DP World India | Senior Associate - Accounts Receivable - Global Service Centre

Key accountabilities

• Senior Associate – Accounts Receivable will be responsible for managing and follow-up on customer overdues, resolve customer queries, ensure accurate cash application, customer reconciliation, understand the day-to-day operations in Accounts Receivable functions.
• The role requires strong operational execution and a focus on process accuracy and compliance.
• The incumbent will work closely with internal & external departments to ensure timely and accurate AR processes.
• Ensure timely and effective follow-up on overdue receivables, managing communication with customers for payment reminders, and escalating unresolved issues to higher management as necessary.
• Performing daily cash application processes, including complex transactions, overseeing the accurate allocation of incoming payments and resolving payment discrepancies.
• Analyse ageing reports and customer payment patterns. Identify and follow-up for unaccounted entries.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements, and company policies and sharing best practices with team members.
• Take initiatives in process improvement ideas to standardise and minimise the workaround.

Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Good understanding of accounting principles.
• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and MS Excel.
• Ability to manage workload effectively, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in Finance & Accounting, with strong exposure to AR processes.
• Prior involvement in process improvement or ERP implementation projects is an added advantage.

DP World

From its base at Jebel Ali in Dubai, DP World runs ports and terminals around the world. It started out in 1972 as the operator of Port Rashid, Dubai's first commercial port, and has used its current name since September 2005. Ports remain at its core, but it also offers freight forwarding, contract logistics, marine services, economic zones and trade-related technology. In India, DP World operates container terminals at Nhava Sheva, where it has two, and at Mundra, Chennai and Cochin. It also runs container trains linking ports with inland locations, rail and inland terminals, container freight stations, warehousing and freight forwarding from logistics offices across the country.

Finance work at DP World in India is split between its Global Service Centre, where teams handle accounts payable, accounts receivable and freight forwarding finance, and business units such as container freight stations and rail and inland terminals. Site finance, general accounting, management accounting, FP&A and internal audit roles go up to senior manager and are based in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram and New Delhi. Postings ask for a B.Com, M.Com or a degree in accounting or finance, and senior roles often require a qualified CA, with CPA, ACCA, CIA or CFE also named.

• Industry: Ports, logistics and supply chain: container terminals, freight forwarding, rail and inland logistics, marine services and economic zones
• Headquarters: Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DP World)
• In India: Container terminals at Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Chennai and Cochin, plus rail and inland terminals, container freight stations and logistics offices; finance roles in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram and New Delhi