Customer Service Supervisor                                 FLSA Status:  Exempt

General Definition of Work

Performs difficult skilled technical work planning and managing customer service operations, utility billing and collections, maintaining records and files, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned.  Work is performed under the general direction of the Finance Manager.  Divisional supervision is exercised over all personnel within the division.

 

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not necessarily actual functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Essential Functions

Performs duties in accordance with the City's keys to excellent customer service; acts as a team or group leader in the implementation of adopted City outcomes and goals.

Manages and supervises utility billings and collections, privilege license billing, collection, issuance and renewal; oversees the collection of various accounts receivable.

Manages and supervises customer account maintenance including new service and collection of delinquent accounts.

Answers phones; responds to inquiries and complaints; researches customer payment, billing and posting errors; meets with customers to resolve discrepancies.

Processes monthly billings.

Recommends and assists with implementing department goals and objectives; establishes schedules and methods for billing and collection; implements policies and procedures.

Assists with recruiting and selecting division personnel; assigns, directs, trains, inspects the work of and evaluates the performance of assigned staff; recommends rewards, transfers, promotions, suspensions, demotions and terminations; coaches, counsels and disciplines staff; develops staff schedules.

Assists various departments with routine and difficult issues; reviews and acts upon directives from various departments.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of the functions of a utility customer service and collections office; thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of utility billing collection programs; thorough knowledge of modern office practices and of standard office and data entry equipment; thorough knowledge of data processing practices; ability to plan, organize and direct the work of subordinate employees; ability to prepare and maintain complex financial reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other department officials, employees and the general public.

 

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree with coursework in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field and moderate experience in revenue collection, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Physical Requirements

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting and speaking or hearing, frequently requires using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires standing, walking and lifting; work has standard 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, light traffic).

 

Special Requirements

Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.