Senior Credit Controller: AR, Collections & Credit Risk

Confidential Company

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tanqeeb in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is seeking an experienced Credit Control/Accounts Receivable professional to manage collections for FMCG customers and drive cash collection to improve DSO.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in AR/Credit Control, strong excel skills (Advanced) and SAP experience, and excellent negotiation and analytical abilities to coordinate with Sales, Finance, Logistics, and Customer Service.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
8 to 10 years’ experience in Credit Control/AR, preferably in FMCG industry.
Strong experience in collections, credit risk, DSO, and customer reconciliation.
Proficiency in Advanced Excel and SAP.

Responsibilities

Manage accounts receivable, credit control, and collections for FMCG customers.
Drive cash collection, reduce overdue balances and improve DSO.
Monitor customer credit limits, payment terms, and credit exposure.
Manage collections from distributors, wholesalers, supermarkets, and key accounts.
Resolve customer disputes, deductions, rebates, returns, and short payments.
Conduct credit-risk assessments and recommend credit limits/credit holds.
Coordinate with Sales, Finance, Logistics, and Customer Service to resolve account issues.
Prepare aging, collection, DSO, and credit-exposure reports for management.
Monitor potential bad debts and escrow high-risk/overdue accounts.
Ensure compliance with company credit policies and internal controls.
Support month-end closing, reconciliations, audits, and AR reporting.
Lead and mentor junior credit-control team members.