Job Description

Port Elizabeth: SENIOR DEBT RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Job Purpose: Provide support to Credit Risk Advisors to improve customer cashflow and minimize risk by proactively recovering any outstanding debt
Minimum Requirements:
-Presentable and professional, with excellent communication skills (in both Afr & Eng)
-Afrikaans and English first and second languages a must (Full proficiency in both – Afr & Eng client base)
-Matric / Grade 12
-Financial / Legal qualification advantageous
-3 to 5 years full debt collection or credit control experience a must (full function – not call center collections)
-2 to 3 years Credit Insurance experience
-Experience at a Legal firm preferred
-Must have basic understanding of Annual Financial Statements, business rescue and liquidation process
-Good problem solving and conflict handling skills
-Must be able to guide debt collection specialist on creative solutions on debt collection issues, and apply basic knowledge of financial statements, including ratios, during discussions with clients and debtors.
-Computer literate MS Office  
-Residing within commuting distance
-Driver’s license and own vehicle
-Stable employment record and contactable References
-To start as soon as possible
Duties:
-Debt Recovery for Credit Management Company
-Manage and maintain collection matters for Insurers and Ad-Hoc Collections - Full Debt Recovery function (Accountable for own work, own time, own delivery)
-Deliver results as per individual KPI’s.
-Visit debtors when required to assess recovery risk, referring to annual financial statements when required.
-Conduct risk assessment visits
-Business Rescue and Liquidations
-Organising and planning, manage operations
-Administration (Receive, analyse and documents communication and correspondence)
-Contact Debtors and establish status of debt and ability to pay and record
-Follow proactive debt recovery processes and approaches to obtain payment
-Maintain and report on client collection matters on legal collections
-Manage and report on new and existing legal files
Salary: R 18 000.00 – R 25 000.00 gross maximum (Depending on Debt Recovery experience)
E-mail detailed CV in Word or PDF (Not as a link) to oneilc@telkomsa.net and indicate the following:
- Reference CR2378; and
- Your salary expectation in context with amount offered.
(Also forward a recent photograph and Reference letters if possible)
APPLICATIONS NOT MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DELETED.

Skills Required