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1 Jun 2023

Customer Finance Operations Manager at ENGIE Energy Access Zambia Limited

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Job Description


Job Title: Customer Finance Operations Manager
Department: Customer Finance
Location: Zambia
Reporting line: Head of Customer Finance
Grade: HL16

Job Purpose

The Customer Finance Operations Manager will be fundamental to the successful implementation of our Customer Finance Strategy and in achieving our ambitious goals. S/he will work cross functionally with a wide range of teams acting as the “eyes, ears and mouth” of the Customer Finance team. They’ll work extremely closely with the Commercial and Customer Experience to support in effectively carrying out Customer Finance related work by building out operational processes, systems and tools and making sure the right people get training and support to perform their role in the credit cycle and customer account management. They will work with the Head of Customer Finance and the Global team to ensure application of operational best practices across the credit cycle. They will also lead (from the Customer Finance side) the implementation and operationalization of new processes and innovations that come out of pilots run by the Customer Finance team.

Responsibilities

Customer Finance Field and CX Operations Management

  • Monitor performance and report on performance of all Customer Finance activity
  • Work closely with Commercial, CX and CF teams to align on ambitious but achievable targets for Customer Finance activities in and out of the field
  • Help foster and encourage a “culture of credit”, understanding of and compliance to standards and performance management against credit KPIs amongst our customer facing teams and get regular feedback and ideas from these teams to improve how we run our operations
  • Work closely with the CF Data Analysts to track deliverables on pilot projects & initiatives
  • Carry out the field/CX team compensation processing obligations each week and month
  • Field Team Digital Tools Optimization
  • Implement and track Customer finance initiatives (e.g., Home Visits, Repossessions, Tamper Response Planning, Field Team Compensation, etc.)
  • Manage and track all cost/expenses of the Department
  • Manage system database with respect to Customer Journey strategies (Calling Scripts, SMS Scripts, SMS Broadcast frequency etc.)
  • Track SMS success rates and resultant portfolio impact
  • Global team management
  • Adhoc tasks as assigned by Department Head

Stakeholder Management

  • Work with the various stakeholders – CX, Product, Ops & Commercial at both the country and central level to support business deliverables
  • Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure that our customers communications are periodically reviewed and revamped
  • Integrate new customer communications channels and content to improve repayment behavior
  • Work with Commercial and CX to implement regular customer repayment promotions

System Design & Continuous Operational Improvement

  • Identifying gaps in the current systems or areas for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of existing Customer Finance related processes
  • Identify research projects that aim to improve our credit operations in all areas and work closely with the CF Data Analysts to support pilots and A/B Tests
  • Lead the operationalization of new systems and process getting buy-in from the implementing team and ensuring they have the right tools and support to successfully roll out
  • Ensure that all current standards and processes are well documented, regularly updated, and made available to applicable team members for reference and development of training materials

Owning the UG customer journey

  • Owning the “live” document for UG customer credit journey Identifying pain points/areas for improvement.
  • Bringing various teams together to work on ideas/plans to address key pain points in the customer credit journey.
  • Perform ad-hoc credit-related analyses and develop key insights and trends to aid the consumer finance leadership to make strategic decisions based on data.

Overall Monitoring and Reporting

  • Generate reports on our Customer Finance related activities, identifying where we are behind/on-track to our plan and detailing action plans and next steps to improve performance
  • Identify areas of risk and under-performance in our Customer Finance Operations and make sure they are escalated appropriately

Team Building & Management

  • Build a team that is passionate about our mission and embodies EEA values.
  • Manage the team and day to day operations related to Customer Finance
  • Mentor the team to continuously build their critical thinking and execution skills so that they can maximize their contributions to EEA and grow with the company

Global cross-pollination

  • Collaborate with other EEA market teams & EEA Central team to leverage best practices from EEA Uganda, implement best practices from the EEA network and brainstorm solutions to common challenges.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Minimum University degree in Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 4+ years’ work experience analytics, credit support or similar, particularly in sectors like Retail financial services or any related field.
  • Experience in working directly with commission-based agents will be an advantage
  • Strong interpersonal skills with high degree of clarity in communication.
  • Experience in delivering training to large groups; designing the material, coordinating the participants and venue, facilitating the session, and following up with the participants for assessment.
  • Ability to generate new ideas and bring them through to implementation in a structured way.
  • Deep empathy for the customer and commitment to inclusivity, consumer protection, & responsible financial services within the context of creating a profitable, scalable enterprise
  • Excitement about ENGIE’s mission and a deep desire to make an impact on off-grid and financially underserved customers in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Commitment to spending time in the field to support and mentor field teams

Language(s):

  • English
  • Proficiency in one or more languages spoken by our customers is a big plus

Technology:

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Experience using data analysis tools e.g. Excel, SQL, Python/R etc. To analyze processes/ performance and make suggestions & improvements is a big plus
  • Being tech-savy is a must
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 June 15, 2023





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