Executive - Accounts Receivables

Messe Muenchen India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Messe Muenchen India in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable specialist to manage invoice processing, collections, and reconciliations.

You will work with sales teams and customers to resolve payment issues, generate aging reports, and support month-end close, while ensuring adherence to accounting policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• 4–6 years of experience in AR, Billing, Credit Control, or Finance Operations.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and receivables management.
• Hands-on experience with SAP FI/AR modules.
• Advanced MS Excel skills: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Data Validation, Financial Reporting.
• Excellent knowledge of customer account reconciliation processes.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Generate and process customer invoices accurately and within defined timelines.
• Manage accounts receivable activities, including payment follow-ups and collections.
• Monitor customer outstanding balances and maintain AR aging reports.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve billing and payment discrepancies.
• Record, verify, and allocate incoming customer payments.
• Handle approximately 100 customer bill payments monthly.
• Coordinate with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to resolve payment-related issues.
• Prepare monthly receivables, collection, and aging reports for management review.
• Process credit notes, debit notes, and account adjustments as required.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and financial controls.
• Provide accounting handholding and functional support to internal teams on billing, receivables, and financial processes.
• Drive process improvements and maintain high levels of data accuracy.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Billing

Credit Control

Finance Operations

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Attention to detail

SAP FI/AR

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP FI/AR

MS Excel

Job description

• Generate and process customer invoices accurately and within defined timelines.
• Manage accounts receivable activities, including payment follow-ups and collections.
• Monitor customer outstanding balances and maintain AR aging reports.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve billing and payment discrepancies.
• Record, verify, and allocate incoming customer payments.
• Handle approximately 100 customer bill payments and related transactions monthly.
• Coordinate with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to resolve payment-related issues.
• Prepare monthly receivables, collection, and aging reports for management review.
• Process credit notes, debit notes, and account adjustments as required.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies and financial controls.
• Provide accounting handholding and functional support to internal teams on billing, receivables, and financial processes.
• Drive process improvements and maintain high levels of data accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 4-6 years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Billing, Credit Control, or Finance Operations.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and receivables management.
• Hands-on experience working with SAP (FI/AR modules preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including:
• Pivot Tables
• VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• SUMIFS
• Data Validation
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Excellent knowledge of customer account reconciliation processes.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical thinking.

Preferred Skills

• Strong SAP transaction management and report extraction capabilities.
• Ability to provide accounting guidance and handholding support to cross-functional teams.
• Experience in B2B collections and customer account management.
• Knowledge of GST and invoicing compliance requirements.
• Good problem-solving and process improvement mindset.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timely collection of outstanding receivables.
• Reduction in overdue accounts and aging balances.
• Accuracy of customer account reconciliations.
• Timely closure of customer queries and disputes.