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 S4HANA, 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/4HANA 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/4HANA 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.