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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Accomplishments
Additional Key responsibilities in Tata Technologies Ltd.
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Rashi Iyer

Rashi Iyer

Finance Manager
Pune

Summary

Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving. Handling FP&A, OPEX, vendor management, Indian Taxation, travel management, employee reimbursements, month end closing and general ledger accounting.


System skills: Well versed with SAP, ESS, PowerBI and Vendor management System (VMS), TDS, iComply tool, etc.


Achievements:

1. Spearheaded a GST compliance initiative that successfully prevented a ₹3 crore benefit leakage by streamlining vendor invoice validation and implementing corrective measures in SAP

2. Achieved cost reduction by suggesting minor changes in travel policies positively accepted by management

3. Worked on long-pending refunds and successfully managed to secure approximately ₹12 lakhs from Government bodies and ₹35 lakhs from Non-Government entities.

4. Strengthened controls around SAP R/3 system by managing Segregation of Duties (SOD)


Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Manager

Tata Technologies Limited
02.2007 - Current
  • Joined Tata Technologies Limited as an executive for managing payroll workings. Gradually grown in this organisation and worked in numerous fields like payroll, customer invoicing, receivables follow up, revenue related reporting, vendor payments, currently leading the P2P (India) team, front facing all audit requirement/queries.
  • Strengthened internal controls through regular audits and adherence to regulatory requirements.
  • Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
  • Enhanced budget management by implementing expense tracking and cost reduction strategies.
  • Optimized cash flow with diligent monitoring of accounts receivable and payable.
  • Developed comprehensive financial reports for executive decision-making support.
  • Mentored junior finance staff, fostering professional development and strong team dynamics.
  • Improved financial forecasting accuracy, utilizing advanced analytical models.
  • Increased financial efficiency by streamlining and automating financial reporting processes.
  • Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for strategic business planning and growth initiatives.
  • Streamlined month-end close process, reducing time spent on manual tasks and improving data accuracy.
  • Implemented cost-control measures that substantially decreased unnecessary expenditures.
  • Streamlined internal audit process, enhancing efficiency and reducing discrepancies.

Sr. Finance Executive

Aamby Valley – Sahara India Group
10.2004 - 01.2007
  • Worked as a Sr. Finance Executive for Aamby Valley – Sahara India Group from October'04 to January'07 – Senior executive handling accounts payables and accounts receivables.

Transaction Processor

Hewlett Packard
01.2004 - 07.2004
  • Worked as Transaction Processor for Hewlett Packard from January'04 to July'04 – Team member in Quality checks of vendor invoices and posting of transactions.

Education

MBA - Finance

ICFAI
01.2014

MCom - Banking and Finance

Pune University
01.2004

Diploma - HRM

IIBM
01.2003

Skills

Team leadership

Interests

Social work, travelling

Accomplishments

  • Creating and Maintaining vendor master for all company codes centrally for all territories.
  • Designing, implementing and regularly updating systems, policies & standardization of procedures for constant process improvement and to facilitate internal financial control related to AP.
  • Key agent to verify, clarify, co-ordinate and upload all monthly/quarterly/yearly compliances required for internal control by the Group auditors from TML, statutory, IFC, internal and SOX audits.
  • Developed SAP reports like creditors ageing, Dues report, balance confirmation letters, PO reports, prepaid engine, VMS (Vendor management system for contractual employees) vendor advance followup mails and travel reports with the help of the SAP technical team.
  • Cost reduction by suggesting minor changes in the travel policies positively taken up by management.
  • Awarded for proficient working in all areas in Tata Technologies Ltd in payroll, sales invoicing, accounts payables and have been recognized as a crucial lead in the transactions and audit group.
  • Selected as a Project Manager for Disaster Management - Tata Sustainability Group.

Additional Key responsibilities in Tata Technologies Ltd.

  • End to end P2P – Scrutinizing open Indents and Purchase Orders, taxes, Vendor management.
  • Approving vendor invoices, tax accounting and approving payments and tax payments at 1st level.
  • Cost GL scrutiny.
  • Project profitability analysis with CC/WBS analysis.
  • Miscellaneous reclassifications, adjustments, and write-offs.

Educational Qualifications

  • Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program (July-25)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt – from Total Business Management Solutions (Feb-23)
  • Certified Internal Auditor from DNV for ISO – 27001:2005 (July’07).

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