Debt Recovery Coordinator

Job description

ENGIE is a leading energy and services company focused on three key activities: production and supply of energy, services and regeneration. Our 17,000 employees combine these capabilities for the benefit of individuals, businesses and communities throughout the UK & Ireland.

ENGIE are recruiting for a Debt Recovery Co-ordinator to be based in Leeds (LS12 1BE). This is a 6 month secondment or fixed-term contract which involves working full-time hours. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

Purpose of the Job

The post-holder will be responsible for the management of overdue debt through the internal and external legal process.

Key Accountabilities

Prepare full letters of claim chasing overdue debt

Manage the full legal process with internal and external solicitors to recover overdue debt

Act as main point of contact for external solicitors' queries in respect of claims

Control expenditure related to engaging external solicitors

Manage the money claim online process

Management of insolvency paperwork

Liaise with customers and their representatives in order to expedite the claim process and where possible recover the full outstanding debt or where appropriate achieve settlement of outstanding debt

Work alongside internal legal team on higher value money claims

Liaise with management in order to approve settlements and write-offs.

For more information about ENGIE please visit: http://www.engie.com/en/candidates-area/

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Solid organisational skills to manage conflicting priorities and multiple tasks

Proven ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines

Strong people skills to work with colleagues at all levels and difficult customers

IT literate in MS Office in particular Word, Excel (including the ability to use Vlookups or the ability to learn about them quickly) and Outlook

Desirable

A Level educated or equivalent

Practical experience of working in a legal practice and/or working in a collections department

Understanding of the legal claims process

Knowledge and experience of the energy industry

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. There is no re-location package with this job role. ENGIE do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This job advert is supported by the ENGIE Resourcing Team. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to ENGIE Managers.

Additional Information
·  Posting Date: Jan 18, 2021