Project Payment Collection Manager

Confidential (via Talento HR)

Bangalore, Karnataka · On-site · Full-time · 7-12 years experience

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About the role

COMPANY PROFILE

Supply, Installation, Testing & commissioning of lights in PROJECTS which includes Commercial Buildings, Street& roads, Industrial and Sports infrastructure

PROJECT PAYMENT COLLECTION MANAGER

A Project Payment Collection Manager (or Accounts Receivable / Project Billing & Collection Manager) is responsible for ensuring that cash flows into the organization on time by managing project invoicing, monitoring payment milestones, resolving billing disputes, and driving collections.

Milestone Tracking & Billing Governance

• Translate commercial contracts, client purchase orders, and project schedules into an active, actionable billing and collection calendar.

• Coordinate directly with project execution, supply chain, and site engineering teams to secure timely client approved delivery receipts, installation completion certificates, and joint measurement sheets.

• Enforce "First-Time Perfect" invoice preparation—ensuring tax invoices, delivery challans, and supporting technical documentations comply fully with client submission standards

• Track project progress against defined billing schedules (RA Bills, advances, retention money, and final settlement).

• Maintain an active Collection Action Tracker detailing aging receivables, upcoming milestones, and overdue accounts.

• Lead aggressive client-facing follow-ups across main contractors, PMCs, • and end-clients.

• Maintain structured aging reports (0–30, 31–60, 61–90, and >90 days) to flag overdue risks early and execute targeted recovery actions.

• Manage post-project receivables, including retention money release, bank guarantee returns, and Defect Liability Period (DLP) sign-offs.

Bottleneck & Dispute Resolution

• Identify payment blockers (debit notes, variation approvals, quality dispute claims, delay penalties) and lead resolution.

• Partner with Site Engineers to reconcile physical progress with certified financial values.

• Coordinate with Legal/Contracts to handle formal payment default notices and mediation steps.

Governance & Executive Reporting

• Present weekly/monthly collections, forecast reports, and risk matrices directly to executive leadership

• Enforce adherence to internal Order-to-Collection (O2C) SOPs across regional project teams.

• Monitor client credit risks and recommend strategic holds on site execution for high-risk overdue accounts

Skills