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Introduction
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Your role and responsibilities
Job Description & Requirements
The AR Cash Collector & Cash Application Specialist is responsible for timely collection of customer payments, accurate application of cash receipts, and management of invoice submissions through customer B2B/e-invoicing portals. This role plays a critical part in optimizing cash flow, reducing overdue receivables, and ensuring accurate accounts receivable records through close collaboration with aligned functions.
Your Role and Responsibilities
Invoice Submission & B2B Portal Management
- Submit customer invoices accurately and timely through customer-specific B2B, e-invoicing, procurement, and supplier portals (e.g., Ariba, Coupa, Tungsten, Tradeshift, etc)
- Validate invoice compliance against customer requirements, purchase orders (POs), contracts, tax regulations, and portal submission guidelines.
- Monitor invoice transmission status, rejections, and exceptions within customer portals.
- Investigate and resolve invoice rejection errors, missing PO issues, workflow failures, and portal-related disputes.
- Track invoice acknowledgement, approval, and payment status through customer portals.
- Coordinate with Q2C execution team, and customers to resolve invoice submission issues.
- Maintain records of portal registrations, user access, customer requirements, and invoice submission documentation.
- Ensure invoices are submitted within customer contractual and operational timelines to avoid payment delays.
- Support implementation and onboarding of new customer invoicing portals and e-billing requirements.
Cash Application and AR Adjustments
- Apply customer payments accurately and timely to open invoices.
- Investigate and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, overpayments, and deductions, and unidentified receipts.
- Coordinate with internal teams to clarify remittance details and apply cash.
- Perform daily cash application reconciliations, adjustments and ensure AR sub-ledger accuracy.
- Support month-end close activities related to cash and AR balances.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Prepare cash application reports, invoice submission/issue tracker.
- Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Support audits and internal control requirements
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
• Strong understanding of end-to-end AR processes, including invoicing, collections, and cash posting.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g SAP) and B2B portals (eg: Ariba, Coupa etc)
• Excel skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
•Customer-focused mindset with a problem-solving approach.
Preferred technical and professional experience
• Experience in B2B invoice management, AR collection and/or AR recording activities
• Experience in managing AR dispute resolution
• Exposure to process optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and business objectives.