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Kartik Kumar Appikonda

Kartik Kumar Appikonda

Hyderabad

Summary

Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience at Genpact, excelling in team management and client reporting. Proven track record in process improvement and automation of accounts payable, enhancing productivity and accuracy. Skilled in SAP S/4 HANA and employee training, driving successful outcomes in high-pressure environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Management Trainee

Genpact
Hyderabad
03.2021 - Current
  • Managing the team of 11 FTEs.
  • Managing operations to ensure noise-free delivery and steady-state stabilization.
  • Escalation management and ensuring process controls are in place.
  • Designing, planning, and training the existing and new joiners in the process.
  • Performing the daily aging report, inflow report, on-hold report, and monthly SLA reports.
  • Contributed process improvement ideas to increase the productivity of the team.
  • Publishing reports to clients and higher authorities on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
  • Active participation in the transition to ensure a successful go-live and stabilization.
  • Following the Daily dashboard and checklist to maintain 100% accuracy in transactions performed.
  • Preparing the monthly deck and presenting it to the client during the governance call.
  • Setting up calls with clients and stakeholders to understand the issues or the expectation level with regard to business, and in turn, educate the team to meet the objective.
  • Performing month-end activities during AP close.

Senior Process Executive

Cognizant Technologies Limited
Chennai
07.2020 - 02.2021
  • Team huddles conducted for transferring knowledge on process updates.
  • Cross-training schedule/learning done, at times of critical help.
  • Handling Vendor/Client data, includes both bank and site details.
  • Volume handling, based on the number of FTEs available.
  • Work allocation carried on for effective completion of work.
  • Making the Manual and Urgent payment to Vendors as per business requirement.
  • Checking the duplicate invoices before creating payment proposal.
  • Payments to Vendors by Manual and Auto payments.
  • Audits and Month end closings of Merchandise Payables.
  • Invoice processing both PO and Non-PO & making ad-hoc payments.
  • Verify Vendor Reconciliation & Statement.
  • Monitoring payment clearance - Accounts payables and Accounts Receivables.
  • Resolved accounts receivable issues with customers.
  • Publication of daily Trackers and Dashboards.
  • Following up and allocating the receipts.
  • Generating the customer ageing report.
  • Advance Payment to Vendors against PO as per business requirement.
  • Booking of Employees Expenses Reimbursement.
  • Handling Vendor and Client query mails.
  • Investigate and resolve the bank and payment issues.
  • Receiving updated statement of accounts and working on reconciliations.
  • Auditing the activities of new associates.
  • Leading the team through process understanding, workings and clarifications.

Analyst

Maersk Global Services centres(India) Pvt, Ltd.
Chennai
04.2018 - 05.2020
  • Guiding Day to day Invoice Processing, Material Purchases & Services Invoices.
  • Accounting Verifying Employees Expense claims as per our policy and sending for approval.
  • Taking care of Invoice processing all types of invoices such as PO, Non-PO (Latin Country).
  • Handling Invoice queue and processing as per the SLA.
  • Reaching daily target with accuracy.
  • Handling resolution queue, root cause analysis for errors and updating CAPA tool.
  • Handling all the critical & normal emails received from the country side.
  • Handling generic e-mail box end to end emails internal, external and escalation emails.
  • Sending Payment Advice to Vendors.
  • Advance Payment to Vendors against PO.
  • Checking the duplicate entry before creating payment proposal.
  • Maintaining RACM files and documenting thoroughly and accurately.
  • Preparing weekly reports & monthly reports.
  • Assisting in month end closing activities.

Finances Associate-II

DXC Technology (Old Name: Hewlett Packard Ent.)
Chennai
10.2014 - 04.2018
  • Taking care of Invoice processing all types of invoices such as PO, Non-PO for Argentina country (part of SSA Country).
  • Preparing daily report and pending reports.
  • Handling Invoice queue and processing as per the SLA.
  • Assisting in month end closing activities.
  • Preparing Prelog Reconciliation, Posting Reconciliation & Legalization Report for monthly reports.
  • Preparing vendor reconciliation statements, Vendor Aging report.

Education

M.F.C -

Berhampur University
Berhampur
04.2014

B. Com -

Berhampur University
Berhampur
04.2012

Skills

  • Team management
  • Client reporting
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Employee training
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Automation of accounts payable
  • Invoices and expense reports
  • Procure to pay (P2P)
  • Records organization and management
  • Payments
  • Knowledge transfer
  • sap ariba
  • SAP S/4 HANA
  • MS Office
  • Oracle
  • Process improvement

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 05/15/90

Languages

  • English
  • Telugu
  • Hindi
  • Oriya
  • Tamil

Awards

  • Star Performer Award, For maintaining quality in production
  • Recognition Award, Received twice in 2 years
  • Pilot Process Stabilization, Helped in stabilizing a pilot process in three months

Profile Summary - Summary

Result-oriented possessing numerical competence offering 9+ years of experience in Accounts Payable Process and Vendor Relations Management, aspiring to take a responsible position in a challenging environment and utilizing skills effectively for professional and organizational development.

Location Preference

Hyderabad

Timeline

Management Trainee

Genpact
03.2021 - Current

Senior Process Executive

Cognizant Technologies Limited
07.2020 - 02.2021

Analyst

Maersk Global Services centres(India) Pvt, Ltd.
04.2018 - 05.2020

Finances Associate-II

DXC Technology (Old Name: Hewlett Packard Ent.)
10.2014 - 04.2018

M.F.C -

Berhampur University

B. Com -

Berhampur University
Kartik Kumar Appikonda