Manager - Accounts Receivable

• Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Receivable process, ensuring timely invoicing and collection across all business verticals (e-commerce marketplaces, B2B partners, and retail outlets).
• Monitor the AR aging report, proactively identifying and resolving delayed payments, disputes, or short payments.
• Implement and enforce effective credit control policies for wholesale and B2B partners to minimize bad debt exposure.
• Forecast daily and weekly cash inflows to assist in broader working capital management.

• Execute complex data reconciliations between internal sales registers, ERP systems, and payment gateways/marketplace settlement reports.
• Collaborate closely with retail store managers to ensure accurate reconciliation of daily store sales, including cash and digital payments, aligning with internal retail stock and cash audit SOPs.
• Work cross-functionally with the Sales and Operations teams to resolve billing discrepancies and streamline the fulfillment-to-invoicing pipeline.

• Ensure all outward supply data is meticulously recorded and formatted to support seamless, multi-state GST compliance (covering regions such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Haryana).
• Assist the core finance team with data preparation for GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filings, ensuring zero discrepancies between the books and the government portals.
• Prepare and present monthly AR dashboards to the Finance Controller, highlighting collection metrics, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), and key operational bottlenecks.
• Provide necessary documentation and schedules for internal and statutory audits.

• Manage, mentor, and train the AR team, setting clear KPIs and fostering a culture of accuracy and accountability.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reconciliation processes and improve ERP utilization for faster month-end closing.

• Education: CA Qualified
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of dedicated experience in Accounts Receivable and revenue reconciliation, preferably within the retail, D2C, or FMCG sectors.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex logic formulas) and solid hands-on experience with standard ERP systems.
• Taxation Knowledge: Strong understanding of Indian taxation, particularly GST implications on sales, returns, and credit notes.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and negotiation skills. A process-oriented leader who is comfortable visiting the ground truth of operations to solve financial discrepancies.

Required Skills