Harish Rao S
Bangalore
Summary
Competent professional with 13 years of expertise in invoice processing, vendor management, payment processing, vendor reconciliation, help desk support, and freight invoice processing, along with comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) processes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager for Invoice Processing, Payments, Vendor Reconciliation & Query handling Team
Pierian Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Banglore
08.2022 - Current
- Managing end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) processes, including team planning and supervision.
- Oversee invoice processing, payments, and vendor reconciliation for KAM and non-KAM accounts while managing a team of over 20 members.
- Managed invoice reconciliation, guaranteeing accurate processing of both PO and Non-PO invoices with emphasis on discrepancy elimination and delay minimization.
- Specialized in vendor payment forecasting and guaranteeing prompt vendor payments.
- Executed payments as per defined payment terms.
- Expertise in MSME, GST, Withholding Tax, and associated regulations.
- Oversee daily dashboard reporting and liaise with management and clients.
- Facilitating monthly one-on-one sessions with team members while delivering prompt feedback.
- Spearheaded projection of monthly metrics reports in collaboration with clients and stakeholders.
- Conducted SLA calculations for respective concepts, ensuring timely adherence to all TAT requirements.
- Fostering positive connections with clients, vendors, and internal management.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration to address AP-related challenges.
- Ensuring AP control systems and timely financial transaction processing.
- Involving vendor negotiations for the open balance amount after the validation.
- Frequent stakeholders connect to resolve the issues.
- Streamlined P2P processes to improve governance and productivity.
- Component of performance management and evaluation for team members.
- Participating in recruitment by conducting interviews for candidates at team lead roles.
- Leading brainstorming sessions alongside team to discover concepts aimed at boosting productivity
Senior Specialist in Internal Controls Team
DuPont Services Center India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Supervise 6 members of internal control team across North America region.
- Executed reconciliation of advance and refund payments for accurate financial tracking.
Managed outbound freight reconciliation to ensure timely shipment processing.
Conducted VCA cards reconciliation to verify transaction accuracy.
Oversaw Citi Bank payment reconciliation related to VCA payments for financial integrity. - Engaged supplier regarding uncashed checks and executed escheat process for aged uncashed checks.
- Conducting audit on duplicate payments, blocked documents, pay terms modifications, and net due date adjustments.
- Document all internal CAPA errors and circulate findings to relevant team monthly.
- To complete and submit all account reconciliations in Blackline within deadlines.
- Overseeing freight invoice processing upon request
- Resolve generic mailbox emails through effective clearing processes
- Knowledge sharing with other team members for back on my activities.
Finance & Admin Business Analyst for Accounts Payable
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
08.2016 - 06.2021
- Manage 5-person team responsible for invoice processing and material script uploads to ERP system
- Creating daily productivity tracker and distributing workload among team members.
- Engage in weekly discussions with retained team and vendors to elucidate process steps.
- Oversaw generic email boxes for freight mode inquiries, ensuring timely responses to issues.
- Identifying invoice types and performing necessary pre-checks before uploading (PO, Shipment & NPO).
- Creating templates for invoices in Excel for Inbound Freight Invoices and Material Apay Invoices, checking invoice status in SAP after upload, troubleshooting any fallouts.
- Outbound freight invoice detail verification and preparation of text template for upload
- Facilitated invoice processing in CASS portal for outbound freight while collaborating with logistics team for shipment move clarifications.
- Voucher submission procedure for special payment request.
- Working on SNOW tickets and clearing the issues at the earliest.
- Conducted random audits on daily production and maintained error tracker for team discussions to address process gaps
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements for new projects.
- Trained and developed team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance in the P2P function.
- Delivered timely support by tracking issues and communicating resolutions to end users.
Senior Process Executive in Accounts Payable/Procurement and Vendor Master Data Team
Capgemini Business Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
02.2015 - 06.2016
- Resolved internal audit queries within 24 hours
- Relationship management with clients and handling escalations for quick resolution.
- Contacting onshore people through phone calls to resolve the issues.
- Addressed email inquiries from clients within same day
- Executed preparation of debit notes and recovery letters.
- Invoice verification via two-way and three-way matching.
- Processing special payment requests.
- Assigned responsibilities to team members and ensured collaboration resulted in same-day completion
- Conducting audits on daily production processes
Senior Executive - Accounts Payable
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Banglore
04.2012 - 01.2015
- Input all approved invoices into SAP application.
- Managed international freight payables ensuring timely carrier payments.
- Developed checklist for calculating landed cost of PO in IBM mainframe.
- Conducted follow-ups for Vendor Not Paid (VNP) and Freight Not Paid (FNP) positions.
Streamlined communication processes regarding payment issues for VNP and FNP.
Ensured timely resolution of outstanding payments through diligent follow-up actions.
Collaborated with vendors and freight services to facilitate payment inquiries efficiently. - Manage RTV and overage processes, ensuring accurate tracking of inventory discrepancies.
- Cross-trained personnel and established backups for all activities.
- Execute credit memo processing upon identification of overpayments
- Conducting daily audits on prepaid accounts
Education
MBA - Finance and HR
S.V University
TirupatiBachelors of Commerce (B.com) -
S.V University
TirupatiDiploma in computers and commercial practice -
State Board of Technical Education and Training
HyderabadSkills
- Invoice processing
- Vendor reconciliation
- Payments management
- Accounts payable
- Team leadership
- Process improvement
- Performance evaluation
- Training and development
- Meeting facilitation
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Microsoft office expertise
- Vendor relationship management
- Technical skills:
- SAP
- Advanced Excel
- IBM mainframe
- Oracle
- Data analytics
- Power BI
Affiliations
- Conducting Friday fun with the team members
- Conducted Outdoor & Indoor sports to team members
- Conducted Vocations with the team
Accomplishments
- Best performer of the month in June 2013 at IBM for achieving 100% accuracy in completing the allocated items
- Part of best team award in 2013 at IBM India
- Star debutant award at Dupont India to clear aged more than 180 days amount of $450M
Languages
Telugu
First Language
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Kannada
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Assistant Manager for Invoice Processing, Payments, Vendor Reconciliation & Query handling Team
Pierian Services India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - Current
Senior Specialist in Internal Controls Team
DuPont Services Center India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2021 - 08.2022
Finance & Admin Business Analyst for Accounts Payable
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2016 - 06.2021
Senior Process Executive in Accounts Payable/Procurement and Vendor Master Data Team
Capgemini Business Services India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2015 - 06.2016
Senior Executive - Accounts Payable
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2012 - 01.2015
MBA - Finance and HR
S.V University
Bachelors of Commerce (B.com) -
S.V University
Diploma in computers and commercial practice -
State Board of Technical Education and Training