Bi-Lingual, Spanish Collections Agent

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Bilingual Spanish collections agent recovering overdue loans for Purpose Financial, a consumer financial services company. Negotiating payment plans and managing customer accounts across phone, email, chat, and text.

Responsibilities:

  • Contact customers regarding overdue, defaulted, or written-off loans and other payments.
  • Successfully negotiate with customers to collect payments.
  • Act as liaison between creditors and customers by managing overdue accounts.
  • Influence and advise customers on payment options for debt recovery.
  • Execute collection strategies and procedures.
  • Negotiate payment plans according to company-approved guidelines.
  • Build positive rapport with different types of customers over the phone while initiating collection processes.
  • Handle inbound and outbound calls to collect debt.
  • Handle Advance America collection contacts professionally with empathy, assertiveness, tact, and resilience.
  • Achieve set revenue targets and call quality objectives.
  • Use questioning and listening skills for effective telephone, email, chat, and text communication.
  • Understand, adhere to, and enforce corporate policies, including the Creed, Code of Ethics, and Information Security Policies.
  • Assist in collection efforts with customers requiring a Spanish-speaking collections agent.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Minimum of one year call center or customer service related experience.
  • Three years of collections experience at a high-volume call center.
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish is required.
  • Must be able to demonstrate critical thinking, negotiating, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills in both English and Spanish.
  • Adaptability and flexibility to changing environment.
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to read, write, evaluate, and apply information.
  • Ability to interact professionally and exhibit appropriate social skills.
  • Ability to understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and laws governing the industry/business and products.
  • Ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
  • Ability and flexibility to work hours as assigned between 8:00am and 10:00pm Monday–Friday, 8:00am and 3:00pm on Saturdays, and potential Sunday hours.
  • Must be eligible to work in the USA and able to pass a background check.
  • Ability to be physically present at and complete the physical requirements of the position at any assigned location.
  • Physical ability for prolonged sitting, occasional standing and walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, reaching, twisting, frequent lifting of less than 10 lbs., and occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; typing, data entry, grasping, and use of office equipment including computers.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Wages
  • Health/Life Benefits
  • Health Savings Account plus Employer Seed
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Company Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Business Casual Environment
  • Rewards & Recognition Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Office in downtown Greenville that offers free parking, onsite gym, free snacks/drinks