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Santosh  Mathur

Santosh Mathur

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

State Head Coll. & Ret. - Field & Obcc Operations

Vodafone Idea Limited
08.2021 - 11.2023
  • Successfully Handled a Seasoned Team of 4 DR's (Avg Experience of 12 -15 Years). Total team of 13 members
  • Drove KPI delivery with internal teams & strong governance of meetings & review day n out. & Field Collection Agencies for Collections & Retentions with help of national OBCC.
  • Managed to handle submissions on budgets/ monthly plan / projections / presentations with leadership teams.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic. Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment. Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility. Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks. Worked flexible hours during critical times.

Bucket Collection Lead - Field / Tele Agency Mgt

Vodafone Mobile Services Limited
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Successfully Handled a Seasoned Team of 4 DR's (Avg Experience of 10 -12 Years).
  • Demonstrated Leadership as Coach and mentor to the field & tele calling team, evaluate progress, and maintain high standards of customer-centric collections.
  • Executed Strategic Solutions to Analyze trends, identify opportunities, and execute effective collection strategies to minimize bad debts and attrition while.
  • Governed Prompt Cases Allocation to Collection & OBCC Agencies. Highlight any delays related to communication & dunning schedule actions against preset schedule.
  • Governed Successful Vendor Management & KPI Delivery to track performance of collection agencies, same was governed with weekly & monthly review on field & dialer productivity of partner ensuring capacity planning and controls & all safety hygiene in place.
  • Governed Focus & Collaborate on outbound agencies to improve early date collections and Self-Visits on High Risk Cases to assess their situation and address any issues to reduce flow to next bucket.
  • Mandatorily Tracking of First and Second Unpaid Bill Collection. Recovering outstanding from 0-90 days users amounts is vital to reduce bad debts & Fraud Prevention. Highlight channels doing fraudulent or fake sales to protect the company's interests.
  • Governed Daily review on FOS & Tele callers efficiency. Followed by frequent RnR & motivational sessions by team.
  • Legal Coordination with legal teams to file cases under Lok Adalat & section 138 & civil suites etc. as Legal compliance is essential.
  • Sharing all critical updates to upper management & senior leadership teams in form of weekly monthly business review through VC & Conference calls Etc.


Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone Mobile Services Limited
02.2015 - 10.2018

Successfully Handled a Seasoned Team of 3 DR's (Avg Experience of 8 -10 Years). Major responsibilities were same like previous role.

Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone South Limited
07.2014 - 02.2015

Successfully Handled a Seasoned Team of 2 DR's (Avg Experience of 5 -8 Years). Major responsibilities were same like previous role.

Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone South Essar Limited
06.2006 - 07.2014
  • Successfully Handled a Seasoned Team of 2 DR's (Avg Experience of 5 -8 Years).
  • Diligently Managed Role of Credit & Collection Lead dealing with life cycle of postpaid accounts, we contribute to achieving 100% collection and minimizing bad debts. Your efforts ensure consistent revenue generation month after month.
  • Ensured process to verify documents in the field through agency agents to ensure the authenticity of customer information for mobile postpaid connection applied. Self-Visits on High Risk Cases to assess their situation and address any issues.
  • Collaborate with the outbound call center to improve due date collections. Timely payments are essential for revenue management & flow restrictions.
  • Track first and second bill Unpaid Bill Collection. Recovering outstanding from 0-90 days users amounts is vital to reduce bad debts & Fraud Prevention. Take action against channels involved in fraudulent or fake sales to protect the company's interests.
  • Ensure Credit Limit Analysis over 90 days unpaid cases to validate credit limit assignments. Identify discrepancies and ensure fair limits.
  • Ensure prompt bill generation and delivery to customers' doorsteps. Timely communication is key which sets base to apply dunning action as per decided schedule.
  • Prompt Cases Allocation to Collection Agencies. Highlight any delays to the head office teams. Personal Visits to unpaid high-value disputed cases to find Resolution. Customer satisfaction is crucial.
  • Legal Coordination with legal teams to file cases under section 138 and civil suites. Legal compliance is essential.
  • Retail Outlet Visits to identify gaps related to payment acceptance, ATM machines, and card drop boxes. Internal Coordination with cross-functional teams to resolve customer queries related to payment and postpaid services.
  • Payment Reconciliation from suspense accounts to actual user accounts. Accuracy is vital.


Manager - Hard Collection/ Repossession/ Legal Rec

ABN AMRO Bank N.V
04.2004 - 06.2006
  • Ensured timely allocation of budgeted cases to collection agency basis ACR followed by daily & periodic one on one reviews case to case.
  • Managed to evaluate the risk associated with delinquent loans. By analyzing credit scores, repayment history, and collateral, I tactically create a customized recovery strategy for borrowers case to case.
  • Regular supervision on team of collection agents, callers, assigning accounts, monitoring progress, and providing guidance. Leading with training needs and motivation which are essential to maintain high performance levels.
  • Ensured regulatory adherence with state regulations, including guidelines set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is crucial. I emphasize ethical code of conduct & behavior during interactions with borrowers hence use legal support of filing u/s 138 & civil suits & asset recovery with court's receiver order potential cases.
  • Ensured physical visits interactions with borrowers for settlement negotiations, I handle difficult conversations professionally. Whether extending repayment tenure or accepting partial payments , I safeguard the lender's interests.
  • For Auto & Commerical loans, where vehicles serve as collateral, I initiated many repossessions under collateral retrieval process if borrowers default. Ensured & executed fair auction process that helps recover outstanding loan amounts.
  • Regularly tracked progress on field collection efforts, I provide timely reports to higher management on recovery rates, challenges, and improvements as weekly fortnightly & monthly updates.
  • Ensured regular reconciliation on receipts book issued & taken back in custody. Ensured timely & accurate payout release to channel partner.

Collection Officer - Field Agency & Inhouse Coll

HDFC BANK LTD. - INDIA
04.2002 - 04.2004
  • Trained and mentored new staff as supervisor, monitoring phone calls and employees on collection methods, documentation requirements and KPI performance delivery.
  • Visiting non contacted & unpaid accounts with complete due diligence to avoid escalation & police complaints.
  • Coordination with Police & legal teams to ensure recovery from chronic customers solving default issues.
  • Contacted clients with past-due payments and actively discuss late payments and penal collections while remitting amounts due.
  • Ensure updated interactions (trails) of field & tele calling followups / in banks computer database.
  • Oversaw daily posting of payments (manual cash collection receipts) to appropriate accounts.
  • Visited premises of customers to directly collect payments.

Finance & Accounts Executive

J S Trading Company
09.2000 - 04.2002
  • Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports, balance sheets and income statements. Filing of sales tax, central sales tax returns on quarterly basis.
  • Prepared weekly & monthly reconciliation of bank accounts with bank.
  • Created financial dashboards to provide insights into key performance indicators.
  • Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements & debtors, creditors list and took corrective actions on deviations.


Education

Master Of Business Administration - Business Administration

Sikkim Manipal University
Punjab (Ludhiana)
08.2012

Bachelor Of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

KLSD College For Boys
Punjab (Ludhiana)
09.2000

Diploma - Financial Accounting

Thapar Group of Chartered Accountants
Punjab (Ludhiana)
09.1995

Skills

  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Team building
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Public Speaking
  • MS Office

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Punjabi
Advanced (C1)

IT Skills

Expertise in MS Access / MS Excel/ Word

Expertise in Outlook / Gmail

Personal Details

Date of Birth:- 28th November 1977

Martial Status:- Married

Permanent Address:- 1398, 2nd Floor, Sector 32, Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana (Punjab) 141008

Timeline

State Head Coll. & Ret. - Field & Obcc Operations

Vodafone Idea Limited
08.2021 - 11.2023

Bucket Collection Lead - Field / Tele Agency Mgt

Vodafone Mobile Services Limited
10.2018 - 08.2021

Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone Mobile Services Limited
02.2015 - 10.2018

Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone South Limited
07.2014 - 02.2015

Zonal Lead - Field / Tele Collection & Agency Mgt

Vodafone South Essar Limited
06.2006 - 07.2014

Manager - Hard Collection/ Repossession/ Legal Rec

ABN AMRO Bank N.V
04.2004 - 06.2006

Collection Officer - Field Agency & Inhouse Coll

HDFC BANK LTD. - INDIA
04.2002 - 04.2004

Finance & Accounts Executive

J S Trading Company
09.2000 - 04.2002

Master Of Business Administration - Business Administration

Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelor Of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management

KLSD College For Boys

Diploma - Financial Accounting

Thapar Group of Chartered Accountants
Santosh Mathur