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Chetana Hegde

Chetana Hegde

Bengaluru

Summary

A highly skilled commerce graduate with over 5+ years of experience in managing vendor relationships and accounts payable processes. Possesses a strong understanding of fundamental accounting concepts and has a proven track record of effectively handling client and supplier accounting statuses. Adept at streamlining financial operations, ensuring accuracy in transactions, and fostering positive relationships with stakeholders.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate

Schneider Electric Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
05.2021 - Current
  • Vendor Invoice Management: Verification, posting (PO, NON-PO), and timely payment of invoices.
  • Reconciliation: Monthly reconciliations of vendor SOA, and line items.
  • Team Supervision: Supervising and supporting team members on escalation handling and daily deliverables.
  • Procurement Coordination: Coordinating with the procurement department for three-way matching and processing.
  • Error Handling: Managing IDOCs and EDI invoices, locating and correcting errors for timely processing.
  • Employee Claims: Approving employee claims through SAP CONCUR.
  • GL Balances: Reconciling accrued GL balances using the Blackline tool.
  • Report Analysis: Analyzing AP-TB and GR-IR reports, and discussing findings with stakeholders.
  • Vendor line items: Clearing vendor line items against advances.
  • Intercompany Transactions: Managing intercompany transactions and clearing aged items on monthly basis
  • Month-End Closure: Providing extended support for month-end closure of books.
  • Report Generation: Generating AP SL GL reports and sharing with cross-functional teams.
  • Process Improvement: Working on SAP Readsoft process to stabilize and increase auto posting of invoices.

Junior Accountant

Volvo Group India Private Limited
Bengaluru
08.2018 - 05.2021
  • Vendor Relation: Responsible for registering invoices for 4 Central Europe countries and paying on time
  • Handling or late arrival of invoices and educating the vendor on maintaining the standard of the invoices
  • Invoice Reconciliation: Matching the invoices with the purchase order, and the goods receipt with the help of the 5-way matching method, and non-PO invoices with the 3-way matching.
  • Process Improvement: Educating Procurement team on creating of PO and GRN on time and its impact on the deliverables, which is resulted in on time payment of 12M SEK
  • IDeas generated and implemented on non value added activities and steps in the process
  • Other Responsibilities: Taken responsibility of reducing the overdue items for 4 countries for more than 100 documents
  • Responsible for aged documents an securing internal controls on timely basis
  • Executing payment proposal every week, handling exceptions in the process, preparing and the reports and booking accruals and balance reconciliation statement in the month end

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mangalore University
Managlore
08.2017

Skills

  • SAP CONCUR
  • Vendor invoice management
  • Reconciliation
  • Month-end closure
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft Office
  • Blackline
  • Coupa
  • Tableau
  • Intercompany Transactions
  • SAP Readsoft

Accomplishments

  • Best Team Award at Schneider Electric.
  • Recognized for exceptional dedication and a proactive approach in 2024.
  • Best performer for error-free processing at Volvo.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Trekking
  • Photography
  • Singing and Dancing

Languages

  • Kannada, Full Professional Proficiency
  • English, Full Professional Proficiency

Timeline

Senior Associate

Schneider Electric Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - Current

Junior Accountant

Volvo Group India Private Limited
08.2018 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mangalore University
Chetana Hegde