RIYA SARA THOMAS
Bangalore
Summary
Results-driven Financial & Data Specialist with extensive experience at Flora Food Group Ltd, excelling in end-to-end P2P processes and ERP systems. A proactive team player skilled in advanced Excel and financial modeling, I consistently streamline operations and enhance accuracy, contributing to improved vendor relations and timely financial reporting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
FINANCIAL & DATA SPECIALIST
Flora Food Group Ltd
07.2023 - Current
- Manage the end-to-end process of invoice processing, including reviewing and approving vendor invoices within specified limits to ensure accuracy.
- Actively monitor and promptly respond to internal and external inquiries and requests through the ServiceNow ticketing system, supporting stakeholders across U.S. and international subsidiaries.
- Provide support in month-end close procedures, including monthly vendor accruals, GL/Cost Centre reconciliations, and fulfilling reporting requests related to employee expenses and vendor invoices for U.S. and international subsidiaries.
- Complete vendor onboarding and maintain the integrity of vendor records and documentation in compliance with SOX requirements across U.S. and international subsidiaries.
- Support the review of employee expense reports, ensuring adherence to global travel and expense policies and appropriate documentation.
- Assist with ad hoc requests and other projects as assigned related to T&E and AP, with attention to global operational needs.
SENIOR TEAM LEAD
Alshaya Outsourcing Company
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed complete accounts payable cycle from receipt of invoices to payment, including coding invoices, matching purchase orders, obtaining approval, and entering invoices into accounting system.
- Reviewed the employee expense reports processed, including verification of receipts and coding.
- Investigated and resolved problems associated with processing invoices and purchase orders.
- Received, researched, and resolved a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate people.
- Reviewed quality issues and communicate to the team and/or country group to organize remediation.
- Was responsible for various types of reconciliations, analytical review, analysis and maintaining effective internal controls.
- Reviewed, prepared, posted and reconciled journal entries costs and revenues, accruals, intercompany charges, administrative tasks linked to treasury (cash flow) and functional adjustments.
TEAM LEADER
Mashreq Global Services
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Managed and supervised the accounts payable department and staff in the organization.
- Coordinated with different managers of middle east entities and getting the work done on time.
- Review all the invoices processed by sub ordinates on daily basis and whenever they need guidance provided adequate support.
- Performed the day end closure report accurately for all entities and reversed the erroneous entry on time.
- SPOC for all accounts payable queries and addressed their queries on time.
- Maintained a good rapport with all users who submitted accruals and had regular meetings with them for solving their concerns.
- Run the prepaid report and reviewed the fixed asset report for smooth month end closure.
- Accrual entry passed without fail and provided ageing bucket to users on time.
- Keep track of company's financial expenditures, maintain a database and provide reports as and when requested by supervisors.
- Oversee all payment transactions.
- Will be in charge of data entry, validation, and processing of various types of invoices like general overhead, subcontractor, and employee travel reimbursements.
- Standardize procedures to generate efficiency in-house and create internal templates to be used by the company.
- Be active on the customer service front and be quick and accurate with communication.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 07.2019
- Processed invoices in P2P with accuracy and as per company's policies.
- Maintained a good rapport with users who submitted the invoices and addressed their queries on time.
- Supported the team in clearing backlogs and to maintain a smooth and efficient work atmosphere.
- Coordinated with project head who used to share the cost details and wherever required reversal entries were passed on time.
- Conducted meeting with users and managed accrual entry.
- Helped the user department in reducing the cost by providing suggestions on cost cutting.
- Done day end activities and month end activities related to AP without fail.
- Supported in automation and saving time required to process any entry.
- Coordinate with external auditors for completion of the audits in Operations department.
- Updated the financials on a monthly basis and helped management in presenting reports.
- Prepare various reports for the implementation of new Banking and Wealth Management system in the department.
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Aditi Technologies
12.2012 - 02.2015
- Processed vendor invoices in Oracle R12 Accounts Payable Module.
- Prepared Expense schedule, Provision schedule, and prepaid expense schedule with ageing Verification of Vendor invoice with the supporting.
- Matching invoices with Purchase order, GRN, Vendor Reconciliation Agreement or work order etc.
- Followed-up for vendor balance confirmation and prepared Vendor reconciliation.
- Pre-verified Expenses Reimbursement as per various policies, payment.
- Reviewed the financials at the month close & provided appropriate reason for variances.
- Compiled all Accounts Payables schedules on monthly basis.
- Prepared & monitored Balance Sheet Ageing (Schedules of Sundry Creditors - Materials/Services, OSL, Expense AP Accrual (Open GRNs) & Vendor advances etc.
OFFICER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Mphasis Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - 12.2012
- Processed vendor invoices in Oracle R12 Accounts Payable Module.
- Handled daily A/P processes, managed vendor/supplier relations; and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports. etc.
- Reviewed and reconciled compiled TDS report and vendor reconciliations.
- Claims which are processed from the vendor are send in CSV file and same uploaded in Oracle-R12 post verification of the data.
- Interacted with various departments and end users to resolve issues.
- Handled escalations and resolving vendor queries.
- Verified and scrutinized all transactions and approved the transactions in the ERP.
- Worked on service tax reverse charge mechanism to streamline process.
- Resolved months of backlogged work, restored order and organization to processes/records in disarray, researched and solved billing problems and corrected invoicing and journal entry errors that had previously been missed.
Education
MBA - Finance
Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India
01.2014
CA PE II -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.2006
Skills
- End to End P2P
- SAP
- Concur
- Ariba Process
- ERP knowledge
- Advanced Excel
- Pivot Tables
- VLOOKUP
- Macros
- Financial Modeling
- Data Analysis Tools
- Power BI
- Team player
- Responsible
- Flexible
- New challenges
- Good attitude
Accomplishments
- Improved Invoice Efficiency - Reduced invoice processing time by 20% through system enhancements and workflow improvements.
- Enhanced Payment Timeliness - Achieved 98% on-time payment rate by streamlining accounts payable processes.
- Reduced Processing Errors - Lead team to 25% reduction in processing errors, improving overall system accuracy.
- Boosted Vendor Compliance - Increased vendor compliance by 15% via rigorous onboarding process and compliance checks.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Websites Profiles
LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/riya-thomas-bb72147a/
Timeline
FINANCIAL & DATA SPECIALIST
Flora Food Group Ltd
07.2023 - Current
SENIOR TEAM LEAD
Alshaya Outsourcing Company
07.2022 - 06.2023
TEAM LEADER
Mashreq Global Services
07.2019 - 07.2022
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 07.2019
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Aditi Technologies
12.2012 - 02.2015
OFFICER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Mphasis Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - 12.2012
MBA - Finance
Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India
CA PE II -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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