Padmasini Sahoo

Epiq is a leading legal and compliance services platform integrating people, processes and technology.Support BlackLine financial close activities for fixed assets and balance-sheet reconciliations across multiple entities, maintaining full adherence to close timelines.

Project Description:
Supporting BlackLine Financial Close activities for multiple entities, focusing on account reconciliation, close management, task certification, financial data validation and functional issue resolution. Working with business users and SAP/ERP teams to maintain reconciliation accuracy, support financial close activities and validate system enhancements.

• Assist month-end close cycles by completing 50+ reconciliations and task certifications in BlackLine on schedule.
• Resolve 20–30 BlackLine user issues each month, including reconciliation breaks, certification errors, and access-related queries, within defined SLA timelines.
• Monitor BlackLine interfaces and validate data accuracy during close cycles, contributing to a 15% reduction in reconciliation discrepancies.
• Work with business users and ERP SAP teams to investigate and resolve system and posting issues affecting financial close.
• Perform functional testing and UAT for BlackLine enhancements, configuration changes, and periodic releases to support system stability.
• Validate reconciliation processes, task certification activities, and financial close requirements.
• Provide user training and functional guidance to new users, improving BlackLine adoption and reducing repeat queries by 20%.

Koch Industries subsidiary, offering IT, financial, HR and supply chain services, driving efficiency and innovation globally.Managed monthly fixed asset and capital expenditure reports for $50 million portfolio, providing executives with timely updates.

Project Description:
Worked with BlackLine as part of balance-sheet reconciliation and month-end financial close activities. Supported the reconciliation of financial accounts, fixed asset accounting, account validation and financial reporting processes within the enterprise finance environment.

• Executed month-end close tasks, including 50+ journal entries and monthly depreciation runs, ensuring timely financial reporting.
• Performed periodic physical inventory counts for 1,000+ fixed assets, maintaining 99% reconciliation accuracy with book records.
• Recorded over 300 fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions annually.
• Advised on disposal of idle assets, generating $200,000 in cost savings.
• Prepared monthly PP&E roll-forward reports for $20 million in assets.
• Monitored CIP entries and reporting for development properties totaling $10 million.
• Used BlackLine to reconcile 150+ balance-sheet accounts each month.
• Assisted with account reconciliation review and validation to improve financial balance accuracy.
• Worked with finance and ERP teams to research financial data variances and account issues.
• Updated accounting policies and processes, lowering discrepancies by 15%.
• Monitored intercompany transactions totaling $5 million and approved balance transfers.

Genpact is a global professional services firm delivering digital transformation through AI, analytics and process management to drive business impact.Executed month-end close by posting 100+ journals and reconciling 200+ accounts monthly, achieving 98% accuracy.

• Executed month-end close by posting 100+ journals and reconciling 200+ accounts monthly, achieving 98% accuracy.
• Reviewed bank statements each month, identified and resolved discrepancies within 48 hours, and prepared 30+ adjusting journal entries for general ledger accounts.
• Managed 20+ ad-hoc reporting requests and queries monthly, ensuring timely responses to stakeholders.
• Managed 20+ ad-hoc reporting requests and queries monthly, ensuring timely responses to stakeholders.
• Built experience across Oracle modules by processing 300+ transactions in payables, payments, receivables, and general ledger.
• Leveraged Oracle development tools, including APIs, open interface, and Web ADI, to streamline processes, contributing to a 15% increase in efficiency.

Accenture is a global professional services firm providing strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services across industries worldwide.Processed and recorded over 500 accounts payable and receivable transactions monthly, supporting accuracy and compliance across ERP systems such as BlackLine, CCL, Oracle, Pascal, and SAP.

• Managed standard chart of accounts through timely reconciliations and resolution of 95% of open or unreconciled items.
• Maintained monthly and quarterly reconciliation schedules for assigned accounts, identifying uncollectible accounts leading to $50,000 in write-offs approved by senior management.
• Resolved 20+ discrepancies monthly by reviewing files and account records, coordinating with counterparties to ensure accurate reconciliation.
• Followed company guidelines and policies for GL and R2R functions, meeting reporting requirements and KPI targets for accurate and timely financial activities.
• Trained and mentored new team members on ERP systems and processes, improving team productivity by 20%.