SPE-Accounts Receivable

Job Summary

Serve as a specialist in accounts receivable within the finance domain focusing on end to end order to cash operations for a global organization in a hybrid work model with night shift coverage. Reconcile customer accounts manage cash application and resolve discrepancies to support accurate financial reporting and strong client relationships while maintaining compliance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage end to end accounts receivable activities by accurately posting customer invoices and credit memos to ensure timely and reliable revenue recognition across global operations.
• Perform systematic cash application by matching incoming payments with open invoices in the finance system to minimize unapplied cash and improve visibility of customer account status.
• Conduct regular reconciliation of customer accounts by identifying open items investigating mismatches and coordinating internal follow ups to maintain accurate and compliant financial records.
• Handle order to cash tasks by validating sales orders invoicing data and billing terms to ensure that downstream receivables and collections processes run smoothly and efficiently.
• Execute collections activities by monitoring overdue items sending reminders and documenting follow ups in a professional tone to reduce days sales outstanding and support healthy cash flow.
• Review payment discrepancies and short payments by analyzing backup documentation and collaborating with sales and operations teams to resolve issues and prevent revenue leakage.
• Prepare structured reports and dashboards on accounts receivable metrics by compiling aging analysis cash application status and dispute trends to support informed decision making by stakeholders.
• Maintain strict adherence to internal controls and finance policies by following standard operating procedures and audit requirements to support risk mitigation and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams in sales customer service and finance by sharing account insights and status updates to improve customer experience and operational alignment.
• Utilize finance and order to cash tools by entering clean and consistent data running standard queries and validating results to enhance process reliability and reporting quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying recurring process gaps in order to cash and accounts receivable cycles and proposing practical solutions that increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Adapt to hybrid work expectations and night shift schedules by managing time effectively maintaining secure handling of financial data and ensuring uninterrupted support for global stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly in spoken and written English by documenting account actions responding to queries and escalating material issues to enable transparent and collaborative problem resolution.

Qualifications

• Apply foundational knowledge of finance domain concepts such as revenue cycles accruals and reconciliations to interpret transaction flows and support accurate accounts receivable processing.
• Use practical experience in finance order to cash to manage the journey from order booking through invoicing and collection with a focus on timely billing and disciplined follow up.
• Leverage exposure to order to cash order management by understanding how order quality pricing setup and delivery confirmation influence downstream receivable balances and dispute frequency.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of order to cash accounts receivable practices by handling account reconciliations unapplied cash and credit adjustments in a structured and controlled manner.
• Employ strong English reading and writing skills to interpret customer contracts payment advices and internal process guides and to produce clear documentation of account activities.
• Use English speaking skills to engage confidently with internal partners and external customer contacts during calls or virtual meetings aimed at resolving receivable or billing issues.
• Apply prior hands on experience of two to three years in accounts receivable or related finance operations to handle standard cases independently while recognizing when to seek guidance for complex matters.

Über Cognizant  
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.

Zusätzliche Informationen zur Beschäftigung
Die Vergütungsinformationen sind zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung dieser Stellenausschreibung korrekt. Cognizant behält sich das Recht vor, diese Informationen jederzeit unter Beachtung der geltenden gesetzlichen Bestimmungen zu ändern.

Bewerberinnen und Bewerber können verpflichtet sein, an Vorstellungsgesprächen persönlich oder per Videokonferenz teilzunehmen. Darüber hinaus kann es erforderlich sein, bei jedem Gespräch einen gültigen staatlichen Lichtbildausweis vorzulegen.

Cognizant ist ein Arbeitgeber mit Chancengleichheit. Ihre Bewerbung und Kandidatur werden nicht aufgrund von Rasse, Hautfarbe, Geschlecht, Religion, Glaubensbekenntnis, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität, nationaler Herkunft, Behinderung, genetischen Informationen, Schwangerschaft, Veteranenstatus oder sonstiger durch bundes‑, landes‑ oder kommunalrechtliche Vorschriften geschützter Merkmale berücksichtigt oder abgelehnt.