What are top 3 skills for accounts receivable specialist?

The job of an Accounts Receivable Specialist is a combination of art and the knowledge of basic accounting principles.
In my opinion, the top3 skills should be: a) Basic knowledge of Accounting - This forms the basis without which the life of any Accounts Receivable Specialist would be difficult.
b) Empathy - The A/R Specialist should be able to think from the customers' shoes, then only he/she will be able to understand the payment patterns of the customers, negotiate and corner if required as well.
c) Listening and Probing - It is very important for a A/R Specialist's job as listening to the customer patiently will give an opportunity to know what kind of a person the representative of the customer is as well as their company's requirements when it comes to various factors like submission of invoices & support docs, invoice processing period, any other key executives involved in the process and what more can be done to speed up the processing of payments from their end.
Such valuable information can be collected by carefully listening and then asking questions.

Knowledge Of Accounting Customer Relations Constant Follow-up  

1)An Account recievable specialist must know the terms and condition between the costomer and organisation..like  Cash or Credit...
If a credit costomer he must know Credit period  and Credit Limit as per  the agreement.
2) Follow up and Communication 3) Honesty and inegrity

1.knowledge of accounts receivable2.knowledge of general accounting principals3.maintain up-to-date billing system4.attention to detail and accuracy5.good verbal and written communication skills6.problem analysis and problem solving skills7.stress tolerance8.perform account reconciliations

must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Technical Skills and Experience

Honest  Experience Customer Relations

1   Knowledge of Accounting 2   Risk Mitigation 3   Collections Techniques

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- Honesty and Integrity.
-Listening skills : enable you to find out what is the most important things for your prospect.
By identifying their cares, needs and attributes, you can match them with the advantages and benefits of your product.
-Work ethic: No matter what your personal skills, if you are not willing to work harder and better than others, you will ultimately not succeed.