Financial Analyst

Johnson Electric; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Electric is seeking a Financial Analyst - AR in Chennai to manage accounts receivable, invoicing, and export compliance in a manufacturing-backed finance function. The role emphasizes process automation and collaboration with sales and IT teams.

The candidate should have strong accounting knowledge, AR collection experience, and exposure to GST/customs compliance. Familiarity with ERP systems and Excel is preferred to drive efficient, compliant financial operations.

Qualifications

• Qualification expected: B.Com, M.Com, MBA or CA-inter / CMA-Inter with relevant experience.
• Experience in AR, invoicing, and collections in a finance function or manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with export compliance (GST, customs) and ERP automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan customer collections and share daily status to management.
• Follow up with customers for collections and reconcile accounts regularly.
• Ensure smooth closure of export-related processes (EDPMS) and related invoicing.
• Account for SEZ/ freight invoices and track expenses vs. budgets.
• Assist sales and other functions with invoicing and compliance tasks.
• Support month-end and year-end closures and drive continuous automation.

Skills

Accounting

AR collections

Export compliance

GST & Customs

Automation

Excel

Education

B.Com / M.Com / MBA / CA-inter / CMA-Inter

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Position: Financial Analyst - AR

Location: Chennai

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position : Financial Analyst

Experience :

• If from a consulting firm: 3-8 years
• If from manufacturing background: Experience in finance department with Accounting, Invoicing, Accounts receivables, export related compliances and compliance exposure GST, customs with heavy imports for 4-8 years.

Location : Chennai

Profile Description

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Strong Knowledge and Experience in Accounting, Invoicing
2. Experience in AR Collection follow up and reconciliation with customers
3. Export compliances like BRC, EDPMS etc.
4. Knowledge in Customs compliance
5. Works as per SOP and adhere to Senior requirements
6. Strong knowledge in adoption of new technologies and implementation like automation
7. Willing to work smartly and adopt situations

Key Responsibilities:

• Create a plan for customer collection and share to collection status to Management daily
• Regularly follow up with customers for collection due and reconcile customer accounts on regular basis
• Ensure smooth closer of EDPMS for all exports
• Follow up and accounting of Freight invoices related to sales
• Accounting of SEZ invoices and having track of expense incurred
• Create Budget for SEZ operations and track with budgets with actuals
• Tracking of man hours spent Vs Budgets and check Revenue accounted
• Assisting Sales and other functions on Invoicing and other compliances
• Verification product price revisions and account on time
• Act as the primary finance representative during new business quote decisions and drive implementation during start of production (SOP)
• Ensure timely compliance of export related like EDPMS, incentives, elevate non-availability of information to comply ahead of time and propose solutions.
• Monthly review of movements, listing reconciliation with GL balance of payable to & receivable from the Government.
• Collaborate with IT, consultants, and finance stakeholders to define and validate compliance activities for business requirements.
• Tracking notices from Government and responding to these on time.
• Reconciliation of 26AS with books and initiate immediate actions on variations
• Propose and automate voluminous reconciliations with ERP registers, portal and GL balances.
• Support Month-End and Year-End Closure activities to ensure timely and accurate financial period closing.
• Ready to adopt new technologies and implement automations

Requirements:

• Qualification : B.Com / M.Com / MBA / CA-inter / CMA-Inter with relevant experience.

Skills

• Strong financial knowledge, and the ability to collaborate in business decisions in the context of compliance
• Ability to assess, plan, and execute cost savings, avail export benefits and other Government grants
• Problem solving for exceptions and exigencies having automation exposure will be welcome.
• Good Excel skills.