General Purpose & Essential Duties :
The Billing Specialist 2 will locate and notify holders of 121+ day delinquent accounts, attempt to recover payments, and work with account holders to reconcile past-due accounts.
- Uses automated internal systems to identify and monitor overdue accounts
- Locates and contacts account holders by appropriate means, which may include mail, phone, or e-mail, to notify those customers of delinquent account status and to solicit payment
- Reviews terms of sales, service, or credit contracts; provides options to customers for debt repayment; establishes repayment schedules based on customers' financial situations
- Prepare customer accounts for Final Notice and Cancel Non-pay
- Reconcile payment history
- Review and contact the canceled customer accounts to provide settlement agreement to close the file as paid in full within 30 days, prior to the assignment to 3rd party collection agencies.
- Expert of the department processes, procedures and master the MAS and CRM programs to efficiently perform the advanced job responsibilities.
- Collects and posts payments to customer accounts
- Records pertinent data on collection efforts and customer financial status in database
- Research misapplied payments
- Manage non-routine problem solving and conflict resolution to offer excellence in customer relations
- Performs administrative and clerical functions as needed such as recording address changes and purging inactive records
Required Skills, Abilities, Education & Experience :
Excellent verbal and written communication skillsProficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related softwareBasic understanding of local, state, and federal debt collection lawsBasic understanding of principles and processes of customer serviceAbility to perform customer needs assessments and to consistently meet service quality standardsExcellent time management skillsAbility to identify issues and creatively solve problemsAbility to learn and use relevant machinery and technologyAssociate degree in Business or related field or equivalent working experience requiredInbound / Outbound call with ACD phone tree experience requiredThree years of experience in credit and collections work preferredEqual Opportunity Employer
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