Job Description

Corporate Collections Officer

Hillingdon

Contract

£17.57 per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Corporate Collections Officer.

Following the star chambers it was requested that a project was set up to address the Adult Social Care debt position, in order to release funds from the ASC bad debt provision.

A proposal has been submitted to invest £267K in transformation capitalisation, with an objective of releasing £2.2M from the bad debt provision based on a detailed debt profiling evidence.

The investment will generate an additional £162K in revenue budget savings from internal post transfers.

This request is to recruit 2 x FTE Corporate Collection Officers, above establishment agency posts, to assist with the ASC Financial Transactions project over a 12 month period.

Ability to learn, understand and apply legislation as required for the role

Confident in using a wide range of software, in particular Microsoft and Google products.

Flexibility with working hours in order to meet deadlines, or attend meetings

3. EXPERIENCE

Experience of working within a financial environment in a large organisation for more than two years.

Demonstrable experience in dealing with the public in respect of financial affairs in writing, interview and on the telephone

Practical experience in debt recovery and credit control.

Experience of organising and managing a varied workload in order to meet deadlines and set targets

Experience of presenting evidence cases in a County Court.

4. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Ability to carry out calculations, adjustments and entries to accounts accurately.

Advanced IT skills, experience of using MS Office applications and ability to use a wide range of software in particular Microsoft products, Google documents and financial packages to achieve work objectives and statistical data.

Good verbal communication skills to deal confidently with customers and staff in difficult circumstances

Ability to set and maintain timetables and priorities

PLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer