Senior Collections Specialist

About the role

The Senior Collections Specialist will lead the Accounts Receivable function for a real‑estate development company in Abu Dhabi. You will be responsible for managing customer receivables, ensuring timely recovery of overdue payments, and supporting the financial health of the business.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and monitor customer receivables and outstanding balances, following up on due and overdue payments.
• Coordinate collection activities with Sales, Customer Service and Legal teams, preparing payment reminders, demand notices and collection reports.
• Reconcile customer accounts, resolve payment discrepancies and negotiate payment plans.
• Track post‑dated cheques, installment schedules and payment statuses, maintaining accurate records in ERP and AR systems.
• Prepare aging reports, provide collection forecasts and support handover and registration processes by ensuring payment compliance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• 5‑8 years of collections/accounts receivable experience, preferably within real‑estate development.
• Proven experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Advanced Excel and reporting expertise.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• SAP
• Oracle
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Negotiation
• Customer Relationship Management
• Financial Reconciliation
• Accounts Receivable
• Reporting
• Collection Recovery Management