Senior Credit Officer

Imdad; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading credit management firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior Credit Officer to manage credit tasks, analyze customer payment behavior and financial statements, and provide recommendations on credit risk. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, 4-6 years of related experience, and proficiency in financial tools. Strong communication skills in English and Arabic are essential. This role offers an opportunity to enhance credit operations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4 – 6 years of experience in credit management.
• Clear history of credit & collection experience in a B2B environment within the GCC market.
• Good credit-related legal knowledge.
• Previous experience working on aging reports.
• Proven track record of business engagement with sales departments.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze new & current credit applications and documents.
• Revise contracts & credit limits; advise on potential risks.
• Assess financial statements and credit history.
• Prepare credit reports according to procedures.
• Provide credit recommendations based on analysis.
• Assist finance with credit deal reconciliations.
• Review customer contractual arrangements.
• Report policy incidents to management.

Skills

Financial tools and systems (SAP/ERP/Oracle)

Microsoft Office proficiency

Strong verbal communication skills (English & Arabic)

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance/business administration

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Credit Officeris required to manage all credit Management tasks. The role involves analysis and tracking of customer`s aging & payment behavior and analyzing any possible new credit granting opportunity in line with Imdad Credit Policy. In addition to Monitoring customers payment behavior and interacting with any unjustified overdues.

The role holder may be required to personally handle complex credit cases and to demonstrate a valid analytical credit opinion, in addition to professional negotiation skills.

Job Responsibilities

• Review new & current credit applications, analyze all documents, reporting of any missing documents, and ensuring that approvals are based on a complete receipt of requirements as per company credit policy.
• Review & revise contracts & credit granting limits and advise on any potential risk deals in addition to providing the most achievable solution to proceed with the credit deal.
• Analyze and assess the financial statements and credit history of new & existing clients and any affiliated accounts.
• Prepare credit reports according to established procedures & requests.
• Provide credit recommendations tied to analysis and assessment of credit risk.
• Assist finance department to reconcile & schedule credit deals and identify discrepancies and variances.
• Review the drafts related to customers’ contractual arrangements (e.g. sales contracts, addendums, etc.)
• Report overriding credit policy incidents to Imdad Management.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance / business administration.
• 4 – 6 Years of experience in credit management.
• Clear history of credit & collection experience in a B2B business environment within GCC market.
• Good credit-related legal knowledge.
• Previous experience working on aging reports.
• Proven track of business engagement with sales department in different credit-related scenarios.

Skills

• Experience in using financial tools and systems such as Sap / ERP / Oracle.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills in English & Arabic.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with solid, firm & confident character.

Education

Accounting