Accounts Receivable Clerk (Payment Posting)

Avante HR Solutions; India; Remote; INR 180,000 - 320,000; Part time

Job summary

Avante HR Solutions invites applications for an independent contractor role in accounting, offered remotely. The Caribbean conglomerate seeks professionals with strong accounting foundations, sharp analytical skills, and a commitment to accuracy and deadlines.

The role covers payment posting, cash receipts, customer account maintenance, and reconciliations, with a focus on detail, integrity, and proactive collaboration with teams across collections and customer service.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• 1–3 years in accounts receivable, cash posting, cashiering, banking, or finance.
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems preferred.
• Experience handling high-volume transaction processing is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Process and post customer payments via multiple methods.
• Verify daily receipts and prepare posting batches.
• Reconcile daily cash receipts to the accounting system.
• Maintain accurate customer accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Support collections and assist with audits and documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry

Reconciliation

Deadline oriented

Time management

English proficiency

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Accounting software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Engagement / Contract type

Independent contractor

Working hours: 8 hours per week

Number of openings: 2

About the role

A long-established Caribbean conglomerate, operating across shipping, insurance, and retail, is expanding its accounting department through remote staffing. They're looking for accounting professionals with a strong accounting foundation, good analytical skills, and the ability to work accurately and accountably. Alongside the technical side, they value work ethic, professionalism, integrity, attention to detail, and meeting deadlines. The team works well with people who are proactive, dependable, and willing to take initiative.

What you'll be responsible for

• Payment processing and posting
  
  
  
  • Posting customer payments received by cash, cheque, bank transfer, credit card, online payment platform, and direct deposit, and applying them to the correct customer accounts and invoices
  
  
  • Processing customer deposits, advances, and prepayments
  
  
  • Identifying and investigating unapplied and misapplied payments
  
  
  • Posting all payments accurately and within established timelines
  
  
  
  


• Cash receipt administration
  
  
  
  • Verifying daily receipts against supporting documentation
  
  
  • Preparing and maintaining payment posting batches
  
  
  • Matching deposits to bank records and payment reports
  
  
  • Keeping all receipts properly documented and filed
  
  
  
  


• Customer account maintenance
  
  
  
  • Reviewing customer accounts for discrepancies and helping resolve payment allocation issues.
  
  
  • Correcting posting errors once approved
  
  
  • Maintaining accurate customer account records
  
  
  
  


• Reconciliation support
  
  
  
  • Reconciling daily cash receipts to the accounting system
  
  
  • Supporting customer account reconciliations and investigating variances between customer payments and outstanding balances
  
  
  • Supporting month-end receivable reconciliation
  
  
  
  


• Collections support
  
  
  
  • Providing payment information to the collections team and researching disputed balances
  
  
  • Monitoring unapplied receipts and credit balances
  
  
  • Supporting the resolution of customer account discrepancies
  
  
  
  


• Reporting and documentation
  
  
  
  • Preparing daily payment posting reports and maintaining support schedules for customer payments
  
  
  • Supporting audit requests with the required documentation
  
  
  • Meeting document retention requirements
  
  
  
  


• Internal controls and compliance
  
  
  
  • Following established cash handling and receivable procedures
  
  
  • Making sure all postings are supported by appropriate documentation
  
  
  • Reporting unusual transactions or discrepancies immediately
  
  
  • Maintaining confidentiality of customer and financial information
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Education
  
  
  
  • Associate degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
  
  
  
  


• Experience
  
  
  
  • Minimum 1 to 3 years in accounts receivable, cash posting, cashiering, banking, or finance
  
  
  • Experience working with ERP or accounting systems, preferred
  
  
  • Experience handling high-volume transaction processing, an asset
  
  
  
  


• Skills and competencies
  
  
  
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and personal accountability for your work
  
  
  • Excellent numerical and data entry skills
  
  
  • Strong reconciliation and problem-solving ability
  
  
  • Able to meet daily deadlines
  
  
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software
  
  
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  
  
  • Professional working proficiency in English, clear spoken and written, to collaborate with an English-speaking team
  
  
  • Collaborative, comfortable working alongside collections, billing, and customer service colleagues
  
  
  • Comfortable working within established procedures
  
  
  • Quick to learn a new system and a new set of processes
  
  
  
  

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