Job Description
- Application Deadline:
- Position: Recovery Officer
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification OND
- Experience 1 - 3 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Customer Care 
- Salary Range ₦50,000 - ₦100,000/month
OVERVIEW
The Recovery Officer represents the Financial Institution and is charged with the responsibility to identify, evaluate, monitor non-performing loans and implement recovery action plan(s) to achieve timely and maximum recovery at a minimal cost and appropriate turn-around time through acceptable
common practices aligned with legal frameworks and standards.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Identifying deviations from repayment plans.
- Calling and visiting defaulters to follow up on overdue repayments.
- Proposing realistic, carefully-constructed payment plans.
- Monitoring defaulters' repayments to stop recurrent non-compliance.
- Ensuring write backs of provisioned or written off accounts through collection of overdue amounts.
- Protect the Lender’s Risk Assets by closely monitoring all credit facilities.
- Plan course of action to recover overdue amounts.
- Daily collection of assigned accounts to ensure full and prompt repayments.
- Early detection of delinquent accounts with collection/recovery strategy.
- Report and update changes in residential and business addresses of defaulters and guarantors.
- Formulate and implement appropriate strategies and actions to maximize recovery and minimize credit loss.
- Evaluate loan documentation and collateral provided to identify recovery/remedial strategy for restructured accounts.
- Assist and finalise with the Recovery Manager on remediation and recoveries.
- Conduct spot checks on loan customers.
- Generate collection reminders.
- Initiate demand letters and reminders to defaulting customers.
- Actively participating in committees and group discussions, proactively seeking for improvement and willing to align personal goals with the Institution’s goal.
- Any other responsibility assigned by Management.
PROFILE
- HND or Bachelor’s Degree from any related field
- Previous experience as a remedial or recovery officer
- Sound understanding of remedial and risk management
- Proficient in negotiating and persuasion with the ability to synthesize and present argument in a logical and rational manner
- Good understanding of loan classification
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
- Strong strategy and impplementation skills
- Proficient in the use of MS Office suit
- Ability to multi task and handle pressure
- Detailed and target oriented