Manager – Receivables & Collections

The Manager – Receivables & Collections will oversee receivables management and collection performance across the Company’s off-plan development projects and income-generating leased asset portfolio. The role ensures effective monitoring of SPA-based collections, leasing receivables, cash flow forecasting, default management, and coordination with Sales, Leasing, Finance, and Legal teams, while supporting regulatory compliance, financial governance, and executive reporting.

Off-Plan Project Receivables & Collections

• Monitor receivables for all off-plan projects in accordance with Sale & Purchase Agreements (SPAs), payment plans, and project milestones.

• Ensure accurate and timely recording, reconciliation, and follow-up of customer instalments, collections, and post-dated cheques (PDCs).

• Track collection performance against sales payment schedules and escalate overdue cases promptly.

• Liaise with Finance on escrow-linked collections, ensuring alignment with development cash flow requirements and regulatory practices.

Leasing Portfolio Receivables Management

• Manage receivables and collections from the Company’s leased real estate assets.

• Monitor tenant receivables, lease payment schedules, security deposits, and post-dated cheques.

• Ensure accurate and timely recording, reconciliation, and follow-up of customer receivables.

• Track occupancy-related revenue, collection efficiency, and ageing analysis.

• Coordinate with Leasing and Property Management teams on renewals, payment restructuring, and tenant credit risk management.

Cash Flow Forecasting & Financial Coordination

• Prepare cash flow forecasts for:

  • Off-plan project collections

  • Leasing portfolio rental income

• Provide Finance/Treasury teams with timely projections based on SPA payment plans, lease agreements, sales progress, and available PDCs.

• Monitor actual collections against forecasts and highlight deviations, risks, and corrective actions.

Sales & Leasing Coordination

• Work closely with Sales teams from project launch stages to align payment plans with financial objectives and collection feasibility.

• Liaise with Leasing/Property Management teams to optimize rental payment structures, tenant payment compliance, and collection efficiency.

• Provide financial inputs into payment plans and credit risk considerations.

Defaults Management & Legal Coordination

• Identify potential payment defaults across both off-plan buyers and tenants.

• Escalate overdue cases as per policy and coordinate with Legal teams on:

  • Default notices

  • SPA cancellations or enforcement actions

  • Lease enforcement and recovery actions

• Monitor legal cases impacting receivables and assess financial exposure.

Reporting, Governance & Board Support

• Prepare periodic reports covering:

  • Project collections vs payment schedules

  • Leasing receivables performance

  • Ageing analysis and recovery status

  • Cash flow forecast vs actual collections

• Prepare executive reports including dashboards related to receivables and collections performance.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, escrow-related practices, leasing governance standards, and UAE real estate regulatory expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.

• Professional finance qualification preferred (ACCA, CPA, CMA, CA or equivalent).

• Typically, 5–10 years’ experience in real estate receivables, collections, credit control, roles with developers within UAE.