Willers Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable Real Estate Firm, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Debt Recovery Officer
Location: Apapa, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Debt Collection Officer is responsible for providing support to the organization with particular emphasis on the collection of rent, service charges and management of finance.
- The position liaises directly with tenants, issues invoices/notices, negotiate on outstanding payments and where necessary initiates recovery action.
- The Debt Collection Officer is responsible for the administration and implementation of the debt recovery process.
Responsibilities
- Support the tenancy administration system with a particular emphasis on collection of rent and service charge.
- Ensuring accounts, invoices, notices and statements are generated, issued and/or administered on time and consistent with legislative and audit requirements
- Directly liaising /corresponding with a range of tenants on Departmental policy, payments and financial reporting requirements
- Minimising tenant’s response times by issuing reminder notices and tenant statements and monitoring collection of debts in a timely manner
- Negotiating with tenants on arrangements regarding payments and making recommendations to management
- Contribute to the achievement of team and organisational objectives
- Contact debtors by telephone, letter, or email, to agree debt recovery plans and follow up as appropriate
- Reviewing documentation (all aspects of contract) to assess liability, identify contract issues and judge recoverability
- Researching laws and procedures to provide written advice to the management.
- Maintain statistics on recoveries
Qualifications
- B.Sc / HND in Accounting, Banking & Finance, Economics, Statistics and other related field
- A minimum of second class lower (BSc) or lower credit (HND)
- 2-3 years experience in debt recovery in a financial or a real estate sector
- Must reside within Apapa and environs
Skills:
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Good time management
- Strong communication skills (both written and oral) and an excellent telephone manner
- Appropriately assertive manner to deal with tenants
- Confident manner
- Proactive and ability to take initiative
- Able to work within a team as well as independently
- Able to handle pressure and tight deadlines
- Natural ability to interact with people from various backgrounds and various levels
Application Closing Date
30th August, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using "Debt Recovery Officer" as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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