Collection Manager

Our client, a leading Micro-Finance Company based in Nairobi that offers personal loan to permanently employ Civil servants is seeking to recruit a Collection Manager. The Commercial Manager will be responsible for overseeing the collection of all off – payroll collections. The successful candidate MUST have knowledge of debt collection laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Collections to design policies, processes and procedures to ensure efficient and effective off-payroll collections.
• Direct debit and standing order deductions through the various banks and ACH deductions.
• Handle Mpesa and Post-dated cheque payments/collections through the various banks and ACH deductions.
• Dealing with all issues affecting third party deductions.
• All direct debit, post-dated cheques and standing order submission to banks.
• All issues affecting deductions in the various markets including banks.
• Listing clients at Credit Reference Bureau or legal demand procedures in the case of a default.
• Maintenance of an excellent filling system and database.
• Management of shared call centre collections resource in order to retrieve payments.
• Daily, weekly and monthly reporting on off-payroll collections performance to executives and senior management.
• Analyze arrears based on aging and prescribe appropriate actions to retrieve all arrears from non-performing clients.
• Undertake any additional duties that may be prescribed by the Head of Collections.

Qualifications:

• At least 4 years’ experience a financial institution (an insurance institution is advantageous) holding a similar position.
• Degree in Business Management or related field.
• Must be a CPA (K).
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, ability to think out of the box and the flexibility to interact with all levels of personnel.
• Must be familiar with setting off-payroll policies and must have successfully implemented off-payroll policies with tangible results
• Must be multitask oriented, organized, set priorities and meet deadlines and take pride in one’s work.
• Must have experience in supervisory/management responsibilities on Collections related projects.

Monthly gross salary: Ksh. 100,000 - 150,000/= (Approx. 1,000 - 1,500 USD) depending on skills and experience

Deadline: 31st August 2016 
         
Applications:

To apply, please follow the link:  http://bit.ly/2aStbAO 

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