NEERAJA KONAKALLA

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Email: adxcse@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 425-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To build a career in accounting that will put my education, experience, detail-oriented nature and problem-solving skills to best use for the benefit of the organization that I work for.

EDUCATION

Master of Commerce with First Class from Osmania University Hyderabad, India with specialization in Accounting and Finance in 2003.

Bachelor of Commerce with distinction from Osmania University, Hyderabad India with specialization in Accounting and Business Laws and Auditing in 1998.

Chartered Accountant (INTER) completed in 2001.

Completed Income-Tax certification course from Liberty Tax from Sep19 - Dec 2019.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Instrumental in successful onboarding and leading of Offshore Philippines AP as well as cross working with international teams.

Manage conflicts between AP, Procurement and Finance department heads and supplier teams solving disputes and working for Win- Win Results. (Both Internal and external)

Manage Conflicts between AR, customers, Shipping, Program Managers team solving disputes and working for Win-Win results. (Both Internal and external)

Work close and advise senior Leadership in any AP/AR related matter, including write-offs and payment processing changes, as well as successfully pushing for best practices implementation across departments.

Leading the ongoing ERP Macola to SAP migration

During the Pandemic time, actively worked with vendors to switch from check payments to ACH payment, EFT or Amex BIP payment to facilitate their payments timely and effectively.

During Snow days/office closures I took the initiative of calling major discount vendors for extension of due dates which helped the company to get additional time for paying the dues with discounts.

Implemented new upload tool to allow for faster processing of Invoice batches.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Knowledgeable on Multiple accounting platforms and reporting tools including JD Edwards, ERP software, Macola, Workday, Oracle/Inspyrus for payments, AOM, Infinium, Verify for Invoice processing, Quick books, Sage MASS500, Tally, Concur Automated payment Processing.

Microsoft Excel: VLOOKUP and PIVOT TABLES

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE:

Sr. ACCOUNTANT

Collins Aerospace, Everett, WA Dec 2021 -Current

Duties & Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable – Leading AP team onshore / Offshore. .

Prepare weekly accounts payable listing, identify vendors for payment, and ensure timely and accurate payment of vendor invoices, review of positive pay exceptions. Also, process expense reimbursement requests and prepare 1099s. (Bimonthly around 2 Million dollars)

Payroll – Prepare and process payroll for our client companies including all necessary journal entries.

Cash Management – Assist with bank transaction activities, prepare a weekly cash forecasting report, prepare cash transfer request, reconcile cash accounts, Reconciles credit card statements and route checks for signature.

Accounts Receivable – Establishing credit practices, invoicing customers, Tracing AR and Accounting for all Receiving incoming checks and prepare weekly cash collections report with aged receivables report.

Interact with billing team and service departments to investigate and correct open reconciliation items and ensure proper account classifications. Set up revenue recognition schedules for new subscription clients.

Cash collections

oDaily cash posting

oDaily Flash Report

Maintain month-end account reconciliations to ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.

Assist with month end close activities including accruals, deferred revenue, analysis of prepaid expenses, fixed asset depreciation, review of expense reporting and employee credit card transactions.

Maintains and updates accounting records and files, including, but not limited to GL, AP/AR, etc.

Posts transactions and categorizes records in the general ledger (e.g., by assets, liabilities, and expenses). Takes action to ensure entries are accurate and charged to the appropriate department and code.

Reconcile all I/C balances.

Prepare journal entries for Reclassifications.

oCorrections

oMisc. Balance Sheet transactions

Intra-Departmental transfers for R&D (Eng and Mfg.), Sales & Marketing (Eng)

Intra-Company transactions for ALCI, A350 and Winnipeg

oReconciliations of all Accounts

oPayroll tax calculations

oB&O Tax

Assist the finance department in activities as needed.

ACCOUNTANT

ZILLOW, SEATTLE, WA CONTRACT MAY2021 -NOV2021

Prepare journal entries related to property lifecycle activities including purchase, resale, and holding cost transactions, in accordance with GAAP.

Reconcile daily cash transactions related to purchase and resale arrangements to banking and escrow statements.

Capitalize property assets and transfer assets between legal entities.

Collaborate with business operations to support the scalability of the Zillow Offers business.

Completing month-end close responsibilities including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules for inventory, prepaid and accrued property expenses.

Well organized and capable of prioritizing multiple tasks to meet deadlines, Detail-oriented, analytical, and accurate.

ACCOUNTS PAYBLE SPECIALIST: CONTRACT NOV 2020 – MAY2021

BLUE NILE, SEATTLE, WA

Responsibilities:

Full cycle of accounts payment experience, including month, quarter and year-end close as well as high dollar payment processing (5 Million dollars per week.)

Process checks and electronic wire payments, ensuring accuracy, completeness, proper coding, and timeliness.

Accounting Research going through the full process, order to cash, starting at the inventory level, ongoing through purchase order creatin and application, all the way through final payment.

Identify opportunities to increase efficiencies in payables processing via automation and/or streamlining processes.

Assisted in implementation of new oracle upgrade, running tests, and reporting to ensure that all AP functionality worked as expected.

Prepare and compile audit documentation as requested by AP Supervisor and Managers

Other projects and initiatives as needed.

Creating Jira tickets in accordance SOX compliance for new vendor setup based on W9 and for Converting Vendor check payments from Check to ACH and Wire payments.

Create payment registers and sending Pay suite on weekly basis to banks after check run.

Ensure proper Processing 5 different entities invoices.

ACCOUNTS PAYBLE SPECIALIST: CONTRACT JAN 2020 TO OCT 2020

THE EVERETT CLINIC, EVERETT, WA

Handling High volume experience:

Non-PO / Manual invoices – 300+ per week/1300+ per month

PO invoices – 600+ per week/2600+ per month

Reimbursement expenses – 100+ per week/400+ per month

Total – 1000+ per week/ 4000+ per month

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

AP Processing and GL Reconciliation:

Effectively utilized the automated system by managing and reducing exceptions to

improve processing time.

Ensured that invoices and disbursement requests are properly approved in accordance.

with TEC policies and procedures. Review program periodically for compliance.

Effectively performed the NONPO / PO / three-way matching processing to ensure invoices are authorized and approved with in company policies.

Reviewed vendors’ invoices and expense reimbursement requests are coded to the proper general ledger account and department/ location.

Partnered and coordinated with buyers and tax department to determine whether vendor invoices are taxable or non-taxable and when “use tax” may be applicable.

Updated and maintained vendor files including Foreign Vendors.

Assisted with 1099 processing, research, and investigation of any reporting discrepancies.

Performed Setting up new vendors and maintain IRS W 9 Forms

Review and prepare Account Reconciliations and variance Analysis.

Prepared month end accrual general journal entries.

Worked with scanned and emailed invoices within ACOM workflow, enabling an electronic

processing and storage of invoices, elimination of manually filing paper invoices etc.

Monitored and responded the whole Internal AP Inbox inquires.

Ensured efficient processing and disbursement of checks including maintenance and security of check stock, security of the check printing process, implementing weekly.

check run, verifying checks, processing voids and stop payments on checks issued.

Coordinated corporate credit card Programs including monthly reconciliation and monitoring of all corporate cards.

Ensured accurate accounting in accordance Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Washington Energy Services (HVAC), Lynnwood, Seattle WA Oct 2018 to May 2019

Accounts Payable Specialist

●Process and post all invoices from vendors ensuring proper approvals.

●Match and reconcile all receiving paperwork and purchase orders to invoices.

●Process employee reimbursements

●Process weekly AP check runs and occasional manual checks.

●Timely processing and payment of invoices to ensure purchase discounts are realized.

●Reconcile Monthly Vendor statements.

●Maintain organized files for all AP related documents.

●Set up new vendors and maintain IRS W 9 Forms

●Annual 1099 IRS filing

●Assist with annual unclaimed property by resolving any outstanding AP checks.

●Other duties or projects as assigned.

WASHINGTON ENERGY SERVICES (HVAC) April 2018 to Oct 2018

Buying Coordinator

●Maintain Accounts Receivables and track incoming payments.

●Sort out all the Cash Paid jobs and Finance jobs

●Ensure all the SALAL documents are singed and approved for the Finance Jobs

●Input equipment Model & Serial Numbers in Goldmine from Service invoices

●Enter all the equipment installed and registered equipment.

●Setup Filter program and filter shipments for the customers on contract

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