Accounts Receivable - Team Lead

Job Description

Role: AR - Team Lead

Skill: Finance and Accounting, Accounts Receivables

Experience: 5 years to 10 years

Job Location: Mumbai

Education:

Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)

Bachelor's in Finance & Accounting or equivalent, B.com, M.Com, BBA, MBA

Must Have Skills:

Strong knowledge of Accounts Receivable (Cash Application process)
End-to-end AR process understanding (Order Management, Billing, Collections, Cash Application)
Experience in cash allocation, unapplied cash resolution, and reconciliation of customer accounts
Strong customer service orientation with ability to interact directly with customers for payment clarifications
Experience in coordinating with Collections and Sales / Account Managers for resolving open items
Hands-on experience in dispute identification and routing to relevant teams (CS / Sales)
Ability to analyze remittance advice and resolve payment discrepancies
Good understanding of customer account reconciliation and follow-up on short payments / deductions
Exposure to month-end close activities related to AR (cash posting, clearing, reporting)
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
invoice Billing/Cash Application/AR reconciliation/Monthend close/Credit control and Credit contol management, Process Transition

Good-to-Have Skills:

SAP
Experienced in end to end Accounts Receivable processes including invoicing, collections, dispute resolution, and month end reconciliations.

Job Responsibilities

Basic understanding of Billing and invoicing
Knowledgeable of various online tools and systems
Create and process sales orders in systems based on approved customer purchase orders and contractual terms
Ensure sales orders comply with AR, credit, and billing policies to enable accurate and timely invoicing
Verify supporting documents such as contracts, rate cards, approvals, and delivery terms prior to order entry
Maintain accurate documentation and system records to support audits and internal controls
Execute daily billing cycles and manage billing calls/queries in line with SLAs and policy guidelines
Coordinate with field/location teams to obtain missing documents for timely invoice processing
Maintain real-time billing & unbilled trackers to ensure visibility of accruals and billing pipeline
Download and review daily bank statements to identify incoming customer payments