Rahul Kumar
Senior Financial Analyst
Bangalore
Summary
Secure a challenging career opportunity by utilizing full extent of my analytical, logical, creative skills and experience gained So far in 15 years to remove the barriers to effectiveness and to gain credibility by doing the right thing for the right reason in a reputable organization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Analyst Record to Report
Alstom Transport India Limited
07.2019
- Part of transition team for record to report process, France, Morocco, Algeria Tunisia
- Posting JE’s relating GL accounting as requested by business including Mass upload, reversals, FA accounting, lease journals (using templates & manual postings)
- Preparation of Bank & FA reconciliation
- Handling process and templates for fixed asset requests
- Performing asset accounting
- Managing lease journals ( IFRS16 )
- Preparing & publishing month closing activities Calendar
- Month end Accrual postings , performing period closing tasks
- Preparing asset subledger to general ledger reconciliations
- Preparation & Analysis of Balance sheet Accounts Reconciliation
- Performing open item clearing in balance sheet ledgers
- Performing internal control checks
- Preparing and presenting SLA & KPI data
- Active participation in Review meetings with units for Balance sheet ,Bank SLA ,KPI
- Ensuring smooth hard close and year end audit schedules
- Publishing financial consolidation reporting
- Managing Root Cause Analysis on all critical issues / errors reported, track and the closure of corrective and preventive actions
- Training new entrants to the process
- Actively contribute in standardization of the Record To Report processes in the country/countries
- Ensuring the delivery of reliable and timely information to the business
- Actively contributing towards strategic initiatives and special projects when assigned or required.
Team Lead
VOLVO Group India Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 07.2019
- Successfully migrated four process in overall tenure in the organization all in accounts payable
- Managed team of Invoice registration and supplier help desk of 10 team members
- Active participation automation and robotic implementation for the process with Automation team
- (Invoice discrepancy, Sort N Scan) UI path solution
- Accountable for the team to deliver daily deliverable of the process
- Scanning, registration, coding of invoices, approval of invoices, mails, escalations, express payment request, different internal and external meetings
- Report analysis for different KPI’s Paid on time, Late arrival of invoices, Invoice rejections, accrual values, blocked invoices, Lead Time, Cycle Time
- Preparation and execution of action plan to improve paid on time to suppliers
- Successfully moved achieved Quality and efficiency for the process as per standard of continuous improvement
- Kaizen implemented for (sending debit notes to supplier)
- Identified as the service delivery lead for accounts payable process
- Successfully performed the BSR for the identified accounts
- Error handling reduction of 62% in the year 2017 compared to 2016
- Stability maintained in the supplier payment on time
- Compliant with audits requirement
- Training and monitoring the New joiners training plan
- Part of the Internal control steering committee
- Close co-ordination with stakeholders like Process Developers, Business Controllers, Chief Accountants & Process solution key users
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Preparation of Attrition tracker to foresee and avoid any probable attrition
- Driving the Zero-Defect Project
- Implementing the Process development plan with an aim to improve the KPI
- Holding Performance reviews for my team
- Monitoring and improving the competency of the team
- Part of the internal control steering committee and formulating it.
Senior Process Specialist (Language)
Brady Company
01.2012 - 07.2012
- My role as a Sn Process Specialist (Language) in an Accounts Payable Department is to handle different queries via emails and calls regarding the Invoice status and payment for suppliers
- I used to handle any escalation regarding the payment from Supplier as well as from the Back office of the Company
- Find out the Route Cause for the payment delay or any gap between suppliers and Accounts payable to get it resolved
- I too take initiative in day to day processing for Invoices like PO, NPO, SRM
- To make sure that payment are on time to supplier as per payment terms
- My proficiency in French Language used while drafting e-mails to the vendors as well as Client handling calls for queries, processing invoices
- Applications: SAP, IMP, CM, READSOFT.
Senior Process Executive (Language)
Infosys BPO Ltd
06.2010 - 12.2011
- My role as a French Language Expert in an Accounts Payable Department was to handle the different Invoices from different departments such as RM, NRM, SRM, for suppliers
- Responsible for the Payments like advance payments, partial payments bank clearing for the payments
- I was responsible of all the queries and calls regarding the payment from suppliers
- My proficiency in French Language used while drafting e-mails to the vendors as well as client handling calls for queries booking invoices
- Reporting: I worked on different reporting as volumes done by the team members and Maintaining the error tracker to sustain the quality
- KPI reporting for the quality and the TAT reporting for Expense accounts or natural accounts, payment proposal
- Having acquired good process knowledge of Accounts Payable, I worked for Travel and expenses report too
- Reconciliation: I used to do the different reconciliation such as queue and payment reconciliation
- Applications: SAP, Sprinter and Oracle.
Customer Service Executive
HSBC(HDPI)
09.2008 - 06.2010
- My role as a French Expert in an account maintenance team is to input the service charges and interests that have been incurred to the customers for the different products and services used by them
- I am responsible of charging commissions to the clients according to their nature of the account with the bank
- My proficiency in French Language is used while drafting letters to the bank enquiring process update and queries and even responding to their mails regarding the process related issues
- I used to manage volume, error tracker for the team for a period of two months where my role includes updating volumes done by the team members and maintaining the error tracker for the team to sustain the quality
- Taking reports of capacity planning, queue monitoring and ensuring that the team meets their targets on a daily basis was also part of my task
- Having acquired good process knowledge on account maintenance, I moved to payment’s team
- Being a Language Specialist in payment’s team, my role is to transfer money as per client’s request within HSBC banks as well as other banks within France
- My responsibility is more challenging as it deals with customer’s money which includes criticality and timeliness.
Teacher
DPS
04.2008 - 09.2008
- Appointed as a Teacher in French Faculty in DPS on 5th April 2008.I was in charge of taking French classes for upper primary section.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - French
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, India 05.2003 - 05.2006
M.A. - French
Banaras Hindu University
08.2006 - 05.2008
MBA - undefined
Manipal University Jaipur
01.2023 - 04.2025
Skills
System And Tools
- SAP
- SICOS -Jira Based application
- TEAM
- OUTLOOK
- QlikView
- QLIKSENSE
Preferences - Location
Any Major Cities in India Or Abroad
Languages Known
- English
- Hindi
- French
Personal Information
- Passport Number: U5736617
- Date of Birth: 08/11/1984
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
MBA - undefined
Manipal University Jaipur
01.2023 - 04.2025
Senior Analyst Record to Report
Alstom Transport India Limited
07.2019
Team Lead
VOLVO Group India Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 07.2019
Senior Process Specialist (Language)
Brady Company
01.2012 - 07.2012
Senior Process Executive (Language)
Infosys BPO Ltd
06.2010 - 12.2011
Customer Service Executive
HSBC(HDPI)
09.2008 - 06.2010
Teacher
DPS
04.2008 - 09.2008
M.A. - French
Banaras Hindu University
08.2006 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Arts - French
Banaras Hindu University
05.2003 - 05.2006
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