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Gordon Sayer

Collection Manager

Recovering what's owed while keeping customers

+1 614 555 0615
linkedin.com/in/gordon-sayer-collections

Collections manager with twelve years in consumer and commercial debt recovery, the last six leading a collections team for a finance company in Columbus. Manages the collections operation — leading collectors, setting strategy, balancing recovery rates against compliance and customer fairness, and improving the numbers that matter. Restructured the collections strategy and team, lifting recovery rates while reducing complaints and write-offs. Manages performance and targets, handles escalations and payment arrangements, ensures compliance with collections regulations, and coaches collectors on firm-but-fair conversations. Strong on the numbers, the regulations and the people management, and clear that the goal is recovery without burning the customer relationship. Calm with difficult conversations. Looking for a collections-manager or credit-operations role with a lender or finance business.

LocationColumbus, USA
NationalityAmerican
GenderMale
Notice Period1 month
Date of Birth1988-05-12
Work Experience
(April 2016 to Present)10 years & 3 months

Ohio Finance Company - Columbus, USA

Collections Manager

Lead the collections team and the whole operation across both consumer and commercial debt recovery.
Restructured the collections strategy and the team, lifting recovery rates while reducing complaints and write-offs.
Set the collections strategy and balance recovery against the compliance and the genuine customer fairness.
Manage the team performance, the targets and all of the escalated accounts and payment arrangements.
Ensure full compliance with all the collections regulations and the fair-practice standards at all times.
Coach all of the collectors on the firm-but-fair conversations that recover and retain the customers.
(August 2010 to March 2016)5 years & 8 months

Midwest Credit Services - Columbus, USA

Senior Collections Agent / Team Lead

Recovered the overdue accounts and negotiated payment arrangements with the customers daily.
Led a small team and handled the escalated and complex accounts.
Learned the collections strategy, regulation and performance management on the job.
Gained the certification and then won a full promotion to collections manager.
(June 2008 to July 2010)2 years & 2 months

Midwest Credit Services - Columbus, USA

Collections Agent

Worked as a collections agent recovering the overdue consumer accounts by phone.
Negotiated the payment plans and handled the difficult conversations every single day.
Learned the regulations and the firm-but-fair recovery approach on the job.
Then earned the move into a senior collections agent role from there.
Education
(August 2008 to June 2010)1 year & 11 months

Columbus State Community College

Associate Degree in Business Management - Business Management

Business management degree covering finance, operations and management, alongside collections work. The combination led into collections leadership. Built the business foundation behind managing the function.
(January 2014 to June 2014)6 months

ACA International

Credit & Collections Compliance Certification - Credit & Collections

Certification in credit and collections covering recovery strategy, regulation and fair-practice rules. It formalised the compliance side of the role. Applied directly to collections strategy and team coaching.
Highlights

Better recovery, fewer complaints

Restructured the collections strategy and team, lifting recovery rates while reducing complaints and write-offs. Recovering more without alienating customers is the balance the role is judged on.

Firm but fair

Coaches the team to recover debt through firm-but-fair conversations that keep customers. Treating people decently in collections protects both the brand and future business.
Key Initiatives

Dialer & Workflow Implementation

Collections Manager (January 2019 to September 2019)

Implemented a new dialer and case-workflow system for the team, routing accounts smarter and giving collectors and managers clear, real-time visibility of every single case.

Compliance & QA Programme

Collections Manager (February 2020 to July 2020)

Built a call-monitoring and quality-assurance programme that kept the team compliant and fair, catching issues early and protecting the firm through every regulatory review.
Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Professional Working Proficiency
Certifications

Credit & Collections Compliance

ACA International (June 2014 to Present)

Certification in credit and collections covering recovery strategy, regulation and fair-practice rules. It formalised the compliance side of the role. Applied directly to collections strategy and team coaching.

Leadership & Performance Management

Chartered Management Institute (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in team leadership and performance management for operations. It supports leading the collections team, setting the targets and coaching collectors to recover both fairly and well.
Personal Skills
  • Leadership
  • Composure
  • Communication
  • Fairness
  • Resilience
Technical Skills
  • Collections Strategy
  • Team Leadership
  • Debt Recovery
  • Payment Negotiation
  • Compliance & Fair Practice
  • Performance Management
  • Escalation Handling
  • Recovery Analytics
  • Customer Retention
  • Coaching
Activities & Interests

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