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Collections Officer
2025-11-27T10:38:25+00:00
SKM
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FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Accounting & Finance
KES
 
MONTH
2025-12-05T17:00:00+00:00
 
8

Key Responsibilities

Loan Collections & Recovery:

  • Conduct timely follow-ups with clients on overdue payments through calls, SMS, emails, and field visits where necessary.
  • Negotiate repayment plans with customers in line with company guidelines.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of collections and client communications.
  • Issue demand notices and escalate delinquent accounts to the supervisor where required.
  • Coordinate with external service providers, including field collectors and legal partners, to support recovery efforts.
  • Monitor portfolio at risk (PAR) and recoveries to meet set monthly collection targets.

Customer Service & Relationship Management:

  • Provide professional and respectful customer service while ensuring firm recovery action.
  • Educate clients on repayment obligations and consequences of default.
  • Identify challenges faced by clients and offer feasible repayment solutions.

Reporting & Compliance:

  • Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly collection reports.
  • Ensure adherence to internal credit policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and safe handling of client information.

Requirements

  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Credit Management, or a related field.
  • At least 1 year of experience in credit collections or loan recovery (experience in a microfinance or credit-only institution is an added advantage).
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict targets.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and customer focus.
  • Proficiency in MS Office; experience with loan management systems is an added advantage.
  • Conduct timely follow-ups with clients on overdue payments through calls, SMS, emails, and field visits where necessary.
  • Negotiate repayment plans with customers in line with company guidelines.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of collections and client communications.
  • Issue demand notices and escalate delinquent accounts to the supervisor where required.
  • Coordinate with external service providers, including field collectors and legal partners, to support recovery efforts.
  • Monitor portfolio at risk (PAR) and recoveries to meet set monthly collection targets.
  • Provide professional and respectful customer service while ensuring firm recovery action.
  • Educate clients on repayment obligations and consequences of default.
  • Identify challenges faced by clients and offer feasible repayment solutions.
  • Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly collection reports.
  • Ensure adherence to internal credit policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and safe handling of client information.
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict targets.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and customer focus.
  • Proficiency in MS Office; experience with loan management systems is an added advantage.
  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Credit Management, or a related field.
  • At least 1 year of experience in credit collections or loan recovery (experience in a microfinance or credit-only institution is an added advantage).
associate degree
12
JOB-69282a21b0b34

Vacancy title:
Collections Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
SKM

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, December 5 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 27 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities

Loan Collections & Recovery:

  • Conduct timely follow-ups with clients on overdue payments through calls, SMS, emails, and field visits where necessary.
  • Negotiate repayment plans with customers in line with company guidelines.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of collections and client communications.
  • Issue demand notices and escalate delinquent accounts to the supervisor where required.
  • Coordinate with external service providers, including field collectors and legal partners, to support recovery efforts.
  • Monitor portfolio at risk (PAR) and recoveries to meet set monthly collection targets.

Customer Service & Relationship Management:

  • Provide professional and respectful customer service while ensuring firm recovery action.
  • Educate clients on repayment obligations and consequences of default.
  • Identify challenges faced by clients and offer feasible repayment solutions.

Reporting & Compliance:

  • Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly collection reports.
  • Ensure adherence to internal credit policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and safe handling of client information.

Requirements

  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Credit Management, or a related field.
  • At least 1 year of experience in credit collections or loan recovery (experience in a microfinance or credit-only institution is an added advantage).
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict targets.
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and customer focus.
  • Proficiency in MS Office; experience with loan management systems is an added advantage.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: associate degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, December 5 2025
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Posted: 27-11-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 27-11-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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