02 Oct
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ThoughtFocus
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Bengaluru
02 Oct
ThoughtFocus
Bengaluru
Key Responsibilities
1. Order to Cash Management
- Manage end-to-end O2C processes from order/invoice creation through cash collection and account reconciliation.
- Review customer contracts, purchase orders, billing instructions and commercial terms.
- Ensure accurate customer master data, payment terms, billing schedules and credit limits.
- Monitor O2C transactions and ensure adherence to agreed SLAs and internal controls.
- Identify process gaps and drive improvements across the O2C lifecycle.
2. Revenue &
- Billing
- Prepare and process customer invoices, credit notes and debit notes accurately and within agreed timelines.
- Validate billing against contracts, purchase orders, timesheets, milestones and pricing agreements.
- Support monthly/quarterly revenue recognition and ensure revenue is recorded in accordance with applicable accounting policies.
- Perform billing reconciliations and investigate billing variances.
- Manage recurring, milestone-based, usage-based and ad-hoc billing activities.
- Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams to resolve billing issues.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and approvals for billing adjustments and credit notes.
3.
Accounts
Receivable
- Manage customer receivable balances and maintain accurate AR ledgers.
- Perform AR aging analysis and monitor overdue receivables.
- Follow up with customers and internal stakeholders on outstanding balances.
- Investigate and resolve unidentified, short and underpayments.
- Prepare customer statements and account reconciliations.
- Support bad debt assessment, provisions and write-off processes.
- Ensure timely resolution of customer account discrepancies.
4. Cash Application &
- Reconciliation
- Apply customer receipts accurately against outstanding invoices.
- Perform daily/periodic bank-to-AR reconciliations.
- Investigate unapplied and unidentified cash.
- Coordinate with banks, customers and internal teams to obtain remittance details.
- Ensure aged unapplied cash is investigated and cleared within agreed timelines.
5. Collections &
- Dispute Management
- Monitor overdue invoices and support collection activities.
- Prepare collection reports, aging dashboards and customer-level analysis.
- Coordinate with customers regarding payment status and outstanding invoices.
- Track and resolve billing, pricing, service and contractual disputes.
- Escalate critical overdue accounts and unresolved disputes to management.
- Maintain accurate documentation of collection actions and dispute status.
6. APAC Regional Experience
- Support O2C operations across APAC countries/entities, with exposure to different currencies, billing practices and customer requirements.
- Demonstrate awareness of country-specific invoicing and indirect tax requirements.
- Work with regional stakeholders across different time zones and cultures.
- Manage intercompany and cross-border billing where applicable.
- Support regional and entity-level reporting requirements.
7. Month-End &
- Reporting
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities related to revenue and receivables.
- Prepare AR aging, DSO, billing, collection and revenue reports.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations for AR-related accounts.
- Prepare revenue and billing variance analysis.
- Support audit requirements and provide schedules/documentation to internal and external auditors.
- Ensure all month-end activities are completed within agreed timelines.
Required Skills &
- Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business or related discipline.
- 5–8 years of experience in Order to Cash, Accounts Receivable, Revenue Accounting, Billing or Collections.
- Strong experience supporting APAC clients/entities.
- Positive understanding of the complete O2C lifecycle.
- Strong knowledge of billing, revenue recognition, AR accounting, cash application and reconciliations.
- Experience with multi-currency transactions and regional billing requirements.
- Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS and data analysis.
- Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong attention to detail and control mindset.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with APAC markets such as Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia or other APAC countries. Japan and China is a must
- Experience in shared services, global business services or managed services environments.
- Knowledge of indirect taxes such as GST, VAT and regional invoicing requirements.
- Experience with O2C automation, workflow tools, Power BI or reporting platforms.
- Exposure to process transition, migration, SOP development and continuous improvement initiatives.
📌 Associate Team Lead - OTC & AR (Bengaluru)
🏢 ThoughtFocus
📍 Bengaluru