1435- Collectors

Canada NOC: 
1435
Job Title: 

Collectors

Job Description: 

Collectors collect payments on overdue accounts and bad cheques and locate debtors to make collection arrangements. They are employed by collection agencies, utility companies, department stores, loan companies, banks and credit unions, and by financial and licensing departments within governments.

Main Duties: 

Collectors perform some or all of the following duties:


Notify debtors of overdue payments and accounts by telephone, mail, and registered mail, and continue the notification process if reply is not received
Resolve collection issues by making payment arrangements by telephone or visit to debtor
Recommend further action or discontinuation of service in cases where payment is not forthcoming
Trace and locate debtors, and may contact debtors' friends, neighbours, relatives and employers to obtain information
Answer correspondence, prepare reports and maintain records and files related to collection work
May work with on-line accounts and systems.

Employment Requirements: 

Completion of secondary school is required.
A business college diploma may be required.
A period of on-the-job training is often provided for collection clerks and collection officers.
A collections licence issued by the province or territory of employment is usually required.

Additional Inormation: 

Progression to senior or supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Classified Elsewhere: 

Accounts receivable clerks (in 1431 Accounting and related clerks)
Collections supervisors (in 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers)
Tax collection officers (in 1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers)

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Source Of Info: 

National Occupation Classification, (2011)

Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,

February 2012,

Catalogue no. 12-583-X