PRASAD KOTA
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced Strategic Deputy Manager of Finance with expertise in financial analysis, budget management, and risk assessment. Demonstrated ability to complete tasks efficiently and effectively. Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills for collaborative and innovative solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager of Finance
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
Hyderabad
04.2021 - Current
- Reviewed customer orders for accuracy and completeness, ensuring compliance with company policies.
- Coordinated with customers to ensure accurate invoicing, timely payments, and resolution of disputes.
- Developed and implemented process improvements to reduce the time between order entry and cash receipt.
- Generated reports summarizing invoice activity by customer account.
- Monitored overdue accounts daily, generated past due notices, and contacted delinquent customers via phone or email.
- Developed and implemented efficient billing procedures to ensure timely and accurate invoice generation.
- Monitored workflow processes associated with invoice generation, payment processing, and cash application functions.
- Reviewed various documents such as invoices, credit memos. for accuracy prior to processing payment requests through the lockbox system.
- Prepared and distributed customer invoices and statements.
- Handled collection activities for past due accounts including making outbound calls and emails to customers.
Senior Executive - Finance & Accounts
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
Visakhapatnam
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Coordinated with other departments such as purchasing, shipping and receiving, engineering. to facilitate timely completion of projects.
- Assisted in budgeting activities by preparing cost estimates for materials required for each job.
- Maintained records of payments and expenditures.
- Prepared monthly financial statements for accounts payable ledger.
- Processed batches of invoices for payment in a timely manner.
- Generated reports on outstanding payments and vendor account balances.
- Reconciled supplier statements with internal ledgers.
- Developed and implemented budgeting systems to track income, expenditures, and other financial activities.
- Reviewed financial documents such as contracts, invoices, requisitions. for accuracy and completeness.
Senior Executive - Finance & Accounts
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
Hyderabad
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Analyzed travel expense reports for accuracy and completeness to ensure compliance with organizational policies.
- Reviewed and processed employee reimbursement requests in accordance with company policy.
- Identified discrepancies between actual costs incurred versus budgeted amounts for each employee's trip.
- Drove daily operations through cash drawer balancing, counterfeit currency identification and vault cash management.
- Conducted daily store operations including opening and closing procedures, cash management, inventory control, merchandising standards.
- Developed and implemented cash management strategies to optimize liquidity and ensure compliance with internal policies.
- Created and maintained employee records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax withholding forms.
- Reconciled monthly benefit statements from vendors to ensure accuracy of information in the payroll system.
- Assisted with auditing processes related to payroll.
- Coordinated with Human Resources staff on employee leaves of absence or termination paperwork.
Finance Executive
South India Krishna Oil and Facts Private Limited
Nellore
06.2016 - 07.2018
- Reviewed and verified invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Maintained accurate records of payments, credits, and other transactions.
- Performed data entry into accounting system to ensure accuracy of financial reporting.
- Prepared monthly accrual entries for expenses not yet received or billed.
- Resolved payment issues with vendors as needed.
- Generated weekly check runs for approved invoices.
- Verified that all necessary approvals were obtained prior to processing payments.
- Monitored and collected accounts receivables and documented payments.
Audit Assistant
Manohar Chowdhary and associates(MCA)
Delhi
06.2014 - 06.2017
- Prepared and processed invoices, payments and bank deposits.
- Completed reconciliations of various accounts including petty cash, credit cards and bank accounts.
- Maintained accurate records of all cashier transactions and resolved discrepancies as needed.
- Reviewed and processed customer returns in accordance with company policies.
Education
MBA - Finance
NIMRA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
VIJAYAWADA09-2013
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
C.B.R DEGREE COLLEGE
PITHAPURAM03-2011
Intermediate Certificate - H.E.C
S.H.R.M JR COLLEGE
PITHAPURAM03-2008
High School Diploma -
Z.P.H.SCHOOL
KUMARAPURAM03-2006
Skills
- Accounts receivable management
- Accounts payable management
- Budgeting and cost control
- General ledger maintenance
- Invoice and payment processing
- Billing dispute resolution
- Data Analysis for Aging Reports
- MIS
Certification
- SAP
- TALLY
Languages
Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Deputy Manager of Finance
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
04.2021 - Current
Senior Executive - Finance & Accounts
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
10.2019 - 03.2021
Senior Executive - Finance & Accounts
ARAGEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
08.2018 - 10.2019
Finance Executive
South India Krishna Oil and Facts Private Limited
06.2016 - 07.2018
Audit Assistant
Manohar Chowdhary and associates(MCA)
06.2014 - 06.2017
- SAP
- TALLY
MBA - Finance
NIMRA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
C.B.R DEGREE COLLEGE
Intermediate Certificate - H.E.C
S.H.R.M JR COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
Z.P.H.SCHOOL
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