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NILKANTHA KARMAKAR

NILKANTHA KARMAKAR

Senior Manager (Finance -R2R)
Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced Senior Manager with 16+ years in Record to Report, skilled in team leadership, process enhancement, financial reporting, and controls. Seeking to leverage expertise to contribute to dynamic organizations

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

GENPACT
Hyderabad
05.2022 - Current
  • Handling team of 22 members including 4 Managers based in Chennai and Hyderabad, cross-trained, set goals, calculated pay, reviewed journals and reconciliations.
  • Assessment of journals prepared by Team members and Client.
  • Review of reconciliations on BLACKLINE.
  • Reviewing SLA calculated by Managers.
  • Coordinated with AR and AP for timely closure.
  • Presented status during month-end calls.
  • Analysis team activities and implemented performance metrics to track productivity; identified top performers and provided targeted coaching resulting in 15% increase in overall team efficiency.
  • Analyzing auditor requests and identified process inefficiencies; optimized workflows and reduced turnaround time by 40% resulting in improved compliance ratings and enhanced client satisfaction.
  • Analyzed Out of Balance intercompany variances and posted PSJ (Post GL close journals) into HFM to clear.

Team Manager

COGNIZANT
Hyderabad
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Led team of 14 including 5 Team Leads in Pune and Hyderabad, managed cross-training, pay calculation, and goal setting.
  • Supervised month end tasks including accruals and reconciliation.
  • Reviewed team journals before posting in SAP.
  • Finalized P&L account movement comments.
  • Due to high attrition , to support team, I was individually managing end to end of 7 entities , including journal posting in SAP.
  • Reviewed Balance Sheet reconciliations prepared by team on BLACKLINE.
  • Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training, and development.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.

Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager

IBM India
Gurgaon
01.2014 - 04.2020
  • In 2017, had done remote transition for Global Cosmetic Company. 32 team members, including 7 team members in IBM’s Cost Rica office.
  • In 2014, had done onsite transition R2R operations of US based manufacturer of Cement, Ready-mix, Asphalt for ARIZONA and Las Vegas region. 14 members team including 5 Business Analysts.
  • Handled 32-member team across locations.
  • Transitioned marketing reports, supervised wave transitions.
  • Calculated SLA, supervised month-close, handled transfer of R2R activities.
  • Transitioned Quarterly Marketing reports for Global Product Marketing.
  • Prepared consolidated SLA PPT for multiple teams and locations
  • Supervising consolidation of Trial Balance on COGNOS. Checking for any variance before final upload.
  • Validated Internal Controls documents, reconciliations on BLACKLINE.
  • Uploading Trial Balance and Supplemental for active and dormant companies on HFM.

Assistant Manager

IBM Daksh
Gurgaon
02.2012 - 12.2013
  • In 2012, did onsite transition and managed R2R operations of Australia based Global Water Pipe and valves manufacturing company.
  • Supervised 12-member team for Australia-based manufacturer.
  • Conducted month-close activities, consolidation, and journal review for Head Office based in Sydney.
  • Reviewing of Reconciliations on BLACKLINE

Process Associate/Senior Process Associate/ Process, Developer/Domain Expert

Genpact Limited
GURGAON
03.2006 - 01.2012
  • In 2009, was part of onsite transition of Pilot Batch for US based Bank.
  • From 2006 to 2010, had worked in US R2R team for Switzerland based Reinsurance Company.
  • Conducted month-close activities, variance analysis, reconciliations.
  • Cleared acquired Bank Accounts' outages, reconciled items.
  • Prepared FAS 115 schedule for US Regulatory reporting.
  • Met month-end reporting objectives and deadlines
  • Performed reconciliations to drive accuracy and validity of financial information

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

Delhi University
New Delhi
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Delhi Public School
New Delhi

GNIIT – NIIT. - Computer Science And Programming

NIIT

Introduction To Property-Liability Insurance, P&C - Introduction To Property-Liability Insurance

American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty
New Delhi

Skills

Demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience in roles leading finance process improvement in Month End Consolidation Process, Close and Consolidation Controls Procedures, Statutory Reporting

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Accomplishments

    • Successfully transitioned Quarterly Marketing reports (IBM India)

    • Led JETEx and JIRA Tools implementation project (IBM Daksh)

    • Managed "Golden DTP" project for standardizing DTPs (IBM India)

    • Led standardization of month-end reports using automation tools (IBM India)

Timeline

Senior Manager

GENPACT
05.2022 - Current

Team Manager

COGNIZANT
05.2021 - 05.2022

Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager

IBM India
01.2014 - 04.2020

Assistant Manager

IBM Daksh
02.2012 - 12.2013

Process Associate/Senior Process Associate/ Process, Developer/Domain Expert

Genpact Limited
03.2006 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Commerce

Delhi University
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Delhi Public School

GNIIT – NIIT. - Computer Science And Programming

NIIT

Introduction To Property-Liability Insurance, P&C - Introduction To Property-Liability Insurance

American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty

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