Senior Financial Accountant (Accounts Receivable- Cash Collection)

Senior Financial Accountant (Accounts Receivable- Cash Collection), Chennai

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As Senior Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for cash collection of accounts overdue, ensuring that the accounts in arrears are minimal and DSO remains below the agreed global target.

The Role

• Collection of outstanding invoices for assigned clients, including reconciliations and bad debt review
• Working towards Cash and AR reduction targets
• Maintaining and updating AR database including contacts and follow up history
• Showing initiative and drive in query resolution process
• Building strong working relationships with the Sponsors/Customers and internal stakeholders
• Interface with Project Management, Contracts and other departments to obtain up to date information concerning contracts, change orders and billing related issues that impact collections
• Develop/Change/Enhancement of policies and procedures as necessary, including documentation
• Assist manager with ad hoc reports and special projects as need

What you need

• Financial understanding with the ability to interpret data (analytical skills)
• Understanding of Order-To-Cash Cycle
• Minimum 5 years of experience of global cash collections with diverse multiple customer and contracting entity billing environments
• Demonstrate teamwork, energy, responsiveness, decision-making, and effectiveness
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and influencing skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS office package, particularly Excel.
• Strong organization, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and able to show persistence
• Qualified or Semi-Qualified Professional Accountancy Qualification (CPA/ CWA/CA/ CMA)
• Experience of large ERP financial systems. Specific Oracle Financials experience is desirable but not a prerequisite.

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What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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