Process Associate – Accounts Receivable
HCLTech — Chennai, Tamil Nadu
₹4–8 LPA (HireSetu estimate) · Entry level · Freshers eligible · Full-time
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Quick answer: A fresher Accounts Receivable seat in Chennai, where most of the day goes on matching customer payments to open invoices in an ERP and chasing what's overdue. Excel at VLOOKUP and pivot table level is the practical bar.
From HCLTech's job posting
Job Summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented and motivated fresher to join the Finance team in the Accounts Receivable (AR) function. The role involves supporting cash application, collections, and AR reconciliation activities, including ensuring accurate posting of customer payments, monitoring outstanding invoices, and assisting in follow-ups for receivables.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:Post customer payments (cash, cheque, wire transfers, online payments) to the correct invoices and accounts.Apply payments accurately against open invoices in ERP systems.Identify and resolve unidentified or partial payments.Maintain proper documentation of payment receipts and adjustments.Monitor outstanding invoices and track overdue payments.Send reminders and follow-ups for payment collection.Coordinate with internal teams and customers to resolve payment delays.Assist in preparing aging reports and collection status updates.Maintain records of collections, adjustments, and reconciliations.Prepare basic AR reports such as aging analysis and payment status reports.Ensure adherence to company policies and accounting standards.
Skill Requirements
Required Skills & Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or related field.Basic understanding of accounting concepts (debits, credits, invoices, receivables).Good knowledge of MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables is a plus).Strong attention to detail and accuracy.Good communication skills (written and verbal).Ability to work in a team and follow instructions.
Other Requirements
Learning Opportunities:Hands-on experience in end-to-end AR process.Training in cash application and collections strategy.Exposure to real-world finance operations and ERP systems.Development of analytical and communication skills.
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HireSetu's note
Matching payments is the craft here
Most of your day answers one question: which invoice does this payment belong to? Wires arrive short, a customer pays three invoices in one transfer, someone types the wrong reference. You find the invoice, post it, document why. The rest is follow-up, on reminders and on customers who claim they've already paid.
That means volume and repetition: a few hundred payments a month, ageing buckets that have to tie back to the ledger. Checking the same details carefully is the whole job.
Accounting basics you'll actually use
Debits and credits come up in any finance interview, but what matters here is the invoice-to-receipt cycle: how a sale becomes a receivable, what a credit note does, why unapplied cash is a problem, and what the 0-30, 31-60 and 60-90 ageing buckets tell a collections team. Learn what an adjustment or a write-off means in practice, and the difference between a customer paying late and a customer disputing the bill. The follow-up differs.
In India, receipts rarely land at the exact invoice value, because customers deduct TDS and GST sits on the invoice. Knowing why a payment comes in short stops you flagging a normal deduction as an error.
Excel shortcuts that pay off
VLOOKUP and pivots are the minimum. Practise on a messy payment file: match receipts to invoices, strip duplicates, use SUMIFS to total what's still open, sort by due date. Anything you can do without reaching for the mouse is time back on a two-hundred-line upload.
ERP screen names change between SAP, Oracle and the in-house tools finance teams run. Understand the flow, payment received, applied to invoice, invoice closed, unapplied amount parked in a clearing account, and you'll pick up any system quickly.
Career path and shift timings
AR sits inside order-to-cash. After a year or two, the natural move is a senior AR or OTC analyst role, then team lead, or sideways into general ledger and month-end close. Chennai has a deep bench of finance operations centres, so these skills travel well between employers.
Ask about shift timings and which geography the process supports when you're called. Finance centres in the city run rotations that follow client time zones, and that shapes your day more than the job title does.
Drafted with AI from HCLTech's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.
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