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Karan Rawat

Summary

Results-driven management professional with extensive experience in leadership roles. Skilled in strategic planning, team collaboration, and driving operational efficiency. Adept at adapting to changing needs and ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes. Known for strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and focus on achieving organizational goals.Expert in automation and digital transformation, led the implementation of HighRadius to streamline cash applications and deductions, achieving significant efficiency and accuracy gains.. Delivered projects within 95% of planned timelines, showcasing strong project management and execution skills. Proven leadership in team optimization and process standardization, directing the Bench Resource Program for workforce planning, authoring SOPs to ensure global compliance, and introducing standardized collection templates to streamline communication across geographies.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deputy Manager

Motherson Technology Service Limited
04.2025 - Current


  • Lead a 25-member Accounts Receivable team managing the North America region with a $560M portfolio, driving timely manual invoicing, cash application, collections, dispute resolution, and process compliance; regularly connect with stakeholders for performance reviews and escalations, initiated a new factoring process with HSBC Bank, and partially automated Daily Sales Reports to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-making.
  • Improved team efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative management strategies.
  • Enhanced employee performance by providing regular feedback, coaching, and training opportunities.
  • Identified areas for improvement within the department, implementing strategic initiatives to address gaps in performance or resources.
  • Designed and implemented Profit & Margin reporting, prepared accurate Sales Provisions, and developed reconciliation frameworks to track Actual Sales vs. Budget, enabling proactive decision-making.
  • Regularly connect with stakeholders across business and client teams to review AR performance, resolve escalations, and ensure alignment on process improvements.
  • Prepare Day 1 Sales Report to track initial monthly sales performance, providing insights on how actual sales compare against budget targets and enabling timely corrective actions.



Deputy Manager

Ivakya Solution LLP
09.2024 - 12.2024
  • Identified areas for improvement within the department, implementing strategic initiatives to address gaps in performance or resources.
  • Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Led system migration from NetSuite to SAP HANA, successfully clearing 2 years' backlog within 3 months, ensuring seamless data transition, process continuity, and operational efficiency.
  • Enhanced employee performance by providing regular feedback, coaching, and training opportunities.

HCL

Associate Manager
04.2022 - 09.2024
  • Manage Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) operations across European markets, overseeing invoice allocation, utility payments, escalations, and performance tracking to ensure timely and accurate financial processing.
  • Introduced automation via HighRadius in cash applications, deductions, and payment posting, achieving up to 80% automation, significantly improving process efficiency, and reducing FTE requirements by 25%.
  • Conducted weekly and monthly client review calls, resolving issues, ensuring SLA compliance, and maintaining operational transparency.
  • Designed error reports, incentive plans, and on-time payment dashboards, improving accountability and performance visibility.
  • Developed training programs for new hires and optimized task allocation, enabling consistent achievement of all SLAs and process metrics.
  • Finalized AP and AR Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and successfully transitioned 2 key processes, ensuring standardized workflows, compliance, and smooth handover across teams.
  • Developed Process Transition to support AP/AR automation initiatives, ensuring smooth handover, standardized workflows, and sustainable operational excellence.
  • Designed and implemented dashboards for clients, ensuring timely delivery of reports, enhancing transparency, and enabling data-driven decision-making.
  • Automated Special Handling and Trucking invoice processing using Macros, reducing processing time from 5 days to 2 days while improving accuracy and minimizing manual errors.

Assistant Manager

Genpact Stellar 135 Building
03.2016 - 03.2022

Genpact | Process Developer → Assistant Manager (6 Years)

  • Successfully led 6 key projects and 4 transition across AP and AR functions, focusing on process improvement, automation, and operational efficiency.
  • Lean Six Sigma Certified: Green Belt and Yellow Belt, applying methodology to streamline workflows, reduce errors, and optimize cycle times.
  • Progressed from Process Developer to Assistant Manager, including 2.5 years as Team Lead, managing cross-functional teams in AR (Cash Application, Deductions, Collections, Master Data) and AP (Payment Posting, Invoice Processing, Vendor Management).
  • Implemented automation initiatives, dashboards, SOPs, and COE plans, improving efficiency, reducing FTE requirements, and enhancing SLA compliance and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Led system/tool migrations from VAX, Enterprise, and NetSuite to SAP HANA, streamlining AP/AR processes; implemented HighRadius automation for cash applications, deductions, and payment posting, achieving up to 80% automation and reducing FTE requirements by 20%.
  • Conducted regular client review calls, resolved escalations, and ensured compliance with service agreements.
  • Automated AR reports (Aging, Pallet, Nelson, Unapplied Cash), improving accuracy, transparency, and stakeholder visibility.
  • Designed and implemented new AR processes through a Green Belt project, focusing on under-tolerance deduction handling and deduction impact on profit margin, streamlining workflows and improving accuracy in revenue realization.

Assistant Accountant

Vijay Kumar Jain & Associates
12.2013 - 11.2015
  • Hands-on experience in audit support, expense management
  • Managed daily activity expenses, including uploading invoices and posting journal entries in Tally ERP-9, ensuring accurate financial records.
  • Submitted PAN card requests for new users, ensuring accurate documentation

Education

B.com - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
Delhi
10-2014

Skills

  • Process optimization
  • Effective task delegation
  • Team management
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Collaborative team leadership
  • Effective problem resolution
  • Effective goal development
  • Assessing employee performance metrics
  • Client engagement
  • Effective conflict resolution
  • Process optimization techniques
  • Financial analysis and reporting
  • Performance evaluation
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Streamlining financial processes
  • Process optimization
  • Effective time management
  • Proficient in handling multiple priorities

Accomplishments

    PROJECTS

    1. Standardization Process and SAP implementation

  • Led process standardization across O2C, P2P, while driving SAP (FI/CO, SD, MM) implementation.
  • Designed “to-be” workflows, aligned master data, and coordinated UAT, training, and change management.
  • Achieved 100% process standardization across 3 regions, reducing cycle times by 30% and manual effort by 40%.
  • Ensured smooth SAP go-live with minimal disruption and improved compliance/audit readiness.
  • 2. High Radius Implementation

  • Spearheaded High Radius implementation across both Accounts Receivable (Cash Application, Deductions) and Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing, Supplier Payments), ensuring end-to-end automation within a 6-month project timeline
  • For AR: Increased auto-match rate from 90% → 98%, reduced unapplied cash by 60%, and cut dispute resolution cycle time by 35%.
  • For AP: Automated invoice ingestion and 3-way match process, reducing manual effort by 40% and Languages Certifications improving on-time payments by 25%. Delivered 30% reduction in overall FTE requirement and achieved ROI in under 18 months through efficiency gains, standardization, and improved accuracy. Shortened invoice cycle from 5 days to 2 days
  • 3. Aged Deduction Clearance

  • Led an Aged Deduction Clearance initiative to resolve long-pending customer deductions and improve cash flow visibility.
  • Conducted root cause analysis, categorized deductions (pricing, shortages, freight, compliance), and built a standardized resolution workflow. Partnered with Sales, Logistics, and Pricing teams to validate claims, issue credit notes, and close invalid deductions.
  • Cleared over 70% of aged backlog within 4 months, reducing open deductions by USD 3.5M and improving dispute resolution cycle time by 40%.
  • Enhanced reporting dashboards to track deduction ageing, root causes, and preventive actions to avoid recurrence.
  • 4. Shipping Fee project

  • Led a Shipping Fee : reviewing early and late delivery charges to ensure accurate deductions under defined invoice tolerances.
  • Conducted detailed analysis of last 2 years' invoices to identify incorrect GLT deductions and validated against customer agreements. Implemented corrective processes to address discrepancies and integrate checks into the AP/AR workflow.
  • Delivered 450K cost savings for the company by recovering wrongly deducted fees and optimizing invoice validation.
  • Enhanced internal controls and reporting to prevent future incorrect Early & Late Fee fee deductions, improving accuracy and audit compliance.
  • 5. Vendor Invoice Creation & Optimization

  • Streamlined vendor invoice creation in SAP, reducing manual effort by 60% and improving posting accuracy to 98%.
  • Integrated invoice processing with PO/GRN, shortening cycle time from 5 days → 2 days and minimizing late payment penalties.
  • Standardized workflows, implemented validations, and enhanced reporting dashboards for real-time monitoring.
  • 6. Invoice downloading and Exchange rate updating

  • Automate and standardize the invoice downloading process from multiple sources and attached them in SAP
  • Reduced manual intervention and errors in exchange rate updates.

Certification

  • Industrial Accountant
  • AI Dashboard using Microsoft Power BI
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Green Belt Lean
  • Yellow Belt
  • Scrum Master
  • SAP Basic Global Certified
  • Finance accounting
  • Tableau

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Deputy Manager

Motherson Technology Service Limited
04.2025 - Current

Deputy Manager

Ivakya Solution LLP
09.2024 - 12.2024

HCL

Associate Manager
04.2022 - 09.2024

Assistant Manager

Genpact Stellar 135 Building
03.2016 - 03.2022

Assistant Accountant

Vijay Kumar Jain & Associates
12.2013 - 11.2015

B.com - Accounting And Finance

Delhi University
Karan Rawat