Accounts Receivable Team Lead

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Team Lead to manage our O2C (order‑to‑cash) function, ensure accurate posting of payments, and drive timely collections across local, export, and inter‑company transactions.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee end‑to‑end O2C operations, including AR processing, credit control, and collections.
• Ensure timely posting of customer payments, issuance of credit memos, official receipts, and sales invoices.
• Prepare and distribute Statements of Account (SOA) to distributors and key accounts.
• Monitor payment commitments, overdue balances, and drive collection follow‑ups.
• Manage sales order releases based on credit limits and payment status.
• Review and reconcile undeposited cash, weekly cash collection reports, and inter‑company invoicing.
• Analyze aging, scorecards, and channel‑wise AR reports to ensure accuracy.
• Handle escalations with sales, logistics, treasury, and client finance teams.
• Allocate work, monitor productivity, and coach analysts and senior analysts.
• Maintain SOP adherence, audit readiness, and control compliance.
• Lead process improvement, automation, and efficiency initiatives.
• Act as SME for SAP S/4HANA O2C processes and support system upgrades and reporting enhancements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA/CMA is a plus.
• 5–7 years of finance and accounting experience, with strong leadership in O2C operations.
• Hands‑on expertise in AR, credit control, collections, promo accounting, returns, and sales adjustments.
• Experience in distributor or FMCG environments and stakeholder escalation management.
• Proven ability to handle audits, compliance requirements, and process stabilization.

Required skills

• SAP S/4HANA
• Advanced Excel