Nikhil Kasliwal

• Guided a 40-member team specializing in RTR and Cash Application.
• Established comprehensive procedure to manage expense accruals region-wide.
• Enhanced month-end close by automating the processing of recurring journals.
• Enabled team leads in resolving escalated challenges through targeted guidance.
• Led operational activities, focusing on enhancing processes and achieving KPI targets.
• Spearheaded initiative to resolve $25M in unapplied cash outstanding for over two years.
• Built and sustained solid stakeholder relationships, enhancing communication channels.
• Streamlined financial process to meet daily deadlines.
• Relocated entire spectrum of accounting activities, such as balance sheet reconciliations, to India.
• Automated $2.5B of receivables by implementing Blackline Cash App module.
• Led regular reviews to assess performance efficiency with senior controllers and CFOs.
• Finalized annual audit on schedule achieving zero critical observations.
• Boosted operational efficiency by 20 hours each month with the introduction of an RPA tool for fixed asset management via NetSuite.
• Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.

• Directed a large team focused on RTR and AR in Gurgaon and Bangalore.
• Oversaw regional balance sheet reconciliations across APAC and EMEA for the North American business with Blackline.
• Directed the seamless transition of financial control processes within South Africa region.
• Engaged in full-scope project planning alongside Project Manager.
• Analyzed and reported issues affecting organizational performance.
• Accelerated overall close cycle by optimizing regional accrual bookings.
• Conducted monthly review of CSM and KSM dashboards with regional CFO.
• Led transformation projects globally for all business regions.
• Optimized financial systems by reducing upwards of $25M in unmatched balances for AIG North America's balance sheets.
• Supervised automotive posting enhancements and robotics system implementation.
• Managed month end reporting Budget v/s Actual, review & approve provisioning of invoices, GL posting & clearing, expense accruals, month end schedules.
• Optimized transaction reconciliation through Blackline with a high-efficiency auto-match rate of 96%.
• Led project to deploy SAP AP and FA module throughout EMEA & APAC territories.
• Oversaw the transition from legacy General Ledger to SAP.
• Offered extensive assistance during audits, both internal and external.
• Optimized data transfer process between legacy systems and SAP for comprehensive error reduction.

• Lead team of15 people involved in controllership activities.
• Guided and trained new employees on BAU activities.
• Lead project to automate AR customer payment matching to invoice
• 1 month Onsite assignment in ITALY for transition of GL Close activities.
• Transition of all Finance Controllership activities to Genpact for GE Capital business.
• Owning month end expense accrual for the region.
• SEC Reporting Balance Sheet preparation and submission to HQ.

Finance systems Projects(2012-2015)

• Project manager for multiple finance systems implementations.
• Implemented Concur for travel related expense accounting.
• Automated manual payroll journals across EMEA Region.
• Lead for New Oracle Financials migration, handling all journals & COA Migration.
• Prepared regular status reports for Finance Managers & Leadership.
• Oracle Financials Purchasing Implementation for Europe.
• Maintaining a good overview of all the projects and ensuring that all the necessary data is always up to date and plausible.

Accounts Payable, Financial Regulatory Reporting

• 1yr onsite assignment to NL for support to business in new GL and AP activities Preparing & reconciling VAT returns for UK & European branches.
• Regulatory reporting submission of Y9C, Y11, Y2314 to HQ on Hyperion.
• Resolved intercompany differences to enable smooth Quarter close.
• Reconciliation of Sub ledger & GL accounts; resolution of unsubstantiated balances.
• Submission of SEC schedules like Liabilities, Other Assets, Receivables & Accounts Payable.
• Managed the AP process for all EMEA regions for GE Capital Business.
• 2-way and 3-way invoice processing. Payment processing for invoices.