Account receivable

Job description

Accounts Receivable Project Lead **Location:** Gurgaon **Experience:** 6 - 12 Years **Function:** Finance / Accounts Receivable / Credit Control **Employment Type:** Full-time About the Role We are looking for an experienced **Accounts Receivable Project Lead** to own the end-to-end AR charter, with a strong focus on **cash flow protection, credit control, billing discipline, dispute resolution, and recoveries**. The role will be a single-threaded owner responsible for driving AR health across owners, operators, business teams, and other stakeholders through structured processes, strong governance, and timely escalations. **Key Responsibilities** - Own the **end-to-end billing cycle governance**, including billing frequency, cut-off dates, invoice timelines, payment due dates, and dispute windows. - Establish and maintain a **single billing calendar** with weekly adherence reviews to ensure zero delays and slippages. - Build and implement an **AR control framework** with bucket-wise strategies, operating cadence, and strong credit-control mechanisms. - Drive **credit enforcement**, including prepaid terms, credit limits, inventory holds, and escalations as per defined policies. - Own **dispute resolution and closure**, working closely with Business, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams. - Develop recovery strategies based on **ageing, outstanding amount, dispute type, account category, and recovery probability**. - Lead negotiations with stakeholders for **commercial closures, settlements, recoveries, and payment resolutions**. - Create playbooks and training modules for **negotiation, dispute management, documentation, and recovery processes**. - Coach and manage Project Managers working under the AR charter. - Drive weekly governance through **AR dashboards, ageing reports, recovery pipelines, forecasts, and action trackers**. - Ensure appropriate approval mechanisms for **settlements, waivers, NOCs, settlement letters, and other commercial closures**. - Maintain complete **documentation and audit trails** for all disputes, negotiations, settlements, and recoveries. - Escalate critical cases and initiate legal action where required, in line with the defined framework and approval matrix. - Partner with senior leadership to identify **AR leakage, process gaps, and opportunities to improve cash conversion and collections efficiency**. What Were Looking For - 5–10 years of experience in **Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Collections, Revenue Operations, Finance Operations, or Commercial Operations**. - Strong experience managing **end-to-end AR outcomes**, including billing, collections, credit control, dispute resolution, and recoveries. - Proven experience in handling **complex commercial disputes and tough negotiations** with owners, operators, customers, or business partners. - Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across **Finance, Legal, Business, and Operations**. - Excellent **negotiation, persuasion, escalation management, and problem-solving** skills. - Strong execution and governance mindset with the ability to manage multiple high-value cases and priorities. - Strong understanding of **AR ageing, reconciliation, credit terms, collections, settlements, and recovery processes**. - Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive decisions in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment. - Strong analytical skills with proficiency in **MS Excel / Google Sheets** and AR reporting dashboards. Key Skills **Accounts Receivable | AR Management | Credit Control | Collections | Recovery | Billing | Dispute Resolution | Reconciliation | Commercial Negotiation | Stakeholder Management | Credit Risk | Ageing Analysis | Cash Flow Management | Revenue Operations | Finance Operations | Escalation Management | Settlement | Governance | MIS | Advanced Excel** **Please read the JD properly and accordingly share your details over the whatsapp - 9608723030 ( Adarsh Anand)**