Hanamantagoud Hosagoudar

• Lead global, multicultural, and diverse team

• Manage card program across 59 entities (Amex & Citi)

• 100% systemic audit of 360K expense reports annually with Concur machine intelligence
• Manage daily T&E operations, including T&E policy adherence, improving overall T&E user experience, ensuring timely completion of reports, and resolving customer service and technology issues
• Managed 2K employee inquiries monthly through ticketing tool Helpnow+. SLA 3 bus. day
• Collaborate with and support T&E GPO on projects, new process initiatives, enhancements and standardization
• Monthly and quarterly KPI analysis reporting for management
• Provide root cause analysis and action plans in support of our T&E policy objectives
• Facilitate live training sessions and webinars for employees on expense platform, card programs, resources and best practices
• Collaborate with other finance teams regularly to ensure alignment and transparency
• First point of contact for internal and external audit

• Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment

• Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease

• Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects

Took over Corporate Cards and Expense (Travel & Expense) global team during challenging times and stabilized the T&E process.

• Manage the month end close & quarterly reporting

• Manage audits, taxation, corporate law and statutory compliance for entities in APAC region including India entity.

• Driving integration efforts for acquired entities

• Manage direct & indirect tax assessments & refunds
• Driving Governance framework
• Supporting efficient functioning of the Board of Directors & India Leadership Team
• Partnering with Business for site wide programs & initiatives
• Manage a staff of senior accountants through all daily accounting activities.
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure proper implementation of system changes
• Identify opportunities for process improvements; suggest and implement improvements to scale and automate manual procedures
• Perform ad-hoc research on technical accounting issues
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and SOX requirements
• Assisting with deliverables and special projects involving cross-functional teams

• Manage Fixed Assets Accounting group based at Bangalore supporting all the Global VMware locations
• Closely Monitor the company's capitalization policy and ensure that they are adhered to by the GL Accountants
• Monitor expenses and ensure that items to be capitalized are capitalized and not expensed off
• Monitor and review Fixed Assets account reconciliations for global entities prepared by GL Accountants through Black line
• Prepare monthly and quarterly consolidated fixed assets roll forward schedules
• Provide timely and effective feedback on the progress and facilitate dialogues for improvements Identify soft skill requirements of the team members and encourage continuous learning
• Responsible for maintaining various tax books such as Fed, State, Non State, AMT.
• Streamlined the fixed assets management process by implementing new software tools and automation techniques.

• Transitioned various accounting processes such as Accounts Receivable, Billing, Cash Application and Fixed Assets of various clients from client's offshore location to India. Trained team based at India and stabilized process within defined timelines.
• Assisted in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new employees to maintain adequate staffing levels.
• Conducted employee performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback for growth and development.
• Career Path at OPI Feb 2004 to Mar 2005 Accounts Associate - -Apr 2005 to Jun 2006 Senior Associate Jul 2006 to Jun 2008 Team Leader Jul 2008 to Apr 2010 Assistant Manager

• Maintenance of statutory books of accounts like cash book, bank book, Purchase and Sales Registers
• Processing contractors and consultants monthly running bills (Invoice Processing)
• Sales Tax and Income tax calculations, filing of monthly and annual returns
• General Office Administration.

• Statutory and Tax Audit of private / public limited companies, Educational Institutions, Partnership firms, Proprietary concerns, Trusts and Non-governmental organizations
• Internal Audit of private / public limited companies, Partnership firms, and reporting thereon
• Bank Audit and Audit of Insurance Companies