Kishan Srinivasan
Finance and Accounting
Bangalore
Summary
Finance and Accounting Leader with close to 16 years of experience in different aspects of accounting and financial reporting which in its scope would include Accounts payable, Fixed assets, General ledger, budgeting, forecasting and Financial analysis.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Finance Business Partner
Amazon Customer service Finance
Bangalore
07.2022 - Current
- Develop and execute financial plans, budgets, and forecasts in alignment with the company's strategic objectives
- Finalization of annual operating plan (AOP) including quarterly and half yearly forecast
- Building an effective cost control structure for 3 Customer service sites with an annual budget of $27M by diving deep into specific budget categories such as engagement, Travel and entertainment, Production and Non-Production Headcount and Telecom cost Budget
- Report and Co-own the financial plan of the business unit along with the business leads
- Periodical cost analysis of forecasts vs actuals, accompanied by evaluation of cost opportunities and challenges
- Month close journal entries to ensure appropriate reporting of financials for the business unit
- Initiate and lead projects that improve operational efficiency and controllership
- a) Fixed assets review and write off project was planned, operationalized leading to better controllership and SOX compliance
- b) Automation of Non production headcount load for WW orgs in collaboration with central FP&A team resulting in savings of 114 hours in FY'24
Finance Operations Accounting Manager II
Amazon Development Centre
10.2019 - 06.2022
- Oversee and manage account reconciliations of WW RBNI (Received but not invoiced), AP prepayment, AP trade and AP accrual accounts
- Review of reconciliations and month end Journals to ensure adherence to US GAAP
- Initiated and led structural improvement project in automating RBNI reconciliation which has a monthly transaction of $14B and 90% accuracy was achieved enabling quicker identification of variances enhancing controllership and defect identification
- Weekly process governance calls with Global process owner(GPO) to highlight financial risks and implementing best practices across service centers
- Balance sheet deck analysis and review on a monthly basis with accounting directors
- This involves liaising with business partners, program managers and controllers to understand business reasons driving the flux
- Directly manage and coach a team of 9 members to exhibit their full potential by allocating complex and challenging assignments
- Evaluating performance of team members for half yearly and annual appraisals and prioritizing succession planning and business continuity planning
Finance Operations Accounting Manager I
Amazon Development Centre
Bangalore
10.2017 - 09.2019
- Review and reporting of purchase price variance and quantity variance to retail finance teams that helps in trending of quantity shortages and price claims at a category level
- Manage closure of AP Sub-ledger on a timely basis by liaising with FinOps and the Fintech team
- Act as a single point of contact for Internal and external audits through effective collaboration with auditors and cross functional teams
- Ensure timely approval of balance sheet reconciliations in accounts reconciliation manager(ARM)
Staff Accountant
Amazon Development Centre
Bangalore
08.2015 - 09.2017
- Review of fixed assets capitalization, disposals, fixed asset transfers and monthly reporting to controllers
- Responsible for review and timely submission of fixed assets reconciliations
- Coordination of fixed assets verification with cost center managers and financial analysts of the respective Business units
- Work with business partners to review CAR (Capital appropriation request) before being presented to Business controller
Sr Team Lead, Team Lead, Sr Associate and Associat
Hewlett Packard
Bangalore
06.2009 - 07.2015
- Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts with the objective of reconciling the differences between Subsidiary ledger and General ledger
- Monitoring timely clearance of invoices from fixed assets clearing account to ensure appropriate recording of depreciation and balance sheet account balances
- Perform Balance sheet review on a quarterly basis based on requirements of Finance vertical leads and controllership
- Chair review calls with controllership team on a monthly basis to understand their concerns and chalking out an action plan to prevent recurrence of redundant issues
- Supervising and monitoring the asset verification activity on a yearly basis
Education
MBA finance -
Madurai Kamaraj University
06.2013 - 05.2015
ICWA (Inter) -
ICMAI
06.2013 - 06.2014
M Com -
Madurai Kamaraj University
07.2011 - 06.2013
B Com -
Madurai Kamaraj University
06.2006 - 05.2009
Skills
GL Account Reconciliation
General Ledger accounting
Journal entries
Accounts reconciliation manager
Financial Analysis
Variance Bridging
Month close
Balance sheet deck review
People Management
ERP
SAP
Oracle
Blackline
Budgeting and forecasting
Financial reporting
Timeline
Finance Business Partner
Amazon Customer service Finance
07.2022 - Current
Finance Operations Accounting Manager II
Amazon Development Centre
10.2019 - 06.2022
Finance Operations Accounting Manager I
Amazon Development Centre
10.2017 - 09.2019
Staff Accountant
Amazon Development Centre
08.2015 - 09.2017
MBA finance -
Madurai Kamaraj University
06.2013 - 05.2015
ICWA (Inter) -
ICMAI
06.2013 - 06.2014
M Com -
Madurai Kamaraj University
07.2011 - 06.2013
Sr Team Lead, Team Lead, Sr Associate and Associat
Hewlett Packard
06.2009 - 07.2015
B Com -
Madurai Kamaraj University
06.2006 - 05.2009
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