What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Service Representative position at City of Kinston, NC?
Salary : $34,112.00 - $47,507.20 Annually
Location : Kinston, NC
Job Type : Full-Time Regular
Job Number : 01232
Department : Public Services
Division : Billing & Customer Service
Opening Date : 06 / 03 / 2024
Closing Date : 2 / 25 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Eastern
Description
Performs skilled administrative support work involving customer service, billing, collection and the preparation and / or maintenance of fiscal or related records, and related work as required. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Customer Service Supervisor and / or the Business Office Administrator.
Essential Functions
- Assisting customers to establish new service or disconnect service.
- Preparing utility service billing.
- Responding to inquiries about accounts.
- Assisting customers with service requests, account issues and complaints.
- Preparing and maintaining customer service, billing and collection records and files.
- Answers telephone.
- Receives and responds to inquiries or complaints regarding utility bills and other collectibles in person or via telephone.
- Assists customers with the completion of standard forms.
- Explains City policies to customers regarding deposits, taps, etc.
- Conducts credit checks to establish required service deposit.
- Prepares adjustments to accounts.
- Processes, prints and mails corrected bills to customers.
- Creates and forwards service orders to work crews.
- Closes completed service orders in computer system.
- Prepares and maintains various files and records.
- Operates a variety of standard office equipment incident to maintaining records.
- Assists with the collection of bad debt.
- Performs related tasks as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Physical Demands
This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires repetitive motions; work has no special vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office with typewriters and / or computer printers, light traffic).
All full-time regular employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package which includes, vacation, and sick leave and twelve holidays. Also available are medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. For an overview of the City of Kinston's benefits package offered please click here : .
Salary : $34,112 - $47,507
