Apprentice - Balance Collections
HAYS TRAVEL LIMITED
Location
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | United Kingdom
Job description
What you will do in your working day
Earn while you learn with our award winning training team.
An exciting opportunity to join our balance collections and administration team within head office.
The aim of this role is to be responsible for checking and issuing customer documentation including tickets to travel. You would also check financials are correct and liaise with the sales team and suppliers to resolve any booking errors. The department are also responsible collecting customer funds within the relevant timescale in order for us to pay our suppliers on time.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure that all bookings are administered professionally and within given timescales
- To ensure that all tasks are processed on a timely basis and in a first class manner
- To ensure e-mails are prioritised and dealt with on a timely basis
- Report any issues/improvements where appropriate
- Monitoring and maintaining high productivity
- Liaising directly with customers & branches for payment/balance queries
- Liaising with all Hays Divisions & head office teams to resolve any issues
- Completion of assigned reports as allocated by the team leader
- Full investigation of overdue bookings to determine risk
- Send relevant balance letters to customers within the agreed timescale
- Liaising directly with customers & branches to recover funds owed
- Liaising with all Hays Divisions & head office teams to resolve any issues
- Completion of assigned reports as allocated by the team leader
Competencies Required
- A good team player
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload
- A clear and effective communicator with the ability to liaise with internal and external customers
- Ability to build relationships with customers, providing exceptional customer service at all times
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic and vibrant department
- Strong team player who is supportive and strives for success for themselves and their team
- An enthusiastic and positive approach to learning and progressing within the company
Technical Skills Required
- Basic knowledge of computer systems i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel with the ability to utilise its key functionalities
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills
- File management skills
- Web Navigation Skills
The training you will be getting
Our in-house experienced learning and development coaches are on hand to give you expert advice, one-to-one support and award-winning training throughout your apprenticeship. Many of our team leaders and managers started their careers as apprentices - so there’ll always be someone there to offer you help and guidance on the job.
- You will work towards a Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
- We pride ourselves on our training and progression opportunities and many of our current managers started with us as an apprentice
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Salary
£12.53k per annum
