Debt, Rent & Other Cash Collectors
Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.
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.
Entry Requirements
No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies.