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Siyavuya Siyata

Dialer Administrator
Midrand,Gauteng

Summary

Forward-thinking Operations Specialist bringing 8 years of expertise in call center operations, debt collection, and credit control for the financial services sector. Cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize project goals and output, resolve complex problems, and deliver innovative improvement strategies. Proficient in Connex, Avaya, and CIS dialer systems, as well as CRM tools and data analysis software

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Dailer Administrator

Credit Solution Services
Randburg
10.2024 - Current
  • Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.
  • Managed office inventory levels, ensuring adequate supplies were available while minimizing waste and unnecessary spending.
  • Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
  • Established an organized filing system that streamlined document retrieval and reduced misplaced files.
  • Improved employee productivity with effective time management strategies for daily tasks.
  • Organized workflow and delegated tasks effectively to ensure timely project completion without compromising quality.
  • Coordinated with IT department to upgrade software, ensuring all systems were up-to-date and running efficiently.
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases with 100% accuracy, supporting seamless document management for a team of over 50 employees.
  • Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations, ensuring 100% compliance with data protection standards.

Debt Recovery Specialist

Credit Solution Service
Midrand
06.2023 - 09.2024

I am responsible for reconciling a wide range of financial accounts, including corporate accounts, small business accounts, credit cards, and loans. My work involves ensuring accuracy and timely updates across various financial platforms, including:

  • Vehicle Asset Finance : Managing accounts related to vehicle financing, primarily through Standard Bank, WesBank, and Ford Credit (with ABSA).
  • Home Loan Accounts : Overseeing reconciliations and payment schedules for home loan clients.
  • Bank Account Reconciliation: Handling account reconciliations with Standard Bank and FNB, ensuring alignment between corporate, small business, and personal loans.
  • Resolved customer disputes and disagreements through professional, calm communication to find mutually beneficial solutions.
  • Maintained a consistently high success rate of collecting on overdue accounts.
  • Provided excellent customer service during difficult conversations, empathizing with debtors while remaining firm on repayment expectations.
  • Negotiated payment plans with customers to prevent accounts from entering collections.
  • Identified and contacted customers with overdue accounts to address payment status.
  • Collaborated with other departments to verify customer compliance with payment plans.
  • Negotiation Success: Consistently exceeded nightly call targets, achieving a 90% success rate in negotiating payment arrangements with delinquent.
  • Worked in a call center environment, handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.

Credit Controller

Cellc Ltd.Pty
Midrand
10.2017 - 10.2020
  • Dialer system used, Avaya.
  • System, Tallyman.
  • Responded to disputes calmly and applied logical, knowledgeable approaches to devise solutions.
  • Collaborated with other departments to resolve billing errors, ensuring timely payment from clients.
  • Reached out to customers to check on payments and convey options.
  • Obtained payments and entered details into the system.
  • Reviewed customer accounts for compliance with repayment obligations.
  • Increased collection rates through proactive account management and regular follow-ups with clients.
  • Optimized Receivables: Within six months, I reduced outstanding receivables by 25% through a new credit control policy and effective financial.
  • Aged Debt Reduction: By implementing efficient collection strategies, I achieved a 90% reduction in aged debt. This contributed to improved working.

Debt Collector Agent

African Bank
06.2013 - 10.2017
  • Dialer system used, CIS.
  • System, Tallyman.
  • Exceeded performance goals through proactive outreach efforts and exceptional negotiation skills in securing repayment agreements.
  • Utilized persuasive communication skills for successful settlement negotiations, minimizing the need for costly legal proceedings.
  • Demonstrated adaptability by working effectively under pressure, while managing a large portfolio of delinquent accounts.
  • Enhanced debt recovery rates through the use of advanced collection software, streamlining procedures, and improving overall efficiency.
  • Enhanced client relations, resolving disputes, and clarifying billing issues to ensure timely payments.
  • Processed over 150 customer inquiries per day, utilizing call logging systems to accurately document interactions and resolutions, thereby reducing repeat call volume by 25% within six months.
  • Implemented code dialing to reduce average call handling time by 20%, improving overall efficiency and customer satisfaction using advanced telecommunication software over a span of 6 months.

Education

Certificate -

ALX Academy
04.2001 -

Certificate -

South African Qualifications Authority
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Call center experience

  • Resilience

  • Stress Tolerance

  • Analytical Skills

  • Goal-oriented mindset

  • Call center experience

  • Reporting & Analytics

MS office

Administrative support

Problem-solving

Recordkeeping and file management

Decision-making

Work Planning and Prioritization

Conflict resolution

Troubleshooting and diagnosis

User access control

SQL-heidi (Data keeping and extraction of information)

  • Legal knowledge

  • Goal-Oriented

  • Assertiveness in Collections

  • Financial statement analysis

  • Reporting & Analytics

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • System Experience
  • SAP

    Tallyman

    CRM

    Connex

    360

  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Understand of dialer system at front end lever
  • Top collector for the month of December 2023 , January 2024 and July 2024
  • Top quarterly performer from October 2023 to December 2023
  • Understand of programming languages
  • C#

    Python

    HTML

    SQL

Timeline

Dailer Administrator

Credit Solution Services
10.2024 - Current

Debt Recovery Specialist

Credit Solution Service
06.2023 - 09.2024

Credit Controller

Cellc Ltd.Pty
10.2017 - 10.2020

Debt Collector Agent

African Bank
06.2013 - 10.2017

Certificate -

ALX Academy
04.2001 -

Certificate -

South African Qualifications Authority
04.2001 -
Siyavuya SiyataDialer Administrator