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TaWana Jones

Kansas City,MO

Summary

Seasoned Collections Specialist excited to take on new role with long-term growth and advancement potential. Offering 14 years of success in service positions, with a history of meeting high productivity, quality and performance standards, with desire to take on new challenges.

Persuasive communicator focused on tapping into customer loyalty and bringing delinquent accounts current. Savvy to typical customer responses and prepared to use scripts and personal expertise to overcome objections. Confident and collected in challenging situations. Document Control Specialist experienced in storing, managing and maintaining company and project documents while ensuring accuracy and quality. Process documents for revision and approval, organize documents from conception to distribution and filing and create systems to be used to train staff on document control processes. Growth mindset and willing to help team move business forward with any task.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Document Scanner/ Specimen Processor

LabCorp
Overland Park, KS
01.2023 - 04.2024
  • Verified accuracy of scanned images to ensure quality control standards were met.
  • Scanned documents into digital format using specialized document scanner.
  • Prepared documents for scanning by ensuring all staples and paperclips were removed.
  • Monitored the progress of each scan job to ensure timely completion.
  • Performed regular maintenance on scanners, including cleaning and checking for any technical issues.
  • Organized digital files in accordance with established naming conventions and file structure protocols.
  • Maintained a log of all scanned documents with associated metadata such as date, time, user name and more.

Financial Relationship Specialist

Community America Credit Union
Lenexa, KS
12.2021 - 01.2023
  • Resolve customer inquiries, questions and concerns to consistently offer quality service and meet performance benchmarks.
  • Help customers open accounts, make deposits, update information and carry out range of routine actions.
  • Relay customer feedback to cross-functional teams to improve products and services.
  • Consulted with clients to assess and meet short- and long-term financial goals.

Inside Sales Representative

Home Advisor
Lenexa, KS
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Developed key customer relationships to increase sales.
  • Drove substantial sales through suggestive selling and by promoting add-on purchases.
  • Demonstrated product features to align with customer needs.
  • Listened to customer needs to identify and recommend best products and services.

Collections Specialist

US Bank
Overland Park, KS
10.2019 - 04.2021
  • Notified customers of delinquent accounts with attempt to collect outstanding amounts.
  • Arranged for debt repayment and established repayment schedule based on customer finances.
  • Recorded and updated customer personal accounts with accurate contact information.
  • Met demands of busy collections group by performing high volume of daily calls.

Collections Specialist

RS LLC
, KS
07.2015 - 07.2019
  • Notified customers of delinquent accounts with attempt to collect outstanding amounts.
  • Arranged for debt repayment and established repayment schedule based on customer finances.
  • Met demands of busy collections group by performing high volume of daily calls.
  • Overcame objections by applying advanced training and persuasion techniques.

Collections Specialist

EFinance Call Center Support
Lenexa, KS
08.2012 - 08.2015
  • Arranged for debt repayment and established repayment schedule based on customer finances.
  • Recorded and updated customer personal accounts with accurate contact information.
  • Met demands of busy collections group by performing high volume of daily calls.
  • Overcame objections by applying advanced training and persuasion techniques.

Collections Specialist

AMG Services
Overland Park, KS
05.2011 - 05.2012
  • Notified customers of delinquent accounts with attempt to collect outstanding amounts.
  • Processed payments over phone and set up recurring drafts.
  • Arranged for debt repayment and established repayment schedule based on customer finances.
  • Recorded and updated customer personal accounts with accurate contact information.

Collection Specialist

Well Fargo Auto
Riverside, Mo
02.2008 - 04.2011
  • Interviewed customers to determine reasons for delinquency, source of income and next pay date to build solutions for financial issues.
  • Utilized talents and expertise to locate customers with aged accounts.
  • Overcame objections by applying advanced training and persuasion techniques.
  • Located debtors by utilizing skip tracking and other strategies.

Education

Licensed Realtor - Real Estate

Career Education Systems Inc
KCMO
08.2017

Skills

  • Skip Tracing
  • Managing Delinquent Accounts
  • Relationship building
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Negotiation and Resolution
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Persuasion Strategies

Accomplishments

  • Promoted from Collector 1 to Collector 3, in less than 12-months.
  • Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Led team to achieve record breaking numbers, earning recognition from upper management and financial reward.

Certification

Computer Information Management

Timeline

Document Scanner/ Specimen Processor

LabCorp
01.2023 - 04.2024

Financial Relationship Specialist

Community America Credit Union
12.2021 - 01.2023

Inside Sales Representative

Home Advisor
05.2021 - 12.2021

Collections Specialist

US Bank
10.2019 - 04.2021

Collections Specialist

RS LLC
07.2015 - 07.2019

Collections Specialist

EFinance Call Center Support
08.2012 - 08.2015

Collections Specialist

AMG Services
05.2011 - 05.2012

Collection Specialist

Well Fargo Auto
02.2008 - 04.2011

Licensed Realtor - Real Estate

Career Education Systems Inc
TaWana Jones