Anitha Badvelu

• Coordinated budget preparation, resulting in timely and accurate forecasts.
• Implemented cost control measures, reducing unnecessary expenditure.
• Negotiated favourable terms with vendors, improving bottom-line results.
• Optimised cash management processes for improved liquidity.
• Supervised monthly payroll processing, maintaining high level of accuracy.
• Reviewed all contracts and agreements, minimising legal exposure.
• Reviewed annual financial statements, collaborating with audit partners to produce statutory accounts.
• Oversaw accounting, payroll and financial reports to support daily functions.
• Oversaw bank reconciliations and managed short-term working capital, including credit control.
• Reviewed quarterly UK VAT submissions.
• Generated invoices based on established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
• Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
• Installed internal controls and set up standard procedures for business accounting systems.
• Completed meticulous monthly balance sheet reconciliations, achieving financial accuracy.
• Led audit engagements, serving as primary point of contact for audit-related queries in UK.

• Ensuring Working capital governance by unbilled reduction, timely invoicing, and collection, improving debt ageing & Vendor's payment management.
• Optimized processes to reduce financial management reporting times , achieving completion by the 10th of the subsequent month.
• Part of acquisition of three companies and successfully integrated their accounts with the existing company.
• Involved in Implementation of new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for Global Finance (Earlier quick books and Tally) to give real time data & insights to the management.
• Monthly book closing and Intercompany reconciliations preparation and statutory compliances.
• Preparation of Monthly variance reports for strategic budgeting and forecasting.
• Leveraged knowledge in areas such as Revenue recognition, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report and helped in developing Internal controls in a manner smoothening overall Finance function.

Key Contributions:

➢ Identification of various cost optimization, cost control measures and partnered with various Delivery & SG&A Functions for driving such cost optimization measures. ~ $0.5 M

• Optimised cash management processes for improved liquidity.

• Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
• Recognition of unbilled Revenue and accounting based on accruals.
• Reviewing & reporting operational metrics- Revenue, Operating Margin, Account P&L, Revenue Per Person (RPP).
• Capacity Utilization- Onshore/Offshore, Sales Performance, Pipeline Analysis, Booked Business, Expense &Headcount Analysis, Project Performance.
• Reviewed Contract /SOW/Purchase Order with respect to commercials, contractual obligations, billing schedules.
• Facilitated smooth billing operations by maintaining up to date records on pricing and billing details with in software.
• Effectively managed billing reconciliations , resolving discrepancies.
• Reviewed bookkeeping and management accounts to achieve clear and correct reports.
• Oversaw audits to collate accurate data and recommend constructive improvements.
• Reduced annual business expenditure through careful expense monitoring.

Key Contributions:

➢ Implemented Internal process control through Po Tracking , unbilled revenue totalling 1 Million identified.

• Preparation of the Financial statements e.g. Balance sheet and the Profit & Loss Accounts.
• Management of Audits including planning, work allocation, client co-ordination, Preparation of Audit reports.
• Computation of Advance Tax (Direct Tax), MAT.
• Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Tax Audit, VAT Audit, Stock audits.