AR - Cash Application

Role:  Team Member AR - Cash Application
Skill:  Finance and Accounts

Experience:

8-10 Years

Location:

TCS Chennai Base office

Shift:  UK Shifts

Education:

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 +
3)

• Non-technical graduation and/or master’s in finance & accounts stream
- B. Com, M. Com

• Bachelor's/Master’s in finance & accounting or equivalent with ERP certification / proficient

Must Have:
AP, AR, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Application, Invoice Processing, Billing &
Collections, Financial Reconciliation, Month End Close, SAP S4

HANA, IFRS, GAAP, Accounting Standards,
Advanced Excel, SOX, Compliance, Client Communication
The position requires a strong foundation in customer payment processing, cash application, account
reconciliations, and SAP S/4

HANA Order-to-Cash (OTC) processes

Good to Have:
Oracle, Transition Experience, Automation, Process Improvement, T&E Audit, Internal Quality Review,
Vendor Management, Procurement Process, SAP Certification.
Strong Accounts Receivable (AR) experience, including:
o Billing
o Cash Application, the position requires a strong foundation in customer payment processing, cash
application, account reconciliations, and SAP S/4

HANA Order-to-Cash (OTC) processes.
o Collections
Hands-on SAP knowledge, excel knowledge
Strong communication skills

Role and

Purpose:

The AP/AR-accountant is responsible for the accurate, timely, and complete execution of both
transactional accounting tasks and general ledger activities. The role ensures reliable financial data,
contributes to efficient end-to-end processes, supports and participates actively to the monthly and annual closing cycles. It requires both operational accuracy and analytical insight.

Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Closing processes

• Perform and verify customer and supplier postings.

• Manage customer and invoice creation amongst different businesses.

• Monitor outstanding customer and supplier balances and perform ageing analyses.

• Prepare and execute payments and follow up on payment methods.

• Record doubtful debtors, refunds, and corrections.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and yearly closings by preparing AP/AR closing entries and
schedules (e.g. reconciliations, and open-item reviews).

• Perform reconciliations of AP/AR-related accounts.

• Prepare reports on payment flows and open items, including related analyses.

• Check the consistency of financial figures, proactively identify deviations or unclear items, and
report them to the accountant/team coach/key user/process owner; anticipate errors and bottlenecks
and contribute to solutions to prevent incorrect postings.

• Support reporting activities and variance analyses.