Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Izabella Brokas

New Farm

Summary

Dedicated and knowledgeable customer service professional with extensive experience in the banking/financial services industry. Solid team player with an outgoing and positive demeanor, known for establishing rapport with clients. Motivated by maintaining customer satisfaction and assisting individuals during stressful times. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for helping customers in a financial setting. Eager to learn and develop within this environment, bringing a foundational understanding of financial principles and the ability to quickly grasp new systems and processes. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, ready to use and further develop these skills in a similar role. Passionate about developing relationships, achieving good outcomes, cultivating partnerships, and ultimately achieving success as part of a team.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Assistance Specialist

Bank Of Queensland
06.2023 - Current

• Provide personalized customer support for financial inquiries, including payment arrangements and account assistance.

• Support customers facing financial hardship by assessing individual circumstances and offering tailored solutions.

• Handle high-volume inbound and outbound calls, maintaining empathy and professionalism to de-escalate tense situations. (Consistently high marked calls)

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies during all customer interactions. (Remaining within SLA and following BCOP)

• Utilize internal systems to track case progress, document customer communications, and ensure timely follow-ups.

  • Taking management of own portfolio (average of 20+ requests at a time) ensuring timelines are met within SLA (service level agreement)
  • Working closely with other departments to ensure best outcome for customer

Collections Agent

Collection House
05.2022 - 06.2023
  • Built rapport with customers by demonstrating understanding of their situation while seeking fair resolutions (customer centric approach).
  • Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
  • Maintained high volume of calls and met demands of busy and productive group.
  • Moved to internal back-end agents space dealing with repossession of secured consumer vehicles
  • Liaising with mercantile agents and providing instructions to locate customer/asset and/or proceed with repossession of asset
  • Daily account maintenance to ensure due diligence and that accounts are actioned and closed within 60 days
  • Committed to meeting individual and team goals set out by the client (Westpac) consistently delivering.


Customer Service Representative

SYKES
04.2019 - 05.2022
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Managed escalated phone calls by applying conflict resolutions skills and extensive knowledge of bank policies, products and services.
  • Helped customers prepare documents required to complete transactions and process requests.
  • Responded to customer concerns and questions on daily basis.
  • Produced and mailed monthly statements to customers and assisted with related requests for information and clarification.
  • Investigated and resolved account issues by offering applicable options to customers.
  • Quickly and accurately answered customer questions, suggested effective solutions and resolved issues to increase customer satisfaction
  • Effectively communicated with customers about account changes, new credit card products or services and potential upgrades.
  • Promoted superior experience by addressing customer concerns, demonstrating empathy and resolving problems swiftly.
  • Educated customers about billing, payment processing and support policies and procedures.
  • Followed up with customers about resolved issues and completed required actions and further requests to maintain high standards of customer service.

Education

Diploma - Business

Bond University
Gold Coast, QLD
2018

High School Diploma -

Windaroo Valley State High School
Bahrs Scrub, QLD
2015

Skills

    Creative problem solving

    Work well under pressure

    Active listening

    Critical thinking

    Relationship building

    Computer proficiency

    Call center experience

    Documentation

    Follow-up skills

    Adaptability and flexibility

Timeline

Customer Assistance Specialist

Bank Of Queensland
06.2023 - Current

Collections Agent

Collection House
05.2022 - 06.2023

Customer Service Representative

SYKES
04.2019 - 05.2022

High School Diploma -

Windaroo Valley State High School

Diploma - Business

Bond University
Izabella Brokas