Remote Working Collections Agent Remote
Job description
Main criteria:
- Hours: Our business currently operates between the hours of 9am and 6pm.
- We are currently closed on at weekends.
- Immediate start date available.
- Based in Dumbarton
What will you get?
- Salary up to £23,500
- Performance Bonus (paid monthly)
- Fixed shift pattern for FT employees
- Flexible working schedule that is considered on a case to case basis
- Home working
- Structured career progression to move into a higher-level position
- 28 Days Paid Holiday
- NEST pension scheme
- In job qualifications
- Internal Incentive programme (over and above bonus scheme)
- Robust & structured training provided (3-week training programme)
What are we looking for?
- Personality is important – Listening & questioning skills, empathy, building rapport
- Upbeat, enthusiastic and friendly people
- Motivated to give excellent customer service
- People who want to learn, grow & progress
- Be confident using a computer and phone
- Ability to work independently & also in a team
- Previous experience
What will you do?
You will be working on behalf of our clients to contact customers who have fallen into arrears to establish their situation, affordability & account resolution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inbound & outbound calls
- Offering solutions and advice to deal with customers’ financial situation
- Assessing a customer’s affordability
- Identify & manage vulnerable customers
- Taking payments and setting up payment plans
- Negotiating the settlement of outstanding customer debt
- Work towards performance and quality targets
- Manage customer accounts on the computer whilst speaking on the phone
More about Opos as a company:
Opos is a leading provider of debt collection and BPO services in the banking, utility, telecoms and retail finance sectors. We provide consumer and commercial collections expertise to a number of Key Clients within the United Kingdom, from our state of the art service centre in West Dunbartonshire.
Founded in 2008, Opos has grown from strength to strength in what is a highly competitive and stringently regulated environment through a continued commitment to excellence, development and an ethical approach to collections.
We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We are members of the Credit Services Association as well as founding members of the Scottish Compliance Forum.
Opos is proud to be a leader in driving best practice across the financial services industry and our tailored approach to each of our clients ensures that the best outcomes for them, and their customers, are at the forefront of every decision we make.
We are looking for polite, outgoing and professional individuals who enjoy interacting with people. We will consider all backgrounds, if you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
If you are interested in our position then please apply through the Indeed website.
Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 0141 428 3990.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £23,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Experience:
- Debt Collection: 3 years (required)
Work Location: Remote
Expected start date: 03/04/2023
