Accounts Receivable Specialist

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Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to manage customer receivables, payment applications, account reconciliations, and deduction resolution. The role requires strong attention to detail, sound accounting knowledge, and the ability to investigate discrepancies and ensure customer accounts remain accurate and up to date.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with customer payments, deductions, claims, short payments, and reconciliations while collaborating with internal teams to resolve outstanding issues efficiently.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Customer Accounts Receivable (AR) activities.
• Apply and reconcile customer payments accurately against outstanding invoices.
• Investigate and resolve customer deductions, claims, and account discrepancies.
• Analyse short payments, pricing differences, promotional deductions, and other customer deductions.
• Reconcile customer account balances and identify unresolved or unusual transactions.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer account records.
• Research payment and deduction discrepancies and coordinate appropriate resolutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve customer deductions and outstanding balances.
• Ensure accurate classification and accounting treatment of customer payments and deductions.
• Track open items and follow up with relevant stakeholders for timely closure.
• Maintain supporting documentation and appropriate records for AR transactions.
• Follow established SOPs, controls, and accounting processes to ensure consistent and accurate processing.
• Identify recurring discrepancies and support process improvements where required.
• Ensure high levels of accuracy and timely completion of assigned AR activities.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 3+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Order-to-Cash (O2C), finance operations, or a similar accounting function.
• Strong hands-on experience with customer payments, cash application, reconciliations, and deductions.
• Good understanding of Accounts Receivable processes and accounting principles.
• Experience investigating short payments, claims, pricing differences, and promotional deductions.
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and drive timely resolution.
• Strong numerical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and coordination skills for working with internal and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and manage multiple outstanding items effectively.
• Comfortable working with ERP/accounting systems and MS Excel.
• Strong understanding of SOPs, process controls, and transaction accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while meeting defined timelines and service-level expectations.
• A proactive and process-oriented approach with a strong focus on accuracy and accountability.