Senior Credit Controller
Role Overview
Full-time, on-site Senior Credit Controller role based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Responsible for credit control, customer accounts, credit limits, and timely collection of receivables.
Daily work includes credit-risk assessment, debtor reconciliation, overdue follow-up, and resolving payment discrepancies.
The role supports cash flow forecasting, delinquent-account actions, finance-policy compliance, process improvement, and audits.
Key Skills for This Role
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Company
Gallop Shipping provides freight forwarding and logistics services across the GCC and internationally, including air, ocean, and land freight, cross-border transport, and customs clearance.
The company emphasizes service quality, compliance, operational excellence, collaboration, and customer focus.
Role overview
Full-time, on-site Senior Credit Controller role based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Responsible for credit control, customer accounts, credit limits, and timely collection of receivables.
Daily work includes credit-risk assessment, debtor reconciliation, overdue follow-up, and resolving payment discrepancies.
The role supports cash flow forecasting, delinquent-account actions, finance-policy compliance, process improvement, and audits.
Key responsibilities
- Review customer credit applications and recommend suitable limits and payment terms.
- Coordinate with Sales, Accounts, and Operations regarding overdue accounts and credit matters.
- Identify credit risks in incoming shipments and transactions and recommend mitigation actions.
- Monitor accounts against approved limits and terms and escalate exceptions.
- Coordinate credit holds and shipment or document releases with Operations under company policy.
- Prepare receivables aging, collections status, and credit exposure reports.
- Work with Collections to recover outstanding receivables.
- Maintain accurate and confidential credit and collections records.
- Reconcile debtor balances, resolve payment discrepancies, and follow up overdue accounts.
- Support cash flow forecasting and recommend actions for delinquent accounts.
- Improve credit control processes, support audits, and work with sales and operations to limit credit risk while maintaining customer relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field.
- 3–4 years of relevant experience in credit control; freight forwarding or shipping experience is preferred.
- Good knowledge of accounts receivable, credit management, and collection procedures.
- Strong communication, negotiation, follow-up, analytical, and coordination skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to identify credit risks and irregularities.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and accounting or ERP systems.
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