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Account Officer job description

Use this Account Officer job description template to attract qualified candidates for your open positions. Feel free to add or modify specific job requirements and duties.

Christina Pavlou
Christina Pavlou

An experienced recruiter and HR professional who has transferred her expertise to insightful content to support others in HR.

Refreshed on

February 3, 2020

Reviewed by

Eftychia Karavelaki

Senior Recruitment Manager

Account Officer responsibilities include:

  • Crafting new sales proposals and contract renewals
  • Scheduling product demos
  • Contacting customers via email or phone to answer queries or retrieve information about their account

Account Officer job description

Job brief

We are looking for an Account Officer to support our Sales team and provide quality customer service.

Account Officer responsibilities include preparing sales proposals, updating internal databases with client and contract details and conducting market research. If you have good communication skills and would like to gain sales and marketing experience, we’d like to meet you. Previous experience in customer service positions is a plus.

Ultimately, you’ll help run successful sales campaigns to increase customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Craft new sales proposals and contract renewals
  • Schedule product demos
  • Contact customers via email or phone to answer queries or retrieve information about their account
  • Update internal databases (CRM) with account details
  • Perform back-office sales tasks to support Account Executives as needed
  • Research market trends and competition
  • Create reports on sales and marketing campaigns
  • Maintain digital and physical records of invoices and contracts
  • Address payment issues
  • Identify new revenue prospects

Requirements and skills

  • Work experience as an Account Officer, Account Coordinator or similar role
  • Experience in customer service roles is a plus
  • Familiarity with Client Relationship Systems (CRM)
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Time-management abilities
  • BSc in Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field

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