Job Description: Executive – Finance (Accounts Receivable & Revenue Assurance)
Role Overview
As an Executive – Finance, you will play a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant customer invoicing, revenue accrual, and accounts receivable processes. You will work closely with sales, operations, and project teams to ensure billing aligns with contractual terms and revenue is recognized appropriately.
Key Responsibilities
1. Invoicing Operations
- Support the end-to-end customer invoicing process in coordination with internal stakeholders
- Ensure timely and accurate invoice generation aligned with contractual terms and milestones
- Assist with invoice revisions, including issuance of credit/debit notes
- Handle billing queries and resolve discrepancies with internal teams and international customers
- Maintain proper documentation for all invoicing transactions
2. Revenue Accrual & Recognition
- Analyze Statements of Work (SOWs) and Purchase Orders (POs) to determine appropriate revenue treatment
- Support monthly revenue accruals for:
- Time & Material (T&M)
- FTE-based contracts
- Usage-based billing models
- Coordinate with project managers and delivery teams to obtain accrual inputs
- Record and reconcile unbilled revenue and deferred revenue during month-end
- Maintain revenue schedules and supporting documentation for audit and reporting
3. Accounts Receivable & Collections Support
- Monitor accounts receivable aging and support follow-ups on outstanding invoices
- Coordinate with customers to ensure timely collections and payment resolution
- Reconcile customer accounts and resolve payment discrepancies
- Assist in improving cash flow and reducing DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)
4. Month-End Closing & Reporting
- Prepare and post journal entries related to revenue and billing
- Assist in preparing revenue and AR reports for internal review and management
- Perform monthly reconciliation of revenue GLs and sub-ledgers
- Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation
5. Process, Compliance & Improvements
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
- Contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives across invoicing and revenue workflows
- Support initiatives to improve order-to-cash (O2C) cycle efficiency
- Contribute to business finance support, financial analysis, and other ad-hoc assignments aligned with organizational priorities
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable / Order-to-Cash (O2C), invoicing, or revenue accounting roles (preferably in a service-based or IT services organization)
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, including revenue recognition, accruals, and AR processes
- Hands-on experience in customer invoicing, collections, and reconciliation activities
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Tally, etc.) and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
Key Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Timeliness and accuracy of invoice processing
- Accuracy of revenue accruals and reconciliations
- Reduction in billing errors and disputes
- Improvement in AR aging and collection efficiency (DSO)
- Audit readiness and compliance adherence
