SGS: AR Accountant — Hyderabad, India

About SGS

SGS provides testing, inspection and certification services. Its employer descriptions connect this work with quality, compliance and sustainability, using laboratory and other business facilities to deliver services. These activities address related but distinct needs: examining products or materials, assessing conditions against requirements, and establishing conformity with an applicable framework. The business provides organisations with evidence and assessments relevant to their operations, supported by scientific, technical and administrative work around the services delivered.

The position and its setting

SGS lists AR Accountant in Hyderabad, India, under reference REF92531R. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Management, General Administration and Support Functions
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Brands: SGS

Responsibilities and work described

• Purpose of the Role
• The AR Accountant / Credit Controller is responsible for protecting company cash flow, minimizing credit risk exposure, ensuring timely collection of accounts receivable, enforcing company credit policies, and maintaining accurate customer account records
• The role supports the achievement of Days Sales (DSO), overdue receivables, bad debt, and cash collection targets while ensuring compliance with credit control, collection, and credit risk management procedures

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Collections, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Customer Service, or Finance Operations
• Good understanding of customer account follow-up, aging reports, payment commitments, dispute resolution, and collection processes
• Proficiency: Microsoft Excel and familiarity with customer statements, aging schedules, and collection trackers
• Exposure: Power BI, automated collection tools, and banking platforms is an added advantage

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: ERP systems such as Oracle, SUN Systems, SAP, or similar finance platforms is highly desirable

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Review daily bank statements and identify incoming customer payments
• Accurately allocate customer receipts against invoices within the ERP system
• Investigate unidentified receipts and coordinate with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely allocation
• Reconcile unapplied cash, advance payments, and customer account balances
• Maintain accurate and fully reconciled customer ledgers
• 2
• Collections Management
• Conduct proactive collection activities through telephone, email, customer portals, and customer meetings
• Contact customers before invoice due dates to secure timely payments
• Follow up on overdue invoices according to collection procedures
• Obtain firm payment commitments and track expected collection dates
• Negotiate payment plans within delegated authority while maintaining customer relationships
• Support the recovery of long-balances and high-risk receivables
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Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another AR Accountant vacancy is not an offer for reference REF92531R; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

A closing date is not confirmed in this article. Check the current employer page before submitting: an undated posting can change or be withdrawn.

How to apply to SGS

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official SGS posting below and match the title and reference REF92531R.

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Practical preparation: SAP

For SAP, identify the module or business process and the type of contribution: configuration, development, integration, testing or user support. Give one example that connects the system change to the business need.

Relevant skills

• SAP
• Excel
• audit
• risk management
• compliance
• sales
• customer support
• stakeholder management
• communication
• commercial negotiations