Goal-oriented Team Manager dedicated to meeting team performance objectives and achieving set targets. Offering 18 years of extensive leadership experience in financial and banking industry. Committed individual well-versed in providing thorough training, setting team goals and developing innovative strategies. Superb oral and written communication skills paired with excellent time management and leadership abilities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Team Manager Outsourcing Recoveries and Special Projects
Clarendon Transport Underwriting managers (CTU)
Johannesburg
02.2023 - Current
Supervise, direct and guide Recoveries or Liability Staff in conjunction with Head of department.
Assist with reporting on recoveries & liabilities and processes.
Ensure satisfactory communication with broker/client throughout the recovery and liability process
Ensure that all relevant Quality assurance audits are done on a weekly basis as to align with the departmental processes and SOP’s
Update stats and system at real time
Handle all recoveries or liability related escalations and report to relevant parties involved.
Continually reviewing and measuring team activities against targets, standards, and service levels and managing effectively
Recruiting staff members
Managing a team of recovery advisors and manage our outsourcing portfolio with relevant brokers and attorneys.
Manage our front office, they are responsible for tracing correct insurance details, doing full trace and vehicle registration traces, the team is also responsible for converting monthly AOD’s.
Manage service provider fees and payments.
Statistical reporting: Sending of weekly, monthly reports to the head of department.
Coaching and mentoring: coaching of staff members on a weekly /monthly basis based on quality audits short comings.
Broker Liaison: Responsible for updating our brokers on progress of the legal claims, liaise with respective clients whenever they need update, report writing for the broker manager monthly.
Property Practitioner
Plus Group Properties
04.2021 - Current
Selling and renting out of residential, development, commercial properties within the laws and boundaries of PPRA within South Africa.
Currently register with PPRA until December 2025
Liabilities Team Manager Uninsured and Insured
OUTsurance
03.2018 - 07.2022
Recruiting staff members, to manage a team of Liability advisors, coach advisors to increase performance across all KPI’s, target setting, manage and reduce complaints from both clients, industry and uninsured other parties.
Report monthly to the department manager regarding performance of the team, complaints received, saved and finalized ratios for the month.
Detailed reporting on complaints and analyses of root causes to such complaints – Monthly report to the head of department.
Formulate scripts for liability advisors that will assist in improving service and CSI scores.
Ad hoc: Acting manager in the liabilities skillset, responsibilities were to manage and coach team managers and advisors to improve performance, target setting and ensuring we drive performance to reach these set targets, report performance to the general manager, specifically report on CSI, Paid to claim ratio and Fin rate of the department.
Manager: Thelma Mnguni
0637637777
Recoveries Team Manager Insured and Uninsured
OUTsurance
09.2012 - 02.2018
Recruiting staff members, to manage a team of recovery advisors, manage performance of recovery advisors, coach advisors in bridging the gap of skills needed, perform monthly audits on the work done by advisors, and guard against service complaints.
To write a report to the department manager reporting on department KPA’s, staffing and highlight areas of concern and future plans for the team.
Manager: Riaan Basson
0826080625
Recoveries Advisor
OUTsurance Legal Recoveries
03.2011 - 10.2012
To recover our client’s excess and our damages from the uninsured other parties or insurance companies
To effectively manage my claim portfolio to avoid prescription and guard against counter claims and to service our clients.
Manager: Nompu Maqubela
Team Leader Collections
Absa Credit Card Collections
03.2009 - 02.2011
To manage and oversee a group of collectors, ensuring daily and monthly targets are met, to ensure all compliance reports are compiled on a monthly basis.
Manager: Mr Sheldon Wood
012 3173620
Complaints Specialist
Absa Complaints Department
02.2008 - 03.2009
To ensure all credit card queries and complaints are resolved within the agreed SLA’s
Collections Agent
Absa Collections Agent: Legal Recoveries
02.2007 - 03.2009
To ensure collections on outstanding debts on all legal accounts worked.
Manager: Raylene Damons
0849990811
Education
National Diploma - Marketing
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria
06.2004
Skills
Time Management
People skills
Organizational skills
Report Writing
Skills Acquired
Time Management
People skills
Organizational skills
Report Writing
Leadership skills
Complaints handling
Negotiation Skills
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/17/81
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African
Coursework
Foundation of Management, GIBS (University of Pretoria), 2017, Personal Effectiveness, Leading high performance teams, Principles of management and leadership, Business Acumen, Understanding the business environment, Awesome Service
Timeline
Team Manager Outsourcing Recoveries and Special Projects
<ul><li>Manage three separate teams for which their scope includes middle office support for the client relations community including known population remediations, complex reporting as well as a business manager team executing on efficiencies and development opportunities (eleven individuals both domestic and overseas contingent workers). 13 years of Institutional Relationship experience, 7 of those involving people management</li><li>Currently own and assist with facilitating the client relation pieces of various Management Action Plans (MAP) and internal audits within Revenue Credit Account (RCA) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) areas</li><li>In February 2024 released the first Salesforce Intake system at TIAA after five years of development and advocacy. This build has been noted as the blue print for all future case management intake systems within Salesforce at TIAA providing efficiency and ease for the user while reducing risk for the company</li><li>Worked on advancements and efficiencies within the Service Level Agreement process including salesforce automation. Implemented continuous improvement projects which reduced specific quarterly reporting tasks from days to minutes as well as the inception of a single budget code to pull penalties from rather than dozens of different budget codes</li><li>Through partnership with operations, updated the standard operating procedures for Client Service Managers concerning non bulk Lost Earning Calculations in 2021 to be submitted primary through plan focus unless through special exception. This reduced volumes for my team around lost earning calculations by 22% compared to the year prior while providing a more seamless and straight through process for the external clients</li><li>Continue working through obstacles, avoid duplication of efforts between client relations and other support team within different departments while creating synergy towards “working as one”</li><li>Advanced public speaking skills presenting both in person and virtually to groups as small as senior leadership to hundreds of employees on various forums</li></ul> at TIAA<ul><li>Manage three separate teams for which their scope includes middle office support for the client relations community including known population remediations, complex reporting as well as a business manager team executing on efficiencies and development opportunities (eleven individuals both domestic and overseas contingent workers). 13 years of Institutional Relationship experience, 7 of those involving people management</li><li>Currently own and assist with facilitating the client relation pieces of various Management Action Plans (MAP) and internal audits within Revenue Credit Account (RCA) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) areas</li><li>In February 2024 released the first Salesforce Intake system at TIAA after five years of development and advocacy. This build has been noted as the blue print for all future case management intake systems within Salesforce at TIAA providing efficiency and ease for the user while reducing risk for the company</li><li>Worked on advancements and efficiencies within the Service Level Agreement process including salesforce automation. Implemented continuous improvement projects which reduced specific quarterly reporting tasks from days to minutes as well as the inception of a single budget code to pull penalties from rather than dozens of different budget codes</li><li>Through partnership with operations, updated the standard operating procedures for Client Service Managers concerning non bulk Lost Earning Calculations in 2021 to be submitted primary through plan focus unless through special exception. This reduced volumes for my team around lost earning calculations by 22% compared to the year prior while providing a more seamless and straight through process for the external clients</li><li>Continue working through obstacles, avoid duplication of efforts between client relations and other support team within different departments while creating synergy towards “working as one”</li><li>Advanced public speaking skills presenting both in person and virtually to groups as small as senior leadership to hundreds of employees on various forums</li></ul> at TIAA