Accountant - Receivable

confidential; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Kuwait seeks an Accounts Receivable Specialist to manage invoicing, customer collections, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Finance, possesses strong accounting skills, and has 3-10 years of relevant experience. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records, tracking payments, and ensuring compliance with IFRS/GAAP standards.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of full-time professional experience in the related field.
• Strong understanding of balance sheets and cash flow management.
• Ability to generate financial statements using IFRS/GAAP standards.

Responsibilities

• Set-up new customers in ERP and manage invoice processing.
• Follow-up with customers for timely payments and reminders.
• Prepare and reconcile accounts receivable reports monthly.

Skills

Accounting aspects understanding

Data analysis

Interpersonal communication

Financial reporting knowledge

Education

Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounts/Finance/Commerce

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

• Set-up a new customers in the ERP and process the booking and posting of customer collections.
• Update all billing address to concern persons and prepare the receipt voucher.
• Check and post invoice to all customers, follow-up invoice and achieve the deadlines.
• Follow-up for the payment by sending the bill reminders and communicating with the customers via phone, email, fax or mail.
• Track the collection on monthly invoices and prepare receivables report.
• Update the follow-up on receivables made by collection executive.
• Monitor customers account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
• Prepare, match and post the monthly import file.
• Record the payment detail and receipt voucher by entering them into accounting software on ERP, date paid, amount paid, method of payment and any balance due.
• Verify the Purchase Orders sent by Order processing department.
• Verify the invoices to be submitted to customers including service order approval.
• Prepare the cash and cheque payment details for bank deposit.
• Reconcile the accounts receivables to ensure that all payments are accounted properly on weekly, Monthly and yearly basis.
• Generate age analysis. Update Aging report on weekly basis archive deadlines.
• Generate financial statements and reports detailing paid and unpaid invoices, bank deposit records, Reports of active accounts, Age analysis, Status of the accounts and collection on weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually using IFRS/GAAP Standards.
• Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records.

Skills

• Master’s Degree/Bachelor’s Degree in Accounts / Finance /Commerce.
• Strong understanding of accounting aspects like balance sheets, cash flow management, business forecast, and profitability.
• Ability to interact with the company's management and other departments in a clear and concise manner.
• Adept in data analysis, interpretation, and use of modern accounting techniques.
• Sound knowledge of different types of financial reports and balance sheets.
• Hands-on experience in handling MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• 3-10 years full time professional experience in related field.