Customer Service Representative
Liberty
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Merrick • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $23 per hour
About the role
- Provide prompt, accurate, professional in-person, electronic and telephone service to internal and external customers.
- Support other departments as needed.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Associate Degree preferred
- 2-year experience working in a customer service environment handling incoming/outgoing calls required
- Knowledge of computer systems and Microsoft Office (Excel & Word) required
- Experience with accounting or billing software a plus
- Must be available during emergencies and be flexible with working longer shifts and additional hours required
- Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate with customers in a fast-paced environment while developing positive customer relations, anticipating, identifying, and responding to customer needs effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Ability to set priorities, plan and coordinate work activities to accomplish work objectives
- Experience with use of cash register, receiving and posting payments
- Facilitate customer service satisfaction and a smooth flow of information between all departments
- Clearly and effectively communicate emergency information
- Communicate research results effectively with internal and external customers as it relates to customers, office, field and accounting
- Ability to communicate recommendations regarding policy development and implementation
- Experience with electronic data storage processes, ability to organize, plan and simplify business-filing systems preferred
- Work requires the ability to read and process customer applications, street addresses, computerized information and related reports, accounting terms and spreadsheets, vendor invoices, state statutes, federal laws, service area maps, correspondence and legal documents and contracts, and property legal descriptions at a college level
- Ability to perform math calculations (add, substract, estimate)
- Ability understand and detect errors in meter readings and billing calculations.
- Work requires the ability to document customer related issues and summarize research performed as it relates to all office operations.
- Documentation of follow-up, prepare and maintain reports and records.
- Work is widely varied, to include involvement with customers, customer service operations, field operations and accounting.
- Must learn and understand the interdependency of all company operations and be able to analyze and prioritize situations as they arise on a daily basis
- Capable of making decisions that are within Liberty’s business standards and guidelines; and New York rules and regulations, seeking assistance when necessary
- Must be able to perform duties and function effectively with minimal supervision.
- Valid driver’s license is required.
Benefits
- 401k with Company match
- Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)
- Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
- Share purchase/match plan
- Defined Contribution savings plan
- Top Talent Program
- Volunteer paid days off
- Employee Assistance Program
- Achievement fund
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
customer serviceincoming/outgoing callsMicrosoft OfficeExcelWordaccounting softwarebilling softwarecash registermath calculationselectronic data storage
Soft skills
communication skillscustomer relationsprioritizationplanningcoordinationdecision makingflexibilityproblem solvingorganizationadaptability
Certifications
High School DiplomaGEDAssociate Degreevalid driver’s license