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Retirement Services Associate

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Must be 18 years of age
  • 1 year Previous customer service, call center, or office experience preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Handle inbound participant calls, emails, and voicemails with professionalism
  • Resolve client issues, concerns, and inquiries regarding benefit programs and procedures
  • Respond to inquiries related to retirement benefit payment issues
  • Utilize multiple applications to manage client inquiries and transactions

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Detail Oriented
  • Problem Solving
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Active Listening
  • Organizational Skills
  • Client Confidentiality
  • Time Management
  • Professionalism
  • Empathy
  • Punctuality
  • Quick Learning

About the company

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Five Star Call Centers

Customer Experience & Contact Centers

Five Star Call Centers is a onshore and nearshore contact center outsourcer where we deliver outrageously amazing customer experiences for our clients and their customers. How? It’s pretty simple. Passion. Authenticity. Happiness. We are passionate - over 35 years strong in the call center outsourcing industry. We are authentic – we genuinely care about our clients’ and their customers. We bring happiness – with each and every experience. We deliver with several solutions designed to fit your specific need - inbound call, email, chat, social media, text, outbound call support or more. All delivered through our Midwest-based associates. They are brilliant at bringing the best experience every day. We are not your ordinary call center. Visit fivestarcallcenters.com, and let’s talk about how we can support you. VISION: To provide world class customer contact solutions to our partners. MISSION: To deliver total customer satisfaction in a passionate, relentless and impactful manner. FIVE PRINCIPLES: PASSIONATE | RESULTS | RESPONSIVE | TRUSTED | CUSTOM FIVE VALUES: INTEGRITY: Doing what is right, in an honest and ethical manner. RESPECT: Treating each other, customers and business partners with consideration and dignity. ATTITUDE: Embracing life with a passionate and relentless pursuit of excellence. Taking ownership and being accountable for solutions. TEAM: Dedicated to working together to accomplish goals through selfless commitment to work and community. APPRECIATION: Celebrating a culture of fun, achievement and gratitude.

Company details

IndustryCustomer Experience & Contact Centers
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

We are seeking motivated associates to support retirement plan participants with their distribution and account inquiries. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. If you have a background in finance or retirement services and enjoy delivering exceptional customer service, we want to hear from you!   This is a remote position for those that reside in = AL, FL, GA, ID, IA, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NV, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, TN, UT, VA, WV, WI, WY   We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about delivering exceptional customer experience!  
Qualifications  
  • Must be 18 years of age
  • A background check applicable with state and federal laws will be required
  • 1 year Previous customer service, call center, or office experience preferred
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Comfortable working with billing and account information
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to navigate multiple computer systems
  • Professional and empathetic approach to customer concerns
  • Reliable attendance and punctuality
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Must be comfortable cross training on other accounts

  • Responsibilities
  • Handle inbound participant calls, emails, and voicemails with professionalism, providing accurate answers to basic inquiries
  • Resolve client issues, concerns, and inquiries regarding benefit programs and procedures
  • Respond to inquiries related to retirement benefit payment issues in a fast-paced service center environment
  • Conduct web-based training sessions for clients as needed
  • Escalate client or customer issues to supervisors/managers when necessary
  • Utilize multiple applications (Amplify website, Word, Excel, Salesforce) to manage client inquiries and transactions
  • Accurately and thoroughly document all cases in Salesforce case management
  • Promote online reviews when appropriate
  • Create Salesforce tickets for check copies, 1099-Rs, stop/reissue of funds, and related requests
  • Assist with filing, record maintenance, and document imaging
  • Develop a strong understanding of company operations and client needs
  • Participate in scheduled and ad hoc training sessions to enhance knowledge and skills
  • Provide back-up support for participants/account holder
  • Perform other duties as assigned

  • Skills
  • Strong customer service skills with professionalism and empathy
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Clear, concise, and professional telephone and written communication skills
  • Strong active listening skills to accurately assess caller needs
  • Ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced, team-based environment
  • Ability to instill customer confidence in Client’s products and services while de-escalating challenging calls
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret requests and resolve them within required timeframes
  • Quick learner, able to navigate between proprietary and commercial systems to support benefit-related data and websites
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
  • Attention to detail when documenting in case management systems
  • Capacity to identify process failures and recommend improvements
  • Basic understanding of laws and regulations relating to employee benefits, particularly benefit distribution issues
  • Strong team collaboration skills with a focus on resolution within defined timeframes
  • Proficiency in Salesforce (or other CRM), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Commitment to scheduled hours and reliability

  • Equipment Provided
  • Must have verified internet service(secure, reliable and dedicated high speed is required to support business needs) and an established dedicated work area (desk, chair, electrical outlet, direct LAN connection.) 
  •   The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the job
    Salary: 15 USD per hour

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