Call Center Agent (Collections Specialist)

at  MCI Careers

POSITION OVERVIEW:

As a Collections Specialist, you will play a crucial role in our organization by assisting in the recovery of outstanding debts from customers. You will utilize your excellent communication skills, empathy, and negotiation abilities to establish positive rapport with customers and work towards mutually beneficial solutions.
To be considered for this role, you must complete a full application on our company careers page, including all screening questions and a brief pre-employment test.
SALARY: Commensurate -:

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.

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 ten business process outsourcing service delivery facilities in Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, California, Kansas, Nova Scotia, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 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: MCI BPO, MCI BPOaaS, MarketForce, GravisApps, Gravis Marketing, MarchEast, Mass Markets, MCI Federal Services (MFS), OnBrand24, The Sydney Call Center, Valor Intelligent Processing (VIP), BYC Aqua, EastWest BPO, TeleTechnology, and Vinculum.
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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

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Customer Contact: Initiate contact with customers who have overdue accounts through inbound and outbound calls.
• Account Analysis: Review and analyze customer accounts to understand the status, outstanding balances, and reasons for non-payment.
• Negotiation: Engage in professional and empathetic negotiations to collect outstanding debts while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Payment Processing: Process payments and set up payment arrangements as appropriate, adhering to company policies and procedures.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed records of customer interactions, payment agreements, and relevant information in the database.
• Compliance: Ensure full compliance with all state and federal regulations, as well as company policies, in the collections process.
• Customer Service: Provide exceptional customer service by addressing customer inquiries, resolving issues, and offering solutions to prevent future delinquencies.
• Reporting: Generate and submit regular reports on collections activities and account statuses to the management team.
• Training: Stay updated on industry trends, company policies, and collection techniques through ongoing training and development programs.
• Targets and Goals: Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly collection targets while maintaining a high level of professionalism.