Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Finance Service Deliverables
Additional Responsibility
Achievements Projects
Process Improvements
Languages
Software
Timeline
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Kavitha P

Kavitha P

Accountant
63, Ranganathapuram Part 1, Bharathiyar Nagar, Nandambakkam, Kundrathur-Ch-69

Summary

Knowledgeable Accountant proficient in OTC - Cash App, Credit Management and Order Release. Handles detail-oriented work in methodical and organized fashion. Leverages field expertise, resourcefulness and diligence to make positive impact on business operations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant

Likewize India Shared Services LLP
03.2022 - Current
  • Accounts Receivable (OTC – Cash Application, Credit Management & Order Release)

Senior Practitioner

IBM India Pvt.
12.2018 - 09.2021
  • Accounts Receivable (OTC – Cash Application – US)

Senior Process Associate

Capgemini Technology India Pvt.
05.2015 - 12.2018
  • Accounts Receivable (OTC – Cash Application – US )

Education

B. COM -

Chellammal Women’s College
Guindy, Chennai
06.2010 - 04.2013

School -

Govt Girls Hr. Sec School
Kundrathur. Chennai
05.2024 - 07.2010

Skills

Accounts Reconciliation

Order Release

Credit Management

Cash Application

Accounts Receivable - OTC

Finance Service Deliverables

  • Performing different tasks that include posting cash receipts, updating cash flow reports, researching charge backs.
  • Apply checks, wires, and BOE payments to receivables and/or post pre-payments on customer accounts within Customer SAP Financial Accounting System
  • Downloading and saving daily cash activity from bank portals.
  • Promptly review the customer credit worthiness and suggest increasing the credit limit based on the transaction
  • Request the prepayment for pro-forma customers exact order value and get the payment confirmation
  • Based on the payment confirmation order will be released from SAP on time mannerly.
  • Make sure to download the credit card payment report from the bank portal. Ensure credit card payment status should be paid to release the order.
  • If payment status failed or unpaid then recommend holding the order and respond back to sales team.
  • Ensure existing customers order within their credit limit.
  • Follow up with cash application team for bank statements and apply payment on time to avoid order hold or blocked.
  • Responsible for applying cash receipts to customer accounts using SAP T.Codes.
  • Responds to customer issues, queries and needs in a timely manner.
  • Issuing Refund to credit invoice
  • Contacting bank if customer made payment in error.
  • Acts as an escalation point for the OTC team on more complex or sensitive issues.
  • Processing Period end and Year end closing.
  • Maintain and clear the GL accounts (Bank A/C, Customer A/C, DD, Suspense A/C)
  • Ensures all relevant process flows and desk top procedures are reviewed, updated and approved on a regular basis (at least quarterly).
  • Follow up with collection team for remittance advice for allocation of the On-Account payment.
  • Making decisions with clear authority to write off balances according to strict guidelines.
  • Maintain Service level agreement (SLA) agreed with the Client on daily basis.
  • Misapplication (FBRA) and Error log file maintain, and errors rectify on the same day.
  • Analyze unapplied and unidentified cash reports to find the root cause.


Additional Responsibility

  • Conducting Refresher Training to the team on a Monthly basis
  • Sending daily emailers to the team about the pending status
  • Creating unapplied reports on a daily basis.
  • Quality monitoring for the team.
  • Involved in Client calls and process updates
  • Tracking all internal and external error and escalation into respective folder.

Achievements Projects

  • Received "The year-end process quartile award in 2022 and 2023"
  • Received “Teamwork award” for the year 2019
  • Received “Best Customer support Award” for the year 2017
  • Received “Best Debutant Award” for the year 2015

Process Improvements


  • Reduced unapplied and suspense payments.
  • Reduced rejected payment, occurs due to incorrect and invalid bank details
  • Increased automation percentage for bank transfer (Wire Payments)


Languages

English
Tamil

Software

SAP - FICO

Oracle

Proficient knowledge in MS-word, MS Excel, Power point

Timeline

School -

Govt Girls Hr. Sec School
05.2024 - 07.2010

Accountant

Likewize India Shared Services LLP
03.2022 - Current

Senior Practitioner

IBM India Pvt.
12.2018 - 09.2021

Senior Process Associate

Capgemini Technology India Pvt.
05.2015 - 12.2018

B. COM -

Chellammal Women’s College
06.2010 - 04.2013
Kavitha PAccountant