Skilled professional with experience in consumer and commercial 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 Representative
College Foundation Inc
01.2018 - 03.2023
Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
Negotiated to collect balance in full.
Achieved performance goals on consistent basis.
Resolved challenging situations with friendly but firm strategies.
Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.
Recorded all information regarding financial status of customers.
Used probing techniques to determine debtors' reasons for delinquency.
Collections Agent
Insight Global/Cree
05.2017 - 11.2017
Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
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.
Counseled debtors on payment options and arranged installment agreements.
Benefits Specialist
ACS Xerox
06.2015 - 06.2017
Explained benefits to plan participants in easy to understand terms in order to educate each on available options.
Resolved issues and inquiries from plan participants regarding health and welfare benefits and deductions through telephone, email, and in-person interactions.
Observed strict procedures to maintain data and plan participant confidentiality.
Checked employees' benefits enrollment for accuracy and inputted all data into [Software].
Researched and evaluated new benefits programs to select cost-effective providers and coverage levels.
Mortgage Loan Processor
IBM
07.2010 - 01.2015
Handled any conditions sent from underwriting departments.
Collaborated with Loan Officers to provide timely, accurate service for clients throughout entire mortgage process.
Worked with customers in person and via telephone to answer questions, process transactions, and resolve issues.
Set up and completed loan submission packages.
Developed comprehensive understanding of loan processing regulations and laws to be fully compliant.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
Associate of Arts - Medical Assisting
Bradford Business School
Pittsburgh, PA
Skills
Service Quality Standards
Credit and Collections
Great Phone Demeanor
Delinquent Account Notification
Updating Customer Accounts
Data Entry
Predictive Dialers
Payment Acceptance
Making Contacts
Process Payments
Locating Debtors
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Timeline
Collections Representative
College Foundation Inc
01.2018 - 03.2023
Collections Agent
Insight Global/Cree
05.2017 - 11.2017
Benefits Specialist
ACS Xerox
06.2015 - 06.2017
Mortgage Loan Processor
IBM
07.2010 - 01.2015
Associate of Arts - Business Administration And Management