Senior Accountant

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/allocationin 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-partytransactions, 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/unappliedreceipts 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)
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