Collections Advisor

4 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

Sanlam Fintech is a newly established digital first business within the Sanlam Group on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent. We exist to pioneer inclusive financial confidence helping people build strong foundations to bridge the gap in generational wealth. Our culture us that of agility and constant deployment, we believe in learning fast, learning cheap and learning forward. Our aim is to provide a work environment where knowledge workers can accelerate the development of their ideas and bring innovation to market, at the same time provide compelling career and development proposition that will enable them to realize their dreams.

**What will you do?**
- Collect on arrears portfolio within mandate, resolve credit queries, negotiate payment arrangements by informing customers of various payment solutions and obtain approval for refinancing and repossessions in order to increase revenue.**What will make you successful in this role?**
- Collect arrears and negotiate acceptable payment arrangements and settlements, in line with mandate
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions
- Comply with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements
- Carry out collections processes within mandate, meeting SLA targets and quality standards
- Manage personal development to increase own skills and competencies
- Grasps and applies new information with ease, is motivated to identify new areas/channels of learning and consistently creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities.
- The ability to reflect on and learn from experience as part of life-long learning
- Cuts to the core of issues and applies effective analysis, logic and creativity to implement solutions
- Shows insight into interpersonal dynamics and is able to adapt responses accordingly, displaying appropriate tact, empathy and sensitivity whilst maintaining relationships over time
- Recognises interdependencies and collaborates with others to achieve shared goals
- Is a self-starter who produces consistently high quality outputs within agreed deadlines. Prompt and proactive in driving for results and sets challenging goals for self and others
- Remains level-headed in situations of stress or pressure and persists in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks
- Qualifications and Experience- Qualifications- Grade 12
- Experience- 2 or more years contact centre experience
- Technical Competencies**Technical|Collections / Recovery|Intermediate**
- Execute all possible actions to collect/ recover as much as possible of outstanding debt**Technical|Collections Sales and Negotiation Skills|Intermediate**
- Ability to sell a debt remedy and negotiate a repayment.**Technical|Computer Literacy/System Knowledge of Sales Applications|Intermediate**
- Is computer literate and demonstrates an understanding of the systems and processes required to generate sales and close deals**Technical|Product Knowledge|Intermediate**
- Demonstrates the knowledge and understanding of relevant products, including features and benefits- Core Competencies- Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently
- Customer focus - Contributing independently
- Drives results - Contributing independently
- Collaborates - Contributing independently
- Being resilient - Contributing independently- Knowledge and Skills- Debt compliance and Risk Management monitoring
- Credit and debt policies and procedures
- Building partnerships
- Support and advice
- Debt collection- Personal Attributes- Business insight - Contributing independently
- Manages complexity - Contributing independently
- Persuades - Contributing independently
- Plans and aligns - Contributing independently- Build a successful career with us- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.- Turnaround time-
**Our commitment to transformation**

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.


  • Legal Advisor

    3 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa SET Recruitment Consultants Full time

    **Legal Advisor (Collections)** **R600k -R650k plus bonus** **Cape Town** Leading financial services group has excellent career opportunity. You will be responsible for: - Provides advanced or specialist legal support. - Networks with high-level client base. - Provides assistance with semi-legal or contractual documents. - Responsible for debt collection...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Lula Full time

    **WHAT WE DO** We're Lula. We build innovative fintech products to help SMEs make cash flow. From instant access to funding to all-in-one business banking accounts and cutting-edge financial analysis tools, we're on it! Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their business better, faster, simpler, Lula, so they can spend more time doing what they...

  • Customer Advisor

    4 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Full time

    We are looking for experienced debt collection and utility advisors! - Experience:_ - _ Minimum | 1 year debt collection experience in a UK/BPO contact centre environment. - Additional utilities experience (Gas or Energy) is advantageous. - Education:_ - _Minimum | Completed Grade 11 - Requirements:_ - _**NB! Clear Credit **and **Criminal Record.** - IR...

  • Customer Advisor

    4 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Full time

    The purpose of the role is to telephonically deal with customer queries and collect outstanding payments from customers who have accounts in arrears in an outbound & inbound call centre environment. All customer contacts should be dealt with efficiently, meeting or exceeding their expectations of the company. **REQUIREMENTS**: - Minimum Grade 11 / Grade...

  • Customer Advisor

    4 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back-office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back-office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Teleperformance South Africa Full time

    Are you ready for your next challenge? Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? If so, read on With a team of over 410,000+ interaction experts serving 140 countries speaking over 300 Languages and dialects, Teleperformance are the worldwide leader in delivering an outstanding customer experience. We are currently going through an incredibly...

  • Customer Advisor

    4 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back-office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...

  • Customer Advisor

    3 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Group Full time

    A bit more about the Opportunity...: **What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like**: You’ll be working from offices based in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. This campaign deals with inbound & outbound collections as well as various back-office pieces and general enquiries. Alongside, the successful applicant will be required to respond to all incoming and outbound...


  • Cape Town, South Africa ABC Worldwide Full time

    Role: Debt Collecting (UK Utilities)Please apply to - melanie@abcworldwide.comAssist clients telephonically with utility bills and outstanding debt. Advise and set payment plans and various packages that suit their needs. Promoting the sale of various types of utility services. Dealing with conflict resolution and providing service delivery.Brief Job...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Teleperformance South Africa Full time

    **Are you ready for your next challenge?** **Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?** **If so, read on** With a team of 300,000 interaction experts working in 80 countries and serving 170+ different markets, Teleperformance are the worldwide leader in delivering an outstanding customer experience. We are currently going through an incredibly...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Teleperformance South Africa Full time

    To provide a Simply Brilliant customer experience by professionally and courteously handling all customer contact in compliance with company directive. To actively promote the Teleperformance Brand by providing quality customer service at every instance, promoting products and services whilst stimulating revenue for the business. - Negotiation & persuasion...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Old Mutual Full time

    Description As a Principal Analyst: Collections Systems, your role entails implementing and modifying various elements of the collections system, including the user interface, integrations, interfaces, data flow, etc. Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing collection and recoveries decision-making processes, as well as developing the...

  • Payments Administrator

    3 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa National Debt Advisors Full time

    We offer amazing employee benefits (which includes product and intensive personal growth training) and our wish is to see our employees flourish, grow and attain personal financial freedom - which they can then pass on to our clients. National Debt Advisors does not house mediocrity and our employees are top class. We want you to soar and reach your full...

  • Legal Advisor

    5 months ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Zeal HR Full time

    **Legal Advisor** **INTRODUCTION**: An exciting opportunity has become available within the construction industry, for a Legal Advisor. The position is based in Plattekloof, Cape Town. **REQUIREMENTS**: - Paralegal Diploma / Law Degree - Relevant experience in either private practice or in-house legal division - Previous exposure to the built environment...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Old Mutual Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Collections Systems Specialist to join our team at Old Mutual. As a key member of our collections team, you will be responsible for implementing and modifying various elements of our collections system, including the user interface, integrations, interfaces, data flow, and decision-making...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Old Mutual Full time

    Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled Principal Analyst: Collections Systems to join our team at Old Mutual. As a Principal Analyst: Collections Systems, you will be responsible for implementing and modifying various elements of the collections system, including the user interface, integrations, interfaces, data flow, etc.Key ResponsibilitiesImplement...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Sigma Connected Full time

    **Company Description** Sigma Connected Group is a people company that values the power of human connections. We listen and learn to better understand our employees, clients, clients' customers, and wider communities. We believe that better connections lead to better outcomes for everyone. We are not just another business process outsourcing provider; we...