Accounts Receivable / Finance Executive

Location: Chennai

Experience: 2–5 years

Function: Finance & Accounts

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Receivable / Finance professional to join our Finance team. The role will be responsible for managing invoicing, collections, receipt accounting, customer reconciliations, AR reporting and accounting operations , while working closely with Business, Operations, Accounts Payable, customers and auditors.

The ideal candidate should have strong accounting fundamentals, hands-on experience with Tally, GST/TDS, invoicing and reconciliations , and be comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

1. Invoicing & Billing

- Manage timely and accurate invoicing for SB and integrated accounts.
- Ensure the majority of monthly unbilled revenue is invoiced within timelines.
- Verify POs, customer details, GST information and supporting documents before invoice generation.
- Coordinate with Business and Operations teams to resolve billing discrepancies and ensure timely invoicing.

2. Accounts Receivable & Collections

- Monitor customer outstanding balances and ensure collections within approved credit periods.
- Prepare and circulate AR ageing and outstanding reports to relevant business teams.
- Follow up on overdue payments with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate customer-wise outstanding records.
- Identify and escalate long-pending, disputed or high-risk receivables.

3. Receipt Accounting & Reconciliation

- Ensure timely and accurate accounting of daily customer receipts .
- Perform customer ledger and Statement of Account (SOA) reconciliations .
- Respond to customer requests related to SOAs and account reconciliations.




- Perform TDS receivable reconciliation and follow up for pending TDS certificates/credits.
- Identify and resolve unapplied receipts and reconciliation differences.

4. Accounting & Tally

- Record and maintain accounting transactions accurately in Tally/Tally Prime .
- Maintain customer ledgers, receipt entries, journal entries and other accounting records.
- Support month-end closing activities and ensure AR balances are properly reconciled.
- Ensure accounting records are maintained in line with company policies and applicable accounting requirements.

5. Vendor Spend & Cost Accounting

- Coordinate with the Accounts Payable team for accounting and tracking of vendor spends.
- Ensure vendor-related expenses are mapped to the appropriate cost centres .
- Follow up with relevant teams for pending invoices, POs and supporting documents.

6. Audit & Documentation

- Maintain accurate documentation of invoices, POs, customer confirmations and supporting records.
- Ensure documents are readily available for internal and statutory audits.
- Support auditors with AR, invoicing, collection and reconciliation-related information.
- Maintain proper filing and documentation as per company requirements.

7. MIS & Reporting

- Prepare regular AR ageing, collection and outstanding reports .
- Provide management with updates on overdue receivables and collection status.
- Support preparation of Finance & Accounts MIS reports.




- Ensure accuracy and completeness of all reports and data shared with stakeholders.

Key Success Measures
- Timely invoicing of monthly unbilled revenue, with the majority completed within 15 days of month-end .
- 100% of invoice requests processed within T+1 day .
- Timely collection of receivables within approved credit periods.
- Accurate and timely daily receipt accounting.
- Timely completion of customer SOA and TDS reconciliations.
- Reduction in long-pending and unreconciled customer balances.
- Accurate maintenance of customer ledgers and accounting records.
- Timely closure of audit requirements and documentation.
- Accurate cost-centre-wise accounting of vendor spends.

What We're Looking For
- Graduate in B.Com, M.Com, Finance, Accounting or an equivalent qualification.
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable / Finance & Accounts.
- Hands-on experience with Tally / Tally Prime .
- Good knowledge of GST, TDS, invoicing and accounting principles .
- Solid understanding of AR ageing, collections and customer reconciliations.
- Experience in receipt accounting, ledger reconciliation and customer account management.
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel , including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and basic reporting.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with deadlines.
- Good communication, follow-up and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Stakeholders The role will work closely with Business & Operations, Sales, Accounts Payable, Finance, customers and auditors to ensure smooth and timely execution of invoicing, collections, accounting and reconciliation activities.

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