Sedgwick is a leading company recognized for its excellent workplace culture and commitment to employee growth. The Customer Service Specialist role involves providing exceptional support for housing-related inquiries, handling inbound calls, and ensuring accuracy in claims processing and billing.
Responsibilities:
- Answers inbound calls from insureds/policyholders, adjusters, hotels, and property managers in a professional, friendly, and compassionate manner
- Serves as the first point of contact for housing-related inquiries, demonstrating strong service and problem-solving skills
- Learns the functions of each department in order to accurately resolve issues and answer questions
- Accurately and efficiently enters new housing claims into the system
- Monitors inbound email for claim questions, approvals, and new housing requests
- Contacts insureds via text and email to confirm hotel extension needs
- Updates and maintains the hotel database to ensure accuracy and uniformity
- Extends hotel stays for clients currently in-house
- Retrieve hotel folios (receipts) from properties for completed and partial stays
- Audit hotel folios and related claims for billing accuracy, compliance, and documentation
- Verifies and maintains accurate data across internal systems
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Supports the organization's quality program(s)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university
- Four (4) years of experience in claims processing or related business experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Working knowledge of billing and reconciliation systems, claim systems, financial services, and insurance products
- Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills
- PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
- Excellent analytical and interpretive skills, including efficient use of MS Excel
- Excellent problem solving and resolution skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies
- Credit security clearance, confirmed via a background credit check
- Insurance or finance industry experience