RAJESH PANDIAN

Team: Intercompany CoE [2022-Current Period]

• Knowledge on End to end activities of Intercompany Matching & Reconcilaition process within R2R domain.
• Transition support extended dedicatedly for IC CoE project go-live and successfully rolled out 50+ countries with Global harmonized approach in handling the task.
• Ensures complete support and team guidance is extended for IC matching process during critical period close in aligning towards financial statement using F.01 t-code.
• Good exposure on the Financial statement Row code validation (A305I, A306I, L345I, L346I, A305A&A272I)
• Performs complete ledger correction activity through AR/AP Reconciliation and ensures mismatches are reduced for smooth IC Matching process (AR vs AP).
• Driving clean-up initiatives at GL level & ensures smooth period closure and maintains clear justification for further audit compliance.
• Audit support is extended to the finance controllers on need basis.
• End to End book reconciliation support is extended and value ads are achieved by fixing the gap & recurring issues on permanent basis.
• Successfully implemented SLA Cost reporting process in CoE. Collaborated with Product Owner (Accounting & Statutory Reporting) and KCO reporting team towards process alignment.
• Good exposure towards Accrual validation using SAP integrated FIORI app.
• AR Overdue analysis is performed and ensured reduction in the aged invoices trend.
• Focusing towards iDoc improvement and there by touchless posting % is improved.
• To organize Governance call with Supply chain head & Director (Miia Fine & Jani).

Team- Accounts Payable:

• Good Knowledge in Accounts Payable (Purchase to Pay) process as well as PO-MRBR activities handling in terms blocked PO(Price/Quantity/MIGO).
• New Transition handled for P2P (within shared services) and PO correction.
• Focusing on Quality in all aspects at all levels (either in the form of Consistency or 100%check) other deep drive analysis in the form of RCA over the available processed data.
• Ensure to Processes a transaction request within the agreed Service Level Target for quality, and respecting the KONE Way process, definition, and unit-specific instructions.
• Follows up specific issues or questions until get solution to the same (on process level and/or across transactions).
• Supports Process Improvement and ensure to have harmonized process flow among all the team members.
• Keep tracking on reminders and notifications to the unit as specified in the unit reference document (URD) and updating the changes, if any new update into force in line with respective Unit person approval.
• Handling mails and spending time for report preparation & other process performance data in terms of reconciliation on a daily basis as required.
• Preparation of Service Management dashboard on various KPIs & Business Insights dashboard.

Team- Finance Authorization:

• Managed end to end process of Access Management for Beacon tool – Key actions at User Level (Access Creation, Access Revocation & Access Modification).
• Performed UAR once every quarter aligning to the global expectations.
• Connected with various stakeholders from IT, Internal controls & Finance heads on the critical topics.
• UAT support is extended using GRC tool and ensured timely action is performed through good collaboration.

Projects / Transition exposures:

• AR is Right Overdue cleanup project – Overdue reduction support extended for about ~60%. Positive feedback we received from the CFO and GFLT meeting about this project.
• SLA Cost allocation reporting scope transferred to KBS with Global Harmonized approach.

Value added initiatives:

• Driven GR bsd Iv untick process for the impacting units.
• Fixing Price mismatch issues in coordination with FL finance, Supplier & Material master’s team.
• Payment term validation support to align on the deviation between SL vs FL.

Global exposures & Travel:

• Travel to Finland: During 2019 – Had an opportunity to transition Finance authorization process from KCO Group reporting team to KBS.
• Travel to Finland: During 2023 – Smooth & successful transition completed on the IC scope of Finland unit from Global Finance to KBS.

• Assisted in preparation of logistics KPIs with focus on cost and load ability factors.
• Supported generation of global logistics analytics reports for Unilever based on client requirements.
• Conducted freight cost analysis and truck utilisation assessment.
• Participated in distance travelled analysis to enhance operational efficiency.
• Created various charts and trends in SAP Business Objects to suggest improvements.
• Compiled consolidated logistics summaries for monthly review by managers.
• Prepared logistics MIS reports for global units, highlighting key countries such as Bangladesh, Morocco, South Africa, and Indonesia, leveraging data extraction for KPI analysis.