Collections Agent (Early Arrears)

How2Apply Talent Network
Kempton Park, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 1 day ago
Full-time Customer Service & Call Centre
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Job Description

Hit your collection targets at this vehicle finance collections floor in Kempton Park and your commission shows it. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Kempton Park (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

The work, day to day

  • Send written arrangements by SMS or email straight after each call.
  • Track broken promises-to-pay and follow up within 48 hours.
  • Dial through your arrears book on the auto-dialler and confirm the debtor's identity.
  • Answer disputes about balances, interest and fees with a printed statement.
  • Record reasons for non-payment so the credit team can adjust policy.
  • Keep calls within the National Credit Act and the Debt Collectors Act rules.
  • Update debtor contact details from tracing searches.

Must-haves

  • Registered, or willing to register, with the Council for Debt Collectors
  • You keep your tone respectful even when the debtor is not
  • Clear credit and criminal record
  • Good with numbers, dates and payment calculations
  • Target-driven and comfortable with commission
  • Matric

Extra points for

  • Legal collections or attorney-firm background
  • Experience on a collections system such as Debtmaster or a dialler platform
  • A second South African language

What's in it for you

  • Uncapped monthly commission on collected rands
  • Council for Debt Collectors registration paid for you
  • Monthly incentives for the top three collectors
  • Structured weekday hours with only occasional Saturdays

How to apply

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): your Council for Debt Collectors registration, if you have one plus last three payslips showing commission earned.
  3. Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
  4. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Kempton Park.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

  • Show your collection results as numbers (for example "collected R420 000 a month against a R350 000 target").
  • If you are already registered with the Council for Debt Collectors, put your registration number near the top of your CV.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationKempton Park, Gauteng
CategoryCustomer Service & Call Centre
Experience2+ years
Posted9 October 2026
Closing Date2 November 2026
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