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KISHORE PRAKASH

Chennai
KISHORE PRAKASH

Summary

Certified Project Management Professional with 13+ years of experience in Project management, Reporting & Finance. Have a proven record of optimizing savings & revenue, on-time projects completion, possess impeccable problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills. Knowledge in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, exerting Project management, providing comprehensive business support through accurate financial data analysis with cognitive flexibility and ability to work under pressure, delivering reliable solutions. Eagar to be part of a dynamic organization, to utilize my skills, expertise, experience for the company’s success, and advance my career to a managerial position. Maximum number team members handled – 14.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

EY
Chennai

Senior Audit
08.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • US transition for a project that is related to Data Analytics for Audit Assurance.
  • facilitated IT team to develop the DA tool.
  • engaged in UAT testing for all reports which will help audit assurance users to access the report easily.
  • Developed and implemented project management methodologies and best practices
  • handled all the initial escalations and queries from client and followed agile environment.
  • We ensure to follow the sprint in all phase of development of tool, UAT and delivery of tool.
  • As its an ongoing project,we get request from Audit team to develop new tools and macros.
  • Arranging training to the team member through e-learning, and tracking the status.
  • Taking care of Enterprise Management activities like assigning members to a project as per their availability, updating the leaves in EM tool.
  • adherence to code of conduct and make sure that all employees assigned to project are strictly following the same.

BNY
Chennai

Sr Analyst Regulatory Reporting
10.2019 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Preparing LCR & NSFR for dailies & Quarterly’s based out of Axiom Tool (Manual adjustments based on output) Preparing daily loan prudential reports to communicate the loan availability to external stakeholders Involving in FFIEC 031 quarterly reports for RC-A & RC-E based on 3 months Drilled balance sheet & oracle data
  • The reporting numbers will be uploaded in NEXEN system for stakeholder’s review
  • Rolling out Monthly & Quarterly report distribution using Archer application (Admin access) Maintain daily Liquidity trigger points for all the EMEA entities to meet stakeholder expectations within the deadline
  • Analyze the trigger point breach in Liquidity ratio and circulate to treasury team to ensure proper backup in place for the breach
  • Assemble the ZW files Z14 & Z15 Z4 & Z5 related to Account Receivables & Payables on a monthly basis and publish them for stakeholder review
  • Identify foreign exchange dollar difference between the actual payment date and the payment return date within stipulated time frame saving 50k USD per month
  • Train new hires on work processes, corporate policies, procedures, and introduce them to clients under the buddy initiative program, to achieve team goals
  • Preparing large exposure report on quarterly bases when quarterly numbers are available from company
  • BOP report on monthly basis for Luxembourg region to ensure the Accounts payable, Prepaid, Accounts receivables & billable employee (except LUX) numbers are accurate Frequently coordinating and follow up with IT team for fixing technical issue in Axiom by raising JIRA Participated in UTD testing for new ZW reports which enhanced deep knowledge in Accounts receivables & Accounts payables flows in investment banking.

DXC
Chennai

Professional -1 Finance
05.2016 - 09.2019

Job overview

  • Generate the consumption file for billing by extracting data from deployed employee timesheets, uploading that data in SAP to automate variable billing based on the legal entity
  • Prepare dispute reports to settle open disagreements arising from incorrect timesheets entered by the project manager, leading to the client rejecting invoices
  • Provide invoices upon receiving billing information, monitor collection progress regarding accounts receivable, and prepare monthly reports to improve operational efficiency
  • Streamlined information in accounting software reduced financial discrepancies by effectively reconciling bank accounts and analyzing financial data trends
  • Reduced the aging bucket of account receivables from 90 to 45 days by reengineering the dispute report generation template/ process saving the team's time effectively
  • Create and amend the contract in the SAP module for invoice preparation based on the client's request and deliver the same within the stipulated time frame
  • Improve cash collection by supporting timely billing, at the account level and support the Finance Manager to drive margin strengthening initiatives for the account
  • Communicate with clients, resolve disputes (both ad hoc and ongoing) to maintain client relations, eliminate AR and invoices issues by comparing evidence of delivery, purchase order, and contract
  • Perform primary collection activities via e-mail and phone calls, initiate collection process on nonpaying accounts, and terminate the contract
  • Manage client calls weekly to discuss all assigned accounts, investigate and resolve client issues by liaising with cross- functional teams
  • Ensure the time-bound completion of month-end close activities, and provide accurate reports reflecting the financial performance of the account
  • Coordinate with project managers and ensure compliance to Service level agreements (SLA's) for preparing consumption- based fixed billing files
  • Prepare risk reports, monitor unbilled, deferred, revenue at risk-related activities, assess and track risk items till completion
  • Examine the monthly P&L, balance sheet variance analysis, account reconciliations, process transactions, and financial records to confirm accuracy and adherence to regulatory requirements
  • Conceptualize accounting forecast models, create supporting reports/files and ensure strict adherence to the SLA's for continuous process improvement.

TCS
Chennai

Senior Finance
06.2014 - 05.2016

Hewlett Packard
Chennai

Finance Analyst
12.2011 - 06.2014

Venkat associate & K-link Health care

Accountant
06.2010 - 11.2011

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP)
09.2023

Madras University

Master of commerce
06.2015

Gurunanak

Bachelor of commerce
05.2010

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • AI
  • Access DB
  • PeopleSoft
  • Problem solving
  • SAP
  • Power BI

Transition

TRANSITION – ONSHORE Project Management, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, 01/2017, 03/2017, Zurich eWP account -Transitioned Billing account (Jan 2017) for FTE and Fixed charges from Germany, Motorola Account - Transitioned Billing account (Feb 2017) for FTE and Fixed charges from Germany, Acted as the single point of contact for the entire project, starting from project planning to revenue collection from the client., Responsible for deploying employees to the client's workspace and approving the same in the system., Generated reports on a weekly basis for deployment bookings., Worked with different project managers across EU regions to collect billing numbers per project., Converted raw data using an Access database for the accounts receivable team (billing)., Coordinated with HR team for the resource requirement., Held weekly calls with project managers to address any queries., Coordinated with deployed employees across regions to ensure bookings align with client requirements., Frequently liaised with the billing team for any unbilled numbers or queries regarding specific deployment bookings.

Timeline

Senior Audit

EY
08.2022 - Current

Sr Analyst Regulatory Reporting

BNY
10.2019 - 08.2022

Professional -1 Finance

DXC
05.2016 - 09.2019

Senior Finance

TCS
06.2014 - 05.2016

Finance Analyst

Hewlett Packard
12.2011 - 06.2014

Accountant

Venkat associate & K-link Health care
06.2010 - 11.2011

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Madras University

Master of commerce

Gurunanak

Bachelor of commerce
KISHORE PRAKASH