O2C AR Accountant

The O2C Accounts Receivables Accountant will provide temporary support to the Finance Shared Services team and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely accounting of incoming payments and customer balances for the O2C portfolio.  

The role includes allocating cash receipts to open invoices in the accounting system investigating and resolving customer balance discrepancies in cooperation with the collections team and supporting month-end activities such as calculating bad debt provisions and posting work-in-progress and unbilled delivered orders.  

Performance should meet the requirements defined in the SLA/KPIs applicable for the role. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Allocate incoming payments by entering and matching receipts to the correct invoices in the accounting system. 

• Investigate and resolve customer balance discrepancies by monitoring payment differences and coordinating with the collections team to obtain remittance details from customers. 

• Monitor and clear open/unidentified payments; maintain a tracking file and add comments regarding missing remittance duplicate payments to be refunded supplier payments to be routed to AP etc. 

• Calculate the allowance/provision for potentially uncollectible receivables by analyzing customer balances in line with agreed accounting principles. 

• Post and reconcile Work in Progress (WIP) and unbilled delivered orders by verifying transactions and recording them in books. 

• Process and distribute incoming emails within the team; analyze each request and resolve it or route it to the appropriate department. 

• Work effectively under pressure especially during month-end closing periods and support closing tasks when required. 

• Ensure Compliance with internal controls company policies and audit requirements.  

• Prepare AR reports aging reports and accounts analysis 

• Use MS 365 tools (mainly Excel) and Oracle to perform analyses reconciliations and reporting. 

• Perform additional tasks as requested by the supervisor and participate in process improvements/standardization. 

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance or related field preferred 

• CPA or equivalent qualification is an added advantage 

• At least 2 years of Accounts Receivables or order-to-cash experience.  

• Experience in accounting operations (AR/GL/R2R) preferred 

• Good knowledge of MS 365 (especially Excel)  required 

• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle is an advantage) nice to have 

Additional Information :

• Conscientiousness and accuracy in delivering tasks 

• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills 

• Very good command of English (minimum B2 level) 

• Ability to work under pressure especially during month-end closing periods 

• Proficiency in Arabic language is an added advantage.  

• Effective collaboration and clear communication with internal stakeholders (e.g. collections R2R AP) 

• Full onboarding and work equipment provided.  

• Availability is required on public holidays if they fall within month-end closing periods.

• This is a Fixed term contract for 4-months to provide for maternity cover. 

   

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract