Account Advisor

Post Secondary education, preferably with focus on Business, Sales or Marketing
1-2 years of sales/retention experience
Bilingual in English and French is a strong asset
A natural talent for negotiation
Strong outbound and inbound phone sales skills
Very good at building relationships and nurturing them via telephone and email
Exceptional written and verbal skills
Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on sales/superior customer service skills
Ability to identify all merchant needs and issues using probing skills and utilizing open ended questions
Great ability at effectively managing time and establishing priorities and strong organizational skills to deliver products and services to clients
Excellent working knowledge of several PC based applications including: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Google tools
Strong analytical skills required to work independently and escalate to management when necessary
Willingness and ability to quickly learn and understand all Global Payments services, products and rate structures

Identify all sales opportunities within assigned Small Business Portfolios
Cross Sells/Up Sells of bank card services
Process terminal sales and upgrades
Manage re-pricing of merchants to profitable level where applicable
Promote and sell additional services offered by Global Payments and Existing Partners
Handle all retention issues using strong negotiation skills to maintain the merchant at the established threshold
Maintain a high retention ratio
Add Locations Setups
Assist with equipment setups
Lead Integration Projects
Process account changes
New Merchant Location Setups
Integrated POS Setups
Represent as one stop Resolution
Ensure a 24-48 hour follow up with all Voice mail, Trackers, Emails
Provide strong follow up for all setups and orders
Minimize all escalation issues at first point of contact
Ensure all issues are documented in Tracker with follow-up resolutions