Job Description
Credit & Collections Head – India
Location: India
Department: Finance
Reports to: Regional Finance Controller
Team Size: 10 (Collection Executives)
1. Role Summary
The Credit & Collections Head – India is responsible for leading the India credit control and receivable’s function, ensuring the achievement of DSO targets, monthly collection targets, and strong cashflow performance. The role requires independent leadership of a multi‑location team of 10, effective follow‑up governance, and driving consistent process discipline across all regions.
2. Key Responsibilities
• Credit & Collection Governance
• Lead end-to-end credit control operations across all India business units.
• Deliver DSO, overdue, and monthly collection targets aligned with Group and Regional objectives.
• Review aging reports, overdue buckets, and initiate timely follow-up or escalation actions.
• Strengthen credit risk assessment, customer payment behavior tracking, and credit limit compliance.
• Team Leadership
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of 10 spread across regions.
• Define KPIs for team performance (DSO, collection %, follow-up compliance, dispute resolution).
• Ensure adherence to daily/weekly action plans and maintain high productivity and discipline.
• Follow-up Mechanism & Process Control
• Implement structured follow-up cycles: calling cadence, customer reminders, escalation matrices.
• Ensure complete documentation of customer commitments, disputes, and collection notes.
• Drive standardization, policy compliance, and timely resolution of billing or service-related issues.
• Stakeholder & Customer Interface
• Work closely with Operations, Sales, and PL Heads to resolve disputes and accelerate collections.
• Present monthly collection performance and risk accounts in finance and business reviews.
• Coordinate with legal for chronic overdue accounts requiring recovery actions.
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify gaps and implement process enhancements for faster collection cycles.
• Promote the use of dashboards, trackers, and digital tools for better transparency and governance.
3. Qualifications & Skills
• Post Graduate / MBA Finance preferred with 10–15 years of credit & collection experience.
• Proven ability to independently manage a large credit team (10+).
• Strong negotiation skills and customer-handling capability.
• Excellent command over aging analysis, risk assessment, and commercial terms.
• Proficient in MS Excel, dashboards, and reporting.
4. Competencies
• Leadership & People Management
• Strong Follow-up Discipline
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Communication & Negotiation
Description:
In this role, you'll be utilizing your technical accounting expertise to provide the following support:
• Reviewing and scoring the Bank Accounts reconciliations (Global entities)
• Reviewing Magnitude Financial Consolidation package with Trial Balance and Auditors report.
• Reporting the Quality score/ feedback of Bank recs for the consolidated group and Global divisions
• Flex GL / SL balances uploads
• Currency upload, User queries (Global level), other support in AR or GL activities as a Cross-training requirement.
• Managing MAIA – Capex Approval tool and workflow
• Hands-on experience on the preparation of Bank Reconciliations, Inter-company reconciliations, and Balance sheet reconciliations
• Added advantage of an experience into General Ledger (GL) accounting, Record to Report (R2R), GL closing and reporting roles
• Good Accounting knowledge and concepts clarity is required
• Good English communication skills - To communicate and resolve User queries independently
• Good Excel skills are required.
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services.
When we look at Bureau Veritas, we want to see a reflection of the communities in which we work. Inclusion is about actively involving every employee’s ideas, knowledge, perspectives, approaches and styles to maximize business success. Inclusion is about attracting new talent who will bring more diversity to our workforce, with differences in culture, professional backgrounds and beliefs.
Our purpose: shaping a world of trust.
Guaranteeing quality, ensuring Health and Safety, mitigating risks and improving performance as well as environmental protection and social responsibility … This is what Bureau Veritas is about, truly believing that it contributes to bettering society.
Blending performance & integrity, with ambition & humility, responsibility & openness, we are proud that our people leave a mark on what they do.
We respect our people and believe in our talents.
We empower them to leave their mark, working as a team for the benefit of our 400,000 clients across 140 countries.
We believe that leaving a mark is a true challenge and opportunity for every one of us, a sign of trust and impact, a bond with the future, a proof of growth and development.
Being part of the BV family, is more than just working, it’s being convinced that you will Leave your mark…. in shaping a world of trust.
Join our talented community of scientists and experts and apply today at https://www.bvna.com/careers
Bureau Veritas Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise Human Resources of any accommodations that are required. Any information received relating to accommodations will be treated as confidential.
Shaping a World of Trust
Experience Level
Mid Level
Location: India
Department: Finance
Reports to: Regional Finance Controller
Team Size: 10 (Collection Executives)
1. Role Summary
The Credit & Collections Head – India is responsible for leading the India credit control and receivable’s function, ensuring the achievement of DSO targets, monthly collection targets, and strong cashflow performance. The role requires independent leadership of a multi‑location team of 10, effective follow‑up governance, and driving consistent process discipline across all regions.
2. Key Responsibilities
• Credit & Collection Governance
• Lead end-to-end credit control operations across all India business units.
• Deliver DSO, overdue, and monthly collection targets aligned with Group and Regional objectives.
• Review aging reports, overdue buckets, and initiate timely follow-up or escalation actions.
• Strengthen credit risk assessment, customer payment behavior tracking, and credit limit compliance.
• Team Leadership
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of 10 spread across regions.
• Define KPIs for team performance (DSO, collection %, follow-up compliance, dispute resolution).
• Ensure adherence to daily/weekly action plans and maintain high productivity and discipline.
• Follow-up Mechanism & Process Control
• Implement structured follow-up cycles: calling cadence, customer reminders, escalation matrices.
• Ensure complete documentation of customer commitments, disputes, and collection notes.
• Drive standardization, policy compliance, and timely resolution of billing or service-related issues.
• Stakeholder & Customer Interface
• Work closely with Operations, Sales, and PL Heads to resolve disputes and accelerate collections.
• Present monthly collection performance and risk accounts in finance and business reviews.
• Coordinate with legal for chronic overdue accounts requiring recovery actions.
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify gaps and implement process enhancements for faster collection cycles.
• Promote the use of dashboards, trackers, and digital tools for better transparency and governance.
3. Qualifications & Skills
• Post Graduate / MBA Finance preferred with 10–15 years of credit & collection experience.
• Proven ability to independently manage a large credit team (10+).
• Strong negotiation skills and customer-handling capability.
• Excellent command over aging analysis, risk assessment, and commercial terms.
• Proficient in MS Excel, dashboards, and reporting.
4. Competencies
• Leadership & People Management
• Strong Follow-up Discipline
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Communication & Negotiation
Description:
In this role, you'll be utilizing your technical accounting expertise to provide the following support:
• Reviewing and scoring the Bank Accounts reconciliations (Global entities)
• Reviewing Magnitude Financial Consolidation package with Trial Balance and Auditors report.
• Reporting the Quality score/ feedback of Bank recs for the consolidated group and Global divisions
• Flex GL / SL balances uploads
• Currency upload, User queries (Global level), other support in AR or GL activities as a Cross-training requirement.
• Managing MAIA – Capex Approval tool and workflow
• Hands-on experience on the preparation of Bank Reconciliations, Inter-company reconciliations, and Balance sheet reconciliations
• Added advantage of an experience into General Ledger (GL) accounting, Record to Report (R2R), GL closing and reporting roles
• Good Accounting knowledge and concepts clarity is required
• Good English communication skills - To communicate and resolve User queries independently
• Good Excel skills are required.
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services.
When we look at Bureau Veritas, we want to see a reflection of the communities in which we work. Inclusion is about actively involving every employee’s ideas, knowledge, perspectives, approaches and styles to maximize business success. Inclusion is about attracting new talent who will bring more diversity to our workforce, with differences in culture, professional backgrounds and beliefs.
Our purpose: shaping a world of trust.
Guaranteeing quality, ensuring Health and Safety, mitigating risks and improving performance as well as environmental protection and social responsibility … This is what Bureau Veritas is about, truly believing that it contributes to bettering society.
Blending performance & integrity, with ambition & humility, responsibility & openness, we are proud that our people leave a mark on what they do.
We respect our people and believe in our talents.
We empower them to leave their mark, working as a team for the benefit of our 400,000 clients across 140 countries.
We believe that leaving a mark is a true challenge and opportunity for every one of us, a sign of trust and impact, a bond with the future, a proof of growth and development.
Being part of the BV family, is more than just working, it’s being convinced that you will Leave your mark…. in shaping a world of trust.
Join our talented community of scientists and experts and apply today at https://www.bvna.com/careers
Bureau Veritas Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise Human Resources of any accommodations that are required. Any information received relating to accommodations will be treated as confidential.
Shaping a World of Trust
Experience Level
Mid Level
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Credit Control Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the Finance sector. This role in Noida offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Finance is a plus.
