Assistant Accounts Receivable Manager (Credit Control)

Misumi South East Asia Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MISUMI South East Asia is seeking an Assistant Manager, Accounts Receivable to own credit risk, drive collections performance and continually improve AR processes within a lean finance team.

You will collaborate with Sales and customers, work closely with the Finance Manager and shape credit decisions, collections strategies and cash flow controls.

The role combines hands-on AR operations with process optimisation, data analysis and coaching of junior team members to maintain service levels.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience in AR and credit control is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer payment behaviour and credit exposure to propose credit facilities or limits.
• Monitor overdue accounts and lead collection strategies.
• Analyse AR ageing and payment trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare actionable management reports with recommendations.
• Coach junior AR staff and support day-to-day operations.

Skills

Credit risk assessment

Collections management

AR analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

About the Role

MISUMI South East Asia is looking for an Assistant Manager, Accounts Receivable to take ownership of credit risk, collections performance and AR process improvement, working closely with the Finance Manager, Sales and customers. This is a hands‑on role in a lean finance team — you’ll stay close to the numbers while also driving the analysis, recommendations and process changes that protect our cash flow.

Healthy cash flow depends on getting credit decisions and collections right. This role gives you direct influence over how MISUMI manages customer credit risk and collects on time — and a chance to shape how the AR function runs, not just execute it.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Risk & Collections

• Assess customer payment behaviour, financial standing and credit exposure to recommend new credit facilities and credit limit revisions

• Monitor overdue accounts and lead appropriate collection and recovery strategies, including complex or disputed cases

• Partner with Sales to balance commercial opportunities with prudent credit risk management

Analysis, Reporting & Process Improvement

• Analyse AR ageing, collection performance and payment trends to identify risks and improvement opportunities

• Prepare management reports with clear, actionable recommendations

• Identify process and control gaps, and lead initiatives — including digitalisation and automation — to improve efficiency

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong working relationships with Sales, customers and internal stakeholders to resolve credit and collection matters

• Present collection performance, risks and recommendations clearly to Management

Team & Operations (hands on, lean team)

• Support the Finance Manager in overseeing day‑to‑day AR operations — invoice processing, receipts and reconciliations — stepping in directly where needed

• Review month‑end closing activities and monitor AR performance to ensure accuracy, and to identify operational risks and compliance gaps

• Coach and guide junior AR team members, and support workload planning to keep service levels on track

Requirements

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related discipline

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Accounts Receivable and Credit Control, including at least 2 years in a senior or supervisory capacity

• Hands‑on experience in AR ageing analysis, payment trend analysis, reconciliation and credit control, including assessing customer credit risk

• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder‑management skills; able to coach team members and work independently.

• Proficient in Excel. SAP experience are a plus but not required.

Qualities Needed to Succeed

• Comfortable digging into the “why” behind a number, not just reporting it

• Takes ownership of problems to resolution, and is confident raising a recommendation even when it's not the popular one

• Willing to stay hands‑on with day‑to‑day processing in a lean team, while also thinking beyond it