Manager, Collections

About the role

Collaborates in the review and evaluation of delinquent, high risk, or written-off accounts for possible collections opportunities. Understands customer needs and provides collections-related sales and service to BMO customers or prospects. Advises customers on payment strategies and products that meet their objectives. Fulfills sales and service activities for the customer in accordance with approved procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supports coaching and training, quality audits, vendor management and credit collection disputes.
• Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviors in all that they do.
• Connects work to BMO’s purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
• Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.
• Awards, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
• Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
• Delivers exceptional customer service that builds trust through expertise, responsive service and support.
• Sends out client communications, transaction processes, and interfaces with operations partners to ensure customer needs are met.
• Develops rapport and instils confidence with clients in order to develop credibility and earn their trust as relationship manager.
• Contacts the customer to obtain the necessary information to manage their application (as required) ensuring the customer is aware at all times of the status/result of the present and future payments.
• Handles incoming calls in an informed, professional, and efficient manner.
• Addresses the most complex escalated customer requests and transactions.
• Probes to understand customer needs and provides advice related to payments and overall collections strategies in the best interests of the customer.
• Integrates marketing promotions and programs into customer conversations as appropriate.
• Executes established loss mitigation processes/procedures for the resolution of non-performing and high risk accounts.
• Manages all transactions related to customer calls or refers to appropriate internal business groups.
• Escalates complex or unresolved customer situations to managers as required.
• Completes required documentation to ensure customer’s requests are accurately processed.
• Integrates information from multiple sources to enable more efficient processes, enhanced analysis and/or streamlined reporting.
• Led/participates in the design, implementation and management of core business/group processes.
• Supports the development and promotion of a business/group program.
• Identifies business needs, designs/develops tools and training programs; may include delivery of training to audiences.
• Collaborates in efficient functioning of collections life cycle.
• Executes established loss mitigation solutions for the successful resolution of non-performing and high risk accounts.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.

Qualifications

• Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Credit Qualifications and associated credit knowledge and skills according to the established qualification standards.
• Knowledge of federal, state/provincial and local laws pertaining to Consumer Collections and functional area - In-depth.
• Knowledge of BMO products and services - In-depth.
• Knowledge of competitive marketplace and trends in product offerings.
• Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.
• Data driven decision making - In-depth.

Pay

$51,800.00 - $95,900.00

Schedule

4 days a week