Customer Service Representative

A Day in the Life:

• Enjoys learning about a variety of the Department of Revenue Tax procedures including tax filing and payment requirements.
• Provides Best in Class Customer Service to taxpaying customers by phone in a fast-paced call center environment.
• Applies knowledge acquired in training and utilizes resources to analyze and solve problems.
• Responds to a variety of tax types inquiries.
• Access data utilizing basic computer skills.
• Communicates professionally using correct grammar, spelling & punctuation.
• Complies with all ethical and confidentiality requirements.

What You'll Need for Success:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• High-energy – Optimism – Teamwork –Collaboration.
• Someone who provides open, honest, and positive communication.
• A continuous learning and improvement – let’s get better every day … together approach.
• A team member who speaks up if you don’t understand or need more information.
• Proven ability to provide customer service by telephone in a high-volume call center.
• Proven ability to communicate both orally and in writing using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Ability to analyze, research and problem-solve using various resources.
• Ability to learn to learn, understand, and apply ethics and confidentiality laws.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: This role does not provide direct supervision to direct reports.

Difficulty of Work: The Call Center customer service representative must use analytical skills to determine the customer’s needs and apply the procedures to communicate the resolution and accurately resolve the customer issues

Responsibility: The Tax Revenue Call Center Customer Service Representative (Tax Analyst) works to ensure the highest level of customer focus, with a strong commitment to the taxpayers of Indiana by providing professional, and accurate customer service . Tax knowledge is helpful but not required.

Personal Work Relationships: This individual will be expected to exhibit professional behaviors with a team player mindset, adhere to the policies and procedures and provide exceptional customer service is provided to customers and/or agency partners.

Physical Effort: This role performs work in an environment where sitting for extended periods of time could be expected.

Working Conditions: This role performs work in a standard call center environment responding to back-to-back calls and adhere to scheduled break and lunch hours.

Competencies:

• Communicating Effectively, professionally, accurately.
• Delivering High Quality Work.
• Critical Thinking.
• Managing Time.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Strong customer service experience, preferably in a professional environment.
• Experience adhering to ethical and confidentiality requirements.
• Excellent verbal communication, patience and problem-solving abilities to help address taxpayer inquiries and diffuse difficult situations.
• Strong analytical ability to research tax-related inquiries.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced call center environment.
• Knowledge of tax regulations.
• Associate's or Bachelors Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.