Madhuri J
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Finance Analyst with a proven track record at Haleon, excelling in financial analysis and inventory management. Adept at problem-solving and vendor management, I drive process improvements that enhance efficiency. Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel, I ensure compliance and accuracy while fostering collaboration across global teams.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Analyst
Haleon
Bengaluru
01.2023 - 08.2025
- Performed inventory reconciliations and financial analysis for Latam region.
- Calculated purchase price variances and other costs related to inventory, and perform bi-weekly GR/IR follow-ups to avoid liability.
- Monthly follow-up on intercompany mismatches.
- Review and validate vendor invoices for accuracy, proper approvals, and compliance with company policies.
- Promoting improvement initiatives, standardisation and ensuring financial controls.
- Perform vendor reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
- Monitor GR/IR accounts, open POs, and ageing reports to ensure process efficiency.
- Analyse and prepare journal entries.
- Monthly balance sheet analysis, review and approval following Haleon guidelines.
- Coordinate SOP updates and internal control requirements.
- Ensure compliance with SOX, internal controls, and audit requirements.
- Collaborate with global teams and handle queries from internal stakeholders and vendors.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
Order Management Coordinator
Herman Miller
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Coordinate production, supply chain, demand planning
- Shipment processing and documentation.
- Interact with internal and external customers such as Regional.
- Managers, Manufacturing and Sales Representatives.
- Process payments and invoices, back orders and replacement orders.
- Process HM and DWR returns, claims and refunds.
- Maintained all-time availability of stock by carefully analysing inventory levels and ordering supplies.
- Process labels for return shipments.
- Provide process improvements to reduce the risk of shipment failures.
Order Management Associate
Thomson Reuters
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Responsible towards reduction in order execution timelines to improve customer service level.
- SPOC for all product-related communication to Clients.
- Working with the Sales Team to collaboratively forecast and plan customer shipments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional partners to research, discuss and implement resolutions to client issues that serve to retain business.
- Introduced steps to increase efficiency with quality management systems.
- Coordinated efforts with logistics and warehouse teams to ensure the timely shipping of customer orders, addressing delivery obstacles and working with the Accounts Receivable team to resolve any credit hold or billing discrepancies to prevent order delays.
- Providing reporting to external customers and internal business partners on open orders, shipments, backlog and returns.
- Investigating and resolving all shipping issues including short-ships, damages, mis-shippments and lost goods.
- Secure End to End order to cash management activities carried out smoothly.
- Apart from managing the BAU efficiently, also contributed towards cross-training peers which led to faster turn around.
Intern
Juniper Networks
07.2017 - 07.2018
- As part of the Master data activity, creating various customer accounts in SAP.
- Assigning the correct Child Accounts with the Parent Account (Hierarchy Cleanup) with D&B Integration.
- Datacentre Analysis: Identifying the Data centre address and suggesting the headquarters address for the End Customer Account.
- Identifying hybrid accounts and providing them with Best Version.
- Periodical activity performed in eliminating duplicate addresses and suggesting the best among them on the basis of Sold to, Bill to and ship to address, to keep master data up-to date in all the systems.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
Mount Carmel College
Bengaluru01.2017
High School Diploma -
New Horizon PU College
Bengaluru01.2014
New Horizon Public School
01.2012
Skills
- Management
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Leadership
- SAP
- Salesforce
- NetSuite
- Ms – Office ( Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
- Vendor management
- Microsoft Excel
- Materials tracking
- Sourcing and procurement
- Process improvements
Hobbies
Dancing, Yoga, Cycling
Accomplishments
- The introduction of improvements and peer-to-peer audits minimized the number of order errors.
- Received the Rising Star Award- Q3 for being the top contributor in terms of productivity and maintaining a high level of quality.
- Received the ‘Shine’ Award for my contribution and performance towards a new process transition.
- Won an award for my outstanding performance in academics from the Narayana Charitable Foundation (2014).
- Won the super volunteer award for my contribution at U&I(NGO).
- Part of Covid task force and return to office programs.
- Lend support to various teams at times of low headcount.
Timeline
Finance Analyst
Haleon
01.2023 - 08.2025
Order Management Coordinator
Herman Miller
01.2021 - 09.2022
Order Management Associate
Thomson Reuters
09.2018 - 01.2020
Intern
Juniper Networks
07.2017 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Commerce -
Mount Carmel College
High School Diploma -
New Horizon PU College
New Horizon Public School