Debt collection Executive at Greenlight Planet

Job description

Position: Debt collection Executive

Job Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Reporting to: Customer service Manager

The Role: We are seeking a dedicated Collection Agent to assist our business with the recovery of outstanding payments from debtors. In this role, your duties will include communicating with customers via telephone, negotiating payment plans with debtors, and enacting payment plans that eliminate debt.

Key Responsibilities:

Utilize various skip tracing techniques and collection strategies (often designed by employee) to locate right parties in order to negotiate payment arrangements on high collectibility or value accounts.
Negotiate payment terms and methods when right party is reached. The process often requires reviewing the account information in database, and/or asking probing questions of the consumer in order to better understand potential objections to payment.
Overcome stalls and objections & suggest money sources for debt payment.
Utilize payment options (credit cards, direct checks) and secure this information so that
administrative services can process.
Greenlight Planet Job Description- Customer Service Executive
Negotiate settlements outside of normal guidelines, authorize credit bureaus deletions,
negotiate payment arrangements over a longer span of time than normal, take accounts out
of treatment (close accounts) within certain guidelines.
May advise management regarding collection strategy effectiveness for various portfolios.
May help resolve higher level disputes.
Take escalated calls from level I and II collectors.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Updating the account details of customers and resolving pending customer issues.

Must Haves:

Previous experience in debt collections, or a related role is preferred
Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly, utilizing proper grammar and telephone etiquette is preferred
Computer literate a MUST
Ability to compute basic math calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages is preferred
Employee has contact with individuals within their department and extensive external contact with consumers

Nice to have:

Any degree

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