Aditya Paul Singh
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Professional with 15 years of experience aspiring for challenging assignments and during the journey learn, grow & drive impact.
Proficiencies:
Service Delivery Presales & Bid ManagingTransition
Team Management Client EngagementProject Management
Process Management
Ensuring smooth operations and SLA deliverables are met
Drive Team to meet CTQ’s like TAT, Accuracy and Productivity
Monthly Reviews & Dashboard - Compile and review monthly dashboards for the Management & the Client
Handle escalations - internal from within the organization and external from clients
Liaise with various departments within the organization and sort out issues related to the people in process
Ensuring all Month ends, Quarter ends and Year ends are timely closed and met
Driving efficiency culture : encouraging Lean Ideas which can be implemented quickly & drive efficiency
Ensured that the team is cross trained with ready backups where each team member is handling End to End process
People / Team Management
Conduct Performance management exercise for team & driving development
On the Job development & mentoring to help them reach the next level, nominating them for trainings
Driving HR practices within the team for better engagement and retention
Regular connect and One- On - One sessions cadence to address any people & process issues
EWS – tracking team members in EWS (identifying whether they are potential attrition threat) & action planning
Customer Relationship Management
Establishing relationship with the clients
Single point of contact for all the clients for any escalations, query or issues.
Interfacing with the clients for suggesting the most viable services & cultivating relations for securing repeat business
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tata Consultancy Services
Senior Manager: (Since Aug 2011 till date)
Promoted from Manager to Senior Manager in 2013
Presales: Bid Management (Aug 2011 – Jul 2013; Solutioning F&A (Since April 2016)
Identifying Customer requirements and working on Solution design with various Stake holders
Identifying and setting up the core team to work on bids
Understanding of various other functional areas like Operations, Transitions, Pricing
Implementing “Go To” Strategies in collaboration with Internal Business Units
Implement Consultative selling for new Business opportunities; Identify Opportunities
Planning and managing customer visits; building relationships with various stakeholders
End-to-end responsibility for conceptualizing and preparing all deliverables required during the sales cycle including thought leadership, Client presentations, response to RFP / RFI documents
Going for Due Diligence at Client Location
Consulting Assignment for potential clients
Project Manager for a $80MN F&A Account (Aug 2013 – July 2014)
Setting up Centers – involved in setting up centers in India, Malaysia and Budapest
IT Infrastructure – Responsible for tracking the setting up of the IT infrastructure
Financials – responsible for tracking Revenue, Budget for the Account,
Recruitment – responsible for tracking all recruitment
SOW/Agreement – part of the team working on creating the SOW/Agreement
Vendors – As the project lead I am also responsible for coordinating with the vendors for the scanning solution
Client relationship management; ensuring operations teams are adhering to project & delivery timelines
Delivery Lead for a newly Transitioned 70 FTE F&A Account (Aug 2014 – Mar 2016)
Managed the AP team of 60 associates with one Manager and 2 Assistant Managers reporting to me
Activities involved in AP :
Indexing
Invoice Processing
Reporting
Query Handling
Setting up a daily team huddle to discuss errors across all teams
Involved in implementing TCS AP Platform
Implemented RPA in Indexing
Streamlined and structured the information and communication sharing processes across the shifts
Setting up the Training Structure:
Created a Training Plan for all associates covering all shifts in the Account
Set up a Cross Training Plan for all associates (Classroom sessions)
Created a Competency Mapping structure for Technical and Soft Skills
Set up the License to Operate Structure for all New Joinees.
Took feedback sessions with each trainer on the basis of the feedback received from the training sessions
Identified Quality Analyst (SMEs) from each process who were responsible for doing Quality Checks and sharing it with their respective teams on a daily basis
Identified Process Trainers who were responsible to execute activities like creating Process maps, training material, training team members, identifying process gaps, sharing Updates/Issues on a daily basis
Worked with Process Trainers to create the SOPs in TCS Format
Took daily sessions QA’s and Process Trainers to discuss about processes, issues etc
Cap Gemini
Manager Operations– F&A Delivery (May 2009 – Aug 2011)
Managed team of 79 people with 6 Direct Reports
Transitioned Processes from Poland & US
Accounts Receivable (62FTEs)
Cash Application – Matching of receipts with premium received from customer
Investigating Unallocated receipts – liaising with stake holders for Unallocated receipts
Refunds – Refunding of excess premium
Clearing of Suspense account on a monthly basis – ensuring suspense account is cleared every month
Lockbox – Payments received in Lockbox
Bank Adjustments – keep a track of incorrect entries passed by the bank
Clearing of NSF – Cheque which are returned due to various reasons
Bank Reconciliation – Reconciliation with bank statements
Resolve outstanding exceptions – resolving any exception with the Customer
Reconciliation Process (17FTEs):
More than 650 accounts in scope relating to Cash Operating, Bank Clearing, Suspense, Accrual Accounts.
Successfully transitioned the 163 accounts in the second phase through remote transition
Cash reconciliations – Follow up on Open Items with the Customers,
Prepare detailed bank reconciliations, identifying and correcting all outstanding items
Reviews monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts (includes recon items, action plan to clear & timing )
Training
Created the cross training plan for my teams which was then implemented across the account
Set up a training structure for all new joinees
Worked with team members to improve their communication (Spoken and written)
Was responsible for taking Account Induction Sessions
Genpact
Organization
Role
Tenure
Growth
Genpact (Formerly GE Capital International Services)
Asst. Manager – F&A Operations
Reporting to VP, F&A
(40FTEs with 2 Direct Reports)
Oct ‘01 till 15th May ‘09
Promotions :
(i) Process Developer
(ii) Management Trainee
(iii) Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager Operations – F&A Delivery & Insurance (Oct 2001 – May 2009)
Transitioned and managed processes in F&A and Insurance for different accounts from US, China, Europe during my tenure in Genpact
Accounts Payable Process:
Invoice Processing
Handling of Queries
Reconciliation of Process
Accounts Receivable:
Cash Application - receive payments, apply cash, reconcile payments, Lockbox Reconciliation, Netting
Billing - including preparation and mailing of invoices and handling of customer billing Inquiries
Customer Master Database – adding, updating and deleting of customers
Collections - collect past-due balances (B2B), Prepare account status reports, Research & resolve A/R discrepancies
General Accounting
Bank Posting & Clearing
Bank Reconciliation& reporting
Creation & Posting of Journals
Insurance
Within the Insurance Domain Worked on Audit Reports for Auditors across the Globe for Commercial Insurance and Reinsurance.
Standardized Metrics across All line of Business for the UW Audit Reports for both Reinsurance & Commercial Insurance by creating generic parameters by integrating & customizing from various product lines
Developed a Common SOP for UW Audit Report for all Lines of Business both
Handling of North American Pricing Model Database, this is used to upload treaties priced by Actuaries
Generated Reinsurance billing and sending them across to the clients
Follow up for collections (via email)
Handling of queries from Reinsurers in regards to the billing
Issuance of Payments requests to Third Party Administrator (TPA)
Interacting with the Claims handler, with respect to the queries
Collections
It was a Two Due process.
Dealt with Australian customers who were due for a payment or were late in making their payment on their credit card.
Laurels & Awards:
Won the Retention Award on the Global F&A competition across accounts with 0% attrition in my team for the year of 2007
Was awarded the Silver Award for Excellent Team Management
Was awarded by the Client CFO for outstanding performance – Customer Centricity Award
Created report to control attrition by capturing Early Warning Signal of the Team
Received numerous Customer Appreciation on the effective client management &quick TAT on Service requests
Team Extra Miler (Team Award) for Exemplary Performance.
Received the Certificate of Excellence for Timely Completion of Reconciliation from the Process Owner.
Received a Certificate of Outstanding Performance for the year 2004
Received an award for Outstanding Customer Service
Achieving VOC (Voice of Customer) of 4+ on a scale of 5 in 2008
Worked on reduction the Ageing from 90M Euros to 58M Euros as on Aug’08, received appreciation from Customer and Leadership
Personal Details
Bachelor of Commerce from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India in 2001
Pursuing MBA from ICFAI
Trained in Project Management
DOB – 16 Nov 1979
Passport – Yes, Visa – B1/B2 (US)