PRADEEP KODAD
Mumbai
Summary
Results-driven professional with 10+ years of expertise in and worked in 3+ Transition processes of Accounts Receivable (OTC), Billing, Financial Processes, and Media operations. Skilled in campaign management, budget allocation, and financial reporting. Proficient in process optimization, team training, and ensuring compliance with timely delivery. Strong communicator with problem-solving and adaptability skills, excelling in fast-paced environments. Seeking a dynamic role to drive operational success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Billing Administrator
Nielsen India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
05.2025 - Current
- Facilitated transition of Order-to-Cash (OTC) and Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) processes to improve operational efficiency.
- Streamlined sales invoice creation with precision and timeliness according to contract stipulations.
- Following invoice creation, confirm revenue details with all revenue tiles for alignment with invoice and revenue values, and collaborate with FP&A team if mismatches occur to effectuate corrections.
- Engage with stakeholders as needed to gather incomplete data and ensure that invoices
have all required information completed accurately and in line with customer requirements. - Approved contracts prepared by Billing Administrators to ensure accurate invoice creation aligned with contractual obligations.
- Perform the RAR Activity on a weekly or monthly basis and month-end activities additionally perform bulk invoicing, batch posting.
- Creation of purchase orders and verification of receipt on client portals and obtaining approvals from commercial partner and raising disputes if necessary.
- Coordinate with MDM team to update the details on client profile.
Analyst-Billing
WPP Financeplus
Mumbai
04.2024 - 02.2025
- Facilitated transition of OTC process to improve workflow and accuracy.
- Coordinated budget distribution for media billing initiatives involving various agencies.
- Uploaded invoices to client portals including COUPA, Ariba, and Tradeshift promptly.
- Created credit and debit notes for clients to maintain financial accuracy.
- Handled OTC month-end closure by generating and distributing report to Commercial Partner and Clients.
- Draft, edit, and finalize client invoices, ensuring alignment with client agreements.
- Maintain detailed trackers for accounts, including billed amounts, budgets, and year-to-date expenses.
- Generate the month-end unbilled report to fetch the details of actual debt on the accounts and offset the same against the WIP balance.
- Verify receipt of purchase orders for new or revised project budgets.
- Assisted in the collection of past-due accounts, prepared the unbilled revenue report, and followed up for payments.
- Liaised with clients and internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, follow up on collections, and ensure financial accuracy.
- Assist with monthly close activities, including SOX audit, and reporting.
- Manage intercompany billing, unbilled media reports, and offsets to ensure full budget utilization, and no unpaid invoices.
- Worked on Multiple currencies such as USD, CAD, GBP, EURO, AUD.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE MEDIA OPERATIONS
IPG Mediabrands Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
05.2022 - 04.2024
- Developed digital media strategies for Merck Pharmaceutical, aligning with campaign objectives and KPIs.
- Negotiated and coordinated with clients and publishers to finalize comprehensive media plans that aligned with campaign objectives.
- Update traffic sheets with packages, placements, creative/URL details, and submit them to AdOps for tag generation.
- Managed campaign tracking to maintain pace and meet objectives.
- Tracked media buys across campaigns using tools like Campaign Manager 360 (DCM), DV360, and IAS.
- Launched media campaign, billing client weekly based on performance metrics to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Reconciled received invoices, confirmed accuracy to clients, and sent a report for the amount on the campaign.
- Developed POVs, media evaluation reports, and post-campaign analyses to provide actionable insights for strategy refinement.
- Led a team of five, providing training on campaign processes and optimization techniques.
OPERATIONS SUPPORT ANALYST
ReachLocal Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
11.2019 - 05.2022
- Facilitated transition of Order-to-Cash (OTC) process, ensuring smooth operations and timely achievement of TAT goals.
- Partnered with Gannett Media to initiate improvements in OTC, print-invoicing process, and credit release.
- Managed accounting for multiple currencies, including USD, GBP, and AUD.
- Generate billing completion and unbilled revenue reports on a monthly basis, and share them with management and the Collection Team to facilitate the collection process.
- Followed up with the team to verify customer credit limits before issuing credit notes and invoices.
- Coordinated with tax and banking teams on suspicious invoicing and collections.
- Prepared and shared monthly invoicing tax reports with the tax team.
- Secured approval for sales orders lacking necessary details, and approved credit limits.
- Created non-sales order (NON-SO) invoices for new clients, with management approval.
- Obtained approvals for incomplete sales orders and government client (Bank of North Dakota), ensuring accurate credit limits in customer code.
- Identified service, material, and dropship publishers for order management.
- Handled clearing and charge-offs post-good issue in SAP.
- Handled invoice cancellations and managed reversal postings to maintain accurate records.
- With the help of remittance and details received from SPOCs and BUs, match the collections and invoices in SAP.
- Trained and reviewed colleagues' daily work for quality checks.
Senior Associate
WNS Global Services
Mumbai
11.2015 - 11.2019
- Providing detailed information to executors or solicitors through email and letters regarding the British Gas account.
- Updated the deceased's account in SAP, ensuring accurate billing records.
- Issue credit invoices or debit invoices after billing and share the same with solicitors.
- Executed write-offs, refunds, and payment processing for customer accounts.
- Processed invoice reversals and cancellations, and action for Home Move Part (Move in - Move out).
- Addressed complaints and requests from foreign customers, ensuring timely and effective communication.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Mumbai
Mumbai05-2015
HSC -
Maharashtra Board
Mumbai04-2012
SSC -
Maharashtra Board
Mumbai03-2010
Skills
- Budget management
- Financial reporting
- Process Optimization
- Client relations
- Team Leadership
- Campaign Strategy
Certification
- Google Ads
- Campaign Manager 360
Accomplishments
- SPOT Award within 6 months in WPP.
- First among 18 members to Become BAU in first attempt - Reachlocal Pvt Ltd.
Languages
First Language, C2 Proficient, C1 Advanced, B1 Intermediate
Applications Use
- SAP HANA CRM
- MediaOcean Tools (Prisma) & JIRA
- Campaign Manager 360 (DCM)
- Google DV360
- Freshdesk
- Salesforce
- Spectra PF
- Spectra MD
Timeline
Senior Billing Administrator
Nielsen India Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
Analyst-Billing
WPP Financeplus
04.2024 - 02.2025
SENIOR EXECUTIVE MEDIA OPERATIONS
IPG Mediabrands Pvt Ltd
05.2022 - 04.2024
OPERATIONS SUPPORT ANALYST
ReachLocal Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 05.2022
Senior Associate
WNS Global Services
11.2015 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Mumbai
HSC -
Maharashtra Board
SSC -
Maharashtra Board