Job Title: Manager / Sr. Manager – Accounts Receivable & Collections

Location – Bangalore

Role Purpose

We are looking for a hands-on Manager – Accounts Receivable & Collections to lead the AR function for a business with an annual turnover of approximately INR 2,000 crores. The role requires an individual who can thrive in a complex, high-volume environment, drive collections, improve cash flow, reduce DSO, and systematically resolve years of legacy customer reconciliation issues.

This is a transformation role requiring strong commercial acumen, analytical capability, and the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and customers.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable & Collections

- Own the end-to-end Accounts Receivable and Collections function across the business.

- Drive collection efficiency through structured follow-up, customer engagement, and proactive resolution of payment issues.

- Develop and execute strategies to reduce DSO and improve working capital.

- Monitor ageing, overdue receivables, and collection performance, ensuring timely escalation of high-risk accounts.

- Prepare collection forecasts and ensure achievement of monthly cash collection targets.

Customer Reconciliations & Dispute Resolution

- Lead the resolution of long-pending customer reconciliations and legacy outstanding balances.

- Work closely with customers, Sales, Commercial, and Finance teams to resolve deduction disputes, claims, pricing differences, debit notes, and unapplied receipts.

- Build sustainable reconciliation processes to prevent recurrence of legacy issues.

Process Improvement & Controls





- Bring discipline and structure to AR processes in a agile and evolving business environment.

- Identify root causes of collection delays and implement corrective actions.

- Strengthen process controls around invoicing, collections, cash application, customer reconciliations, and month-end closing.

- Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and process simplification.

Team Leadership

- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 10 members.

- Allocate work effectively, monitor productivity, and establish clear performance metrics.

- Foster a culture of accountability, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Systems & Reporting

- Utilize SAP extensively for AR operations, customer accounting, reporting, and reconciliations.

- Develop MIS, ageing dashboards, DSO analysis, collection trackers, and management reports using advanced Microsoft Excel.

- Analyse large datasets to identify trends, collection bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement.

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary finance interface for customers on receivable-related matters.





- Build strong working relationships with key customers while balancing commercial objectives with financial discipline.

- Partner with Sales, Commercial, Customer Service, and Supply Chain teams to improve collections without impacting business relationships.

Desired Candidate Profile

- CA Inter, M.Com, MBA (Finance), B.Com, or an equivalent finance qualification.

- 8–15 years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Collections, or Order-to-Cash functions in a large, transaction-intensive organization.

- Demonstrated success in driving DSO reduction, improving collections, and resolving complex customer reconciliation issues.

- Experience managing high-value receivables and customer deduction/dispute resolution.

- Strong working knowledge of SAP (FI-AR). Experience with S/4HANA is an advantage.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, Power Query, dashboards, and large-data analysis.

- Proven people management experience leading teams of 8–12 members.

- Strong negotiation, customer management, and stakeholder influencing skills.

- Highly analytical, resilient, and capable of working in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

Key Success Measures

- Measurable reduction in DSO.

- Improvement in collection efficiency and monthly cash realization.

- Reduction in overdue receivables and ageing buckets.

- Closure of legacy customer reconciliation and outstanding issues.

- Timely and accurate month-end AR closure.

- Improved process controls and reporting quality.

- High team productivity and service levels.

📌 Manager / Sr. Manager Accounts Receivable & Collections (Bengaluru)
🏢 AKMV Consultants
📍 Bengaluru