Accounts Receivable Assistant

Hoya Vision Care; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoya Vision Care in Navi Mumbai seeks an experienced Credit Controller to manage accounts receivable and collections. You will monitor overdue accounts, perform reconciliations, and coordinate with sales to resolve billing disputes.

Strong ERP and Excel skills, plus experience in credit checks and risk assessment, are essential. The role requires 4–5 years in credit control, CPA Inter/CMA Inter preferred, with emphasis on accuracy and timely cash flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or finance.
• 4-5 years of experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or related roles.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems (SAP, Navision, Oracle, Tally, etc.).
• Strong negotiation, follow-up, and interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of credit risk assessment and AR reconciliation.
• Experience in dispute resolution and customer account management.
• Exposure to audit processes and financial reporting is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor overdue payments and identify delinquent accounts.
• Follow up with customers via calls, emails, and statements to ensure timely collections.
• Allocate incoming payments in ERP and perform bank reconciliations.
• Process credit notes for sales returns, customer schemes, and trade discounts.
• Maintain customer ledgers and ageing reports.
• Resolve billing disputes and manage hold/release of orders per payment status.
• Obtain rolling three-month cash collection forecasts and monitor collections against targets.
• Conduct credit checks for new and existing customers.
• Recommend and review credit limits based on history and payment patterns.
• Prepare weekly and monthly ageing reports with management commentary.
• Prepare bad debt provision simulations based on cash collections projections.

Skills

Excel proficiency

ERP systems

Negotiation skills

AR reconciliation

Dispute resolution

Audit exposure

Education

Bachelor of Commerce/Finance

CMA Inter or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Navision

Oracle

Tally

Job description

Major Responsibilities

• Monitor customer accounts to identify overdue payments.
• Proactively follow up with customers via calls, emails, and statements to ensure timely collections.
• Allocate incoming payments accurately in the ERP system and perform bank reconciliation.
• Accounting and processing of credit notes related to sales returns, customer schemes, and trade discounts.
• Maintain up-to-date customer ledgers and ageing reports.
• Liaise with the sales team to resolve billing disputes and hold/release orders based on payment status.
• Coordinate with the Sales team to obtain rolling three-month cash collection forecasts, conduct weekly follow-ups, and monitor collections to ensure alignment with projected targets.
• Conduct credit checks for new and existing customers.
• Recommend credit limits based on customer financial history and payment patterns.
• Monitor and review customer credit limits periodically.
• Prepare weekly and monthly ageing reports with commentary for management.
• Prepare bad debt provision simulations based on projected cash collections and assess the potential impact on financial results.
• Highlight potential bad debts and initiate escalation procedures where required including legal.
• Provide inputs for cash flow forecasting based on collection trends.
• Support statutory and internal audits by providing AR-related data and reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with company credit policies and applicable regulations.
• Assist in drafting and implementing SOPs for credit control processes.

Required Candidate Attributes

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or finance; CMA Inter or equivalent preferred.
• 4-5 years of experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or related roles.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems (SAP, Navision, Oracle, Tally, etc.).
• Strong negotiation, follow-up, and interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of credit risk assessment and AR reconciliation.
• Experience in dispute resolution and customer account management.
• Exposure to audit processes and financial reporting is an advantage.