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Pune Area, India

Managing end to end Finance & Accounting processes for a joint venture inclusive of all aspects viz. Process, Partners and People • Responsible for commercials and driving growth within the account • Governance and strategic planning with the client• Delivering YoY efficiencies for the clients through process improvement initiatives• People management, coaching and mentoring talented team members to achieve their potential • Financial Operations involving Procure to Pay… Show more Managing end to end Finance & Accounting processes for a joint venture inclusive of all aspects viz. Process, Partners and People • Responsible for commercials and driving growth within the account • Governance and strategic planning with the client• Delivering YoY efficiencies for the clients through process improvement initiatives• People management, coaching and mentoring talented team members to achieve their potential • Financial Operations involving Procure to Pay, Order to Cash and Direct & Indirect Commissions spanning over 5000 entities (vendors, dealers, salesforce and enterprise customers)• Financial Controls processes viz. Retail Banking, Treasury and Loans, Inventory Accounting, Revenue Accounting, Opex, Capex, Oracle Time and Labour and Margins (Roaming, MVNO & Content and Interconnect), encompassing over 250 reconciliations, 140 manual journals and all end to end reporting activities per month. Show less

Pune Area, India

Managing Accounts Payables operations for over 12 countries• Governance and direct interaction with multiple clients• Service delivery and delivering YoY efficiencies for the clients • Leveraging support functions to identify and deploying process improvement initiatives through simplification and standardization drives• All elements of people management, mentoring and coachingSelect Accomplishments at Vodafone• Increased billable headcount by over 20% • Improved… Show more Managing Accounts Payables operations for over 12 countries• Governance and direct interaction with multiple clients• Service delivery and delivering YoY efficiencies for the clients • Leveraging support functions to identify and deploying process improvement initiatives through simplification and standardization drives• All elements of people management, mentoring and coachingSelect Accomplishments at Vodafone• Increased billable headcount by over 20% • Improved Balance sheet reconciliation penetration from 61% to 96% within existing team size AND Rec quality from 87% to 97%• Improved Manual Journal penetration from 60% to 90% coupled with an achievement of 96% against the target for overall reduction of manual journal numbers• Reduction of incorrect / disputed commission claims by 90% over a period of 10 months • Value of outstanding debt (>30 days) reduced by AUD 20 Mn over a period of six months• Improvement in partner survey scores from 5.5 to 7.0 from a highly demanding client • Introduced capacity utilization trackers at individual process levels to determine bandwidth to take on additional activities monitor absorption of additional activities month on month• robust process documentation to enhance on-the-job training and better attrition replacement• Delivered 20% efficiencies to the client within six months of taking over the P2P process Show less

Pune Area, India

Driving growth in the APAC region for the Insurance vertical• Driving the business unit’s go-to-market strategy in line with the sales targets• Cultivating and driving smaller strategies for specific opportunities and target areas (E.g. Strategy for Captives)• Identifying new opportunities for growth and pursuing the same jointly with the field sales teams

Pune Area, India

Key leader in an emerging service line, tasked with defining the overall strategy and driving business development with the verticals• Responsible for setting up and managing the growth of the BPS practice • Responsible for all RFP / RFI responses and solution designing• Analyzing competition and potential clients through research and creating positioning strategies • Quality mentor for the shared services enabling the build-up of a quality management system• Partnering with… Show more Key leader in an emerging service line, tasked with defining the overall strategy and driving business development with the verticals• Responsible for setting up and managing the growth of the BPS practice • Responsible for all RFP / RFI responses and solution designing• Analyzing competition and potential clients through research and creating positioning strategies • Quality mentor for the shared services enabling the build-up of a quality management system• Partnering with the Shared Services, to showcase their existing capabilities for new business opportunities• Overall operations and client relationship management for existing Business Process Services (BPS) operations across Insurance, Energy & Utilities and Manufacturing Verticals • Cultivating partnerships with firms offering niche offerings / capabilities to create a comprehensive set of service offerings• Working with the legal teams on drafting non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and statements of work (SOWs) and other legal related activities Show less

Pune Area, India

Taken on board to kick-start BPO operations for the Insurance BU specifically catering to existing clients in the Life, Property & Casualty and HealthCare spaces• Owning ALL initiatives towards building the BPO/KPO framework at an organizational level• Responding to all BPO opportunities (RFPs / RFIs) with both, existing as well as new clients with a combined solution of IT as well as BPO/KPO services• Managing business development support activities for IT services of the Insurance… Show more Taken on board to kick-start BPO operations for the Insurance BU specifically catering to existing clients in the Life, Property & Casualty and HealthCare spaces• Owning ALL initiatives towards building the BPO/KPO framework at an organizational level• Responding to all BPO opportunities (RFPs / RFIs) with both, existing as well as new clients with a combined solution of IT as well as BPO/KPO services• Managing business development support activities for IT services of the Insurance vertical Select Accomplishments at L&T Infotech• Led the conceptualization and build-up of the complete framework for BPO services viz. the operating model design, organizational structure, transition toolkit, training framework and collaterals • Represented the company for three consecutive years in the annual NASSCOM BPO Strategy summit• Built a team spanning four new processes within a year of launching operations • Managed two transitions by ‘leveraging technology’ delivering direct cost savings of over 80% for the clients Show less

Pune Area, India

Managing Procure to Pay operations for the largest utility service provider in the UK • Overall responsibility for the profitability of the process inclusive of client interaction and billing• Developing and reviewing forecasts at monthly, half yearly and yearly intervals• Successfully program managed the transition of the largest part of the project (Accounts Payables, Reconciliations, Vendor management, Payment runs and Remittances), ensuring ramp-up of activities without drop in… Show more Managing Procure to Pay operations for the largest utility service provider in the UK • Overall responsibility for the profitability of the process inclusive of client interaction and billing• Developing and reviewing forecasts at monthly, half yearly and yearly intervals• Successfully program managed the transition of the largest part of the project (Accounts Payables, Reconciliations, Vendor management, Payment runs and Remittances), ensuring ramp-up of activities without drop in the planned schedules• Implementing process control framework modelled on the Sarbanes Oxley Module, resolving issues and queries, attending internal meetings for taking crucial process related decisions Show less

Pune Area, India

Managing Accounts Payables for the largest Retailer in the UK and one of the top 5 Retailers in the world• Service delivery and client interaction via the governance mechanism• Ensuring client satisfaction and farming for growth of the accountSelect Accomplishments at WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd• Raised client perception from an initial score of 4 to 8 (total 10), within six months of taking over. • Process improvements in the form of Macros, delivered productivity… Show more Managing Accounts Payables for the largest Retailer in the UK and one of the top 5 Retailers in the world• Service delivery and client interaction via the governance mechanism• Ensuring client satisfaction and farming for growth of the accountSelect Accomplishments at WNS Global Services Pvt Ltd• Raised client perception from an initial score of 4 to 8 (total 10), within six months of taking over. • Process improvements in the form of Macros, delivered productivity improvements of over 50%• Successfully managed the complete BOT of the project to client’s captive while simultaneously ensuring the re-deployment of over 250 resources into other projects within a time frame of 6 months• CEO’s Annual Excellence Award in April 2007 for outstanding process improvements Show less

Pune Area, India

• Managing Record to Reporting (R2R) functions for Global IT spend; Head Office Mgt expenses; IT asset capitalizations and ledger reconciliations• Collating the IT Manex & Capital Budget on a yearly basisManagement Representative (MR) – ISO 9001 – 2000 (end 2004 - Jun 2005)• Responsible for all activities involved in managing and maintaining the ISO 9001-2000 re-certification for ALL processes across the Pune delivery center• Planning and conducting internal ISO audits… Show more • Managing Record to Reporting (R2R) functions for Global IT spend; Head Office Mgt expenses; IT asset capitalizations and ledger reconciliations• Collating the IT Manex & Capital Budget on a yearly basisManagement Representative (MR) – ISO 9001 – 2000 (end 2004 - Jun 2005)• Responsible for all activities involved in managing and maintaining the ISO 9001-2000 re-certification for ALL processes across the Pune delivery center• Planning and conducting internal ISO audits across the company and re-porting to the management on audit findings and recommendationsSelect Accomplishments at P&O Nedlloyd IT Services Pvt Ltd• Led one of the first successful transitions in the Record to Report space• Had the best Client satisfaction score across the Finance and Accounting function – 9.5 out of a total of 10• Reduction in number of external audit non-conformities from 7 to 1 in subsequent ISO 9001-2000 audits • Annual award for overall performance in 2004 Show less

Pune Area, India

- Trade Finance functions (Foreign and Domestic LCs, Working Capital and Capital Budgeting) - Accounts reconciliation and finalization of the Financial Reporting Package - AR – Local collections and via Bills discounting- Insurance of Plant and Machinery, Insurance claims and all related functions- Foreign Currency Loans, other payments and their repayment schedules

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Financial Management, First Class

Activities and Societies: Leader of the debate team and a key member of the organizing team for Inter collegiate festival organized under.

B.Com, Business Administration & Cost Accounting, First Class

High School

Activities and Societies: Winner of multiple awards for athletics