Ayaz Ahmed

 Ayaz Ahmed No 75/1, Noha Street, HKP Road Cross, Shivajinagar, Bangalore 560051 Tel:- Email :-CAREER SUMMARY A result oriented professional with 21 years of experience in Accounts Management, Collections & MICE Operations and Team Management. Currently associated with Ankaa Services, Bangalore as AVP – Operations and Finance. Managing a team responsible for complete range of Accounting and Finance operations. Proficient in developing & streamlining systems with proven ability to enhance operational effectiveness and meet operational goals within the time parameters. Expertise in creating and identifying opportunities; identifying, evaluating and recommending MICE destination and properties to the corporate decision makers; excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with proven abilities in leading motivated teams towards achieving organizational goals and objectives. Hold the distinction of handling major cost effective crisis ensuring MICE arrangements and travel accounts on time. Possess excellent liaising skills to coordinate with different suppliers for making MICE arrangements for corporate. Very effective in Accounts reconciliations with flair to identify the problems in bills submission and good presentation skills and abilities in collection of payments outstanding and establish beneficial relationships. CORE COMPETENCIES Key Management/Role Accounts management in Tally, GST filing, Accounts Reconciliation Managing Accounts payable and receivable Management of Employee Travel (Domestic and International) Arranging and managing of Meetings and Incentive trips for all the corporate employees across the Globe Processing of all Service Providers bills at the Corporate. Travel, Accommodation and Meeting arrangements of Senior Management for Board Meetings across the Globe. Identification, Negotiations and Finalization of venues for Meetings, Conferences and Incentive Groups. Managing and arranging employee accommodations across the Globe. Ensuring speedy resolution of queries & grievances and maintaining excellent relations with between Corporate and Service Providers. Quarterly reviews with the Service Providers and Corporates on developments. Generation and maintenance of monthly and yearly MIS reports. Maintenance of all the Data in safe and encrypted format. Strategic Planning Formulating long term/ short term strategic plans to enhance payment collections, Bills verification and submission in coordination with the macro plans of organization and the industry trends. Forging strategic alliances with Accounts and Travel departments of major organizations, thereby ensuring profitability and efficient saving. Core Accomplishments Successfully handled accounts department of Travel Company for a period of 1 year with GST filing. Was Incharge of Accounts payable and receivable team. Cleared payments of 70 million pending from 2009 to 2017. Was able to successfully reconcile Amex Credit card account for previous 4 years and bring down the outstanding from 34 million to 4 million in BCD Travels India Private Limited. Was able to reconcile SAP BTA accounts (3 divisions) and recover up to 23 million of chargebacks for the period 2009 till date in BCD Travels India Private Limited. Was able to successfully implement new processes in all 13 BTA accounts to avoid chargebacks in Infosys Technologies Ltd. Received “Star performer of the month” award in BCD Travels India Pvt Ltd. Received “Pat on the Back” award from Corporate. ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE Since Jan 18 at Ankaa Services, Bangalore As AVP – Accounts and Finance Deliverables Incharge of Operations and Accounts team consisting of 4 members Ticketing Hotel Bookings Operations Administration Tour Package generation Daily Accounting Payment follow-ups and collection from Clients. Bank Accounts reconciliation. Ensuring the smooth flow of Operations and payment to Service Providers. Processing bills as per the Company Policy Guidelines to ensure maximum saving and efficient services Develop good rapport with channel partners both local and global Ensure audit compliance of each file Generating monthly and yearly MIS reports on the bills and payments of each Service Provider. Since April 15 till Dec 17 at Accoguru Services Private Limited, Bangalore As Executive-Travel (Corporate) Deliverables Management of Employee Travel (Domestic and International) Arranging and managing of Meetings and Incentive trips for all the corporate employees across the Globe Processing of all Service Providers bills at the Corporate. Travel, Accommodation and Meeting arrangements of Senior Management for Board Meetings across the Globe. Identification, Negotiations and Finalization of venues for Meetings, Conferences and Incentive Groups. Managing and arranging employee accommodations across the Globe. Management of Forex issuance and returns for all travelers across Globe. Ensuring all the Service Providers bills are as per the agreement. Ensuring the smooth flow of bills processing and payment to Service Providers. Processing bills as per the Company Policy Guidelines to ensure maximum saving and efficient services Develop good rapport with channel partners both local and global Ensure audit compliance of each file Generating monthly and yearly MIS reports on the bills and payments of each Service Provider. Since Apr’13 till Oct’14 at Teamlease Services Private Limited, Bangalore As Executive-Travel (Corporate) Deliverables Management of Employee Travel (Domestic and International) Arranging and managing of Meetings and Incentive trips for all the corporate employees across the Globe Processing of all Service Providers bills at the Corporate. Travel, Accommodation and Meeting arrangements of Senior Management for Board Meetings across the Globe. Identification, Negotiations and Finalization of venues for Meetings, Conferences and Incentive Groups. Managing and arranging employee accommodations across the Globe. Management of Forex issuance and returns for all travelers across Globe. Ensuring all the Service Providers bills are as per the agreement. Ensuring the smooth flow of bills processing and payment to Service Providers. Processing bills as per the Company Policy Guidelines to ensure maximum saving and efficient services Develop good rapport with channel partners both local and global Ensure audit compliance of each file Generating monthly and yearly MIS reports on the bills and payments of each Service Provider. Aug’11 – Apr’13 at BCD Travel India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore As Credit Control Associate Submission of Bills and tracking of Payments due from all the clients Deliverables Handled 7 corporate accounts (16 divisions) with approximate volume of 40 Million INR on monthly basis; Involving and taking care of escalation in terms of bills Submission, corporate payment, and total travel account reconciliations of Accounts both BTA and non BTA. Coordinating with clients for setting up corporate submissions and charging of BTA and individual cards for payments. Focusing on Collections targets from each corporate company. Assisting the team members on accounts reconciliations of corporates and their different entities. Enhancing product knowledge of team member & assisting them in all aspect & having meeting with the team members on weekly basis discuss with them on over BTA Accounts of all corporates. Resolving Issues on not submitted bills with interaction from Travel Counselor and submission of these Bills Passing of rectification entries on BTA Accounts on weekly basis. Resolving BTA disputes on monthly basis Jun’10 – Aug’11 at HRG Sita Travels Executive Credit Control Submission of Bills and tracking of Payments due from all the divisions of client. Deliverables Handled a corporate account (7 divisions) with approximate volume of 40 Million INR on monthly basis; Involving and taking care of escalation in terms of bills Submission, corporate payment, and total travel account reconciliations of Accounts both BTA and non BTA. Coordinating with clients for setting up corporate submissions and BTA and Non BTA for payments. Focusing on Collections targets from each division of the corporate. Resolving Issues on not submitted bills with interaction from Travel Counselor and submission of these Bills Passing of rectification entries on BTA Accounts on weekly basis. Resolving BTA disputes on monthly basis Apr’97 – Jun’10 t Call n Collect As Projects Coordinator Deliverables Successfully set up processes for Credit Card Collections, Customer Background Verifications, Mail Management System and Telecalling for Loans and card Collections for different Banking and Telecommunication companies. Handled 30 DPD, 60 DPD, 90 DPD and 120 DPD Collections for HSBC, HDFC, ABN AMRO, ICICI etc. Managing individual teams for handling each project Addressing Customer complaints on Card and Loan payments Generation and maintenance of MIS reports for every team Generation and maintenance of MIS reports for every project Generation and maintenance of MIS reports on Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly basis Reviewing and resolving tough cases with Executives Daily Collection Reports maintenance. Addressing Customer queries and complaints Keeping track of accounts ledgers and collections EDUCATION Bachelor of Commerce – Dr CV Raman University, Bilaspur Higher Diploma in Software Engineering – Aptech Computer Education, Bangalore Soft Skills Creativity and Innovation Leadership Skills Team Building Skills Time Management PERSONAL PROFILE Date of Birth 24th April, 1976 Linguistic AbilitiesUrdu, Kannada, Hindi (Read) English (Read and Write)