What are the responsibilities and job description for the Call Center Collections Manager position at Southern Auto Finance Company, LLC?
Full-Time | Exempt | In-Office | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lead a team. Drive results. Help customers build a better tomorrow.
For more than 30 years, SAFCO has helped customers and dealer partners across the country with fair and responsible auto financing solutions. We are looking for a driven Manager experienced in collections to lead a team of representatives and help deliver strong collection performance while maintaining a positive, compliant, and customer-focused environment.
This role is ideal for a proven collections leader who knows how to motivate a team, manage performance, solve problems, and make sound business decisions in a fast-paced auto finance environment.
What You Will Do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3–6 Account Services Representatives
- Drive delinquency, repossession, and loss performance to meet department goals
- Monitor calls, account activity, and team performance to identify coaching opportunities
- Handle escalated customer situations, complaints, and refusals to pay
- Review and approve repossessions, deferrals, due date changes, short payoffs, and loan modifications
- Create schedules, approve time off, and manage daily workflow for the team
- Analyze communication campaigns and collection strategies to improve results
- Ensure all collection activity complies with Company policy and state and federal regulations
- Participate in hiring, training, performance management, and disciplinary decisions
- Help develop collection procedures, job aids, and training materials
What We Are Looking For
- 5 years of collections experience, preferably in financial services or lending
- 1 years of leadership or supervisory experience
- Experience with a dialer is a plus
- Looking for someone highly analytical with experience in process improvements
- Strong ability to coach, motivate, and hold a team accountable
- Experience managing escalated calls and making difficult account decisions
- Strong knowledge of collections laws, compliance requirements, and skip tracing techniques
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and collection systems
- Experience with Nortridge NLS, defi, or similar systems is a plus
- Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred, but not required
Why Join SAFCO?
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunity
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, and 401(k) with Company match
- Stable company with more than 30 years of success and growth
- Opportunity to make a visible impact and grow your career
- Collaborative, team-oriented culture that values leadership, accountability, and development
Please note: This position is 100% in-office at our headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida. Remote or hybrid work is not available. Will consider out of state candidates. Must be willing to relocate or live in the South Florida are currently.
If you are ready to lead a high-performing team and build the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply today. SAFCO is an EOE/drug-free workplace.