Manager - AR

Role Overview

We are looking for a mid-level Accounts Receivable professional who has strong experience in customer receivables, revenue accounting, collections accounting, TDS receivables and Indian GST compliances. The candidate should have a good understanding of revenue recognition principles and accounting standards and be comfortable working in a fast-paced product company environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounts Receivable & Customer Accounting

• Manage end-to-end customer receivables accounting and reconciliation.
  
• Maintain customer ledgers and ensure timely and accurate accounting of invoices, receipts, credit notes and adjustments.
  
• Perform customer-wise and ageing-wise reconciliations and follow up on outstanding balances.
  
• Investigate and resolve unapplied receipts, billing differences, short payments and customer disputes.
  
• Monitor AR ageing and support collection teams with accounting-related queries.
  
• Prepare periodic AR ageing, collection and reconciliation reports.
  

2. Revenue Accounting

• Understand and apply revenue recognition principles relevant to the business.
  
• Have working knowledge of Ind AS / IFRS revenue recognition requirements, particularly Ind AS 115 / IFRS 15.
  
• Understand the accounting impact of discounts, rebates, refunds, credit notes, cancellation, deferred revenue and other revenue adjustments.
  
• Support month-end and year-end revenue closure and related reconciliations.
  
• Review revenue-related transactions for appropriate accounting treatment and cut-off.
  
• Work closely with business, sales, billing and finance teams to resolve revenue accounting issues.
  

3. TDS Receivables

• Maintain and reconcile TDS receivable balances with customer ledgers and books of accounts.
  
• Reconcile TDS credits appearing in Form 26AS / AIS with the company's books and customer confirmations.
  
• Identify differences in TDS deductions and follow up with customers for corrections.
  
• Track TDS certificates and ensure timely accounting and utilization of eligible TDS credits.
  
• Support resolution of excess / incorrect TDS deductions and related customer queries.
  

4. GST & Tax-Related Accounting

• Good working knowledge of GST applicable to sales and customer transactions.
  
• Understand GST treatment of invoices, credit notes, debit notes, exports, advances and other revenue transactions.
  
• Ensure accurate accounting and reconciliation of output GST.
  
• Reconcile sales / revenue data with GST returns and identify discrepancies.
  
• Working knowledge of e-invoicing and e-way bill requirements, including generation, cancellation and reconciliation.
  
• Coordinate with tax teams on GST-related customer and invoicing issues.
  

5. Month-End / Year-End Close

• Perform AR and revenue-related month-end closing activities.
  
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
  
• Ensure timely booking and reconciliation of revenue, receivables, TDS, GST and related balances.
  
• Support statutory audit, internal audit and tax audit requirements.
  
• Provide required schedules, explanations and documentation to auditors.
  

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Business, Billing, Collections, Tax, FP&A and Finance Operations teams.
  
• Understand the commercial flow from order → billing → revenue recognition → collection → reconciliation.
  
• Assist in improving billing, collection and revenue accounting processes.
  
• Identify process gaps and recommend automation / control improvements.
  

Requirements

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of Accounts Receivable and customer accounting.
  
• Good knowledge of revenue accounting and revenue recognition.
  
• Working knowledge of Ind AS 115 / IFRS 15.
  
• Good understanding of Indian accounting principles and financial reporting.
  
• Strong knowledge of TDS receivables and reconciliation.
  
• Working knowledge of GST, including sales-related GST accounting.
  
• Knowledge of e-invoicing and e-way bills.
  
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
  
• Experience with month-end closing and audit support.
  
• Good understanding of accounting systems / ERP processes.
  
• Advanced or intermediate MS Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and reconciliation techniques.
  

Benefits