ABOUT BCI

Bci provides financial services to individuals and corporations. We focus on being a global leader in innovations and personalized client experience and, with more than 10,500 employees, Bci is recognized as one of the best companies in which to work and develop a career. It is the third largest privately owned bank in Chile, and it has more than 300 branch offices throughout Chile and representative offices in other countries.

Bci is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable law.

JOB SUMMARY

The Client Service Specialist is responsible for various administrative, BSA and customer support tasks for International Wholesale Banking and Preferred Banking segments. This position provides direct customer service to bank customers handling their accounts servicing, provides customers with information on bank products, and handles their bank related inquiries or requests. Also provides high quality customer service with full development and maintenance of the client relationship.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION

• Preprocessing of wire transfers instructions received via email and/or fax and authentication processes (“call backs”).
• Interacting with clients, sending Fed or Swifts confirmations, informing of returned wire transfers and all matters related to wire investigations.
• Contact customers to request supporting documentation for incoming and outgoing wires as required by the BSA Unit and also requests received from other Banks. Review mentioned documentation to ensure that it completely covers all points being addressed and that the inquiry is answered in a timely manner.
• Manage request and response to service messages for wire transfer investigations, amendment, recall of funds and any investigation.
• Manage ACH and Deposits investigations.
• Handling of reversal of fees, wires with NSF and FX transactions.
• Perform account opening activities.
• Process the opening and maintenance of Time Deposits.
• Manage the process of W-8s by contacting customers to obtain updated forms and issue reports to monitor progress.
• Assist with the process for the activation of Dormant and Inactive accounts.
• Process account maintenance.
• Assists with the Return Mail process.
• In charge of post-sale activities for Debit and Credit Cards.
• Provide timely and appropriate responses to requests for information and/or customer complaints or concerns related to wire transfers, checks, and provide appropriate follow-up to ensure their requests are fully satisfied.
• Responsible for monitoring all emails received at Customer Service and Information.
• Responsible for inbound calls regarding client inquiries relative to their account and/or products and services.
• Assisting customers with various requests including (cashier's checks, copies of statements, checkbook requests, balance confirmations, banking reference letters, etc.)
• Perform follow-up as needed (especially on time sensitive issues) assuring we meet set SLA goals.
• Supporting requests for information from other areas of the bank (including Operations and Compliance), filing of customer documentation, translation of customer documentation.
• Promote the migration of clients doing manual wires to automated channels.
• Escalate issue to the appropriate parties, when needed

• Develop and maintain a high degree of understanding regarding bank policies and procedures, as well as all legal and regulatory requirements for the US and Chile markets, particularly with regard to the clients’ product suite.
• Assisting on a variety of special projects as required (e.g., Online banking implementation, Salesforce, surveys, paperless registration, etc.).
• Provide recommendations for process and product improvement.
• Must have regular and predictable attendance and work the hours and/or shifts assigned, particularly during regular business hours, to communicate with colleagues, supervisors, and customers with whom interaction is required to accomplish and complete work assignments and meet company goals within established deadlines.
• Responsible for completing annual training program assigned.
• Must receive and provide clear, constructive feedback in a cooperative and professional manner.
• Be accurate. Individuals must be comfortable with detail and must be able to work under the pressure of deadlines. Apart from being able to proactively seek solutions to complex problems, the person must be able to quickly learn, comprehend and communicate these concepts.
• Ability to understand, speak (fluently), read and write English and Spanish
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Effectively speaking before groups of customers or employees
• Assume evolving duties and responsibilities of position
• Work all hours required to fulfill job duties and responsibilities
• Provide coverage for other positions as requested
• Ability to carry and lift boxes and/or other objects that may weigh between 10 and 25 pounds.

• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by management

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