Bhanuprakash Gonur

A results-oriented accounts payable lead with four years of experience in managing the end-to-end accounts payable process, vendor relationships, and team leadership. Skilled in process improvement, financial reporting, and compliance, with a strong commitment to accuracy and efficiency. Proven ability to handle high-volume transactions while maintaining strict adherence to company policies and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities.

• Led the payments batching process, ensuring accurate and timely processing of vendor payments.
• Group payments by criteria such as due date, payment method (e.g., ACH, wire, check), currency, or vendor.
• Reviewed and approved high-value transactions in accordance with company policy.
• Implemented process improvements that reduced payment cycle time by 60%.
• Managed monthly and quarterly closing activities related to payments and reconciliations.
• Supervised and coordinated a team of eleven members to achieve departmental goals and deadlines.
• Delegated tasks effectively, ensuring high productivity and accountability within the team.
• Conducted regular team meetings to align on goals, track progress, and resolve blockers.
• Provided training and mentoring to new and existing team members to enhance performance.
• Acted as a liaison between upper management and the team, ensuring smooth communication.
• Processing trade and non-trade supplier invoices in Oracle ERP.
• Scanning and releasing the invoices from the web center queue to the team for processing.
• Priority invoices are processed within the agreed SLA timeframe.
• Providing the supplier payment details when the check or wire payment has been sent out.
• Processing supplier credits on time, making sure that discounted invoices are processed on a priority basis in the system.
• Consolidating the monthly productivity of team membersand preparing STAT report and PMS report (a size of 11) and reporting it to the manager.
• Mentored junior team members, providing guidance on best practices and contributing to their professional development.
• Conducted root cause analysis, facilitating prompt resolutions to production-related issues or bottlenecks.
• Evaluated process performance metrics, identifying areas requiring improvement or optimization for increased efficiency.
• Identified opportunities for continuous improvement through data analysis and process evaluation.
• Managed teams effectively, fostering an environment of open communication and collaboration for better overall performance.
• Streamlined processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements for increased productivity.
• Implemented new process technology, improving overall efficiency and reducing costs.
• Scheduled appropriate number of employees to complete production line tasks.
• Led successful change management initiatives, minimizing disruptions during transitions while maximizing positive outcomes for the organization as a whole.

• Order Management Specialist: 17th MAY 2017 to 10th DEC 2021.
• Outline:
• Order fulfilment- All aspects of order entry, scheduling, and order acknowledgement all while maintaining adherence to the company’s process and procedures.
• Execute on order follow up and cancellations to ensure visibility to late shipments and current receipts.
• Maintain correct vendor contact and shipment information in the Oracle system.
• Build strong relationships and serve as the customer’s single point of contact for Order Management.
• Coordinating with warehouse for arranging deliveries.
• Ensure a strong business continuity plan is maintained and enhanced where necessary.

• 03rd AUG 2015 TO TILL 22nd APR 2017 as ASSISTANT MANAGER.
• Commercial Banking Operations and Sales (Marketing and Branch Operations) Marketing.
• Outline:
• Current Account and Savings Accounts along with other Bank products (cross selling). Bringing NTB customers.
• Achieving Targets Month on Month. My responsibility is to develop leads and get customers for liability products.
• Market mapping, customer mapping, competitor mapping in the geography assigned Should follow processes strictly without deviations.
• Should be able to submit periodical MIS to superiors within stipulated timelines.
• Branch operations:
• Verify the legal status of the customers and their entity and to identify the authorized signatures and to get the identity of the beneficial owners or controllers of the account.
• Reviewed all required AML/KYC Regulatory requirements for all clients and analyzing any transactions that appear unusual based on the customer’s profile.
• To maintain healthy relations with customers and to have good local coordination with clients.
• Cash handling in branch.
• To resolve any queries / complaints on an immediate basis.
• Maintenance of safe keeping of security stationery and safe custody of records.