• Application Deadline: Tue, 6 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Pre-legal Collections Counsel


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend meetings as required and provide detailed reports of amounts under your management.


• Handle disputes from customers in coordination with Collectors, GSC teams and ensure the issues are resolved.


• Send demand letters to customers detailing the nature & extent of their debt and follow up to ensure the outstanding amounts are paid.


• Follow up with the payment application team to ensure all payments received from customers are correctly applied in a timely fashion.


• Visit customer premises and follow up for payment of overdue invoices where necessary.


• Where customers are non-responsive/unreachable, contact cx/sales teams in the various countries to provide alternative contacts/visit the customers.


• Maintain a record of all accounts under your management with a current update on their status.


• Maintain communication with Global OTC team for weekly reports on incoming accounts to legal from AR


• Maintain communication with In-country & GSC  collections  teams  for  supporting documentation as well as information on collection actions taken before tagging accounts under legal and customer responses (if any).


• Instruct   private   investigators/collection   agencies   to   trace/attempt   collection where collection options have been exhausted without response/payment.


• Maintain a record of all  accounts under the management  of  Private Investigators/Collection Agencies with a current update on their status.


• Vet & process invoices for said vendors to ensure payment in accordance with agreed terms.


• Provide   relevant   supporting   documentation   to   the   external   lawyers, including investigation reports where relevant.

Who We Are Looking For:

• 3-5 years of working experience in Law.


• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, a degree in Law ( is a plus).


• Outstanding negotiation skills.


• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.


• Ability to manage conflict and dissent in a professional manner.


• Able to manage pressure, self-driven, accountable, and passionate to delivering results.


• Fluent English ( is a must).