Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Model a high energetic, world-class service and sales culture that continually strives to improve the way we serve our members.
- Contact members as assigned by telephone, letter, email, text or in person to determine the reason for their being delinquent and assist them in developing a plan to bring their account to a current status.
- Initiate the appropriate action and paperwork based on the situation, including keeping accurate records of calls and resolutions, while maintaining excellent member service through account contact and member resolution.
- Provide backup support to the Credit Department and Teller Line.
- Uphold a strong sales culture within the credit union.
Primary Qualifications: Passionate and enthusiastic; possess world class service and leadership skills; strong knowledge and understanding of FCCU products and services, especially the overdraft Privilege Program; Multi-tasking, comfortable with ourbound and inbound calls, and familiar with excel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitor and close checking accounts per FCCU's policy and procedures.
- Work daily reports and contact members using various methods.
- Responsible for the collection of negative balance accounts.
- Review status of delinquent accounts and initiate collection action in accordance to FCCU policies and procedures.
- Accurately document correspondence, activity and arrangements on all delinquent accounts in the collection package.
- Review negative accounts for possible rewrites and consolidations of debts within credit union policies.
- Skip-trace members who attempt to avoid their obligation.
- Determine and recommend accounts for legal action and initiate proper follow up.
- Charge-off negative accounts on our system.
- Send negative accounts to a third party for collection if FCCU's collection efforts are exhausted.
- Review charge-off files periodically for possible collection recovery, if not sent to a third party.
- Make suggestions for improving existing products and developing new products.
- Have an adequate understanding of the credit union's products to allow for effective cross selling of those products. Cross sell other credit union products and services.
- Live the First Community Mission, Vision and Values within the organization and our communities.
- Assist with branch services and operations to serve our members. This includes serving as a backup for the teller line and credit department.
- Maintain a good working relationship with members, coworkers and the Board of Directors.
- Assist in promoting a positive credit union image during working and non-working hours.
- Attend credit union functions as requested.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Passionate and enthusiastic.
- Strong leadership skills; including planning, organization, communication, mentoring, coaching, staff development, and goal setting.
- World-class service skills.
- Advanced knowledge of credit union products; services; collection policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of federal and state regulations relating to credit union operations management.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of intermediate math (calculations and concepts involving decimals, percentages, fractions, etc.)
- Availability to work weekends and extended hours, as needed.
- Outgoing personality, with the ability to ask for new business and capable of making outbound phone calls.
- Works well with others and is able to work independently.
- Ability to interpret member needs by listening and collect with tact, empathy and professionalism.
- Excellent typing, organizational and multi tasking skills.
- Accuracy
Education and Experience:
This position requires a high school education and two (2) years experience in the teller and/or member service area of a financial institution. This position may also require you to become a notary.
Employees must comply with government and other regulations affecting the credit union industry including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act and The USA Patriot Act.
Compensation details: 18-21 Hourly Wage
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