Accounts Receivable Officer

Private Advertiser; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in the Philippines is seeking an Accounts Receivable Officer to manage the collection and administration of customer receivables, ensuring accurate account maintenance and correct allocation of payments.

The role requires 5+ years in AR, a degree in Accounting or Finance (CA/CPA preferred), and experience with Oracle Financials and MS Office. You will work with customers and internal teams to resolve queries, minimise overdue balances, and support cash-flow objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an Accounts Receivable role.
• Degree in Accounting or Finance, preferably with or working towards CA/CPA qualification.
• Oracle Financials experience or similar accounting systems advantageous.
• Microsoft Office (intermediate).
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret data and identify information from monthly trends.
• High attention to detail and data integrity.
• Willingness to accept new learning challenges with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned portfolio of customer accounts and take ownership of outstanding receivables.
• Proactively monitor and follow up overdue accounts to support cash collection targets and minimise aged debt.
• Process and accurately allocate customer payments and receipts to the appropriate accounts.
• Investigate and resolve unidentified, unapplied and incorrectly allocated payments.
• Manage customer account queries, disputes and discrepancies with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Perform regular customer account reconciliations and ensure receivable balances are accurate.
• Maintain accurate records of collection activities, customer commitments and outstanding actions.
• Prepare and review aged receivables, collection and other AR reports, providing updates on key risks and overdue accounts.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations and follow-up of outstanding items.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and controls to support audit and compliance requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve collection processes, controls, reporting and overall AR efficiency.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Cash collection

Problem-solving

Data interpretation

Attention to detail

Communication

Willingness to learn

Education

Accounting or Finance degree

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Oracle Financials

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Accounts Receivable Officer role will manage the collection and administration of customer receivables, ensuring customer accounts are accurately maintained, payments are correctly allocated and outstanding debts are proactively managed. The role works closely with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve account queries, minimise overdue debt, support cash-flow objectives and ensure accounts receivable processes and controls are effectively maintained.
What You'll Do:

• Manage an assigned portfolio of customer accounts and take ownership of outstanding receivables.

• Proactively monitor and follow up overdue accounts to support cash collection targets and minimise aged debt.

• Process and accurately allocate customer payments and receipts to the appropriate accounts.

• Investigate and resolve unidentified, unapplied and incorrectly allocated payments.

• Manage customer account queries, disputes and discrepancies, working closely with customers and internal stakeholders to achieve timely resolution.

• Perform regular customer account reconciliations and ensure receivable balances are accurate and up to date.

• Maintain accurate records of collection activities, customer commitments and outstanding actions.

• Prepare and review aged receivables, collection and other AR reports, providing updates on key risks and overdue accounts.

• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations and follow-up of outstanding items.

• Maintain appropriate documentation and controls to support audit and compliance requirements.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve collection processes, controls, reporting and overall AR efficiency.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years' experience in an Accounts Receivable role

• Degree in Accounting or Finance, preferably with or working towards CA/ CPA Qualification

• Oracle Financials experience or similar Accounting Systems advantageous

• Microsoft Office (intermediate)

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to interpret data and identify information from monthly trends

• High attention to detail, and focus on integrity of data

• Willingness to accept new learning challenges with can-do approach to learning