Legal Affairs & Credit Control

Hire Fellows; Manama; On-site; BHD 12,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Fellows in Bahrain seeks a proactive Legal Affairs & Credit Control professional to oversee credit control and debt recovery while supporting corporate governance processes. You will manage receivables, monitor risk, and coordinate with external legal counsel.

The role requires strong negotiation, relationship management, and fluency in Arabic and English, with experience handling contracts, boards, and statutory records.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit control, collections, or legal affairs is required.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills with commercial judgment.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English for documentation and communications.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce credit control policies.
• Monitor customer accounts and credit exposure; identify risks and overdue payments.
• Build relationships with contractors and key customers to facilitate collections.
• Lead debt recovery including handling bounced cheques and coordinating with external counsel.
• Assess collection risks and advise on appropriate legal action.
• Maintain legal documentation, contracts and litigation records.
• Coordinate Executive Committee, Board and Shareholder meetings; prepare materials and minutes.
• Maintain governance records and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Credit control

Debt recovery

Negotiation

Relationship management

Governance coordination

Arabic communication

English communication

Job description

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Legal Affairs & Credit Control professional to oversee a company's credit control and debt recovery activities while supporting key corporate governance processes.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing customer receivables, improving collection performance, coordinating legal recovery processes, and maintaining strong relationships with customers and external legal counsel. You will also support the company's executive and governance functions by coordinating Board, Shareholder, and Executive Committee meetings and maintaining statutory corporate records.

Main Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce the company's credit control policies and procedures.
• Monitor customer accounts and credit exposure, identifying potential risks and overdue payments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with contractors and key customers to facilitate timely collections.
• Lead debt recovery efforts, including handling bounced cheques, police complaints, court execution processes, and coordinating with external legal counsel.
• Assess collection risks and recommend appropriate legal action where required.
• Maintain legal documentation, contracts, litigation records, and recovery files.
• Coordinate Executive Committee, Board, and Shareholder meetings, including preparing agendas, meeting materials, minutes, and action trackers.
• Maintain statutory corporate records and governance documentation in line with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with company policies and legal obligations

Requirements

• Experience in credit control, collections, legal affairs, or a related role within Bahrain.
• Experience working with contractors as customers or within a Bahraini law firm handling debt recovery and legal matters is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of credit control processes, debt recovery, and legal coordination.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills with strong commercial judgment.
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, authorities, and legal entities.
• Excellent written and spoken English for drafting policies, reports, and internal communications.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.