Aarti Mathur
A ***, Western Plaza, O.U.Colony Road, Manikonda 500008
Phone: +91-950*******
adhb6y@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER SUMMARY
MBA professional with over 14 years of experience in Accounting & Finance, Commercial, Reporting, Compliance, Credit control, Debtors Management, Auditing, Treasury and Management Information Systems (MIS) in diversified industries.
Overseas working experience from United Kingdom for about 6 years.
Major Strength is designing and implementing the new procedures and controls that improve the efficiency of organizations.
EXPERIENCE
Tenure Company Name Role
Apr’18 Till date Om Synergies Ltd. Sr. Manager-Finance & Accounts
Om Synergies Limited is an international trading company based in UK dealing in all grades of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and other steel products. The global buying and selling activity is supported with the widespread logistics network covering rail, road and sea transport for worldwide distribution.
KEY DELIVERABLES
Lead the controllership for two legal entities
Responsible for robust Internal control framework on all processes
Cash flow management, Revenue reporting, Stock reporting, month/annual close process
Responsibile for financial Transactions - Accounts payable and receivable, general accounting, Billing (multiple currency), debtors monitoring, Credit & Debit Notes, MIS, Collections, Freight/ Logistics, credit control
Liaise with Bank for all inward remittances including LC’s, FEMA compliances, Hedging, Signatory addition / deletion and borrowing arrangements etc.,
Liaise with payroll processing outsourced organization with respect to employee pay-runs,and furlough
Compliance – VAT, HMRC, GST, PAYE & TFS (Trans Frontier Shipments) Regulations- Dublin (waste import & export) & Audit.
Handle and respond to Customer/Supplier queries/disputes, Auditors and Bank queries
Calculation of Commission & raise Invoices accordingly.
Intercompany Invoicing & Reconciliation
Sales Order Profitability & preparation of monthly P&L
Ensure clean Balance Sheet by continuous monitoring of account balance and account reconciliations review
Facilitate smooth, timely completion of Annual audits & Finalization of accounts (UKGAAP & FRS 102)
Built strong rapport with external stakeholders like auditors, bankers etc.
Accounting using Tally ERP
Tenure Company Name Role
2010 Till 2015 Ross & Roberts Limited, U.K. Manager- F&A
(Capita Group) (Reporting to Finance Director)
A Capita Group company is a top provider of professional enforcement & Debt recovery services.
KEY DELIVERABLES
Responsible for Revenue Accounting & Client account reconciliation
Streamlined & improved existing systems / processes with adequate internal control mechanism
Created a system to identify duplicate credits and revamped the entire collection process.
Created spreadsheets to enhance tracking of receivables thru card payments, cheques, Net banking, tele banking and cash into correct pockets
Ensuring all overpayments & overpayment refunds are dealt with accurately
Raising Manual invoices & credit notes, where necessary
Processing Remits & transfer
Liaison with Banks & Auditors (Group Risk & External auditors)
Accounting using Sage
Achievements
Streamlined and improved the batching process for the last 3 years closing the gaps for errors
Developed a master spreadsheet for bailiff banking
Tenure Company Name Role
2008 Till 2010 Robo Silicon Pvt. Ltd., India Manager – Finance& Accounts
(Reporting to Finance Director)
Robo Silicon is India’s leading producer of the construction aggregates. Construction aggregates consists of primarily crushed stone and manufactured sand.
Robo Silicon pioneered manufactured sand in India & was the first company to brand its sand “ROBOSAND”
KEY DELIVERABLES
Accounts Receivables
All India Accounts Receivables Management including Product Pricing- Commercial & Captive
Streamlining & improving existing systems / processes, envisioning new methodologies, future trends and driving development, direction and accomplishment
Defining all commercial policies, process & internal controls and ensuring the implementation and follow up of the same
Profitability analysis (EBITDA) (Location / Segment /Customer and product wise)on monthly basis for all existing plants
Collaborate with Sales team for new products viability, design pricing models, evaluate pricing effectiveness and assist in pricing decisions
Long term financial planning & analysis (Budget) and Variance Analysis
To reconcile outstanding accounts including raising and following up claims to conclusion
Liaise with Senior Managers and Production Leads on sales forecasts
Preparation & disbursement of Incentives to Sales team – All India
Stock Inventory analysis at plants
SOX Compliance - with KPMG & InSync
Attending the Monthly Management review meet.
Co-ordination with internal & external customers/ auditors
Lead, coach and develop the team (team size of 20+)
Accounting using SAP B1
Credit Controller
Devising strategy for debt collection and recovery from clients after providing advise on the various payment options
Monitoring ratios of high risk Customers and chart action plan/monitor for improving ratios
Setting up of Credit Limits and periodical reviews
SOX Compliance -Credit Control Policy.
Focus on old Out standings and recovery/settlements
Debtors Outstanding and Ageing analysis with DSO (Location & segment wise)
Flash report on Customers exceeding the credit limit and action thereof
Audit of Provisions for Doubtful debts to be finalized for Balance sheet
Management Information system (MIS)
Developed various Analytical reports in SAP along with SAP team
Designed the All India Sales Report – weekly flash & monthly flash
Location wise monthly trends in Segment wise Volumes, AVR, NRV, Average Distance & DSO using pivot tables
Location, segment, customer and product wise sales and profitability analysis
Monthly flash of Score card - Budget Vs. Actual along with analysis.
Introduced various Forms for sales reporting like Order Acceptance form, Pricing template
Achievements
Received the Best Performance Award in the 1st six months
Streamlined the complete AR Process
Developed various Analytical reports in SAP as well as in Excel
Worked on the SOX- Order to cash with KPMG
Designed, developed and implemented the credit policy
Reduced the DSO from 60+ days to 29 days
Designed a dynamic Price list for all locations
Tenure Company Name Role
2007 Till 2008 PBEL Property Dev.(I) Pvt. Ltd. Asst. Manager- F & A
India
PBEL India, promoted jointly by PBC, Electra and INCOR, is a Real Estate Company. PBEL builds and owns residential, office spaces, commercial centers, high-tech industrial parks and cargo facilities.
KEY DELIVERABLES
Finance & Accounts
Responsible for smooth functioning and installing a robust accounting system with adequate internal control mechanism
Responsibile for financial Transactions - Accounts payable and receivable, general accounting, Payroll & Cash flow, Capital accounts
Statutory compliance - Income tax, Provident fund, TDS, ESI
Coordination with Government authorities, Consultants, Israel team, Banks, etc.
Inter Company cost apportionment and cost allocation
Lead, coach and develop the team
Accounting using Tally
Management Information system (MIS)
Preparation of Annual Budgets under IGAAP & IFRS
Dashboards on monthly variance analysis reports (between budget, forecast and actuals)
Periodic Cash flow projection
Dashboard on various expenses with recommendations on control, optimum utilization, efficiency analysis etc.
New Project evaluation with reference to profitability
Reports on Existing and running projects to the Board (Indian & Israel)
Achievements
Highly appreciated for Budget preparation & MIS tools from Israel Directors in PBEL
Tenure Company Name Role
2004 Till 2005 British American Tobacco, U.K. Payroll Finance Specialist
British American Tobacco is the world’s most international Tobacco group, with brands sold in 180 markets around the world.
Accounting Software : SAP (FICO)
KEY DELIVERABLES
Payroll
Responsible for generating the monthly reports for multiple locations across the globe using Macros
Responsible for importing multiple Regions payrolls and exporting to SAP.
Responsible for up gradation, implementation and Testing of the Mydas payroll package- General Ledger.
Responsible for the accurate completion of reconciling and clearing down all
GL accounts on SAP (FICO) for the last four years.
Posting the entries into GL.
Dealing with queries across the Globe.
Re-invoicing for Expatriate.
Preparation of the Pension report.
Tenure Company Name Role
1998 Till 2004 Tata Projects Limited, India Senior Accounts Officer
A Tata Group Company involved in the execution of turnkey projects.
Accounting Software : Tally
KEY DELIVERABLES
Commercial
Processed Suppliers/ Contractors/ Sub-Contractors Invoices including preparation of vouchers.
Compliance - TDS Return, Sales Tax & ‘C’ Form
Treasury
Preparation of Cash Flows- Daily, weekly and monthly.
Cash Management- receipts, payments and petty cash payments.
Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement.
Social Security Services (Provident Fund Trust & Related Areas)
In charge of The Social Security Department (Provident Fund, Pension, Superannuation, Gratuity and Loans)
Asset Management (Investment Planning and Coordination)
Liaison - P.F Departments, LIC, Banks, HDFC and Auditors.
Compliance - Form 7 & 8 EPS(Pension).
Handled Mortgages – Housing and vehicle loan and calculation of EMI.
Payroll
Calculation & Processing Monthly/Weekly payroll; Payroll summaries, and Tax Year-End returns and issue of Form -16
Calculation of Privilege leaves, overtime, staff bonus, Superannuation and
Gratuity.
Compliance – TDS, PF, PT, ESI
QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - JNTU, Hyderabad
Specialisation in Finance 2003
PG Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) – Pondicherry University 2000
SOFT SKILLS
Strong Analytical skills
Critical time management
Excellent verbal communication and written skills
Proactive and forward thinking
Strong attention to detail
Tactful and discreet when dealing with confidential information
Ability to hit to ground running
IT SKILLS – SAP, Tally, Focus, Sage, Lotus Notes, Advance MS Office (Excel, Word & Power point), Gsuite