Senior Accounts Officer, Accounts Receivable
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at SMRT Corporation. Singapore, SG.
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What you'll do
- Process customer invoices, incoming payments, refunds and late-payment charges, keeping AR records accurate and on schedule
- Track overdue balances, send account reminders and statements, and investigate payment mismatches, billing problems and customer questions
- Prepare closing and audit materials, including journal entries, bank reconciliations, debtor aging and GST files from ERP data
- Use Power Query and Excel to check, analyse and standardise fare and finance data for reporting
- Support finance system testing and improvements, coordinating with stakeholders and Public Transport Operators to resolve issues
What you bring
- A diploma in accountancy
- Relevant experience in a Finance Shared Services setting
- Strong numerical and Excel skills, including Power Query, Power Automate and Power BI
Who this fits
This senior AR role suits someone who can handle detailed finance operations, manage several priorities and work both independently and with stakeholders. You’ll report to the Senior Accountant for AP and AR and work to strict reporting and processing deadlines.
From the employer
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Accountant, AP & AR, this role will provide financial, administrative, and operational support to ensure timely and accurate processing, recording, and reconciliation of collections, revenue, and related AR activities within the Finance Shared Services environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support end-to-end Accounts Receivable operations, including customer invoicing, receipt posting, refunds, and late payment interest billing from source systems, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
2. Perform receipting, reconciliations, and collections, including monitoring overdue accounts, trigger system reminder notices and Statements of Accounts (SOA), and resolving discrepancies, billing issues, and customer queries.
3. Support month-end closing, reporting, and audit activities, including journal postings, bank and clearing reconciliations, debtor aging analysis, high-volume fare report extraction and preparation of GST reporting files extracted from ERP systems, with data validated, analysed, and standardised using Power Query (PQ) and Excel-based tools.
4. Collaborate with internal and/or external stakeholders to resolve operational issues promptly, including follow-up on email enquiries, while supporting continuous process improvement, automation, and streamlining initiatives across finance workflows and reporting processes.
5. Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), data validation, system enhancement testing, and discussions with Public Transport Operators, ensuring smooth implementation and operational readiness of finance systems and processes.
6. Perform administrative duties, maintain timely reporting of operational activities, adhere to strict reporting and processing deadlines, and undertake other ad-hoc responsibilities assigned by the team lead or management from time to time.
Qualifications & Work Experience
• Diploma in Accountancy
• Relevant working experience in a Finance Shared Services environment
Skills
Technical skills include:
• Good working knowledge of SAP and Simplicity would be an advantage.
• Good numerical and Excel skills, including Power Query, Power Automate, Power Bl.
Generic skills include:
• Meticulous and detail-oriented, with a consistent track record of delivering accurate work and supporting process improvements.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments, work independently and collaboratively, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
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