Legal Affairs & Credit Control Lead – Onsite, Growth

Hire Fellows; Manama; On-site; BHD 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Fellows in Manama, Bahrain is seeking a proactive Legal Affairs & Credit Control professional for on-site responsibilities. The role oversees credit control and debt recovery while supporting governance processes.

You will implement policies, monitor risk, and lead collections across contractor and customer relationships. The candidate should have experience in Bahrain and be fluent in Arabic and English for policy drafting, reporting, and communications with authorities and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit control, collections, legal affairs, or a related role within Bahrain.
• Strong understanding of credit control processes, debt recovery, and legal coordination.
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English for drafting policies, reports, and internal communications.

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.

Skills

Credit control

Collections

Legal affairs

Debt recovery

Contract management

Negotiation

Arabic

English

Job description

Hire Fellows in Manama, Bahrain is seeking a proactive Legal Affairs & Credit Control professional for on-site responsibilities. The role oversees credit control and debt recovery while supporting governance processes.

You will implement policies, monitor risk, and lead collections across contractor and customer relationships. The candidate should have experience in Bahrain and be fluent in Arabic and English for policy drafting, reporting, and communications with authorities and stakeholders.