Assistant Manager - AR & AP

You will be responsible for accounting and finance activities, as well as various financial tasks such as invoicing, budget drafting, issuing purchase orders, and managing procurement processes. Your key duties and responsibilities will include overseeing the end-to-end Accounts Receivable (AR) process, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, monitoring customer accounts for timely collections, reconciling accounts, preparing AR aging reports, collaborating with sales teams on credit limit issues, implementing internal controls to minimize bad debts, and reviewing vendor reconciliations. You will also be responsible for maintaining proper documentation, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, monitoring and controlling expenses, assisting in vendor onboarding, and conducting regular performance evaluations. Additionally, you will lead and mentor a team of junior/senior accountants, identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements, ensure adherence to accounting standards and internal policies, assist in financial/internal audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams for budgeting and forecasting related to AR and AP. The key skills required for this role include strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and compliances, proficiency in ERP systems and MS Office (especially Excel), excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities to manage and develop a team. You should be detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and timeliness. To be eligible for this role, you should have a Graduation or Masters degree in Finance with a minimum of 50% marks, along with 5-7 years of experience in AR/AP or financial operations. Excellent communication skills, a go-getter attitude, and leadership abilities are essential characteristics for this position.,