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Collection Agent roles can qualify for EB-3 skilled worker sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, and strong candidates with a bachelor's degree may qualify under EB-2. Employers in debt recovery, financial services, and healthcare billing regularly sponsor foreign professionals for permanent residency when the domestic labor market can't meet demand.
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Work Schedule
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Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.
How you will make an impact:
The Lead Accounts Receivable Representative is responsible for interacting with our customers in order to resolve internal and/or external issues delaying invoice payment. They lead all aspects of problem solving and facilitate conversations with responsible parties. This would entail handling the customer interaction from invoicing to cash collection and being the primary contact for problem resolution for the customers in their portfolio.
They would handle a portfolio size of upwards to $20M.
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicate professionally, both written and verbal
- Effectively handle a high volume of email communication and phone contact
- Have a solid understanding of customer billing platforms that allow problem identification and solution
- Proficiency in key Excel functions that will drive collection efficiencies for large customers
- Leverage relationships across departments and business units to improve problem resolution and drive completion of action plans
- Proactively identify problems, potential risk, formulate sound solutions and develop and deliver action plans
- Drive accountability by raising delinquency issues within the customer and Thermo Fisher Scientific organizations
- Ability to react to and effectively handle changes in priorities based on business need
- Formulate a course of action to consistently accomplish or outperform established goals
- Recognize and raise changes in customer behavior that indicates increased risk of delinquency or default
- Ability to work with minimal direction; following guidelines and company policy
- Support development and implementation of on-boarding content for new team members
- Use Practical Process Improvement techniques to identify and solution problem root cause
- Mentor and support other team members
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a business field preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal skills that allow effective communication via both phone and email; professional and customer focused manner with attention to detail
- Goal oriented
- Possesses a high degree of integrity
- Collection, customer service or finance background and analytical skills necessary to reconcile customer trade accounts
- Ability to work effectively with other team members in an open environment
- Proficiency in programs with MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Oracle, Cognos
- Travel may be required at times, up to 20%.
Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria:
- High School Diploma
- 5+ years of experience in collections and/or business or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Business to Business collections, customer service, or finance background and analytical skills necessary to reconcile customer trade accounts
- Demonstrate proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Excellent written and verbal skills that allow effective communication via both phone and email
- Operates with a high degree of integrity, works well in a team environment.
This position has not been approved for Relocation Assistance.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Collection Agent
Document your specialized collections credentials early
PERM requires your employer to prove no qualified U.S. worker is available. Gather certifications like CCE or CAE, performance records showing recovery rates, and compliance training documentation before your employer starts the recruitment phase.
Target employers with dedicated compliance departments
Collection agencies that handle regulated debt under FDCPA or HIPAA employ in-house legal and HR teams familiar with PERM filings. These employers are more likely to sponsor green cards than small independent agencies without that infrastructure.
Verify the job description matches a PERM-approvable occupation
Your offered role must align with the DOL's Standard Occupational Classification for Collection Agents. Cross-check the employer's written job duties against the O*NET occupation profile to confirm the description supports a legitimate PERM labor certification.
Use Migrate Mate to find green card sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers in financial services and healthcare billing who have an active history of EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship for Collection Agent roles, so you're applying where PERM infrastructure already exists.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before negotiating your offer
DOL assigns one of four wage levels to your PERM position based on duties and supervision. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the prevailing wage for Collection Agent in your metro area, so your offer letter meets DOL minimums before the LCA is filed.
Ask your employer about concurrent I-485 filing eligibility
If your priority date is current when the I-140 is approved, you can file for adjustment of status at the same time. For EB-3 Collection Agent roles, check USCIS's monthly Visa Bulletin before your I-140 approval to plan your timeline accurately.
Green Card Collection Agent: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Collection Agent roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Collection Agent positions qualify under EB-3 as skilled workers, since the role typically requires a minimum of two years of training or experience. If your position requires a bachelor's degree and your employer can document that requirement consistently, EB-2 may be available. Your employer's job description and minimum requirements determine which category applies during the PERM filing.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Collection Agents?
Unlike H-1B visa, employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary work status. EB-3 has no annual lottery and no fixed expiration tied to employer tenure. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes several months, and for some nationalities the priority date backlog adds additional waiting time before you can file for adjustment of status.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
Your employer must conduct a formal recruitment campaign demonstrating that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. This includes posting the job in prescribed locations, documenting all applicants considered, and filing the ETA-9089 with DOL. The job duties, minimum requirements, and offered wage must all match the PERM-certified position exactly. Any mismatch can result in a denial or audit.
How can I find Collection Agent employers who sponsor green cards?
Use Migrate Mate to search for employers in debt collection, financial services, and healthcare billing who have a documented history of EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship. Targeting employers who have filed PERM applications before means the HR and legal infrastructure to sponsor you is already in place, which significantly reduces the risk of a sponsorship commitment falling through.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on a work visa?
Yes. PERM labor certification is independent of your current nonimmigrant status. Employers commonly begin the green card process for H-1B or other visa holders while that status remains valid. Filing early matters because your priority date is established when the PERM application is accepted by DOL, and that date determines your place in the EB-3 queue for adjustment of status.