Manager - Accounts Receivable

About Us At Ugaoo, we’ve always believed plants are more than décor — they’re companions, healers, and reminders of what truly matters. What began as a small idea sparked by a plant on a windowsill has grown into India’s leading gardening brand, backed by marquee investors like DSG Consumer Partners and V3 Ventures. From our 25-acre farm in Talegaon to a thriving D2C store and retail presence across Pune, Mumbai, and Bangalore — we’re building an ecosystem that brings nature closer to homes, offices, and communities

About The Role As the Manager – Accounts Receivable at Ugaoo, you will oversee the complete order-to-cash cycle across our B2B, D2C, and retail channels. We are looking for a hands-on finance professional who can ensure accurate financial tracking while bridging the gap between high-level financial oversight and daily business operations. You will play a critical role in optimizing cash flow, maintaining healthy receivables, and ensuring tight integration with our statutory and taxation requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Receivables & Cash Flow Management
• Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Receivable process, ensuring timely invoicing and collection across all business verticals (e-commerce marketplaces, B2B partners, and retail outlets).
• Monitor the AR aging report, proactively identifying and resolving delayed payments, disputes, or short payments.
• Implement and enforce effective credit control policies for wholesale and B2B partners to minimize bad debt exposure.
• Forecast daily and weekly cash inflows to assist in broader working capital management.
• Reconciliations & Operational Alignment
• Execute complex data reconciliations between internal sales registers, ERP systems, and payment gateways/marketplace settlement reports.
• Collaborate closely with retail store managers to ensure accurate reconciliation of daily store sales, including cash and digital payments, aligning with internal retail stock and cash audit SOPs.
• Work cross-functionally with the Sales and Operations teams to resolve billing discrepancies and streamline the fulfillment-to-invoicing pipeline.
• Compliance & Reporting
• Ensure all outward supply data is meticulously recorded and formatted to support seamless, multi-state GST compliance (covering regions such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Haryana).
• Assist the core finance team with data preparation for GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filings, ensuring zero discrepancies between the books and the government portals.
• Prepare and present monthly AR dashboards to the Finance Controller, highlighting collection metrics, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), and key operational bottlenecks.
• Provide necessary documentation and schedules for internal and statutory audits.
• Team Leadership & Process Improvement
• Manage, mentor, and train the AR team, setting clear KPIs and fostering a culture of accuracy and accountability.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reconciliation processes and improve ERP utilization for faster month-end closing.

Qualifications & Ideal Profile

• Education: CA Qualified
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of dedicated experience in Accounts Receivable and revenue reconciliation, preferably within the retail, D2C, or FMCG sectors.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex logic formulas) and solid hands-on experience with standard ERP systems.
• Taxation Knowledge: Strong understanding of Indian taxation, particularly GST implications on sales, returns, and credit notes.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and negotiation skills. A process-oriented leader who is comfortable visiting the ground truth of operations to solve financial discrepancies.