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, 49% of Collections job descriptions contained collections as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

collections
49%
collections advisor
42%
collections agent
42%
customer service
18%
debt
14%
financial services
14%
finance
11%
recoveries
7%
payments
7%
fca
7%
arrears
7%
admin
7%
communication skills
7%
call centre
7%
account manager
4%
motor finance
4%
mortgages
4%
administrative
4%
credit control
4%
business development
4%
credit controller
4%
mcob
4%
outbound sales
4%
regulatory regulations
4%
sales
4%
debt solutions
4%
recovery
4%
insolvency
4%
telephone manner
4%
security
4%
iva
4%
analytical skills
4%
manchester
4%
debt management
4%
communication
4%
relationship manager
4%
lending
4%
regulatory
4%
determination
4%
3rd parties
4%
tcf
4%
commerciality
4%
cash collection
4%
financial industry
4%
numeracy
4%
inbound
4%
collections specialist
4%
outbound
4%
contact centre
4%
compliance
4%
asset
4%
call-centre
4%
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