Accounts Receivable Accountant

Thrifty Car Rental UAE; Musaffah; On-site; AED 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrifty Car Rental UAE seeks an experienced Credit Controller to manage accounts receivable and ensure timely collections in a fast-paced leasing environment. You will maintain customer ledgers, allocate payments in JDE, and produce accurate SOAs for corporate clients.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in AR/collections, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with JD Edwards. UAE credit practices and regulatory awareness are a plus; bilingual English-Arabic is a bonus.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in accounts receivable, credit control or collections.
• Experience in automotive, leasing or car rental preferred.
• Proficient with JD Edwards (JDE) or similar ERP.

Responsibilities

• Collect debts from assigned customers in line with credit terms.
• Maintain customer accounts, reconcile and align with ledgers.
• Allocate payments in JDE and produce customer SOAs.
• Submit invoices and statements to corporate customers with proofs.
• Reduce DSO through proactive collection and dispute resolution.
• Report to Sales executive, Head of Corporate and Credit Controller.
• Block customer accounts and request vehicle pull-back when needed.
• Prepare monthly ageing reports and MIS on defaults.
• Obtain balance confirmations biannually.
• Update trade licenses per expiry date.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Credit control

Collections

Excel (Advanced)

JDE ERP

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

ACCA/CMA/CPA advantageous

Tools

JDE ERP

Job description

Role Overview:

Collection of debts from assigned customers and keeping their accounts reconciled and up to date. Maintain company’s credit exposure to the minimum.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect all debts due from assigned customers in time as per the agreed credit terms.
• Ensure that the assigned customer accounts are maintained up to date, reconciled and tallied with customer’s ledger.
• 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.
• Monthly Ageing report by 5th of the following month.
• MIS report on defaulting customers and their payment status.
• Obtain balance confirmation of all customers on a half yearly basis.
• Update the credit application with relevant supporting documents and obtain copy of renewed Trade License from customers as per TL expiry date every year.
• Any other job assigned by the line manager from time to time.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce; ACCA, CMA, or CPA is an advantage
• Atleast 3 to 5 years of experience in accounts receivable, credit control, or collections, preferably in automotive, leasing, or car rental
• Hands-on experience with JD Edwards (JDE) or a similar ERP system
• Strong knowledge of invoicing, cash allocation, account reconciliation, and DSO management
• Proficient in preparing ageing reports, SOAs, and MIS reports
• Advanced MS Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis)
• Strong follow-up, negotiation, and communication skills for collections and dispute resolution
• High attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and meet reporting deadlines
• Good understanding of credit control principles and UAE trade practices is an advantage