Merchant Services Representative ; Suffolk Market

Towne Bank is a relationship and friendship driven local bank focused on basic human values that will serve to create a warm sense of belonging and financial well-being among our family of members. We are seeking a Merchant Services Representative I to serve our Suffolk Market. This position provides implementation and training support to new and existing merchants and is an escalation point for customer service.

Towne Bank is a relationship and friendship driven local bank focused on basic human values that will serve to create a warm sense of belonging and financial well-being among our family of members. We are seeking a Merchant Services Representative I to serve our Suffolk Market. This position provides implementation and training support to new and existing merchants and is an escalation point for customer service.

The good-faith compensation range for this role is expected to be $45,000 to $55,000, based on the role, market, internal equity, and candidate qualifications.

• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the software and equipment members are using.
• Assist merchants with the implementation of third-party software.
• Educates customers on product functionality and value to increase the level of satisfaction and success members experience.
• Act as the point of escalation for customer service inquiries.
• Work with the members to solve complex onboarding and integration issues.
• Ensure that obstacles during the onboarding process are handled, either directly or by bringing to the attention of management.
• Stay abreast of product and systems developments.
• Researching, troubleshooting, and resolving issues for our members POS systems.
• Act as an advocate for our customers, report and act on observed areas for improvement in our product or processes.
• Maintain and control equipment inventory.
• Provide support to new and existing members including transaction and batch questions, settlement and ACH questions, statement reviews, troubleshooting merchant equipment, account balancing, risk reviews, dispute process, and general PCI questions.
• Provide merchant documentation to processor including research requests, cost analysis and bid requests, equipment orders, coding requests, and account maintenance forms.
• Download and reprogram merchant terminals and provide on-site installation and training.
• Assist members and provide general guidance on the use and functionality of equipment, systems and third-party software sold through processor relationship.
• Resolve POS gateway and software inquiries.
• Assist members with enrollment on client portal(s), reset passwords, and answer general questions on functionality of the portals.
• Provide clear, prompt, detailed, empathetic, friendly, professional, personalized, and customer-oriented support always.
• Promptly answer and return calls providing information about products and services while obtaining details about questions and issues to provide assistance and follow up until resolution.
• Monitor the Merchant Support emails inbox and respond accordingly and promptly.
• Handle member inquiries and complaints with tack and professionalism.
• Track tickets and member interactions; recording details of inquiries, issues, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken.
• Assist with resolving complex member inquiries, issues, and/or complaints in a timely manner striving for total member satisfaction.
• Adapt easily to change, working in an environment requiring flexibility to meet unexpected demands.
• Be self-managed to complete the task at hand and proactively pursue other work as tasks are completed.
• Keep Manager appraised of situations requiring their attention and escalated unresolved member issues to…