Collections Manager at Kuda Bank

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Collections Manager

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• We are looking for a competent Collections Manager to provide dedicated specialized functions for optimizing collection strategies, and procedures to facilitate optimal collections and achieve required targets, reduce bad debt.
• Our Collections Manager should exhibit professionalism and trustworthiness. You should have excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as an ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Optimize collection procedure
• Optimize collection strategy
• Follow up with clients to manage debt settlements and loan renewals
• Ensure all lending procedures comply with regulations
• Develop, review and update our company’s credit policies
• Deliver accurate collection reporting
• Facilitate bad debt reduction
• Enforce collection protocols
• Facilitate rehabilitation of customers in arrears by proposing strategy adjustments

Requirements

• BSc in Accounting, Economics, Banking and Finance or relevant field
• Proven work experience as a Collections Manager or similar role
• Hands-on experience with Collections methodologies
• Solid understanding of Core banking functionality and core regulation of credit within Nigeria
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to create and process financial spreadsheets (e.g. in Excel , SQL)
• Negotiation skills

Benefits
Why join Kuda?
Become a part of one of the trailblazers in the challenger banking arena by joining the exciting and ambitious team at Kuda Bank as we work to become the neobank for ‘every African on the planet’.

• An exciting and flexible work environment.
• Competitive pay.
• Smart and kind coworkers.
• Full pension contribution.
• Reliable health insurance.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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