Job Opportunities at Corporate Staffing

Salary: Competitive,

Our client is one of the leading saccos in Kenya. They seek to hire a credit officer.

Responsibilities

• Generate revenue through consistent delivery of customer, disbursement, and collection targets
• Drive repayment behavior by lending only what the business can afford, consistent follow-up, maintaining accurate records, negotiating repayment schedules and setting discretionary limits.
• Analyze your zone and develop referral networks in order to locate prospects for Metropal Sacco products.
• Scout markets for activation within the assigned zones.
• Establish, develop, and maintain positive relationship with Metropal Sacco Customers, Partners, Area Leaders and relevant local authorities.
• Obtain information from loan applicants and answer questions about loan process.
• Analyze and verify applicant’s financial status, personal and business information to determine feasibility of granting loans.
• Ensure efficient and prompt recovery of loans disbursed and interest accrued.
• Negotiate payment arrangements with customers who have delinquent loans.
• Maintain clear customer records, recording times and dates that contact has been made and noting information that customers have received about Metropal Sacco products.
• Supply the business with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
• Handle customer complaints and take appropriate action to resolve them.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, reports and records by collecting, analysing and summarizing account information
• Maintain and reconcile bank accounts on regular basis.
• Debt collection
• Identify and provide strategic work solutions to improve the operational efficiency
• Assist in administrative functions of the office

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, banking, economics, statistics, business administration, accounting or any other related field
• CPA certification will be an added advantage
• Knowledge on the use of QuickBooks is a mandatory requirement
• Must be conversant in using i-Tax.
• 2-3 years’ work experience with at least 2 years as a senior economist.
• Knowledge & experience in preparing final company financial position
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong strategic, analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience developing and managing budgets
• Ability to work on own initiative, meet tight deadlines and balance priorities to achieve results