Cindy Rekemeyer
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Skilled professional with experience in collections, customer service and data entry. Exceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Effectively mediates customer disputes and collects payment in timely manner.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Collections Agent
Bursey & Associates
01.2011 - 01.2024
- Achieved successful debt collection results by utilizing negotiation skills and developing customized payment plans.
- Maximized revenue recovery through diligent research, verification of debtor information, and persistent contact efforts.
- Improved overall portfolio performance through consistent monitoring of accounts and proactive identification of potential issues.
- Maintained strict compliance with all federal, state, and company regulations during each step of the collections process.
- Participated in ongoing training programs to stay current on industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes.
- Provided exceptional customer service by empathizing with clients'' financial situations while working towards mutually beneficial solutions.
- Reduced delinquency rates by implementing effective skip tracing techniques to locate hard-to-find debtors.
- Demonstrated adaptability by effectively managing a diverse range of accounts across various industries.
- Increased productivity levels through efficient time management and prioritization of daily tasks.
- Built rapport with customers by demonstrating understanding of their situation while seeking fair resolutions.
- Persistently reached out to customers with extremely past due accounts to recover lost revenue.
- Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
- Negotiated to collect balance in full.
- Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
- Counseled debtors on payment options and arranged installment agreements.
- Managed past due collection calls, skip tracing, outside collections agency coordination and litigation activities.
- Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.
- Reached out to approximately [Number] account holders daily.
- Negotiated with account holders to devise repayment plans and minimize collections receivables.
- Complied with fair debt practices and regulatory guidelines and kept current with changing regulations.
- Used probing techniques to determine debtors' reasons for delinquency.
- Researched accounts and completed due diligence to resolve collection problems.
- Negotiated re-payment plans by identifying causes of delinquent payments to assist in recovery of debt and meet realistic timeframes.
- Registered information of customers on database, collecting credit history, financial statements and personal details to preserve accurate records.
- Assisted in implementing procedures and policies to facilitate timely payments.
- Used skip tracing and other techniques to locate debtors.
- Contacted customers to discuss past-due accounts and negotiated payment plans.
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Maintained accurate records of customer accounts, payments and payment plans.
- Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review.
- Worked with customer to create debt repayment plan based on current financial condition.
- Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs.
- Established relationships with customers to encourage payment of delinquent accounts.
- Monitored customer accounts for payment delinquency and initiated collection efforts.
- Located customers with overdue accounts and solicited payment in compliance with fair debt collection practices.
- Analyzed customer financial records to determine appropriate payment plan.
- Developed and documented collection procedures and policies to comply with government regulations.
- Prevented impending loss and increased profitability by enforcing scheduled collection campaigns, consistently achieving targeted recovery rate.
- Deployed automated system tracking and skip tracing to locate hard-to-find, re-located customers.
- Investigated customer credit references and approved credit lines.
Education
No Degree - Medical Coding And Billing
Pima Medical Institute
Tucson, AZ08.2009
Skills
- Fair Debt Practices
- Debt Management
- Collections Processing
- Delinquent Account Management
- Repayment Plan Structuring
- Skip Tracing
- Account Management
- Attention to Detail
- Effective Communication
- Time Management
- Payment Arrangement
- Professionalism
- Organizational Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Debt Negotiation
- Active Listening
- Interpersonal Skills
- Goal Orientation
- Problem Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision Making
- Telephone Etiquette
- Computer Proficiency
- Account Review
- Outbound Calling
- Persuasion Techniques
- Relationship Building
- Call Center Experience
- Collections
- Records Management
- Credit and Collections
- Account Monitoring
- FDCPA Compliance
- Investigative Research
- Account Investigation
- Payment Scheduling
- Pleasant Telephone Demeanor
- Quality Standards Compliance
- Managing Delinquent Accounts
Timeline
Collections Agent
Bursey & Associates
01.2011 - 01.2024
No Degree - Medical Coding And Billing
Pima Medical Institute
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