Bilingual Collector I

Dealership:

L0238 Driveway Finance Corporation

DFC Collector I

The DFC Collector I responsible for providing quality customer experience while working to collect and negotiate terms of repayment on delinquent accounts 1-60 days past due.

The DFC Collector I reports to the DFC Collections Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Make outbound collection attempts by phone, mail, and e-mail to resolve delinquent accounts in an ethically responsible manner by mitigating losses and maximizing receivable income
• Process, follow up, and resolve inbound collection and customer service telephone inquiries
• Review accounts for action such as extensions, deferments, and due date changes within authorized limits to promote customer performance of contractual obligations
• Demonstrate professionalism, discretion, and good judgment in all interactions with co-workers and customers to ensure timely resolution of customer discrepancies and disputes
• Follow up on required customer insurance coverage and institute corrective action when deficient coverage is discovered
• Meet or exceed established call volume and account action requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of installment loans, consumer collections, and collections regulations & laws
• Previous collections experience preferred
• Ability to multitask by speaking with customers and typing information, avoid distractions, and be focused for scheduled shift
• Strong attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication
• PC skills including knowledge and use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Windows, etc.)

Competencies

• Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
• Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
• Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
• Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.*

• Up to 1/3 of time: standing, walking, lifting up to 25 pounds
• Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:  This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job.  While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.