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KARUN P P

KARUN P P

Finance And Accounting Professional
Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced and enthusiastic finance professional with track record of success across wide range of finance processes in Retail and Services Industry. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organizations improving business performance. Forward-thinking leader skilled at operating efficiently to meet goals. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
Bengaluru
8 2018 - Current

Financial Planning and Analysis - Project/Engagement Financial Advisor

  • Weekly track profitability, variance analysis and generate reports for projects.
  • Provided guidance to junior finance staff, fostering professional development through training programs and mentorship opportunities.
  • Streamlined financial reporting processes for improved accuracy and timeliness of data.
  • Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
  • Account Reporting for $120M Portfolio which is presented to Lead partners.
  • Establishing controls for Account expenses.
  • Periodic forecast/backlog submission of financial metrics to firm and Sector Leads.
  • Manage 3 individual contributor resources for 3 years and running.
  • Managed complex client portfolios, balancing risk tolerance with investment goals to maximize returns over time.
  • Managed client budgets, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum return on investment.

Senior Associate

Tesco Bengaluru
Bengaluru
06.2015 - 08.2018

Record to Report

  • Prepare period end /ad-hoc journals by using MS Access Database , Teradata - SQL and other excel dumps.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations for inventory, payables & receivable accrual and deferred income accounts in the Online world.
  • Prepare management accounts for the online business
  • Tender reconciliation between cash and order management system
  • Periodic governance with stakeholders to explain on the balances in the balance sheet accounts
  • Collaborating with external and internal auditors for record to report audits
  • Mentored, onboarded and trained CA freshers in the process and the company for 1 year.

Senior Associate

Tesco Bengaluru
Bengaluru
06.2013 - 06.2015

AR/O2C

  • Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds.
  • Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options.
  • Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
  • Prepared financial statements to provide results of operations, financial position and cash flow.
  • Managed external audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
  • Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information in Oracle 11i.
  • Sub ledger reconciliations between AP , AR and Bought Ledger (Trading Account)
  • Managing bought Ledger Offsets.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Jain University (SBMJC)
Bengaluru
06.2010 - 04.2013

Pre University State Degree -

Jain University
Bengaluru
06.2008 - 03.2010

ICSE -

Bishop Cotton Boys School
Bengaluru
06.1999 - 03.2008

Skills

Financial analysis and reporting

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Accomplishments

  • GL control account reconciliation for bought ledger and sales ledger control account from inception to current year (5 years) leading to reduction in the provision made and eventually reducing the write off value
  • GL control account reconciliation for accounts payable/sales edger control account for previous and current Year (2 years) leading to neither write off nor provision made
  • Automated debt report for the rental income AR module that saved 2 hours for the weekly report
  • Created a macro to collate all bank statements and GL balances to help the bank reconciliation team to investigate variances between GL and bank statement which led them to only investigate accounts with a difference instead of checking manually all the Accounts one by one thereby saving 4 hours for Period end activities
  • Created a macro for the Central Europe accounting team who receives forms from four different countries to invoice which they would have to collate form by form and update in a tracker subsequently, the macro opens all the forms saved in a folder and updates the tracker with a click of a button which helped them save 23 hours in the period end activities
  • Transitioned the Budgeting process from the US team to the Indian team and have trained the entire team in india to execute the same.
  • Transitioned the Account reporting from the US team to the Indian team .
  • Part of strategic initiative for the Department's tech team of 20 memebers that assist in resolving technical issues in the practice specific tools that is used by 800+ professionals in india.



Software

Oracle 11i-R2R and AR Module ,ARCS

SAP-S4 HANA-FP&A ,

Horizon-AR and GL

Mainframe-Retail

SWIFT Primed Beacon

Timeline

Senior Associate

Tesco Bengaluru
06.2015 - 08.2018

Senior Associate

Tesco Bengaluru
06.2013 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Commerce -

Jain University (SBMJC)
06.2010 - 04.2013

Pre University State Degree -

Jain University
06.2008 - 03.2010

ICSE -

Bishop Cotton Boys School
06.1999 - 03.2008

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
8 2018 - Current
KARUN P PFinance And Accounting Professional