KAVITHA NEERVALOOR LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Princeton, New Jersey
email: ad5urm@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 201-***-****
Professional Summary
As an accomplished accounting professional with over 5 years of diverse experience in various fields of accounting, including invoicing, monthly reporting, and financial analysis, I possess a comprehensive understanding of financial principles and practices. With a solid background in finance and accounts, I bring a unique perspective and expertise to my role as an Accountant.
Certifications
● Salesforce Certified Administrator (https://trailblazer.me/id/kavnl)
● Professional Scrum Master – PSM1 (https://www.scrum.org/user/1064276) Skillset
● Salesforce Administrator (Certified)
● SCRUM Methodologies
● Business User: SAP, QuickBooks, Financial Edge, Oracle eBusiness Suite (A/P, A/R, G/L)
● Database: SQL (Querying & Data Manipulation)
● Microsoft Excel (Pivots, VLOOKUP, Basic Macros)
● Google Sheets, Google doc, Email
Forte Consulting (Princeton, New Jersey) Jan 2023-Till Date Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
● Daily receiving, coding, and verifying invoices related to accounts payable for multiple clients - Matches with "Process invoices (approximately 300-350 per month).
● Resolve Invoiced Not Received
● Interact and collaborate on physical flows and end-to-end supply chains to improve processes and reduce non-compliance
● Collect and analyze data to perform daily reconciliation using Excel
● Resolve customer claims and disputed items while providing feedback to those processes to prevent similar errors in the future
● Analyze payment trends by customer
● Customize Salesforce to meet business requirements, creating custom objects, fields, workflows, page layouts, and record types.
● I have developed reports and dashboards to derive actionable insights for decision-making management and tracking results.
● Contribute to testing before any system update or adjustment.
● Assisting in the customization of Salesforce by creating and modifying fields, page layouts, record types, and validation rules
Fast Retailing (Lyndhurst,New Jersey)
Accounts Payable Nov 2017- Nov 2022
● Daily receiving, coding, and verifying invoices related to accounts payable for multiple clients - Matches with "Process invoices (approximately 300-350 per month).
● Resolve Invoiced Not Received
● Interact and collaborate on physical flows and end-to-end supply chains to improve processes and reduce non-compliance
● Collect and analyze data to perform daily reconciliation using Excel
● Setting up new vendors including securing proper documentation for W-9s - Corresponds to "Update the vendor statements spreadsheet resulting in having an accrual booked by the accounting department to account for possible future exposure caused by Divisional/Operations write-offs."
● Researching and resolving accounts payable discrepancies and resolving issues with vendors - Aligns with "Review and resolve all outstanding issues listed on the A/P Aging report.
● Process 3-way P.O. matching invoices - Matches with the task of "Review and process subcontractor invoices."
● Coordinate and schedule accounts payable processing -
● Create invoices and facilitate payment of invoices due, follow up with clients on outstanding approvals, and payment requests
● Prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable ESPN INC (Uptown,New York) Jan 2015-Jul 2017
Accounts Payable/Receivable
● Managed reporting for remote events using Excel & SQL
● Prepare monthly charge-out summaries
● Work with Data and Technology teams to fix the root cause of invoice exception issues to prevent future issues
● Prepare invoice request for footage licensing
● Prepare vendor invoice uploads
● Responsible for various monthly and quarterly account reconciliations
● Monitor operation schedules for events and related coding changes MetroPlus Health Plan Inc (Down town,New York) Nov 2014-Jan 2015
● Accounts Payable: Match, batch, and code
● Utilized Salesforce to automate the payment process and ensure timely payments to vendors.
● Accounts Receivable, Post Cash Receipts
● Managed the billing and payment processes within Salesforce.
● Entering expenses and generating expense reports using VLOOKUP India Work Experience
Company Title Duration
Ad Astra Consultants Pvt Ltd Staff Accountant May 2010-Apr 2013 Cox & Kings India Ltd Junior Accountant Apr 2008–Aug 2009 Affoserve Pvt Ltd Junior Accountant Mar 2007-Mar 2008 Academic Profile
● Master of Business Administration, SRM University, India (2006-2008)
● Bachelor of Arts (Accounts), University of Madras, India (2003-2006)