Senior Accounts Receivable

Role Objective

We are looking for a senior Accounts Receivable professional who can independently own the end-to-end receivable cycle invoicing, collections, reconciliations, dispute resolution and reporting.

This role acts as a finance business partner to management and is expected to drive cash flow discipline across teams.

You will function as an extension of the finance head not a data entry operator.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue & Billing Control

• Validate commercial terms before invoice generation
• Ensure correct tax treatment (GST place of supply, credit notes, adjustments)
• Design and improve billing workflows
• Prevent revenue leakage due to incorrect billing

Collections Ownership

• Drive collection follow-ups with customers
• Build collection strategy and escalation matrix
• Coordinate with sales teams for recovery
• Handle difficult client conversations independently

Receivable Reconciliation

• Periodic customer ledger reconciliation & balance confirmations
• Identify unapplied receipts, advances, deductions
• Resolve disputes and close open items
• Maintain ageing hygiene (no unexplained balances)

Cash Flow & Reporting

• Prepare collection forecasts & expected inflow reports
• Highlight credit risk customers
• Track DSO and ageing movement
• Present actionable MIS to management

Process & Control Improvement

• Implement collection tracker & documentation discipline
• Standardise billing documentation
• Support audits and compliance

Mandatory Skills & Competencies

• Strong ownership & follow-through mindset
• Commercial understanding of contracts & pricing
• Advanced Excel (lookups, pivots, reconciliation)
• Professional email & escalation communication
• Ability to push stakeholders for closures
• Experience handling high-value clients

Technical Requirements

• Tally / ERP accounting software
• GST practical exposure (not theoretical)
• Ledger scrutiny & reconciliation expertise
• MIS reporting and analysis

KPIs

• Reduction in DSO
• Collection predictability
• Clean receivable ageing
• Dispute closure time