Bankruptcy Specialist

Community Choice Financial Family of Brands

10d•Remote

About The Position

As a Bankruptcy Specialist, be part of a sharp, dedicated, and proactive team that provides guidance in interpreting the laws and regulations governing our industry. Our Team Members stay up to date on areas of the law that could impact our organization and work daily to mitigate any potential or actual risks. You’ll play an important role as a key contributor in areas including compliance, litigation, corporate initiatives, and other projects, allowing the team to provide the proper counsel for Company executives on business problems and solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree OR the equivalent combination of formal education, training, and/or related experience with minimum 2+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal or Case Manager.
Experience interacting with individuals at many organizational levels, including senior management.
Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for one’s own actions and results; manages performance by honoring commitments and deadlines.
Business Knowledge: Understands the industry and the factors that can affect unit, regional and corporate goals.
Change Initiative: Takes personal ownership for understanding, implementing, and supporting change; demonstrates flexibility and open-mindedness around change.
Communication: Written and verbal communication is effective, clear, and concise; communicates with others in a way that allows for ongoing interaction.
Conflict Resolution: Uses a disciplined, fact-based process to reduce sources of conflict, including negotiation, mediation, tact, assertiveness, listening, and empathizing.
Customer Focus: Provides business-centric solutions by consistently keeping the business at the center of everything he/she does. Learns from the business; actively seeks information to understand the businesses issues and expectations.
Critical Thinking Skills: Breaks down and critically analyzes problems, issues, and opportunities to find root causes and get beneath superficial symptoms. Integrates information and data from a variety of sources to identify patterns, trends, and cause-effect relationships.
Team Skills: Collaborates, debates, and unites with others to develop the best ideas. Seeks feedback and input; actively draws on the diverse ideas and contributions of the entire team.
Work Quality: Systematically evaluates and targets business opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; utilizes daily activities and functions to support those business opportunities.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team to identify and solve problems or resolve issues.
Ability to work in a rapidly changing deadline intensive environment while effectively managing multiple responsibilities and prioritizing accordingly.
Software: Intermediate knowledge of Windows based computers and computing software including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
Data Entry

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert regarding Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 consumer bankruptcies, including but not limited to, receive and validate new bankruptcy notifications and update customer accounts with the utmost integrity and accuracy.
Review incoming documentation daily for relevance and action necessary.
Complete and submit accurate Proof of Claims in a timely manner.
Maintain positive working relationships with Company management.
Offer input on risks and controls and ensure understanding of compliance requirements.
Assist with reporting of compliance analytical data to varying recipients, highlighting patterns and potential risks.
Conduct occasional inbound/outbound phone calls with consumers, legal representation, and third parties regarding bankruptcies.
Maintain the Group email inboxes.
Provide guidance on a wide variety of questions/issues from over 1000+ store locations by independently conducting investigations and responding to customer and product-related inquiries.
Ensure the protection of consumer PII by redacting sensitive personal information including by not limited to bank routing and account number, phone numbers, government issued identification number, and social security number from correspondence used to respond to various tasks.
Complete all compliance training assigned to understand the key provisions of law, regulations, and internal policies and procedures applicable to job duties, as well as the impact of non-compliance.

Benefits

Paid on-the-job training and a comprehensive new hire program.
Access to a robust learning management system, full of e-learning modules to help boost your professional and personal development.
Performance-based career advancement.
Educational Reimbursement Program.
Multiple coverage choices for medical insurance, all include telemedicine and medical spending account options (HSA/FSA).
Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) Retirement plan with a generous Company match program.
Company-Sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance.
Basic and Enhanced Voluntary benefits so you may choose the right coverage at the right price for you and your family. Plans include dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability plans, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, ID theft protection, legal services program, and pet insurance.
Free access to mental health resources, life coaching, and more for you and your family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
Free access to exclusive discounts from nationwide and local retailers through our Discount Marketplace.
PTO that grows with you, starting with 12 days in your first year.
A relaxed, business casual dress code that includes jeans and sneakers!