Khayakazi Qolo
@khayakaziqolo
Customer-focused banking professional specializing in arrears recovery and frontline operations.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-oriented banking and operations professional with extensive frontline and collections experience, skilled in customer service, administration, negotiation, and payment-plan formulation. I bring strong organization, analytical thinking, SAP and banking-platform familiarity, and a proven record of meeting deadlines while maintaining fairness and empathy with customers.
I have over a decade of experience across Absa and Zopa Bank in teller, sales, branch administration, and arrears recovery roles, handling high-volume customer contact, dispute resolution, data capture, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. I value competence, efficiency, and clear standards, and lead by example to drive accurate execution and improved customer financial outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Customer Collections Specialist
Zopa Bank
Responsible for maximising recovery of arrears cases while treating customers fairly, negotiating affordable payment plans and signposting vulnerable borrowers to debt support agencies.
Customer Service Clerk
Absa Bank
Apr 2013 - Jan 2023 (9 years 9 months)
Performed front-office banking duties including teller transactions, sales of bank products, account administration, data capture and month-end balancing while meeting sales and service SLAs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Chris Hani Secondary School
Grade 12, Secondary Education
Completed Grade 12 with subjects including IsiXhosa, English, Economics, Life Orientation, Business Studies, and Accounting.
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