salary range for this role is listed below. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including relevant experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in collections, accounts receivable, or a similar customer-facing financial role
- B2B collections experience
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to independently manage account portfolios, competing priorities, and follow-through
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Professional and persistent customer follow-up skills
- Strong cross-functional relationship-building skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Comfort working with aging reports, account-level data, and payment issues
- Experience with ERP, billing, accounts receivable, CRM, or customer account management tools
- Experience managing automated dunning processes or collection workflows
- Strong Excel or spreadsheet skills
- Attention to detail, adaptability, and continuous-improvement mindset
SmartBear Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health support, with some plans starting coverage on day one. Company materials and third‑party profiles consistently list strong health coverage as a core offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes open/unlimited PTO in many roles, paid holidays and sick time, Summer Fridays early closes, volunteer “give back” days, and birthday PTO. This breadth is highlighted across employer pages and listings as a standout part of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness stipends or fitness reimbursements, commuter support, pet insurance, catered meals/snacks, ERGs, and mental‑health resources are prominently featured. These everyday perks and wellbeing programs add tangible value beyond core insurance.
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What We Do
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended – with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams. SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place.
Why Work With Us
At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape
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SmartBear supports flexible work arrangements, balancing home and work life uniquely for each employee. We offer In-Office, Hybrid, and Fully Remote options, recognizing the value of both in-person collaboration and personal flexibility for our team.
