Description

Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.

Main Tasks

  • Receives payment at centralised office or calls on household/business premises;
  • Records details of transaction, issues receipt or annotates rent book;
  • Reads gas, water and electricity meters;
  • Cleans, services and fills vending machines and collects money from meters, vending machines and other cash operated machinery;
  • Collects tolls from persons wishing to gain access to private roads, bridges, piers, etc. and operates tollgates to control entry;
  • Remits cash, cheques or credit notes to cashier, supervisor or bank, building society or post office.

Qualifications

No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies.

UK Prospects

24100 Workforce Size

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