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Debt Collector (Legal Book)

How2Apply Talent Network

Soweto, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Customer Service & Call Centre

R8 000 – R11 000/month

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Job Description

You'll phone customers who have fallen behind and agree payment plans they can actually keep. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

The work, day to day

Dial through your arrears book on the auto-dialler and confirm the debtor's identity.
Report daily on rands collected, contacts made and arrangements set.
Track broken promises-to-pay and follow up within 48 hours.
Hand accounts over for legal action once internal steps are exhausted.
Update debtor contact details from tracing searches.
Negotiate payment arrangements and set up DebiCheck mandates.

You'll need

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

What you get

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

How to apply for this job

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
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 your matric results, certified.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

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

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

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.