Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for managing the end-to-end AR cycle including customer invoicing collections reconciliations and reporting across both our India and Singapore legal entities.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a fast-paced multi-entity finance environment and be comfortable working with ERP systems and cross-functional stakeholders.
The Senior Accountant works closely with Finance Manager Director of Finance global financial team local sales team customer service warehouse and other functions.

• Generate and issue customer invoices accurately and on time ensuring compliance with GST and other statutory requirements
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and follow up on outstanding collections with customers and internal sales teams
• Process customer receipts and perform timely cash application/allocation in the ERP system
• Issue credit memos debit memos and customer account statements as required
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies short payments and disputes
• Prepare and maintain AR ageing reports DSO metrics and bad debt provisioning schedules
• Support month-end close activities including AR sub-ledger to GL reconciliation and flux commentary
• Coordinate with Sales/Order Management on credit limits customer master data and order-to-cash exceptions (blocked orders delivery holds)
• Manage intercompany billing and reconciliation for cross-border/related-party transactions including transfer pricing markup application where relevant
• Support internal and statutory audit requirements with AR schedules confirmations and supporting documentation
• Ensure compliance with company credit policy and escalate high-risk accounts
• Assist with export documentation and custom-related receivable matters for international shipments
• Perform daily bank reconciliation for collections accounts and flag unidentified/unapplied receipts for timely resolution
• Coordinate with banks on inward remittance advices FIRC/eBRC generation for export receivables and IDPMS reporting compliance
• Assist with Letter of Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) tracking for customers where trade instruments are used including expiry monitoring and renewal coordination
• Support host-to-host (H2H) banking integration activities related to receipt matching and auto-reconciliation
• Prepare cash flow forecast inputs (AR collections view) for treasury/FP&A reporting

Education Training & Experience

• Bachelors degree or higher in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in multi-national organizations.

Good to Have

• Experience with SAP RAR or similar revenue recognition modules
• Exposure to intercompany transactions and multi-currency billing
• Prior experience in a life sciences / manufacturing / pharma sector company
• Familiarity with bonded warehouse or SEZ billing scenarios

Knowledge Skill and Ability

• Highly detail oriented and organized in work
• Self-starter with ability to manage work autonomously
• Ability to multitask and meet assigned deadlines
• Hands-on experience and working knowledge of ERP systems especially SAP Oracle etc
• Proficiency/working knowledge with key financial modules such as Accounts Receivable (AR) General Ledger (GL) and Cash Management.
• Strong understanding of GST TDS/TCS as applicable to receivables and customer transactions
• Prior experience in audit coordination and financial reporting.
• Understanding of US GAAP and SOX internal controls experience with audits would be a plus.
• Proficient in advanced Excel functions and MS Office.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours to communicate with global functions.
• Must be proficient in English in listening reading writing and speaking
• Flexible for occasional business travel when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-border environment managing stakeholders and processes across multiple countries/entities simultaneously.
• Adaptable and culturally sensitive communication style comfortable working with colleagues customers and banking partners across different regions time zones and business norms (India and Southeast Asia)
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