Collections Representative (Experienced)

Company: MCI Careers
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

LOCATION:
Jacksonville, FL

JOB TYPE:
Full-Time & Part-Time

PAY TYPES:
Hourly + Bonus

SALARY:
$13.10 - $17.10 / hour

BENEFITS & PERKS:
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE: Paid Training, Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement, Advancement Opportunity, Flexible Schedules, Daily Contests, Prizes, Casual Dress Code, Regular Raises

APPLICATION DETAILS:
No Resume Required, On-site Interview

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Collections RepresentativeJoin our team and grow with us! We need account receivable specialists to respectfully recover past due consumer accounts. As a recovery professional you will complete our two-week professional recovery agent training, then work to resolve open accounts with customers. You will be responsible for using negotiation methodologies, maintaining trustful customer relationships, and ensuring timely payments toward recovery goals. -If you believe you have a persuasive personality and enjoy helping people toward their financial goals, this is the career for you. We provide a professional environment, great pay structure, and plenty of new accounts! You provide the work ethic and professional attitude. -This is an experienced-level position that offers on the job paid training. - Compensation is commensurate with experience. Prior contact center experience, experience in customer service, tech support, sales, or back-office support is required. -

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POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
WHAT DOES SOMEONE IN THIS ROLE ACTUALLY DO? -Do you strive for excellence and enjoy helping others? This position is responsible for reaching out to open accounts using the latest contact center technology and ethical recovery strategy. Improve relations with open accounts and promote brand awareness as you become a highly trained expert on products, technology, and business process. In addition to being the best in the business, you will need to be confident, fully engaged, a team player, and dedicated to bringing a positive and enthusiastic outlook to work each day. - - -Essential DutiesUtilize various contact technology and recovery strategies to locate right parties.Understand the customers situation and identify best means of payment plan.Negotiate payment terms with empathy, tact, and professionalism.Make outbound and receive inbound calls.Follow all required scripts, policies, and procedures.Respond effectively to common challenges to collection calls while discussing means of resolving open accounts.Meet monthly goals and perform other assigned duties.Attend meetings and training and review all new training material to stay up-to-date on changes to program knowledge, systems, and processes.Adhere to all attendance and work schedule requirements.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:
WONDER IF YOU ARE A GOOD FIT? -We provide all new employees with world-class training, so all positive, driven, and confident applicants are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates for this position are highly motivated, energetic, and dedicated. -QualificationsMust be 18 years of age or olderHigh school diploma or equivalentExcellent organizational, written, and oral communication skillsThe ability to type swiftly and accurately (20+ words a minute)Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)Basic understanding of Windows operating systemHighly reliable with the ability to maintain regular attendance and punctualityThe ability to evaluate, troubleshoot, and follow-up on customer issuesAn aptitude for conflict resolution, problem solving and negotiationMust be customer service oriented (empathetic, responsive, patient, and conscientious)Ability to multi-task, stay focused and self manageStrong team orientation and customer focusThe ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where change and ambiguity prevalentExcellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with your team and customers

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Must be authorized to work in their country of residence (The United States or Canada)Must be willing to submit up to a LEVEL II background and/or security investigation with a fingerprint. -Job offers are contingent on background/security investigation resultsMust be willing to submit to drug screening. - Job offers are contingent on drug screening results.

COMPENSATION DETAILS:
WANT AN EMPLOYER THAT VALUES YOUR CONTRIBUTION?We believe that hard work should pay off, so we make sure that our compensation and total rewards are competitive. - - Standard starting compensation is commensurate with experience. - Regular reviews and raises are awarded based on tenure and performance, so our employees make more each year. -Employees earn paid time off as well as paid holidays and paid training opportunities. -Regular daily, weekly and monthly incentives are part of the overall compensation our team members enjoy and include monetary incentive and prizes such as computers, tablets, phones, TV's, trips, tickets, and even cars. - -In addition to our standard group benefits offering for full-time employees following 90-days of employment, all employees are eligible to opt for our MEC medical plan after only 30-days of employment. - Benefits options and plans vary slightly by location. - - -JUST A FEW OF THE BENEFITSMedical, Dental, and Vision Coverage OptionsPaid Time-OffRegular RaisesAdvancement OpportunityFun, Engaging Work EnvironmentCasual Dress CodeCash and Prize Contests

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be largely sedentary and will be required to sit/stand for long periods while using a computer and telephone headset. The employee will be regularly required to operate a computer and other office equipment, including a phone, copier, and printer. The employee may occasionally be required to move about the office to accomplish tasks; reach in any direction; raise or lower objects, move objects from place to place, hold onto objects, and move or exert force up to forty (40) pounds.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) it is the policy of MCI and affiliates to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kate Murph, Vice President of Human Resources, kate.murph@mci.world.

DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY:
At MCI and its subsidiaries, we embrace differences and believe diversity is a benefit to our employees, our company, our customers, and our community. -All aspects of employment at MCI are based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. - MCI maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling MCI's commitment to a diverse and equal opportunity work environment. -MCI does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. - -MCI will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. -MCI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. - -We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, -benefits, social and recreational programs, and -discipline. In addition, it is the policy of MCI to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where an employee works.

ABOUT MCI (PARENT COMPANY):
MCI helps customers take on their CX and DX challenges differently, creating industry-leading solutions that deliver exceptional experiences and drive optimal performance. MCI assists companies with business process outsourcing, staff augmentation, contact center customer services, and IT Services needs by providing general and specialized hosting, software, staff, and services. -In 2019 Marlowe Companies Inc. (MCI) was named by Inc. Magazine as Iowa's Fastest Growing Company in the State of Iowa and was named the 452nd Fastest Growing Privately Company in the USA, making the coveted top 500 for the first time. MCI's subsidiaries had previously made Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest-Growing Companies 15 times respectively. MCI has fifteen business process outsourcing service delivery facilities in Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Dakota, New Mexico, California, Kansas, and Nova Scotia. - -Driving modernization through digitalization, MCI ensures clients do more for less. MCI is the holding company for a diverse lineup of tech-enabled business services operating companies. MCI organically grows, acquires, and operates companies that have a synergistic products and services portfolios, including but not limited to Automated Contact Center Solutions (ACCS), customer contact management, IT Services (IT Schedule 70), and Temporary and Administrative Professional Staffing (TAPS Schedule 736), Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Claims Processing, Collections, Customer Experience Provider (CXP), Customer Service, Digital Experience Provider (DXP), Account Receivables Management (ARM), Application Software Development, Managed Services, and Technology Services, to mid-market, Federal & enterprise partners. MCI now employs 10,000+ talented individuals with 150+ diverse North American client partners across the following MCI brands: GravisApps, Mass Markets, MCI Federal Services (MFS), The Sydney Call Center, OnBrand24, and Valor Intelligent Processing (VIP).

REGARDING COVID-19:
As an employer supporting critical Federal, State, Provincial, and Commercial clients, we have taken steps to ensure that we remain operational while taking every precaution possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our employees safe. -Measures include social distancing for those working on-site, frequent deep cleaning and disinfecting of workstations and common areas, daily contactless temperature checks for those essential employees working on-site, travel policies limiting travel and mandatory quarantine, reporting and quarantine processes and policies for those exposed, and requesting masks to be worn when on-site employees are not at their workstation. -For more information on MCI's response to COVID-19 please visit www.mci.world/covid-19.

DISCLAIMER:
The purpose of the above job description is to provide potential candidates with a general overview of the role. It's not an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required for the job. - You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

DISCLAIMER:
The purpose of the above job description is to provide potential candidates with a general overview of the role. It's not an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required for the job. - You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

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