Credit Portfolio Officer 

Full-time
Bayport Financial Services (Uganda) Limited
Description

Bayport Financial Services (U) Ltd is hirng a Credit Portfolio Officer responsible for supporting the recovery and monitoring of assigned loan accounts under the guidance of the Credit Portfolio Coordinator. The role focuses on executing day-to-day collection activities, client follow-ups, data capture, and basic reporting to ensure timely repayments while maintaining professional customer relationships.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Collections Support (Salaried and Non Salaried Portfolios)

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  • Conduct routine follow ups on assigned accounts through phone calls, SMS, and emails as guided by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Remind clients of upcoming, due, and overdue repayments in line with agreed schedules.
  • Follow up on Promise to Pay (PTP) commitments and promptly escalate unpaid promises.
  • Assist in tracking arrears movements and identifying delinquent accounts for escalation.

Field Support and Verification

  • Participate in field visits and vote visits as assigned by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist in basic reconciliation exercises on unpaid deductions and missing payroll entries.
  • Collect and verify supporting information from employers, clients, or votes where required.

Client Engagement and Service

  • Engage clients in a professional, respectful, and firm manner to encourage voluntary repayments.
  • Respond to basic client inquiries on balances, payment dates, and repayment processes.
  • Refer disputes, restructuring requests, and complex complaints to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.

Documentation and Record Keeping

  • Accurately capture all client interactions in the loan management system.
  • Maintain proper records of calls made, messages sent, payments received and follow ups required.
  • Support documentation required for arrears management, restructurings, or escalations.

Reporting and Administration

  • Prepare and submit daily and weekly activity summaries to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist with preparation of portfolio reports, aging summaries, and collection trackers.
  • Follow up with Receipting or Finance to confirm payment allocations where discrepancies arise.

Compliance and Conduct

  • Adhere strictly to credit policies, recovery procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
  • Always maintain confidentiality of client information.
  • Escalate suspected fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct in line with policy.

Collections Support (Salaried and Non Salaried Portfolios)

  • Conduct routine follow ups on assigned accounts through phone calls, SMS, and emails as guided by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Remind clients of upcoming, due, and overdue repayments in line with agreed schedules.
  • Follow up on Promise to Pay (PTP) commitments and promptly escalate unpaid promises.
  • Assist in tracking arrears movements and identifying delinquent accounts for escalation.

Field Support and Verification

  • Participate in field visits and vote visits as assigned by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist in basic reconciliation exercises on unpaid deductions and missing payroll entries.
  • Collect and verify supporting information from employers, clients, or votes where required.

Client Engagement and Service

  • Engage clients in a professional, respectful, and firm manner to encourage voluntary repayments.
  • Respond to basic client inquiries on balances, payment dates, and repayment processes.
  • Refer disputes, restructuring requests, and complex complaints to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.

Documentation and Record Keeping

  • Accurately capture all client interactions in the loan management system.
  • Maintain proper records of calls made, messages sent, payments received and follow ups required.
  • Support documentation required for arrears management, restructurings, or escalations.

Reporting and Administration

  • Prepare and submit daily and weekly activity summaries to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist with preparation of portfolio reports, aging summaries, and collection trackers.
  • Follow up with Receipting or Finance to confirm payment allocations where discrepancies arise.

Compliance and Conduct

  • Adhere strictly to credit policies, recovery procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
  • Always maintain confidentiality of client information.
  • Escalate suspected fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct in line with policy.

Collections Support (Salaried and Non Salaried Portfolios)

  • Conduct routine follow ups on assigned accounts through phone calls, SMS, and emails as guided by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Remind clients of upcoming, due, and overdue repayments in line with agreed schedules.
  • Follow up on Promise to Pay (PTP) commitments and promptly escalate unpaid promises.
  • Assist in tracking arrears movements and identifying delinquent accounts for escalation.

Field Support and Verification

  • Participate in field visits and vote visits as assigned by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist in basic reconciliation exercises on unpaid deductions and missing payroll entries.
  • Collect and verify supporting information from employers, clients, or votes where required.

Client Engagement and Service

  • Engage clients in a professional, respectful, and firm manner to encourage voluntary repayments.
  • Respond to basic client inquiries on balances, payment dates, and repayment processes.
  • Refer disputes, restructuring requests, and complex complaints to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.

Documentation and Record Keeping

  • Accurately capture all client interactions in the loan management system.
  • Maintain proper records of calls made, messages sent, payments received and follow ups required.
  • Support documentation required for arrears management, restructurings, or escalations.

Reporting and Administration

  • Prepare and submit daily and weekly activity summaries to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist with preparation of portfolio reports, aging summaries, and collection trackers.
  • Follow up with Receipting or Finance to confirm payment allocations where discrepancies arise.

Compliance and Conduct

  • Adhere strictly to credit policies, recovery procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
  • Always maintain confidentiality of client information.
  • Escalate suspected fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct in line with policy.

Collections Support (Salaried and Non Salaried Portfolios)

  • Conduct routine follow ups on assigned accounts through phone calls, SMS, and emails as guided by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Remind clients of upcoming, due, and overdue repayments in line with agreed schedules.
  • Follow up on Promise to Pay (PTP) commitments and promptly escalate unpaid promises.
  • Assist in tracking arrears movements and identifying delinquent accounts for escalation.

Field Support and Verification

  • Participate in field visits and vote visits as assigned by the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist in basic reconciliation exercises on unpaid deductions and missing payroll entries.
  • Collect and verify supporting information from employers, clients, or votes where required.

Client Engagement and Service

  • Engage clients in a professional, respectful, and firm manner to encourage voluntary repayments.
  • Respond to basic client inquiries on balances, payment dates, and repayment processes.
  • Refer disputes, restructuring requests, and complex complaints to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.

Documentation and Record Keeping

  • Accurately capture all client interactions in the loan management system.
  • Maintain proper records of calls made, messages sent, payments received and follow ups required.
  • Support documentation required for arrears management, restructurings, or escalations.

Reporting and Administration

  • Prepare and submit daily and weekly activity summaries to the Credit Portfolio Coordinator.
  • Assist with preparation of portfolio reports, aging summaries, and collection trackers.
  • Follow up with Receipting or Finance to confirm payment allocations where discrepancies arise.

Compliance and Conduct

  • Adhere strictly to credit policies, recovery procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
  • Always maintain confidentiality of client information.
  • Escalate suspected fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct in line with policy.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
  • Minimum 1 year experience in credit operations, collections, customer service, or sales in a financial institution (Essential)
  • Exposure to salaried and/or informal sector clients (Desirable)
  • Basic field collections experience is an added advantage

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications to: [email protected]

 

The Human Resource Manager, Bayport Financial Services (Uganda) Limited,

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Plot 4, Trust Towers, Kyadondo Road, Kampala

Box 1171, Kampala, Uganda

 

NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted, and any form of Canvassing will lead to disqualification.

 

Please share your application letter, cv and academic documents in a single PDF

 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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