Accounts Receivable Assistant

HOYA Vision Group; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HOYA Vision Group in Navi Mumbai, India is hiring for an Accounts Receivable & Collections specialist. You will monitor overdue payments, proactively follow up with customers, allocate payments in ERP, and manage credit notes for returns and schemes.

You will maintain ageing reports and assist in disputes with the sales team to ensure timely collections. The role requires 4–5 years of credit control experience, proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems, and strong negotiation skills to assess

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable & Collections and monitor overdue payments.
• Proactively follow up with customers via calls, emails and statements.
• Allocate incoming payments in the ERP system and perform bank reconciliation.
• Process credit notes for returns, customer schemes and trade discounts.
• Maintain customer ledgers and ageing reports; liaise with sales on disputes.
• Coordinate with Sales for rolling cash collection forecasts and monitor targets.
• Conduct credit checks; recommend and monitor credit limits.
• Prepare weekly/monthly ageing reports with commentary for management.
• Assist audits and ensure compliance with credit policies.

Skills

Negotiation

Follow-up

Interpersonal skills

MS Excel

ERP systems

SAP

Navision

Oracle

Tally

Education

Bachelor’s degree in commerce or finance

CMA Inter or equivalent preferred

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

SAP

Navision

Oracle

Tally

Job description

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable & Collections
• 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.
  

• Credit Risk Management
• 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.
• Reporting & Analysis
• 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.
• Audit & Compliance
• 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