Collections Advisor

We are looking for passionate and dedicated people to join our team, who will be working closely alongside our customers to help them make affordable and sustainable repayments in a fair and ethical way. 

We are looking for people that love to work in teams and want to be part of helping our business thrive by giving the best service to our customers and clients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a diverse and inclusive company that can help you develop your career, reward you for your hard work.

Job Role

In this role you will be supporting customers with the management and repayment of their outstanding balances.

• You will be a part of our dedicated team; handling calls from customers,  both inbound and outbound
• You will be supporting our customers to find appropriate solutions, by gaining an understanding for their current situation and circumstances.
• You will be part of a team and will work hard to achieve your own and the department goals.
• You will provide the best service to all the customers that you  speak with, ensuring they are treated fairly, they are listened to and every effort is made to reach the right solution for their circumstances.
• Accurately update our systems following each individual customer interaction.

Experience

We welcome applicants with customer service experience from industries such as Contact Centre, or any other experiences in the Financial Services sector. We provide comprehensive induction training and ongoing training to help you in your role and enable you to progress  your new career with us. We just ask that you have a passion for great customer service and have a drive to do a great job!

We would be looking for the following skills/qualifications: 

• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) grade C or above in Maths and English (desirable)
• Customer service experience (desirable)
• Experience in telephony, data entry and administrative management of customers (desirable)
• Good verbal and written communication skills to speak positively and clearly with customers and colleagues
• Good numeracy skills to assist customers to identify and affordable and sustainable payment plan based on the customers circumstances
• Experience in following procedures or policies
• Problem-solving skills to provide the best solution for the customer and the business

Role Package

Hours of Work:  Full time permanent contract working 37.5 hours per week paid monthly and on a shift pattern, you will only be asked to work 1 in 4 Saturday’s (9am-2pm), when you work a Saturday, you will have the following Friday off.   

Hours are 8.30-8 Monday to Thursday, 6 on Friday and Saturday to 2pm

We provide a range of benefits that are designed to support our employees across their health, finances, and lifestyle. Some of our benefits are listed below:

• Salary: £22,790.00 per annum
• 25 days holiday +bank holidays + a Birthday Day off! (pro-rata for part-time)
• Discretionary annual performance bonus scheme
• Purchase additional holiday scheme of up to 5 days
• Pension Scheme – 8% total pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, including virtual GP service, counselling, get fit programmes and more
• Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Season Ticket Travel Loans
• Enhanced Maternity and adoption pay
• Voluntary employee benefits such as Health Plans, Gym Discounts, Restaurant Discounts, Will writing services
• Discounts and cashback on thousands of retailers
• Friendly, relaxed atmosphere with modern facilities 
• Social events during the year, regularly fundraise for our chosen charities, and have recognition schemes in place that reward our employees for being great team members
• Learning and Development opportunities to help you progress in your career