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, 58% of Collections job descriptions contained collections as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

collections
58%
collections advisor
28%
collections agent
28%
customer service
17%
recoveries
16%
finance
14%
financial services
13%
debt collection
10%
arrears
10%
outbound calls
10%
crm
8%
contact centre
8%
sql
8%
call centre
8%
consumer lending
7%
debt management
7%
customer
7%
data analysis
7%
marketing
7%
retail
7%
segmentation
7%
tableau
7%
collections insights
7%
power bi
7%
targeting
7%
unsecured lending
7%
analytics
7%
communication skills
7%
debt
5%
repossessions
5%
payments
5%
negotiations
4%
debt recovery
4%
loans
4%
credit control
4%
sales
4%
outbound sales
4%
business development
4%
inbound
4%
payday loans
4%
unsecured loans
4%
negotiation
4%
financial issues
4%
outbound
4%
commercial mortgages
4%
secured lending
4%
microsoft excel
4%
diligent
4%
compliance
4%
asset based finance
4%
analytical
4%
administrative
4%
team management
2%
basingstoke
2%
complaints handler
2%
customer support
2%
customer services
2%
team leader
2%
performance management
2%
finances
2%
bad debt
2%
communication
2%
credit
2%
regulatory regulations
2%
time management
2%
customer satisfaction
2%
kpi reports
2%
mi reports
2%
representation
2%
onsite
2%
insurance companies
2%
highly numerate
2%
allocation
2%
flexibility
2%
data
2%
commitments
2%
asset
2%
python
2%
excel
2%
credit risk
2%

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