
Opeyemi Gabriel
@opeyemigabriel
I lead credit risk, collections, recovery, and loan portfolio performance.
What I'm looking for
I've led collections and recovery operations at PFI Financial, XGO Finance Ltd, and Direct Bridge Nigeria Limited, managing credit administration, delinquency processes, debt recovery, and repayment negotiations.
Across banking, fintech, and financial services, I've managed high-value loan portfolios, reduced outstanding loan balances by 85%, increased customer acquisition by 40%, and strengthened asset quality through data-driven collections strategies, credit risk management, portfolio monitoring, and regulatory compliance. I build high-performing teams and align credit operations with sustainable business growth.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Credit Risk | Collections & Recovery Executive
PFI Financial
Dec 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 3 months)
Led collections and recovery operations, reducing outstanding loan balances by 85% and increasing customer acquisition by 40% through data-driven strategies.
Worked as HEAD, COLLECTIONS AND RECOVERY at PFI Financial.
Worked as HEAD, COLLECTIONS AND RECOVERY - PAYDAY LOAN at XGO FINANCE LTD.
Providing Collections Strategies;
Systematically reviewing the Credit Administration processes;
Coordinating Credit Delinquency management processes through Pre -Collections, Tele - Collections and Field Collections strategies;
Provision of financial advises and negotiation of payments with Credit Consumers;
Engaging, monitoring and maintaining relationship with external debt recovery agents and l
Provision of financial advise and or negotiation of payments with Credit Consumers who are experiencing hardship financially;
Acceptance and processing of documents of clients in Financial Hardship;
Prompt Handling and resolving of Client's Requests;
Collation of Collectors' Daily Performance Report for Collections' Manager;
Reporting of Loan Portfolio at Risk to Collections' Manager;
Collectio
Worked as DATA ENTRY at One Credit Limited.
Enterprise Risk Management;
Review of Credit Risks (Loan Applications, Appraisal writing and Cash flow sensitivity analysis);
Loan Portfolio analysis;
Loan Monitoring and Recovery;
Internal Control;
Customer Relationship management;
Sales of MFB Products.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria - CIBN
MCIB
2012 - 2013
LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC IKORODU
HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA, MASS COMMUNICATION
2011 - 2013
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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