Babajan K
Summary
Finance operations leader with 12 years of experience leading global P2P operations across regions. Drive audit readiness and large scale process automation to reduce cycle time and improve controls. Partner with audit and business stakeholders to deliver measurable process optimisation results.
Overview
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Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Analyst, A/P
Elastic Technologies India PVT. Ltd
Bangalore, India
03.2022 - Current
- Supervised Accounts Payable operations across 30+ entities, overseeing the
complete AP cycle from invoice processing to payment posting. - Managed weekly payment forecasting and validated ACH and wire payment
batches to ensure timely and accurate payment processing. - Collaborated with Treasury teams to resolve payment discrepancies and
maintain sufficient funds in bank accounts to support smooth payment
processing. - Collaborated with vendors, GL, Finance Transformation, and IT teams to
address operational challenges, drive process improvements, and support business objectives. - Managed month end reporting activities, including pre-close reviews, accruals,
AP aging reconciliations, and flux analysis, while analyzing MoM and QoQ
variances. - Reviewed team processing accuracy, analyzed recurring error trends, and
conducted root cause analysis to ensure over 98% process accuracy. - Managed internal and external audit requests during year end close, providing
audit support and required documentation. - Implemented process automation solutions and developed KPI dashboards to
enhance operational performance and reporting.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Cambium Networks
Bangalore, India
04.2020 - 03.2022
- Reviewed open purchase orders to identify and address unrecorded liabilities, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
- Audited and resolved T&E reports in Concur, collaborating with IT to rectify issues from NetSuite integration.
- Managed coding changes and maintained amortisation schedules, supporting accurate financial records and compliance.
Senior Finance Associate
Hewlett Packard Inc
Bangalore, India
08.2014 - 03.2020
- Handle invoice processing for EMEA region for multiple currencies
- Sound knowledge of PO/Non-PO based invoicing.
- Vendor statement reconciliation to identify the duplicates and pending credit notes.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Commerce
Sri Krishna Devaraya Unveracity.
SV Degree & PG Colleag01-2014
Skills
- Global invoice processing
- Payment management
- Close management
- Compliance management
- Stakeholder management
- SAP, NetSuite, and Concur
- Automation projects
- Data analytics
- Claude and Gemini
- MS Office and Google Workspace
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification By KPMG.
- Certification of completion: Claude 101.
- AI for Finance & Accounting.
Accomplishments
- Recognized by the CFO as the winner of the" Accounting Automation Idea Contest" for proposing scheduled payments automation.
- Recognized by the leadership team for driving process automation initiatives and leveraging AI.
- Achieved a 95% reduction in AP aging, enhancing the overall health and efficiency of the Accounts Payable function.
- Led the successful transition of banking operation from Citibank to JP Morgan. Host-to-Host payments integration (NetSuite – CitiDirect &JP Morgan)
Timeline
Sr Analyst, A/P
Elastic Technologies India PVT. Ltd
03.2022 - Current
Accounts Payable Specialist
Cambium Networks
04.2020 - 03.2022
Senior Finance Associate
Hewlett Packard Inc
08.2014 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - Commerce
Sri Krishna Devaraya Unveracity.