
Arrears Specialist
- Leicester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- As an Arrears Specialist at Metro Bank you will work closely with our customers, mainly in a telephony environment, to resolve complex arrears cases and complaints, offering them a range of support tools
- Ensure that policy is always adhered to, by processing forbearance, executing process controls and undertaking a variety of account level loss mitigation actions
- Respond to any queries related to arrears cases, ensuring we understand our customers' needs and work closely with stakeholders to ensure we deliver great customer outcomes
- Respond in a timely and professional manner to internal and external customer queries
- Complete affordability assessments to understand what support options are available to our customers
- Empathize with customers who are experiencing financial hardship, and understanding potential vulnerability, to deliver good customer outcomes in line with Consumer Duty and Treating Customers Fairly
- Handle enquiries from customers with accounts across multiple products, including Unsecured, BBLS and Consumer Finance arrears queries
- This role is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about providing exceptional customer service, and with the right attitude and drive, to start their career in financial services
- You will need to be a quick learner who can work in a fast paced, but also fun and dynamic, environment
- To really care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations with the quality of what you do
- Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and ideally Teams
- You may have some previous knowledge of personal debt solutions, or have experience in an arrears admin role, or in a role requiring telephony customer support, however the right attitude and application to your role are what is key here - training will be provided
- To understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
- We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
- We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!)
- We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible - you will be based on site in our Leicester office full time (5 days per week) for your first 6 months of training, after that you can work hybridly (min 3 days per week in office)