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Head of Collections & Debt Management at HF Group

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Company Details
Name:HF Group
Industry: Banking
Description: Housing Finance Company of Kenya was incorporated as the premier mortgage Finance Institution in Kenya licensed under the Banking Act with the CDC and the GoK owning 60% and 40% respectively. ,, ,Housing Finance started operations with the main objective of implementing the government’s policy of promoting thrift and home ownership by lending funds advanced from First Permanent East Africa Limited (FPEA). Operations were restricted to the zoned residential areas within Nairobi and Mombasa. ,, ,Deposits of FPEA in Kenya were transferred to HFCK while the Tanzanian and Ugandan deposits were transferred to The Permanent Housing Finance Company of Tanzania and the Housing Finance Company of Uganda respectively. ,,
Job Description

Principle Accountabilities

Strategy & Leadership

  • Define and execute collections and debt management strategies across Retail, Business and Commercial Banking segments.
  • Lead and develop multi-segment Collections Teams, including Early, Mid and Late-Stage recovery units.
  • Establish segment-specific KPIs, recovery targets and governance frameworks aligned with the Bank’s risk appetite.

Collections & Recovery Management

  • Oversee delinquency management, recoveries, restructurings, settlements, and write-off recommendations across all segments.
  • Manage high-value and complex commercial accounts, including restructuring and legal recovery actions.
  • Oversee and govern outsourced collection agencies, law firms and recovery vendors.

Risk, Compliance & Governance

  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal credit policies and fair customer treatment standards.
  • Monitor and report portfolio performance, including NPLs, roll rates, cure rates and recovery trends by segment.
  • Present portfolio insights, risk escalations, and recovery strategies to senior management and board committees.

Process Improvement & Analytics

  • Drive improvements in collections processes, systems, and analytics, including segmentation and behavioral scoring.
  • Partner with Credit, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Business teams to improve early warning mechanisms and reduce future delinquencies.
  • Support portfolio reviews, stress testing, and provisioning inputs.

Stakeholder Management

  • Act as the escalation authority for sensitive, high-risk, or high-value delinquent accounts.
  • Liaise with regulators, auditors, and internal governance forums as required.

Key Competencies and Skills

  • Strong leadership and people management skills.
  • Sound credit judgment and negotiation skills.
  • Excellent analytical and decision-making ability.
  • Strong knowledge of legal recovery and asset realization.
  • High ethical standards and customer-centric mindset.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

  • Bachelor's in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • CPA, ACCA, CFA, or Credit Management certification preferred
  • Minimum 8–10 years’ experience in banking, with at least 5 years in Collections, Recoveries or Credit Risk management.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

Key Skills

finance  AccountingAuditing 
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