Collections Officer job at Power Financial Wellness

Vacancy title:
Collections Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Financial Services , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Power Financial Wellness

Deadline of this Job:
20 December 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

About the Role
Reporting to the Credit Manager the ideal candidate is responsible for identifying, evaluating and monitoring the non-performing loan accounts and implementing a recovery strategy and executable action plan to achieve timely and maximum recovery at a minimal cost and appropriate turnaround time.
The role holder will be responsible for managing a portfolio of delinquent facilities across the applicable credit and exposure dimensions that Frictionless Enterprises Limited operates [Company, Company Employee & Individual] and within policy guidelines.
The incumbent should understand the context of stakeholder [Company & employee] and individual’s problems, identify and resolve problems with unpaid facilities, credit services and or loans.

Key Responsibilities:
• Submission of all credit reports, including recoveries of all credit facilities including Access to Earned Wage, Salary Advance, Loans and Premium Financing, and facility classification movements.
• Setting strategies in place that reduce and or facilitate the minimization of late and payment default
• Developing contact plans [pre and post payment dates using appropriate tone and technique] for customers either by electronic communication, calling, or visiting them with an aim of negotiating a settlement of the arrears.
• Recording and tracking new commitment to repay the debt (PTPs), determining if the debt can be collected, and accordingly recommending/initiating the recovery process.
• Proactively following up on defaulted loans and undertaking field visits where necessary for recovery.
• Identifying and escalating deceased or disabled clients to the Credit Manager for review or collection termination.
• Achieving the monthly collection targets as assigned by the Credit Manager.
• Maintaining loan ageing analysis schedule, and following up with defaulted clients and organizations on recoverability of the outstanding loan balances.
• Preparing weekly and monthly reports on performance of portfolio at risk.
• Initiating demand and reminder letters to all defaulting employee and documenting the action plans.
• Preparing approval requests to the management for negotiated settlements and follow up until account is fully settled and the balance paid off.
• Liaising with the business development team, account managers, and customer success teams to ensure that arrears are below the agreed threshold.
• Addressing queries from clients in respect to ongoing debt recovery matters being handled by external Advocates on behalf of the Power.
• Preparing defaulters list for onward forwarding to CRB and external debt collectors.

Qualifications/Experience:
• Holders of a business-related degree from a recognized university or an equivalent.
• At least 2-4 years’ work experience in debt collection in banking, microfinance or a financial service related organization.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the recovery process with a sound understanding of the credit life cycle and debt recovery techniques.
• Should have sound knowledge of credit risk management.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience in working with targets and strict deadlines.
• Good planning, analytical and monitoring skills.
• Proficiency in computer applications such as spreadsheets.
• Exhibit excellent customer service standards at all times while handling clients.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Power Financial Wellness on powerfinancialwellness.bamboohr.com to apply

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20 December 2022
Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 20 December 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 06-12-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 06-12-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 17-12-2066
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