About this role
Job Title
Collections Agent
Location
Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Status
Outsourced
Roles & Responsibilities
- The Collections Agent is responsible for managing delinquent loan accounts and recovering outstanding payments through structured customer engagement across approved communication channels.
- The role focuses on early-stage and mid-stage arrears management, ensuring high recovery rates while maintaining compliance with internal policies and regulatory guidelines.
- The officer is expected to meet daily productivity and recovery targets while delivering professional and compliant customer interactions.
- Manage an assigned portfolio of delinquent loan accounts and initiate timely follow-up on overdue payments.
- Contact customers via approved communication channels to negotiate repayment and secure commitments.
- Accurately document all customer interactions, agreements, and case updates in the system.
- Monitor and follow up on Promise-to-Pay (PTP) commitments to ensure conversion and reduce rollovers.
- Escalate high-risk or unresolved accounts in accordance with internal recovery and escalation policies.
- Meet daily, weekly, and monthly recovery and productivity targets.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines, call frequency rules, and internal collections policies.
- Maintain professional conduct and deliver customer-focused communication at all times.
Requirements
- 1–2 years’ experience in loan collections, credit control, or call center operations (preferred).
- Strong negotiation, persuasion, and objection-handling skills.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working with CRM, loan management, or call management systems is desirable.
- Ability to follow structured workflows and operating procedures.
- Good attention to detail.
- Customer-focused, professional, and resilient under pressure.
- Willingness to support different operational functions as required.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality when handling customer data.
- Preferred candidate must reside around the environs of Lekki Phase 1.
What we can offer you
- Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
- Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
- Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
What to expect in the hiring process
- A preliminary phone call with the recruiter.
- An interview with the operations lead.
- A behavioural and technical interview with the business lead.