Position Summary
The Accounts Receivable Officer is responsible for managing all customer invoicing, collections, account reconciliations, and reporting to ensure the dealership’s cash flow is healthy. This role will work closely with Sales, Service, and Finance teams to resolve billing issues, monitor overdue payments, and minimize bad debt risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and issue invoices to customers (retail, corporate, fleet) in a timely manner.
- Prepare credit notes, debit notes as needed in coordination with sales or service teams.
- Ensure accurate billing aligned with sales orders, services rendered, warranty, and parts.
- Monitor the AR aging schedule and proactively follow up on overdue customer accounts via email, phone calls, or written reminders. careers.bureauveritas.com+1
- Negotiate payment plans when required.
- Escalate delinquent accounts to the Finance Manager or legal team as per company policy. careers.bureauveritas.com
- Reconcile customer accounts regularly to ensure all payments are correctly posted. ITN Logistics+1
- Investigate and resolve any discrepancies between payments received and invoices. Diamondlease
- Prepare aging reports, statements of accounts, and monthly AR schedules.
- Assess and monitor customer creditworthiness. Diamondlease
- Recommend credit limits or hold on accounts if payment risk is high.
- Identify potential bad debts and support management in provisioning or write-off decisions.
- Accurately post payments (cash, cheque, electronic) against open invoices. Transguard Group
- Process and document receipts, remittances, and payment allocations.
- Generate monthly/quarterly AR reports (aging, DSO, collections performance). Diamondlease
- Provide insights and trends about customer payment behaviors to support cash flow forecasting.
- Assist in month-end closing processes (AR-related accruals, reconciliations).
- Work closely with Sales / Service / Parts departments to resolve billing disputes or order discrepancies. Transguard Group
- Liaise with internal stakeholders (e.g., sales managers) to release orders only when payments or credit checks are satisfied. uaeadvise.com
- Support audit activities by providing required AR documentation.
- Ensure AR processes comply with UAE accounting standards, VAT rules, and company policies. ats.vrecruitfirst.com+1
- Maintain accurate customer records, payment histories, correspondence, and dispute logs. Diamondlease+1
- Recommend improvements / automation in AR processes to drive efficiency.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Transguard Group+1
- 2–4 years of experience in accounts receivable, preferably in an automotive, retail, or service business. founditgulf.com
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and AR processes. Diamondlease
- Experience with ERP / accounting software and MS Excel (pivot tables, data analysis). ats.vrecruitfirst.com
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Attention to detail, strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- (Preferred) Experience in credit control and cash flow management.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: AED5,000.00 - AED7,000.00 per month
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