AR Manager

Navi Mumbai Permanent View Job Description
Independently manage an allocated portion of the company's product-related AR portfolio across the order-to-cash cycle. Partner with the AR Lead, sales, operations, and customers to drive timely collections, resolve account issues, and improve working-capital efficiency.
  • Independently manage a high-value accounts receivable portfolio
  • Partner with commercial teams in a growing industrial business

About Our Client

Our client is an established industrial manufacturing company serving customers across multiple sectors. The organisation has a strong market presence and is focused on expanding its operations and strengthening its finance capabilities.

Location - Navi Mumbai

Job Description

Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Lead, the Manager/Senior Manager, Accounts Receivable will independently manage an allocated portion of the company's product-related AR portfolio. The portfolio will be assigned based on a specific market or product segment.

The role will involve:

  • Independently managing Accounts Receivable for an assigned market or product segment
  • Managing relevant activities across the end-to-end order-to-cash cycle
  • Coordinating with sales and operations to monitor order status, commercial terms, invoicing, delivery milestones, and payments
  • Tracking customer advances, milestone-based payments, retention amounts, and final payments
  • Following up with customers to ensure timely collection of outstanding receivables
  • Preparing and reviewing customer-wise ageing reports, overdue summaries, and collection forecasts
  • Conducting customer account reconciliations and resolving billing, payment, and ledger discrepancies
  • Monitoring bank guarantees, letters of credit, SBLCs, and related commercial documentation
  • Identifying delayed or high-risk receivables and escalating material concerns to the AR Lead
  • Maintaining accurate customer and transaction records in Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Supporting month-end closing, AR reporting, cash-flow forecasting, and audit requirements
  • Contributing to improvements in DSO, collections, processes, and working-capital efficiency



The Successful Applicant

The successful applicant should:

  • Be a graduate in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline
  • Have approximately 8 to 12 years of experience in Accounts Receivable, collections, credit control, or order-to-cash
  • Have experience independently managing a customer, market, regional, or product portfolio
  • Preferably have experience in manufacturing, engineering, industrial equipment, or capital goods
  • Have a good understanding of customer advances, milestone-based payments, bank guarantees, letters of credit, and commercial documentation
  • Preferred to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and MS Excel
  • Have exposure to CRM systems, which would be an added advantage
  • Possess strong communication, customer follow-up, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
  • Be comfortable coordinating with sales, operations, finance, customers, and regional teams



What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to independently manage a high-value AR portfolio
  • Exposure to complex and milestone-based commercial transactions
  • Close collaboration with the AR Lead, sales, operations, and finance teams
  • Opportunity to contribute directly to collections and working-capital performance
  • Scope to grow within a structured and expanding finance function
Quote job ref
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Job summary

Function
Finance & Accounting
Sub Sector
Accounts Receivable
What is your area of specialisation?
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Navi Mumbai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-082026-7081351

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