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, 46% of Collections job descriptions contained collections as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

collections
46%
collections advisor
34%
collections agent
32%
customer service
16%
arrears
12%
outbound calls
8%
tcf
8%
sql
6%
payments
6%
credit
6%
finance
6%
administrative
6%
call centre
6%
communication skills
6%
debt
4%
asset based finance
4%
financial services
4%
loans
4%
unsecured lending
4%
recoveries
4%
contact centre
4%
crm
4%
analytics
4%
collections insights
4%
customer
4%
data analysis
4%
marketing
4%
power bi
4%
retail
4%
segmentation
4%
tableau
4%
targeting
4%
consumer lending
4%
excel
4%
debt management
4%
collection
4%
lender
4%
loan
4%
negotiation
4%
calls
4%
team leader
4%
credit control
4%
sales
2%
advisor
2%
manager
2%
excellent communication
2%
invoice finance
2%
factoring
2%
customer satisfaction
2%
liasing
2%
cash flow
2%
diligent
2%
outbound sales
2%
business development
2%
microsoft office
2%
client accounts
2%
negotiations
2%
payday loans
2%
unsecured loans
2%
financial issues
2%
repossessions
2%
compliance regulations
2%
telephone manner
2%
collections team
2%
credit risk
2%
python
2%
mortgage lender
2%
litigation
2%
paralegals
2%
arrangements
2%
client liaising
2%
microsoft excel
2%
kpi reports
2%
mi reports
2%
performance management
2%
team management
2%
commercial mortgages
2%
secured lending
2%
real estate
2%
analytical
2%
compliance
2%

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