Property Finder
Credit & Collection Specialist
- Permanent
- Manama, Bahrain
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 14/12/2025
Job overview
Date posted
30/10/2025
Location
Manama, Bahrain
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
14/12/2025
Job description
The Credit & Collection Specialist at Property Finder is responsible for managing client credit accounts, ensuring timely collections, and minimizing financial risk across customer portfolios. The role combines financial accuracy, client communication, and data-driven analysis to optimize cash flow and maintain compliance with company credit policies. As part of the finance team, the specialist liaises with sales and internal stakeholders to reconcile accounts, resolve disputes, and maintain strong client relationships while reducing overdue receivables. The ideal candidate brings a balance of analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and customer focus to ensure a healthy financial position for the business.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Follow up on overdue accounts and negotiate payment plans to recover outstanding debts
- Encourage customers to use secure and convenient payment methods such as online or card transactions
- Reconcile debtor accounts and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data
- Assess customer credit history, evaluate credit risk, and escalate exceptions as per policy
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate collection records and reports
- Handle client disputes and problematic accounts with professionalism and tact
- Collaborate with sales and internal teams to align on collection priorities and account strategies
- Provide reports and analysis on collection performance, overdue trends, and risk exposure
- Contribute to improving credit and collection policies and procedures for efficiency and compliance
- Support month-end and year-end closing processes related to accounts receivable
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline
- 2–3 years of proven experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or collections (preferably in a multinational or service industry)
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with attention to financial accuracy
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and customer service skills
- Ability to manage difficult conversations and resolve payment disputes effectively
- Understanding of credit assessment, debt recovery, and AR management processes
- Proficiency with data analysis tools, Excel, and financial reporting systems
- Collaborative mindset with experience liaising across finance and sales functions
- Strong time management and prioritization abilities under tight deadlines
- Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage
