Customer Finance Support Associate

2 months ago


Chester, United Kingdom Specialist Motor Finance Limited Full time

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our Customer Finance Support team, where your day to day role will involve communicating with customers who have failed to meet their contractual payments towards their Hire Purchase agreement.

You will assess each customer’s circumstance on a case-by-case basis to ensure the right outcome is achieved and where possible and affordable, negotiate a payment or an arrangement to bring the customers agreement up to date as soon as possible.

**Your key responsibilities**:

- Communicate with customers who have failed to meet their agreed payment date, showing forbearance and support to help them get their agreement up to date.
- Ensure that all customer agreements are reviewed thoroughly to understand the customer’s situation, making sure that all previous agreement notes are checked for previous customer communications and arrangements in place.
- Review arrears repayment plans on a regular basis to ensure they remain in line with the customer’s circumstances.
- Identify, recognize and work with customers whose circumstances are often vulnerable.
- Communicate with our customers both verbally and in writing in a clear, fair and not misleading way.
- Completing all actions that are agreed with customers in the relevant time frames to ensure the best customer experience is achieved.
- Where applicable signpost customers to relevant non-for-profit organizations for support and advice
- Support colleagues and the department to ensure all department aims are achieved.
- Work towards achieving daily and monthly targets both individually and as a team.
- Deliver outstanding customer service at all times in line with our vulnerable customers and debt collections policies and procedures.
- Conduct all tasks in line with regulatory rules and expectations and in particular consumer duty and treat customers fairly.
- Carry out additional tasks where reasonably expected.
- Liaise from time to time with 3rd parties in relation to the management of the customer’s account.
- Raise any procedural, departmental risks and concerns in line with company process and escalation routes.

**The benefits of working at SMF**:

- Pension scheme
- Employee referral programme
- Perks at Work
- Above and Beyond awards
- Income protection scheme
- Employee of the Year
- Long Service awards
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance
- Discounted gym membership
- Training and exam sponsorship
- Employee assistance programme
- Paid volunteer days
- Purchase additional annual leave.
- Social events

Hours of work: We operate Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am -7pm (On site) + 2 Saturdays (home working) per month 8am-12pm. Working week is 37.5 hours with Saturday hours paid in lieu.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to Commute:

- Chester, CH4 9RF (required)

Work Location: In person



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