Accounts Executive

• Manage the end-to-end accounts receivable process.
• Record and account for customer invoices, credit notes, debit notes, receipts, and other receivable transactions.
• Maintain accurate customer ledgers and perform regular customer ledger reconciliation.
• Monitor outstanding receivables and follow up with customers for timely collections. Prepare and circulate customer outstanding statements and ageing reports.
• Perform regular accounts receivable ageing analysis and identify overdue balances. Coordinate with customers regarding payment status, invoice discrepancies, deductions, and credit notes.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve differences between company records and customer statements.
• Ensure timely and accurate accounting of customer receipts.
• Coordinate with the sales and operations teams regarding billing and collection-related issues.
• Track and follow up on overdue and disputed invoices.
• Prepare receivables MIS reports and collection reports for management.
• Assist in monthly closing activities and ensure receivable balances are properly reconciled.
• Maintain proper documentation and records relating to customer accounts and collections. Support the finance team during internal and statutory audits.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable / Customer Accounting.
• Strong knowledge of customer ledger reconciliation.
• Good understanding of accounts receivable ageing and outstanding management.
• Hands-on experience in invoice processing, receipts accounting, credit notes and debit notes.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles and journal entries.
• Strong follow-up and customer collection skills.
• Good proficiency in MS Excel, including formulas, sorting, filtering, pivot tables and reconciliation.
• Good understanding of GST implications relating to sales and receivables will be an added advantage.
• Ability to identify and resolve accounting and reconciliation discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet collection and reporting deadlines.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

• The ideal candidate should be a detail-oriented and proactive finance professional who can independently manage customer accounts, perform reconciliations, monitor outstanding receivables, and actively follow up for collections.
• Candidates with experience in a CA firm, accounting firm, corporate finance & accounts department, or an organisation with significant customer receivables will be preferred.