Team Lead - Accounts Receivable

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Hyderabad is seeking a finance professional to handle Order to Cash and Cash Application processes across multiple client portfolios. You will audit accounts receivable transactions, prepare billing templates, and coordinate with client teams to ensure timely collections.

The role involves monthly financial statement review, cash management, and support for year-end audits. The ideal candidate has a strong finance background, 3-5 years of O2C experience, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Strong finance background and commerce education required.
• 3-5 years of Order to Cash experience preferred, especially Cash Application.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Process audit of various AR transactions.
• Coordinate with site leads to update Description Services period details.
• Prepare billing templates and ensure timely client collections.
• Review and reconcile monthly property financial statements and budgets.
• Support month-end close, bank reconciliations, and cash management for client portfolios.
• Assist in year-end audit work and prepare supporting schedules.
• Handle cross-functional process improvements and ad-hoc reports.

Skills

Cash Application

Order to Cash

Finance background

MS Office (Excel, Word, PPT)

Education

Commerce graduate

Postgraduate preferred

Tools

JDE finance

Job description

• Process Audit various types of accounts receivable transactions
• Coordinate with all Site leads to update the details of the Description Services period
• Preparation of billing template
• Coordinate with the client team for the collection
• Creation of vendor payment batches on the basis of collection received from the client
• Downloading the remittances, sharing it with the site team on timely basis
• Good excel knowledge to prepare and analyze reports as needed
• Query handling - working on all queries received and keeping a close tab on any pending queries
• Support team in gathering data on the department's processing metrics daily
• Carefully examine the results against the expected outcome, and raise in case of any variations
• Escalate unresolved issues/concerns
• Assist in training new employees as needed
• Working on different process-related and ad-hoc reports
• Support cross-functional processes as and when required
• Keeping all the process-related documents intact on a real-time basis
• Review timely and accurate monthly property financial statements for most complex clients, generally 8-10 client's portfolio, by deadlines established within Client Accounting Services and external Client. Submit financial statements and workpapers in reviewable form (including documentation) and within the proper time frame for review.
• Document the resolution of all issues identified in the Managers/ Client Accountant review of financial statements.
• Responsible for cash management of assigned clients.
• Ensure that all bank statements are reconciled on a timely basis and follow-up on all outstanding checks and reconciling items monthly.
• Assist in the budget process and review the budget from an accounting perspective.
• Work with the team to process escalations and work in resolving same
• Handle difficult client situations and ensure that all special needs are being met
• Assume responsibility for the coordination and organization of year-end audit work, and prepare supporting schedules
• Be proactive in keeping Manager informed of all activities
• Manage all operational/supervisory adhocs and manage Process Hygiene
• Work on implementing Process Improvements and automation with team
• Responsible for the preparation/ review of financial statements for a portfolio of properties, including General Ledger month-end close, actual to budget variance review, cash management, audits, bank reconciliations, spreadsheet preparation, and acquiring a working knowledge of real estate accounting software. Archive all related documentation for audit purposes
• Review vendor payment as per account schedule and strictly adhere to Jones Lang LaSalle's payment authorization process.
• Work with the account team to complete manual journal postings before monthly closing
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly property financial statements for property portfolio by deadlines established within Client Accounting Services and by external Client. Prepare additional schedules, which are required to support account balances or are specifically required by owners.
• Provide JDE finance support to site staff account team via emails or phone calls.
• Submit financial statements and work papers in reviewable form (including documentation) and within the proper time frame for review
• Responsible for cash management of assigned properties, which includes the review of client s bank statements, having deposits applied against tenants.
• Ensure that all bank statements are reconciled on a timely basis and follow-up on all outstanding checks and reconciling items monthly
• Responsible for arranging monthly funding from clients to accommodate payments and/or distribution to client
• Assume responsibility for the coordination and organization of year-end audit work and preparation of supporting schedules.
• Maintain a working knowledge of mortgage agreements and management agreements for assigned properties.

Employee Specifications

• Strong Finance background, Commerce graduate, Postgraduate is preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Order to Cash specifically Cash Application role is preferable
• Excellent Team player - Support team as and when needed
• Impactful communication (written and verbal) to interact with clients and strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated consistency in values, principles, and work ethics
• Working knowledge of MS office (MS word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook) required

Performance Objectives

• Works within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision
• Identifies the problem and all relevant issues in straightforward situations, assesses each using standard procedures, and makes sound decisions