Collections Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Financial Services

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Collections Skills List in Financial Services

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Collections role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Collections job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Collections job descriptions contained collections as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

collections
67%
collections agent
34%
collections advisor
34%
recoveries
25%
customer service
15%
debt collection
15%
arrears
13%
financial services
11%
credit control
7%
communication
7%
debt recovery
7%
communication skills
7%
finance
7%
contact centre
5%
time management
5%
regulatory regulations
5%
credit
5%
customer services
5%
negotiation
5%
sales
5%
outbound sales
5%
business development
5%
crm
5%
insurance companies
5%
outbound calls
5%
repossessions
5%
representation
5%
call centre
5%
debt management
3%
debt
3%
bad debt
3%
finances
3%
payment plan
3%
asset finance
3%
litigation
3%
accounts receivable
3%
real estate loans
3%
accountancy
3%
tcf
3%
basingstoke
3%
partnering
3%
governance
3%
outbound
3%
inbound
3%
customer support
3%
complaints handler
3%
onsite
3%
highly numerate
3%
allocation
3%
payments
3%
flexibility
3%
data
3%
commitments
3%
asset
3%
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