Customer Support Collections Specialist

As a Customer Support Collections Specialist and be a key player in delivering exceptional customer service and efficient collections. To excel in this role, you should have proven experience in collections or customer service, paired with moderate computer literacy and strong verbal and written communication skills. Your knowledge in banking or credit card roles will be highly valued, along with your ability to maintain accuracy and responsiveness. A dependable work ethic is essential for ensuring that we meet and exceed our customers' expectations. If you are looking for a dynamic and supportive work environment where your skills and contributions are recognized and appreciated, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our success story.

To be successful as a Customer Support Collections Specialist, you should have experience with:

• Working experience within collections or customer service

• Moderate computer literacy

• Verbal and written communication skills

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge within a banking or credit card role

• Ability to be accurate and responsive

• Dependable work ethic

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

At the conclusion of the 6-week training period, a board accreditation review will be administered in order to gain judgmental lending capability.

This role is located in Wilmington, DE

Purpose of the role

To collaborate with customers and negotiate repayment arrangements on outstanding loans/credit card repayments. 

Accountabilities

• Provision of excellent customer service, adherent to Barclays policies and procedures, by responding and resolving customer requests and inquiries effectively.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders, including the relevant risk management teams, to align collection activities and comply with regulatory requirements and internal processes.
• Collaboration across functional projects and initiatives to support the broader business operations team.
• Support the business operation function team with day-to-day collection activities including customer service, risk management and compliance.
• Communication to customers with outstanding loans and/or credit card payments to negotiate payment arrangements and resolve any financial delinquencies.
• Maintenance of accurate and up-to-date records of all collection activities, including customer interactions, payment plans and account status updates.
• To collaborate with customers and negotiate repayment arrangements on outstanding loans/credit card repayments.

Analyst Expectations

• To meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through operational excellence and customer service
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard
• No people leadership roles at this grade.
• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of team members.
• Identify escalation of policy breaches as required.
• Take responsibility for customer service and operational execution tasks.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Gain and maintain an understanding of own role, how the team integrates to achieve overall objectives, alongside knowledge of the work of other teams within the function.
• Work within well-defined procedures that may involve a variety of work routines.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures.
• Evaluate and select the appropriate alternatives from defined options.
• Make judgements based on the analysis of factual information.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and customers to identify and address their needs, in support of a smooth operating process, handling sensitive issues as required.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.