About this role
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
QUALIFICATIONS Education, Training & Experience
• Bachelor’s 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) • undefined