V. ASHOK KUMAR
E-mail: adtpc7@r.postjobfree.com ~ Contact No.: +91-958*******
Seeking challenging assignments in Team Lead Position with an organization of a high repute
PROFESSIONAL PREFACE
Inquisitive Principal Financial Analyst contributing with 14+ years of proven excellence in areas encompassing accounts receivables, billing (license, maintenance & consulting services), posting of manual entries, cash application and monthly reports development
Functional prudence in consolidating and analyzing financial data, taking into account company’s goals and financial standing
Deft at providing creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performances
Instrumental in analyzing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
Championed success in migrating 3 billing process throughout the tenure and delivered training to team members to become BAU
Strong expertise to conduct processing of billing activities for ICS (Infor Consulting Services), Software Maintenance, New License and SaaS with proven skills in carrying out the preparation of monthly billing invoices, statements and credit notes for customers
Exhibits a strong and firm approach to encouraging conducive work environments, and a strong ability to streamline process
An effective communicator with a disciplined and flexible problem-solving approach to drives strategic financial initiatives to realize bottom-line performances
KEY AREAS OF EMPHASIS
Financial Operations ~ Invoices Processing ~ Accounts Management ~ Financial Planning and Analysis ~ Customer Servicing ~ Process Improvements (Macros and Bots) ~ Accounts Receivables ~ Bank Reconciliations ~ Reports & Documentation ~ Team Management ~ Client Centricity
CAREER CONTOUR
Since Nov’09, as Principal Financial Analyst (SME) with Infor India Private Limited Hyderabad
Key Result Areas:
Management Accountabilities
Managing a team of 6 members,providing necessary guidance and preparation of there Metrix for the management reporting.
Engagement in conducting the allocation of day-to-day work between the team members and attending the calls with business
Evaluating performance in the preparation of monthly, weekly and quarterly dash boards
Taking care of team members queries and training them
Presenting the monthly dashboards to the business
Attending the emails of business daily
Process Accountabilities
Driving performances in conducting processing billing activities for ICS (Infor Consulting Services), Software Maintenance and New License and SaaS in Clarity,Softrax9- (Billing Tools)
Proactive engagement in the preparation of monthly billing invoices, statements and credit notes for customers
Meticulous approach in allocation of cash in SmartStream-(ERP)
Proficiency in posting of Monthly journals, Payroll entries, deferred revenue and re-class entries
Active involvement in rising of New Purchase orders
Competency in the preparation of monthly reports including:
Income and Expenditure report
Variance analysis between SmartStream and Softrax9 reports
Analysis between actual & cost
Royalty payment report for 3rd party licenses products
Adept in the preparation of AR Reconciliation between SmartStream and Softrax9.
Proven expertise in the Preparation of GL Reconciliation between SmartStream& Softrax9,SmartStream& P.O Register and SmartStream itself for monthly journal's
Opening and closing of monthly books of accounts in SmartStream and Softrax9.
Deftly carrying out the preparation of necessary reports through PMQA which are related to business for decision-Making (adhoc)
Sep’07 – Nov’09, as Finance Executive with HSBC GPB, Hyderabad
Key Result Areas:
Involved in processing billing activities for IT services (Consulting Billing) and Operations
Engaged in the preparation of invoices, statements and credit notes
Adept in the preparation of monthly re-classes entries and the posting thorough HIBS (HIBS-HSBC Integrated Billing System)
Deft in the preparation of monthly reports like:
Income and Expenditure of Group private banking.
Variance analysis between group and Entities.
Analysis between actual & Plan.
Preparation of reconciliations between Cognus and HIBS reports
Expertise in Planning and Budgeting and FTE calculation for GPB
Understood business requirements and interpret data to provide meaningful analysis to facilitate business decision-making(adhoc)
Generated, collated, and consolidated financial management reports
Coordinated, work-closely with in-country finance teams across the globe
Expertise on working with application software (HIBS-HSBC Integrated Billing System), which is used across HSBC in more than 70 regions
Apr’06 – Aug’07, as Relationship Manager with India Info line Limited Hyderabad
Key Result Areas:
Carried out the supervision of back-office operations, coordinated with clients for Exposures and Credit requirements, printing of invoices and dispatch thereof
Adept in conducting monitoring of Payments and receivables
Completion of day to day accounting activities and Bank Reconciliations
Deftly resolved client queries in coordination with HO, wherever necessary
Instrumental in handling the technical queries and linked to H.O.
Accolade and Recognition
Bagged the following:
Star Performer award continuously for four quarters
Star Performer award of the month for 4 times
Customer Sponsored award for 2 times
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
M.B.A (Finance) from ICFAI University; 2004-2006
B.Com (Reg) from Osmania University; 2001-2004
TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
Well-versed with MS Office Suites, Windows, and web-based applications
PERSONAL SNIPPET
Date of Birth: 26th Jun’82
Linguistic Ability: English, Telugu, and Hindi
Address: Plot No 6a, Shakti Sai Nagar Mallapur, Hyderabad -76