Accounts Receivable Specialist

Position Description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Invoicing

• Generate and distribute customer invoices, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Verify invoice details, such as pricing, terms, and purchase/insertion orders.

Customer Relations

• Address customer inquiries, internal sales team inquiries, resolve payment-related issues, and provide account statements as needed.
• Maintain positive relationships with customers while ensuring adherence to payment terms.

Data Entry

• Enter financial data of the invoices raised into the company's accounting system, maintaining up-to-date and organized records.
• Monitor and regularly update customer master data and ensure completeness.

Reconciliation

1. Assist with reconciling accounts receivable transactions to verify accuracy.
2. Reconciling revenues not yet billed and monitor its ageing thereof.
3. Investigate and resolve discrepancies and disputes with customers in the reconciliation process.

Documentation

• Maintain proper documentation for all accounts receivable transactions as per Company’s standard operating procedures.
• Assist in the filing and organization of financial records.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with company policies, credit terms, and relevant accounting regulations.
• Assist with audits and reporting as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

A. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Commerce.

B. Minimum Experience: 2 – 5 years’ experience in Accountancy / Finance

C. Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Hands on GST/VAT.
• Good Communication Skills. English is a must.
• Proficiency in using accounting software, Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel and Google Spreadsheets.
• Proactively questions current practices, ability to identify root cause and corrective actions and drive improvements.
• Strong and Financial acumen and good problem solving and analytical skills are a must.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.