Jakesh Chandra Sahu

Resume Jakesh Chandra Sahu Mobile: - / E-Mail:-Flat # G2 Vikyath Paradise, Bethel Nagar 1st Main Road, Seegehalli Road, K.R. Puram Bangalore – 560078 Aspiring to attain carrier enrichment through opportunities in Finance & Accounts with a growth-oriented organisation. Professional Synopsis.  A dynamic professional with More than 11 years of rich experience in Finance and Accounts (General Ledger, accounts payable, Accounts receivable, and Payment Activities) with focus on driving efficiency through evaluation of various accounting systems.  Expertise in managing the finance & accounts operations with key focus on optimal utilisation of resources; result oriented record of streamlining the working SLA’s & SOPs for enhanced operational effectiveness.  Possess excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills with demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management. Organisational Experience Ernst & Young (EY) May 2020 till Date Associate Manager  Manages a team of 5 resources and ensure that all key metrics of performance as per the SLA are met and exceeded.  Allocating daily jobs and workloads.  Acting as a resource for other team members.  Managing team performance and progress.  Enforcing all company approved policies and procedures.  Constantly looking for ways to improve processes.  Taking action to correct and team’s shortcomings.  Ability to work well with all levels of the organization.  Prioritising important tasks and ensuring they get done first.  Institute creative & innovative Rewards & Recognition activities for enhancing team performance and motivation; foster       career advancement of the team members within the project or lateral movement Manage team performance and responsible for the overall development of the team Maintain, trend and report Key Performance Indicators Ensure the effective management both in terms of business objectives and the personal and professional development of direct reports Drives continuous performance improvement for business results Leads and directs the workforce in problem identification, problem solving and implementing continuous improvement measures Consistently and effectively implement the Performance Management Process as a leadership tool to help employees maximize their performance Cargill Business Services (From May 2017 to May 2020) Process Lead  Responsible for credit collections on all accounts by contacting the customer by phone, e-mail and written correspondence.   Preparing and maintaining customer’s monthly reconciliation schedules. Making decisions with clear authority to write off balances according to strict guidelines. Prioritizing accounts and workflow to meet management goals. Communicating work in progress and final collection disposition to the appropriate A/R and Credit Staff.                Working in conjunction with the Credit Manager and assisting the Cash Specialists as necessary to insure proper application of customer remittances. Preparing and maintaining customer account reconciliation schedules using database and Clarify Claims Management systems. Responsible for service delivery for End-to-End AR process with responsibility to manage larger team. Take ownership for improvement projects to improve service delivery. Will act as a first point of escalation for the offshore team and ensures timely response to emails and escalation. Effectively utilizing the capacity of the team based on individual's target, Volume Handling, Allocation. Document all the pain areas \ issues in the Issue log and ensure timely completion. Responsible for effective people management and appraisals. Proactively review team’s performance to exceed BU KPI's. Identify business impacting areas and drive improvement projects to win over the BU satisfaction. MIS Reports Preparation and Analysis, Key Bank Account Reconciliation Statement. Confidence to deal with a range of stakeholders across business verticals. Prepares bank ledger balance report for all the regions. Prepares the focus list for all the aged invoices. Monthly Close: Delivered accurate and on-time monthly financial closing for A/R functions. Month end and closing & reporting Activities        Prepares provision summery report for all the regions. Prepares AR provision movement reconciliation. Doing AR reconciliation on monthly basis. Preparing monthly reconciliation status reports for management. Producing monthly financial and management reports. Booking provision for invoices crossed 180 days. Booking write off’s and knock offs in the month end. Other responsibilities:   Taking SEF calls with BU on a monthly basis. Taking monthly post close call with BU. Manhattan Associates Development Centre Pvt Ltd :( From Dec 2015 to Dec 2016) Senior Executive       Handling all credit related calls –fixing credit limits, closing credit calls, collection and follow up of receivables specially over dues past due dates. Generating and sending periodic management reports. (MIS). Raising customer invoices and sending them to customers. Preparing open PO report on a weekly basis. Preparing revenue report for each month and YTD. Addressing customer queries regarding past due invoices. Emtec Software India Pvt Ltd. (From Dec 2011 to Dec 2015) Senior Analyst Transition Experience: Successfully transitioned:  Cash Application.  Credit card Charges.  Intercompany Transactions.  And Sales Order approval. Key Deliverables Accounts Receivable  Sending Accounts receivable statements to Customers.      Ensuring that all cash receipts are recorded accurately on daily basis. Approving the sales orders in sales force. Processing/charging of customer credit cards. (Amex, MasterCard, Visa). Processed adjustments, refunds & monthly write offs. Key responsible for preparing of Monthly Invoices, Billing Info’s and Final invoice attachments.  Coordinating with Data Deliverer and gathering inputs for generating of monthly Invoices. Sending Proforma Invoices to Project team for approvals and finalizing the Invoices. Raising of invoices and credit notes. Issuing sundry invoices as TAT (Turnaround Time) as per the client requirements. Preparing overdue report on monthly report (AR collection report for all company codes) Send the Account receivable statements as of end of the month and send it to all the affiliates and in case of queries Following up with the respective team to find a solution and provide the required details to the customers. Research regarding unsettled account balance that is completely or partially unpaid.  Corresponded via email and telephone collecting on past due accounts, resolving disputes and questions, researching    misapplied payments, errors in contracts, and other discrepancies. Initiated all collection activities (telephonic calls, letters and emails). Resolve inconsistencies and prepare adjustments. Answer customer inquiries about account status.       Month end and closing & reporting Activities    Sending AR statement off accounts to all customers, AP & AR GL reconciliation. Handling Different GL’s for Intercompany accounts. Revaluation &Reconciliation done to the GL accounts which are used in month end closure. Other responsibilities: Credit evaluator Plus Report (Dun & Bradstreet):  Determine the credit worthiness of potential customers using the Credit Evaluator Plus Report. It includes a snapshot of a company's background, payment performance and public records filings. You’ll get the key critical insight you need to make a quick and easy risk assessment. How Do We Use It?      Assess risk before entering into a new business deal or extending credit. View historical payment trends. Learn about company changes and financial events. Investigate a company's background and check for the presence and value of any suits, liens, and judgments. Report copies stored online for 6 months. What’s included?  Basic Company Profile  Public Records Filings  PAYDEX Score  Credit Limit Recommendation  Payment Trends  Industry Trends Organisational Experience EXL Services (Oct 2009 to Dec 2011) Process Associate (F&A)             Prepare daily cash applications package, ensuring all cash is posted to correct companies. Support the Credit and Collections department by timely and accurately posting all customer receipts. Working with cross functional groups in processing unidentified receipts. Working with collections team to resolve and clear all unapplied receipts within a reasonable timeframe. Research and processing of customer refunds for overpayments, duplicate payment and write offs. Downloading of daily bank deposit from bank sites. Ensure timely and accurate postings of daily cash receipts. Working with various cross functional groups and collections team to determine application of unidentified receipts, overpayments and unapplied cash payments. Assist collections team with customer account reconciliations. Provide reports consisting of cash deposits, aging of receivable and chargeback's. Works with Senior Credit and Collections analyst to supply all relevant quarter and yearend schedules. Assist with end of month close process. Organisational Experience IBM DAKSH (March 2009 to Oct 2009) Finance and Accounts Executive (F&A) Roles & Responsibilities in IBM DAKSH  Worked as an invoice processor in Accounts Payable.  Verification of invoices and transferring invoices from accent capture to SAP.  Verification of vendors which are created in SAP.  Daily auditing of processed invoices & triggered invoices in SAP.  Daily preparation of process control charts.  Running reports of unprocessed invoices status in weekly basis.  Running reports of errors on posting & triggering invoices in a weekly basis.  Reverse & reposting of error processed invoices and finding out reasons for these errors. Other responsibilities:  Preparing productivity trackers of team and submission of Ageing reports  Trained new joinees on the all the vertical activities.  Submission of internal trackers on time. Awards & Laurels Best Performance award from EXL Services Ltd for the year 2011. Individual Excellence award from Emtec Software India Pvt Ltd for the year 2013. Power of we award from Cargill for the year 2017. Shining star award from Cargill for the year 2018 (Feb, Oct),2019 (Mar, Aug). Nominated for Breakthrough award from Cargill for the year 2019.      Qualifications MBA (Finance) at Dayananda Sagar Business School in 2010. BCom (Finance) at Berhampur University in 2007. PUC (Commerce) at Binayak Acharaya Junior College in 2004. HSE from K.C. Town High School in 2002. IT Skills  E.R.P. System : SAP ECC 7.30  Operating System : SAP Version 7.10, 7.20] Windows 2000, 2003, XP, PGDCA Tally 4.5, 5.4, 6.3, 7.2 (VAT).  Office Packages : Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Personal Details Father’s Name Date of Birth Languages known Hobbies Marital Status Nationality : : : : : : Harikrushna Sahu 17th September 1986 English, Hindi and Oriya. Listening Music, long drives Married Indian I hereby declare that above information furnished by me is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Date: Place: Bangalore (Jakesh Chandra Sahu)