Sarojini M

#22 , DV Gundappa Rd, Narayana Reddy Layout

Ramamurthy Nagar , Bangalore – 560016 , India

✆9740536422  ✉[email protected]

Summary

Highly focused and meticulous Finance Professional with an exceptional client satisfaction record and work ethic. Strong multitasker able to manage multiple accounting projects with complete accuracy and professionalism. Able to work well independently or as a manager of small and large accounting teams.

Objective

Accomplished F&A professional with 12 years of experience in Consulting, Solutioning, P2P and R2R operations, procurement and Project management.

Expertise in planning, migrating, transitioning and managing several successful processes from onsite in procurement and supply chain management.

Have worked with the Continents like North America, Canada ,Europe and Asia .

Experience in implementing cost saving measures. Proven track record in improving operations, enhancing business growth .Possess a unique blend of Managerial and Functional skills backed by strong record of people management and resource optimisation.

Work Experience :

Administrative Business Partner.

Google India  /Apar Technologies – Mar 2018 to till date .

Roles & Responsibility

Prepared budgets, forecasts and strategic plans that provided clear, consistent and measurable targets for the business. Developed monthly financial statements that accurately measured business performance.
Provided financial support in the successful migration .
Developed reporting and analysis within the channels to allow considered business decision-making and support the successful growth in the region.
Working with client for reviewing and approving of Invoices for payment after necessary validation with all supporting documents and archival of the same for Audit requirements .
Regular follow ups with supplier for credit notes .
Screening of PO Requisitions from the supplier before creating the Purchase Order , PO analysis and reconciliation .

Team Lead

CapGemini Business Service (India) Ltd Apr 2017 to till  Sep 2017

Roles & Responsibility

Managed a team of 15 FTEs including 2 Process leads handling Finance and accounting for Third party global Client
Accountable & responsible for all complete F&A process in terms of SLA ,client management ,Process management & people management .
Responsible to prepare the monthly governance call slide and present to the senior management team & client on a monthly basis.
Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
Prepared and Reviewed monthly and year- end  reconciliations.
Investigated issues spanning multiple departments.
Reviewed accounts payable vouchers for accuracy.
Prepared required monthly and quarterly reports.
Assisted team with research and analysis projects.
Prepared projections for future expenses and revenue.

Operations In-charge Manager F&A

GMR Energy from Feb 03rd 2016 to Mar 2017 .

Roles & Responsibility

Managed a team of 22 FTEs which included Invoice Processing, Payments & Employee Reimbursement process.
Reallocated job duties for staff to improve workflow by focusing on individual’s strengths / responsibilities, which reduced duplication of effort and resulted in 85% reduction in accounting errors.
Assisted in monthly financial close by analyzing and reviewing balance sheet accounts, and ensuring financial transactions were recorded accurately.
Prepared the annual revenue and expense budgets for various operational accounts
Prepared the monthly profit and loss variance analysis, which included researching various financial reports and meeting with management to determine the cause of variances.
Performed inventory procedures on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Monitored activity in all accounts, reconciled sub-ledgers to general ledgers and resolved all differences.
Transitioned AP functions from 3 on-site locations to corporate headquarters. Realigned workload and reduced headcount without disruption of services to vendors .
Developed queries and generated reports for upper management which summarized multiple information including expenses, vendor spend, forecasts and Ops decks.
Ensured compliance with company travel/expense policy. Reviewed and coordinated the update of the travel/expense policy with top management. Reviewed and processed expense reports on a weekly basis.
Processed two Payment runs per week for 5 entities and accurately paid wire transfers and transmitted ACH files to financial institution.
Streamlined Payment and  DPR process and prepared procedure manual.
Completed month-end closing deadlines. Reviewed unposted accounts payable entries
Regularly reviewed and reconciled Accounts Payable aging and outstanding and Facilitated the coordinated and accurate reporting
Responsible for resource hiring, placing the right resources in the right profile, Performance appraisal, training plan, career planning, providing feedback on a regular basis.
Responsible & ensure all process has been followed as per agreed sign off SOP/DTP ‘s. Regular audit and internal control compliance has been followed to ensure operation run with 100% compliance.
Responsible to manage attrition level & ensure to keep it to the minimum level.
Experience in managing, motivating and leading teams for successful business process operations with proven ability of achieving Service Delivery/Process Targets.
Senior Associate/Client Team Lead for F&A (R2R /Fixed Assets/Accounts Payable )

IGATE Global from Feb 2012 to till  Dec 2015

Roles & Responsibility

Managed a team of 17 FTE’s  employees which included Invoice Processing, Vendor Management, Travel & Expense and Fixed Assets .
Efficiently produced timely and accurate accounting reports, responsive to a constantly changing organisation and customer requirements.
Controlled all ledger accounts, relationship and reporting files .
Managed the fixed asset function to include training the fixed asset clerk.
Reviewed weekly payables for proper coding, customer inquiries and payment processing
Maintained sound record keeping and thorough documentation to facilitate and comply with external year-end audits .
Efficiently managed the accurate and timely processing over 17000 invoices per month. Reviewed all invoices validating all content and resolving various issues
Drove and coordinated accounts payable functions on-site staff members, thereby improving workflow 20%.
Transitioned AP process , Established / supervised process to address / rectify errors in prepaid, asset, resulting in major time reduction by GL staff for accurate reconciliation.
Generated and prepared various reports for internal management and client which summarised multiple information for Audit and weekly calls and update to business .
Responsible for ensuring Seamless Transitions and meeting project goals on time.
Drive and implement process improvement ideas, process automation, kaizens, & focusing on process standardization across F&A domain work streams.
Responsible for adherence to committed quality, accuracy & turnaround of the processes render service within agreed SLA’s and timeliness.
Responsible for effective utilisation of resources, Production planning, workflow management, load balancing, distribution activities and KPI & sigma reporting.
Mentor & manage the team performance by objective setting, cross functional/back up training, career development, soft skill training, and direction to team activities. .

Accounts Payable & Transition Process Lead

CapGemini Business Service (India) Ltd Jun 2010 to till  Jan 2012

Roles & Responsibility

Lead a team of 15 FTEs supporting UK & Swiss Purina business
Coordination between various internal departments internally i.e. Accounts operations Team, Vendor Setup.
End to End Activities managed in the Account payable
Training and continuous monitoring of new recruits within the team and other team activities in order to enable them to deliver the SLA on time and accurate
Identifying areas to improve the process .
Delivering and presentation of metrics to the Management on a monthly basis per the definitions of CPI’s and KPI’s and as agreed in the SOW.
Lead continuous improvement activities by driving the implementation of process and product quality improvement initiatives Manage PTP process- Vendor master, AP, payments, Pcard, T&E and helpdesk and responsible for delivery management as per client requirement .
Transitions

Performed a Successful Transition for Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland countries

Prepared 50+  DTP’s and BOP’s for the Team and trained the team on the Process exceptions and  specifications for vendors and was a part of reviewing and approving the SOP’s .

Accounts Payable Senior Process Associate

Hewlett Packard Global e-business Service Pvt Ltd Dec 2006 to till  May 2010

Roles & Responsibility

Managed the accurate and timely processing invoices,
Validated content and resolved various issues.
Implemented a couple of Kaizen which would reduce the actual time of processing and quality of production
Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound record-keeping and thorough documentation.
Instituted thorough cross-checking pack-lists, receivers and invoices that halted double or overpayments to Vendors.
Composed effective accounting and ad-hoc reports summarising A/P data for supply chain, HR and other departments.
Consistently maintained accuracy in calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions
P- Card  -Extracting the report for the transaction done by all the cardholders and forward the same to them and the card managers through SAP.
F-44 – On daily bases the clearing of open item will be done before the payment run.
MRBR-Unblocking of the invoices which is been blocked for price and quantity variance.

Professional Recognition

Obtained “Best Performer of the month” twice for successfully playing a vital role in the Nestle Aramis Operations-AP.
Innovated Kaizen to ensure process development & savings to business and have been awarded for the same.
Part of an 18 member team that won the ‘Team of the Quarter’ award twice for consistently performing at the highest level and ensuring an error free process.

Educational Qualification

B com 2003 – Bangalore University Karnataka India
Under going CMA through correspondence 2019

Technical Education & Skills

2yrs Diploma In System Management , In Aptech education center 2001-2003

Excellent Handling. MS Office Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint) SAP, Oracle JD Edwards ,Open Text , People Soft , Concur.

Sarojini M