Business Lead, Debt Recovery Job at FundQuest Financial Services Limited

FundQuest Financial Services Limited is a financial intermediation company licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to offer financial and advisory solutions to individuals, businesses and government agencies. FundQuest seeks to provide the much-needed leadership required in the finance houses sub-sector, and in conjunction with other operators and regulators, galvanise the sector to become a major contributor to Nigeria’s GDP.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Lead, Debt Recovery
Job Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Recovering bad debts from delinquent debtors.
• Working with Credit Controllers to contact debtors to pursue payment.
• Devising customized recovery strategy on a case-by-case basis
• Reducing the non-performing loans owed to a company.
• Designing work-out payment plans for debtors
• Following up with clients on previous payment arrangements.
• Locating and establishing contact with debtors.
• When necessary liaising with solicitors and bailiffs.
• Negotiating settlements with clients.
• Taking ownership of debt collection cases.

Requirements

• Knowledge of proper and ethical debt collection techniques.
• Strong negotiating, counselling, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of collecting first and third-party accounts.
• Deft Communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites Word, Excel and Access.
• Able to work well as a team and on own initiative.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 – 4 years of related experience.
• 5 O-Levels credits including Mathematics and English.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma (minimum of Second Class-Lower) in Accountancy, Finance, Economics or any other related discipline.