Collections & Recoveries Specialist, iwoca

£35-42.5k

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Junior and Mid level
London

1-3 days a week in office

iwoca

Online loans for small businesses

Open for applications

iwoca

Online loans for small businesses

201-500 employees

FintechB2BLending

Open for applications

£35-42.5k

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Junior and Mid level
London

1-3 days a week in office

201-500 employees

FintechB2BLending

Company mission

To give small business owners a great experience while getting the finance they need.

Role

Who you are

  • We look for people who are smart, humble, motivated and who are always looking to improve
  • At least 2 years debt recovery experience, ideally in the commercial/business sector
  • Empathy, forbearance and professionalism
  • Strong communication skills, accuracy and confidence
  • The ability to deal with a variety of challenges, innovate and think on your feet
  • Business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit with real enthusiasm for helping SMEs. Experience within the finance industry is advantageous

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a diligent Collections & Recoveries Specialist to help us maximise collections returns by understanding the customer’s circumstances and ensuring that all actions achieve the best outcome for iwoca and our clients
  • We are seeking an experienced Collections & Debt Recovery Specialist who will be required to work within a fast-paced, customer focused environment, providing great customer service while maintaining the team’s excellent track record
  • Case handling a high volume portfolio of customer accounts in arrears through to completion with varying and unique circumstances
  • Handling inbound and initiating outbound telephone calls, letters and emails with the greatest level of care, accuracy and customer service skills
  • Building relationships with customers through regular contact to validate, understand and resolve breaches of agreements with customers
  • Negotiate, implement and monitor feasible repayment solutions that take into account the customer's circumstances while balancing the best interests of the business
  • Work with a wide range of teams within the company to understand, strategise and implement the most appropriate course of action for each account
  • Working closely with Collections Management and the Head of Collections to review and develop recovery strategies
  • Instructing, liaising and monitoring third parties such as debt collection agencies and Paralegals to ensure the best outcome is achieved
  • Ensuring compliance with all appropriate legislation regulatory body guidelines
  • Adhering to our company policies and procedures
  • Upholding iwoca’s company reputation at all times
  • Updating databases and systems in order to keep an accurate record of activities, observations and outcomes within the recovery process

Salary benchmarks

Our take

UK SME's are the backbone of a complex economy that is constantly changing, so the need for fast and responsive access to finance is becoming more and more important to ensure their success and growth. iwoca allows SMEs access to business loans in less than a minute, with its API and business marketplace partnerships.

With offerings like iwoca's, gone are the days where waiting up to eight weeks for a loan decision was viable. Its simplified business loans of £1,000 - £500,000 come with no fees attached, and applying online takes no more than five minutes. The ready availability of iwoca loans gives business owners a level of certainty, so that they can make instant decisions to help their business grow.

iwoca has made a number of partnerships with other players in the business finance space, including an impressive industry-first invoice checkout integration with QuickBooks. Funding raised by the company, which is now operating at net profitability, will enable it to meet a recent surge in demand for corporate loans. The company has made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since launching, positioning itself as a leading European fintech.

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Insights

Strong hiring activity
Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

33% female employees

-2% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Employee endorsements

Opportunities to learn

"Great opportunities available to learn from both individuals through shadowing, and teams through presentations and even secondment opportunities -..."

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Aug 2019

$13.2m

GRANT

Feb 2019

$26.3m

SERIES D

Total funding: $95.4m

Company benefits

  • Flexible working across all teams.
  • Twice a year we rent houses in places like Sicily and the French Alps where each team can work together for a week poolside.
  • Share options after six months.
  • Comprehensive health insurance and cash plans.
  • Gym discounts and weekly yoga classes.
  • Each floor of iwoca HQ has a fully stocked fridge for breakfast.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents plus a nursery benefit.
  • Unlimited unpaid leave.
  • The time and budget to invest in your professional development.

Company values

  • Motivated: Going to work shouldn't feel like a slog, so we want everyone in the team to personally care about what they're working on. We stay motivated by celebrating our wins, learning from our mistakes, and always looking for new gaps to step into.
  • Smart: At iwoca being smart isn't about what you know, it's about how you think. Smart thinking means looking at each problem by asking ‘why’ first, then figuring out ‘how’.
  • Humble: We know all ideas are flawed, all code has bugs, and everyone makes mistakes - it’s how we learn. For us, being humble means you question yourself first, rather than your team.
  • Growth Mindset: We think there's always a better way to solve a problem. So we never let ourselves get comfortable with being good enough.

Company HQ

Fitzrovia, London, UK

Leadership

7 years of experience in finance, most recently as a VP at Goldman Sachs.

James Dear

(Head of Systems & Numbers)

Previously a VP at Deutsche Bank. Has a PhD in Physics from King's College London.


People progressing

Joined as a Customer Onboarder, moved into the Broker Team and has most recently been promoted to Partnerships Manager.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at iwoca

  • We work hard to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that diversity isn't an optional add-on, it's the core ingredient of what makes us great.

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