Customer Support Executive

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join Close Brothers Motor Team where you will manage all accounts that fall into our special case handling procedure, all accounts that require work in line with the current IN Notice of Default period and Post Notice of Default strategy and to effectively manage the ongoing asset recovery and disposal process for voluntary terminations, PCP hand-backs, repossessions and voluntary surrenders. Working as part of the Customer Support team our ideal team member will have previous experience in a customer focused environment with excellent communication skills.

• Managing relationships with customers on an individual basis to ensure a successful customer and business outcome.
• Managing and owning customers that fall into special case categories by following the agreed procedure.
• Identifying possible fraudulent accounts, taking the correct action to resolve issues quickly and informing management of potential losses and action taken.
• Reviewing and actioning all cases in line with the company’s collection principles.
• Managing, reviewing and actioning credit arrears cases.
• Effectively managing case transfer post termination to Head Office Branch Services Team.
• Liaising with third party agents on all asset recovery requirements.
• Effectively managing voluntary termination, voluntary surrender and PCP hand-back processes.
• Effectively managing asset sales through auction houses and approved sales channels.
• Managing accounts within Notice of Default period to ensure successful customer and business outcomes.

• Carrying out duties in accordance with the company’s standard policies and procedures.
• Completing general office administration duties.
• Dealing with customer complaints and general queries.
• Effectively handling all inbound and outbound customer contact.
• Managing daily workloads via dashboards.
• Maintaining customer data and account records in line with policy and procedure.
• Ensuring that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.
• Ensuring all inbound and outbound calls are handled in line with our current Quality Assurance process.

• Previous experience in a customer focused environment.
• Previous experience dealing with vulnerable customers.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a structured process.
• Excellent IT Skills (MS Word, Excel and Outlook).
• The ability to work well as part of a team.

• Knowledge of regulations relating to Compliance, Data Protection, Anti Money Laundering, Consumer Credit Directive and Consumer Credit Act.
• Previous experience in a collections/customer service environment.

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.

For roles offering hybrid working: At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working. Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.