What are the responsibilities and job description for the Card Dispute Consultant position at Arizona Financial Credit Union?
Job Summary Overview
The position is responsible for assisting cardholders with the initiation of their card disputes, determines if we have chargeback rights based upon Visa and other network (COOP, PULSE, MAP) regulations.
Essential Job Functions
- For disputes with chargeback rights, collecting necessary documentation required to allow Card and Payment Specialists to submit dispute without follow-up with member.
- Reviews risk and potential fraud losses which may include interviewing members who file suspicious fraud claims.
- Maintains a level of knowledge that will allow you to identify and provide one and done service on applicable card disputes calls.
- Responsibility to update the member with the results if the claim is denied.
- Makes outgoing calls to cardholders who have submitted disputes online to ensure all necessary steps have been taken to proceed with a dispute. Collects supporting documentation to assist team members to complete non-fraud disputes without additional member follow up.
- Assigns cases to appropriate queues for chargeback processing.
- Assists in processing chargebacks for cardholders with fraudulent charges on their debit cards.
- Provides administrative support as needed (within regulation timelines) of communicating with the member and posting provisional credits, reversals, reward points, interest, and member notifications, and ensure posting of provisional credits are within regulated timeframes.
- Reviews all represented claims that come back from merchant banks, while staying in regulation timelines.
- Seeks clarification from the member, bank and / or investigate needed documentation to file compliance, pre-arbitration, arbitration or deny and reversal from the member.
- Maintains complete knowledge of Visa chargeback and compliance rules along with the chargeback regulations of the other card networks used by AFCU.
- Maintains knowledge of all Federal Regulations which apply to card use and cardholder disputes.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Position Required Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
High School diploma or general education degree (GED) and three (3) years' experience in card services, a financial institution or related field in Accounting, Business, Electronic Services or any equivalent combination of education and experience or one (1) year experience as a Card Services Intern / Trainee.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer & Outlook. Current knowledge of Visa rules and network requirements, as well as regulations E and Z. Ability to learn and adapt to new internal software systems. Ability to identify problems, process resolution and implement action or solutions timely. Ability to function effectively in a fast paced, team-oriented work environment. Ability to meet deadlines; prioritize workloads and handle multiple tasks. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to perform general math skills, including accurately calculating debits and credits.
Licenses, Training, and Certifications Required
None.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Visa Resolve Online, VROL.
Hybrid Work Environment and Physical Demands
NOTE : The job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Requirements listed in the above qualifications and physical requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, abilities, physical demands, or work environment required or encountered that must be met by an employee to successfully perform each duty and each function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Employees who work from home must have business operational internet to complete work tasks and communicate via video call or chat messaging systems in a dedicated workspace.
