Sadiq Kauser
Assistant Manager – Project Accounting
Bangalore
Summary
Innovative professional with 14 years of progressive experience in accounting skills to drive business growth, capitalize on potential Talent available, and manage all aspects of daily process operations.
- People Management: Proactive leader with refined business acumen and exemplary people skills. Facilitate a team approach to achieve organizational objectives, increase productivity, and enhance employee morale.
- Process Management: Complete knowledge of Intercompany Reconciliations, Journal Entries, Project accounting and Billing.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Accounting – Assistant Manager
Deloitte India Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
- Managed project financial operations, including cost management and financial reporting.
- Performed project GL vs PL reconciliations and resolved financial discrepancies.
- Led month-end close activities and ensured timely financial updates and reporting.
- Reviewed project closure activities to ensure accurate accounting of project costs and revenues.
- Prepared project financial dashboards, analytics, and management reports.
- Handled project recharges, revenue recognition, and journal entries.
- Monitored project costs, WIP reports, and key financial performance metrics.
- Ensured compliance with accounting standards, financial policies, and reporting requirements.
- Collaborated with project managers and stakeholders to resolve project-related financial queries.
- Supported business decision-making through financial analysis and reporting insights.
- Reconcile monthly actual cash flows to the working capital movement in the trial balance.
- Responsible for preparing financial statements, such as the trial balance, cash flow statements, and balance sheet.
Project Accounting – Specialist
Atkins India Pvt. Ltd
05.2022 - 04.2025
- Managed end-to-end billing activities including invoices, credit notes, approvals, and journal entries using JD Edwards.
- Coordinated with Project Managers and Finance teams to ensure timely invoicing, reporting, and month-end closures.
- Prepared weekly/monthly billing, unbilled balance, and project performance reports.
- Resolved billing queries and supported cash collection activities to improve payment timelines.
- Conducted internal audits and ensured compliance with approval matrices and financial processes.
- Transitioned a 4 FTE UK Billing & Reporting process to India operations successfully.
Team Lead
Capgemini Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2015 - 05.2022
- Managed cash applications, bank reconciliations, and SAP/Oracle postings for O2C operations.
- Handled ACH/Wire/Lockbox receipts, unapplied cash resolution, and month-end activities within SLA timelines.
- Performed GL, invoice, and cash clearing reconciliations along with quarterly audit support.
- Led a team of 12 associates, ensuring timely deliverables and cross-training initiatives.
- Managed client escalations, reporting, and root cause analysis for operational issues.
- Drove 7+ automation and process improvement initiatives in O2C.
Senior Process Associate
HP Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2012 - 06.2015
- Worked as query management of resolving customer billing issues.
- Taking care of customers Issues via letters, emails & calls in Accounts receivable.
- Applying the payments to customers’ accounts.
- Reconciliations of the customer accounts.
- Working on refund issues.
- Miss applied Payments/Double payments Clearing.
- Closely work with the Cash application, Credit Checking team, Special Billing team Collection team and Agency Liaison.
- Caring our assigned work to meet TAT daily.
- Exempting the customer account from sales tax, late fees, oil charges, delivery fees.
- Transfer of balance, transfer of payment.
Education
B. Com Graduate -
Bangalore University
Bangalore04-2011
Skills
Project financial management
Cost management
Financial reporting
GL vs PL reconciliation
Interests
Listening to music and Reading
RECOGNITIONS
Collaboration Award holder in the month of Dec-2022 & May-2024.
Received Applause Award in September 2025 for successfully completing the process transition within one month.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Project Accounting – Assistant Manager
Deloitte India Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
Project Accounting – Specialist
Atkins India Pvt. Ltd
05.2022 - 04.2025
Team Lead
Capgemini Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2015 - 05.2022
Senior Process Associate
HP Services Pvt. Ltd
02.2012 - 06.2015
B. Com Graduate -
Bangalore University