We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to join the Customer Accounts Team. The team provide an efficient and supportive arrears management service to our customers.
What you’ll be doing
As an Income Officer, you will be responsible for pursuing rent arrears, agreeing appropriate re-payments with our customers and referring our customers to internal or external support where applicable. Where appropriate, you will refer cases to court, attend hearings, apply for warrants and attend evictions.
With a focus on achieving positive outcomes, you’ll work with our customers to understand their circumstances and support their queries, identifying those customers who need to be signposted further.
About you
You will be someone who is committed to delivering excellent customer service, you’ll establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships with our customers, external agencies and colleagues.
You’ll have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and have a good eye for detail and accuracy when presenting information. You’ll be proficient in the use of IT including the Microsoft Office suite and CRM databases.
You will need to have knowledge and/or experience of rent arrears recovery and pre-action protocol for rent arrears. A housing management qualification is desirable.
You’ll need to have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers, you’ll be working in London across a portfolio of C&C properties. Flexible working and working from home can be accommodated, you must have the ability to work from and travel within London as required.
What’s in it for me
We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:
* Flexible working – whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs
* A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
* We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
* Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
* Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
* Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
* Enhanced leave
* We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives, and monthly and annual awards.
Ready to apply?
To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.
We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.
Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.