Title: Customer Service Representative
Location: Coventry (CV6 5NX)
Rate: 11.56 per hour PAYE
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 8 - 4 Monday - Friday
Contract: 3 months
BOPS Finance CSR
For the Finance CSR's the users will be working customer applications with TFL, managing customer enquiries and accounts making amendments as per the customer requests, and in line with our business rules etc. You will be processing refunds on behalf of TfL.
As a Customer Service Representative, you'll be responsible for the behind-the-scenes processing service of TfL's Scheme. You'll look after all web and email-based customer enquiries, such as applications, enquiries, complaints, written correspondence and other back-office activities.
You will move across different processes of the scheme learning new skills and processing different types of customer correspondence. The role will involve providing specialist advice, quick thinking and cross referencing to clear set processes, guidance and systems.
- To provide excellent customer service in response to customer correspondence, ensuring all responses are clear and concise
- Adhere to all policies, processes and business rules ensuring work items and customer responses are accurate
- Process and provide complex advice on customer correspondence in accordance with strict set guidelines
- Liaise with 3rd party agencies where required
- Working within a target driven environment adhering to challenging quality and productivity targets
- Understand and advise on processes using appropriate communication skills relating to the precise nature of the issue
- Utilise the tools and resources available to ensure that policy guidelines are adhered to
- Make quick decisions where authorised, in a timely confident manner preventing the need for escalations
- To support/and or coach other team members when required
- To contribute to overall achievements of required Service Level by maintaining agreed personal targets.
- Embrace change and support continuous improvement by suggesting improvements to working processes, practices and systems to increase efficiency, quality and reduce risk
- Abide by all Security Policies and Procedures ensuring any breaches are escalated accordingly. In addition, adherence to and acceptance of all Security Policies and Procedures appropriate to Transport for London contract
- Abide by all Procedures associated with the Transport for London Service.
- Ensure Health & Safety in the workplace, identifying and escalating any risks immediately
Person Specification
- The Finance CSR process refunds and account adjustments so it's not really a finance role just a Bops Enquiries role with more a refunds and account adjustments task type.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good numeracy and analysis skills
- Ability to follow procedures accurately.
- Excellent time management skills; be able to effectively manage a range of activities and projects at once.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent knowledge of operational processes and procedures.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Mature, positive outlook.
- Ability to work across departments and with other organisations to promote common message.
- High degree of integrity
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and adapt/respond to changing requirements.
- A customer focussed attitude.
- Enthusiastic, confident self-starter
- Team player who is enthusiastic and motivated
- Self-starter and independent
- Experience of working in a fast-changing multi-skilled back office, Customer Service, or Enforcement environment