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South Africa's favourite independent ISP. Tech support available from 8am to 8pm
Collections Agent
Location
South Africa
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Collections Agent
Webafrica
**Key Performance Areas (KPA’s) (specific duties) ** • Daily collections on overdue and delinquent accounts • Collecting via telephone, email and sms • Manage payment arrangements • Allocations of payments • Suspending of respective clients in line with terms offered • Preparation of delinquent accounts list • Management of ‘final notice’ process** • Listing of delinquent accounts with credit bureau** • Reporting on delinquent book • Ad-hoc reporting and reconciliations **The position includes but is not limited to the above KPA’s **
Job Requirements
- Minimum Requirements**
- Matric
- Basic understanding of delinquent accounts and hand overs to legal
- MS Office Skills - (intermediate)
- Previous collections experience within an ISP environment (will be an advantage)
- 3 Year call centre experience
- 2-5 Year credit control experience
- Financial Transactions knowledge (basic credits and debits, understanding of overdue/due/total balances)
- Basic understanding of a debtor's age analysis
- PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WITH A FIBRE INTERNET CONNECTION AT HOME
- Ideal requirements**
- Credit Management (advantageous)
- National Credit Agreements Act (advantageous)
- Key competencies**
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Customer focused and brand aware
- Ability to learn continuously
- Strong administrative skills
- Time Management Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Discipline/respect for confidentiality
- Excellent analytical abilities
- Attention to detail
- Deadline driven
- Customer service orientated
Benefits
- Our benefits are second to none - the icing on the Webafrica culture cake:
- We are a Fully Remote work environment
- That’s right! No need to go into the office! You can work from just about anywhere.
- We have partnered with a shared office/workspace called Workshop 17, and we cover the cost of your access to any of their branches around the country – allowing you to change your scenery from time to time.
- We kit you out
- We will provide you with all the necessary tech equipment needed for a remote office. Laptop, monitor, and headset.
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