Sr. Lead - Finance

Job Description Senior Lead – Finance (Accounts Receivable)

Designation: Senior Lead – Finance
Department: Finance
Experience: 7–10 Years
Reporting To: Assistant Manager – Finance
Qualification: B.Com / BBA (Finance) / M.Com / MBA (Finance) or equivalent

Position Overview

We are looking for a result-oriented Senior Lead – Accounts Receivable to manage end-to-end billing and collections operations. The role involves ensuring accurate subscription and transaction-based billing, timely collections, GST compliance, and effective reconciliation of customer payments.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Accounts Receivable, revenue recognition, credit management, and financial controls, along with the ability to drive process improvements and automation in collaboration with Finance, Sales, Product, and Engineering teams.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end billing for SaaS subscriptions, transaction-based charges, and other services.
• Ensure accurate GST invoicing, e-invoice generation, and GSTR-1 and sales register reconciliation.
• Drive timely collections through structured follow-ups, dunning processes, and overdue account escalations.
• Oversee cash application and reconciliation of customer receipts across bank transfers, UPI, and payment gateways.
• Coordinate revenue recognition, receivables provisioning, and month-end closing activities.
• Monitor customer credit exposure, overdue balances, and receivables ageing.
• Validate platform usage data to ensure accurate billing and prevent revenue leakage.
• Manage customer TDS reconciliation, Form 26AS matching, billing disputes, and credit note requests.
• Drive automation and process improvements across billing, reconciliation, and AR reporting.
• Prepare AR dashboards, collection forecasts, and KPI reports for Finance leadership.
• Maintain internal controls, SOPs, and audit-ready documentation.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Accounts Receivable operations, including billing, collections, cash application, reconciliation, and ageing management.
• Understanding of subscription-based and transaction-based billing models, preferably in SaaS or technology-driven environments.
• Working knowledge of GST compliance, e-invoicing, IRN generation, GSTR-1 reconciliation, TDS, and Form 26AS.
• Understanding of Ind AS 115, revenue recognition, receivables provisioning, doubtful debts, and write-offs.
• Experience in collection strategies, dunning processes, credit risk monitoring, and customer escalations.
• Proficiency in ERP, CRM, billing platforms, banking systems, and payment gateway reconciliation.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in AR dashboards, ageing reports, and collection forecasting.
• Exposure to process automation, system integration, and internal control improvements.
• Advanced MS Excel skills; exposure to BI and data visualization tools is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and ownership skills.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Semi-qualified CA/CMA or candidates pursuing professional qualifications will also be preferred.