Collections Officer
$85,000 base
Western Sydney Location
Our client is an established financial services organisation with a strong focus on customer outcomes and operational excellence. The business invests in capable people, values collaboration and continuous improvement, and offers a clear path to grow within a high performing collections environment.
This is a Senior Collections Officer appointment with end to end ownership of an arrears portfolio within a financial services lending environment. You will engage customers with professionalism and empathy, secure sustainable repayment outcomes, and be accountable for portfolio performance.
- Manage an arrears portfolio through structured customer engagement across multiple channels
- Lead sensitive negotiations to agree sustainable repayment arrangements
- Maintain accurate case documentation to support sound, audit ready decision making
- Exercise commercial judgment on recovery strategy, including escalation where required
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external parties on complex matters
- Support secured asset recovery activity, including valuation input and vendor coordination
- Contribute to process improvement and deliver against agreed performance measures
- Build productive relationships with partner contacts on portfolio related issues
You will be an accomplished collections professional with substantial experience managing arrears in a financial services or lending environment. You communicate with clarity and composure, and you take ownership of outcomes.
- 3 to 5+ years collections and arrears experience within financial services or retail lending
- Demonstrated success negotiating repayment outcomes on challenging accounts
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
- Organised, resilient and accountable for portfolio performance
- Collaborative approach with internal teams and external stakeholders
- $85,000 base + bonus
- Permanent full time role
- On-site Western Sydney location
- Supportive operations team environment
- Portfolio ownership with clear performance measures
- Opportunity to deepen collections capability in financial services
- Career growth within a collaborative culture