Collections senior representative vs collections/accounts receivable

The differences between collections senior representatives and collections/accounts receivables can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a collections senior representative and a collections/accounts receivable. Additionally, a collections senior representative has an average salary of $47,814, which is higher than the $38,949 average annual salary of a collections/accounts receivable.

The top three skills for a collections senior representative include strong customer service, data entry and FDCPA. The most important skills for a collections/accounts receivable are customer service, patients, and delinquent accounts.

Collections senior representative vs collections/accounts receivable overview

	Collections Senior Representative	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Yearly salary	$47,814	$38,949
Hourly rate	$22.99	$18.73
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	13,950	30,523
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Collections senior representative vs collections/accounts receivable salary

Collections senior representatives and collections/accounts receivables have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Collections Senior Representative	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Average salary	$47,814	$38,949
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $67,000	Between $30,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apollo Global Management
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between collections senior representative and collections/accounts receivable education

There are a few differences between a collections senior representative and a collections/accounts receivable in terms of educational background:

	Collections Senior Representative	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Collections senior representative vs collections/accounts receivable demographics

Here are the differences between collections senior representatives' and collections/accounts receivables' demographics:

	Collections Senior Representative	Collections/Accounts Receivable
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 25.3% Female, 74.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 3.6% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between collections senior representative and collections/accounts receivable duties and responsibilities

Collections senior representative example responsibilities.

Plan and conduct sensitive HUMINT collection operations with an emphasis on managing and debriefing confidential sources.
Avoid legal challenges by complying with the guidelines set forth in the FDCPA and company collection policies.
Track and contact responsible party's to secure payment of outstanding debts following FDCPA and HIPAA guidelines.
Integrate experimental ISR technologies to maximize intelligence collection and reduce work load on analysts and high demand low density collection assets.
Work with customers to research and resolve billing issues, including credit card declines and ACH returns and rejects.
Maintain collection portfolios on a daily basis to reduce DSO.

Collections/accounts receivable example responsibilities.

Plan and conduct sensitive HUMINT collection operations with an emphasis on managing and debriefing confidential sources.
Work accounts receivable for Medicaid verification and payments.
Work remittance advice from Medicaid ensuring accuracy of payments.
Research and obtain extensive knowledge of FDCPA debt recovery laws and assist in recovering commercial debt from organizations.
Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, hospital staff, and insurance representatives to ensure accuracy in claims processing.
Review claims to determine if process correctly and if necessary, direct patients to contact insurance companies regarding additional benefit questions.

Collections senior representative vs collections/accounts receivable skills

Common collections senior representative skills

Strong Customer Service, 11%
Data Entry, 10%
FDCPA, 7%
Collection Practices, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Strong Negotiation, 6%

Common collections/accounts receivable skills

Customer Service, 21%
Patients, 6%
Delinquent Accounts, 5%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Past Due Accounts, 5%
Customer Accounts, 5%

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