Accountant Sales

Phani Madhuri Tallamraju

Phone +1-847-***-****

USA Citizen 822 Noyes St, 2I, Evanston, IL 60201. Email: adllpn@r.postjobfree.com

STAFF ACCOUNTANT/FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

A top-performing & seasoned accounting professional bringing more than 14 years of diverse experience. Well versed in working with international teams in matrix organizations. Personable in managing client relationships and assisting clients to resolve problems and find solutions. Able to work independently and seek guidance where needed.

Areas of Expertise

ERP Systems

SAP – Super User/SME

Oracle Siebel

JDE

IBM Mainframe

QAD

Accounting Software

QuickBooks

Salesforce

Accruals, AP/AR

Account Reconciliation

Asset Management

Forecasting & Budgeting

Financial Controller

Leadership

Innovation

Emerging Technologies

Communication/Documentation

Key Skills Assessment

Expert in Accounting & Financial Management, Accruals, Audit, AP/AR Account reconciliation & Asset Management; Income Statement & Cash flow Management; Fixed Assets, Tax Depreciation, Inventory Management; Monthly Account / Bank Reconciliation; Forecasting & Budgeting, Monthly / Quarterly / Year End Reports

Professional Experience

CORPLEX USA LLC. (formerly known as ds smith extrusion USA, LLC)– Dec 2018 – Present – Romeoville, IL

Staff Accountant

Independently manage preparation of financial reports, analysis, income statements. Evaluate & manage risk and coordinate audit process. Ensure creation of reports related to monthly asset & tax depreciation report, CAPEX report, financial consolidation reporting, budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis using Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).

Provide WD4 analysis, FTE, KPIs, sales analysis, customer aged report, forecast & budget, cash flow analysis and analysis of variances.

Manage tax statements, journal entries, payments and transfers.

Project future costs and revenues by closely analyzing ongoing costs, business operations, revenue in balance sheets and provide financial narrative for CFO's use.

Christine Taylor Collection. – Sep 2017 – July 2018 - Morton Grove, IL

Staff Accountant

Post adjustment accruals on JDE and month end journal entries and assist in month end closing for preparing financial statements.

Perform month-end reconciliation including bank accounts, P-card, expense accounts and fixed assets.

Analysis of sales variance, accounts receivables and accounts payable for management review.

Managed to reduce balance on prepaid and unearned revenue accounts by 60% within first 3 months.

Introduced new processes to simplify P-Card reconciliation, journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support and documentation of accounting processes.

General Mills – Jan 2016 – July 2017 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Accountant

Managed Accounts Payable (AP) for 500+ vendors and averaged $500K-$1MM in monthly payments processing around 450 invoices weekly.

Supported Accounts Receivable (AR) team for fixed assets reconciliation/rebates

Created reports (AP Vendor Analysis, GRIR, Inventory, Fixed Assets, etc.) to improve AP/AR functions.

Managed to get AP sub-ledgers (5000+ transactions outstanding) to current within first 3 months.

Demonstrated leadership to close GIA/external audit processes by guiding cross functional teams.

Coordinated with corporate legal on banking resolutions for business units & submission of monthly accounting accruals. ACH transactions & supporting cash funding and repatriation for international subsidiaries. Managed to reduce overdraft incidents by 50% within first 2 months through close monitoring and analysis of daily activities..

GE (General Electric) – April 2012 – May 2015 – Cleveland, OH

Cash Application Specialist Lead

Instrumental in transition process of Cash Application function from GE Louisville to GE Lighting HQ.

Managed transition from IBM Mainframe/QAD to SAP at GE & took initiative in testing SAP modules related to Cash Application, collections, and customizing SAP for team.

Established new Cash Application Team at GE Lighting HQ and made special operating procedures (SOPs) for the team. Trained newly-created Cash Application Team in cash application, wire transfers, other payments/reconciliation Customer Financial Services.

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Managed AR portfolio of customers with $19+ million in revenue, with over 70% international customers. Increased profitability through scheduled collections, consistently achieving targeted recovery rate.

Completed “Six Sigma Green Belt” training, studied business skills & ways to improve claim resolution efficiency. Started a monthly Accounts Receivable (AR) Business Object Report to improve analysis. Daily/monthly T&L Lockbox balancing. Recognized for going out of the way to resolve issues in QAD for GE Appliances. Managed efficient cash flow reporting, posted cash receipts and analyzed chargebacks, independently addressing and resolving issues.

WRAPTITE INC. – Oct 2007 – Mar 2012 – Cleveland, OH

Accountant

Managed AP processing 350 invoices weekly, AR and Risk Analysis functions for over 500 customers

Contributed new ideas to streamline the terms for vendor management and improve AP/AR: Introduced business intelligence tools (e.g. Sales Genie) for significantly improved AP process

Performed KYC/Anti-Money Laundering routines for due diligence through Sales Genie; Created Customer Credit Score Analysis System, reducing collections and better set credit limits

Managed 2 major accounting software system upgrades from Peachtree to QuickBooks/Prophet21.

P-Card Reconciliation, Payroll Report, Inventory Report, 1099-MISC Report, Sales Rebate Calculation, Vendor W-9 Tracking.

Education & Certifications

Bachelors of Accounting, Nagarjuna University, India

Bachelors of Education, Annamalai University, India

Six Sigma, Green Belt, USA

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