Accountant (Receivables Specialist)

Thrifty Car Rental; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrifty Car Rental in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Accounts Receivable specialist to manage invoicing, collections, and customer account maintenance in a fast-paced finance team.

You will work with JD Edwards (JDE), reconcile ledgers, prepare statements of account, monitor DSO, and ensure accurate allocation of payments while delivering excellent service to corporate and retail clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years hands-on experience in accounts receivable.
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to negotiate payment terms and communicate with customers about outstanding balances.

Responsibilities

• Collect all debts due from assigned customers in time as per the agreed credit terms.
• Cheque scanning/depositing and monitoring bounce cheques daily.
• Open new credit applications including Personal Lease and Corporate.
• Update or amend existing account details as requested.
• Prepare monthly Sales Promotion credit notes and allocate them.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Excel skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE)

Job description

• Collect all debts due from assigned customers in time as per the agreed credit terms.

• Cheque scanning/depositing and monitoring bounce cheques on daily basis.

• Account opening for all new credit applications, Personal Lease and Corporate.

• Updating/ amending existing account details as per requests.

• Preparation of Sales Promotion credit notes on monthly basis and allocate the same.

• Ensure that the assigned customer accounts are maintained up to date, reconciled and tallied with customer’s ledger.

• Prepare receipt in JDE for the amount collected for all customers and Reversal entries for bounce cheques.

• Allocate the receipts in JDE as per the invoice details provided by the customers.

• Ensure that invoices details of the payments received are collected from the customers and allocated correctly in JDE, so that a proper SOA of customers are available always.

• Ensure timely submission of Invoices and statement of account to your corporate customers and maintain the proof of delivery.

• Ensure that all invoices are generated and migrated to JDE correctly and in time. Conduct checks to ensure no items are left behind for invoicing.

• Take all necessary steps to reduce DSO of the company by closely monitoring your customer accounts.

• Ensure that the customers are contacted on a regular basis to follow up the collections and all the disputes and queries are resolved to the best interest of the company.

• Report the details of defaulting customers to concerned Sales executive, Head of Corporate and Credit Controller on a regular basis and follow up the matter with customer.

• Recommend for blocking of the customer accounts and pull back of vehicles to CC/HOC wherever needed.

• Maintain a list of those customers for whom vehicle pull back advice is given to Sales Manager and follow up their action.

• Provide accounts clearance for new lease orders and wherever a clearance cannot be given, refer the matter to Credit Controller.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, providing a strong foundational understanding of financial principles.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on experience specifically in accounts receivable roles.

• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to negotiate payment terms and effectively communicate with customers regarding outstanding balances.