Debt Recovery Specialist

Debt Recovery Specialist – Riyadh

Job Purpose

• Coordinate and supervise provision of a professional pre-litigation commercial debt recovery service for corporate law firm clients across KSA and Middle East through Clyde & Co office in Riyadh as part of regional debt recovery team (9+).
• Support the growth of the debt recovery practice in KSA by growing our market share domestically and source debt recovery work from domestic and international clients.
• Support regional debt recovery team in carrying out debt collection procedures in KSA, including face to face visits and meetings.

Job Requirements

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Handle pre-litigation debt recovery cases for Clyde & Co clients.
• Contact client debtors by telephone, letter, email or fax, to agree debt recovery plans and follow up as appropriate;
• Reviewing documentation (all aspects of contract) to assess liability, identify contract issues and judge recoverability;
• Using knowledge and initiative to reach amicable solutions to settling debts on behalf of clients, taking into account circumstances of the case;
• Establish repayment schedules, monitoring repayment of debts, and adherence by debtors to instalment schedules;
• Researching debtor companies, assisting in researching laws and procedures to provide written advice to clients;
• Management of client relationship for key clients;
• Ongoing/regular communication/reports to clients;
• Attend debtor premises on occasion to attend meetings or to access key decision makers;
• Providing any other assistance in KSA required by Dubai debt recovery team
• Maintain statistics on recoveries; and
• Contribute ideas around Business Development Strategy to Partner.

Candidate Requirements

We are interested in candidates with:

• a degree level education;
• experience of credit control gained within the banking/professional services industry; law firm experience desirable;
• excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
• excellent time-management skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities;
• a proactive approach and an ability to deal with clients and debtors appropriately;
• strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with people at all levels; and
• a strong commercial acumen.
• advanced multi-lingual skills required, Arabic and English are must

Additional Skills:

• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Good time management
• Appropriately assertive manner to deal with debtors and clients
• Confident manner
• Tenacious and proactive
• Able to work within a team as well as independently
• Able to handle pressure and tight deadlines
• Natural ability to interact with people from various backgrounds and various levels
• Must have business/commercial sense and responsibility

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

Please take a moment to read our privacy notice carefully. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice.

عندما تعمل في كلايد آند كو، فأنت تنضم إلى فريق يضم 500 شريكًا قانونيًا، 2,400 محاميًا، 3,200 أخصائي قانوني، و5,500 شخص في ما يقرب من 70 من مكاتبها ومكاتبَ تابعةٍ لها حول العالم.

قيمنا هي المبادئ التي توجّه القرارات التي نتخذها، وتوحدنا في جهودنا، وتعزز مجهوداتنا، سواء لنا أو لعملائنا وشركائنا.

نحن ملتزمون بالعمل من منطلق المسؤولية وذلك من خلال التقدم نحو قوى عمل متنوعة وشاملة الذين يعكسان المجتمعات والعملاء الذين يخدموننا ونخدمهم. كلايد آند كو يلتزم بتوفير بيئة تمكن للجميع بتحقيق إمكاناتهم فيها وباستخدام مهاراتهم القانونية والمهنية لدعم مجتمعاتهم وبيئاتهم. ونفعل ذلك من خلال العمل الخيري والتطوعي ومن خلال الشركات الخيرية التي نتعاقد معها، ومن خلال تقليل تأثير التلوث البيئي، بما في ذلك التزامنا بمعيار SBTi Net-Zero ووضع أهداف طموحة للحد من انبعاثات التلوث في البيئة.

كلايد آند كو يقدم مجموعة من الفوائد والدعم المصممة خصيصا لمنسوبيها، بما في ذلك الرعاية الصحية، وتخطيط التقاعد، ومبادرات تدعم الرفاهية.

نحن نفخر بأن نكون منشأة تعمل لطرح فرص متكافئة للجميع ونشجع قيمنا الأساسية على دعم العدالة، والاحتفال بتنوع واختلافات أفرادنا. ولذلك فإننا نمنع جميع أشكال التمييز في مكان العمل لإعطاء فرص عادلة للجميع بالتفوق والازدهار. لذا، نحن نرحب ونشجع جميع طلبات التقديم الوظيفي من الأفراد المؤهلين القديرين، بغض النظر عن اختلاف هوياتهم.

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