Representative, Collections I

Overview: Canon Financial Services, Inc. (CFS) located in Mount Laurel, NJ is currently seeking a Collections Representative I (Representative, Collections I). This individual will handle both 1-30 day past due customers as well as 31+ day accounts as well as review, prepare, and send manual invoicing both timely and accurately if warranted by customer requirements. This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Tuesday and Wednesday with an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs. Responsibilities: The Representative Collections I handles both 1-30 day past due customers as well as 31+ customers. Resolves issues/problems to obtain payments. Resolves complicated issues and provides timely resolution to the customer, therefore, obtaining payments. Responsible for the collection calls and/or correspondence in a fast paced goal oriented collections department. Provids customer service regarding collection issues, process customer refunds, process and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies and short payments. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts- Customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations and processing credit memos. Accountable for reducing delinquency for assigned accounts. Providing customer focused, quality work, with nothing less than professionalism at all times. Maintain low delinquency consistently. Resolves customer disputes in a timely fashion. (Ex. Insurance, Property Tax, equipment issues, asset usage, invoicing, and misapplications etc.) Represents the organization to customers by providing information, responding to inquiries or troubleshooting product problems. Typically reports to a Supervisor or Manager. Level I employees are entry-level and learning company policies and processes so they can develop the basic skills necessary to be successful in the job role. Their tasks are routine in nature, do not require decision-making and they work under close supervision. Duties include but are not limited to: - Providing customer service regarding collection issues, process customer refunds, process and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies and short payments - Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts - Customer calls, account adjustments, small balance write off, customer reconciliations and processing credit memos - Build and maintain working relationships with Customers, Dealers, other Canon entities, and associates - Follows through on all issues timely and accurately to resolution and ensure escalation when necessary for cases - Resolve customer delinquency to ensure resolution prior to 90 days - Accountable for reducing delinquency for assigned accounts - Resolves disputes such as insurance, asset usage, sales tax, equipment disputes, property tax, monetary adjustments etc. in a timely fashion - Has skip tracing/account reconciliation knowledge - Update core systems with case management while updating and maintaining both the contact and virtual account database - Responsible to provide professional, courteous, responsive and accurate service to our customers that is in harmony with the Canon Brand image - Effective and efficient handling of customer transactions while maintaining customer focus, collaborating and communicating in real time - Ability to make sound, factual based timely decisions to provide an extraordinary service experience with customers - Successfully completes other projects as assigned by management - Ability to manage customers with multiple schedules. - Experience Preferred: 1 year of Collections/Customer Service experience - Minimum of a HS DIploma or equivalent required - Strong verbal and written communication skills - Intermediate knowledge level of Microsoft Office products - Requires individuals to work successfully within a team environment and inter-departmentally to ensure service levels, group and individual metrics are met - Proven analytical problem solving skills and basic math skills required - Ability to multitask and excel in a fast paced environment - Strong ability to prioritize, with excellent time management skills - Successful utilization of systems: SalesForce, Unified Desktop, Leasewave Qualifications: Typically requires general education and/or vocational training but little to no experience. Company Overview: About our Company - Canon Financial Services, Inc. (CFS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.3 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2022† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com.

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