Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for managing the end-to-end AR cycle, including customer invoicing, collections, reconciliations, and reporting across both our India and Singapore legal entities. 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/allocation in 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-party transactions, 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/unapplied receipts 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) * undefined