Area Collections Executive (Reliever)

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Area Collections Executive (Reliever)

Location: Warri & Ughelli, Delta

About the role

• We are looking for diligent and well organized team member to join our Risk department as an Area Collections Executive.
• They will also give advice and suggestions on how to improve customer payments and satisfaction while ensuring that the company offer matches end-users expectations.
• The Employee will drive the efforts and processes related to collections of our PAYG products in the field.

What you would be expected to do

• Reporting any cases of product tampering observed in the field through the process and mechanism established by the Risk team.
• Conducting market visits to confirm the quality of sales and obtain different insights from different areas to enhance strategic direction to mitigate situations of disabled lamps and repayments.
• Facilitating reporting and actions to be taken against those perpetrating fraudulent practices in the field, such as product tampering, misinformed sales done by FSEs, etc., as per the processes laid out by the Risk function.
• Providing weekly updates to Sales and Risk Management teams on-field interventions performed and results achieved, along with customer insights.
• Assessing regional portfolio and repayment trends and laying down daily, weekly, and monthly strategies to drive better collection rates from delinquent customers.
• Recruiting cash collection centers and setting up the critical collection area.
• Designing, piloting, and operationalizing collection processes necessary for ensuring better repayments and customer satisfaction.
• Working with Area Business Managers and Field Sales Executives to repossess products from
• Training Agents (Field Sales Executives) on dealing with repossessions and difficult customer collection issues.
• Driving operating rhythm to follow up with Agents (Field Officers) to ensure they are completing their collection calls and repossession tasks on time.
• delinquent customers in cases where direct intervention is required.

You might be a strong candidate if you

• Have excellent issue-tracking and resolution skills.
• Are good with numbers,
• Have Bachelor's Degree / Higher Diploma related to Finance, Community Development, Communication, Credit Risk Management or related fields.
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• Are excited about working in the field to drive collections, resolving issues, and enhancing the customer experience.
• Are excited about working with rural customers & resolve customers
• Have clear thinking/problem-solving ability.
• Have strong experience from Microfinance/ Fintech or banking background on Credit Collections debt recovery preferable.
• Work with multiple sales teams and cross-functional teams seamlessly.
• Knowledge of the territory will be an added advantage.
• Are able to manage multiple tasks at the same time diligently and accurately.
• Have at least 1 year of work experience in a similar position with field experience and also with rural customers settlements.
• Have good communication & people skills