Sandeep Singhal
Mumbai,INDIA
Summary
Results-driven Associate Team Leader with knack for fostering team cohesion and boosting productivity. Known for streamlining processes and enhancing team performance by implementing innovative strategies. Proven ability to turn challenges into opportunities, consistently achieving targets and driving team success. Skilled in SAP AP accounting as an end user and familiar with Microsoft Power BI. Demonstrates expertise in financial and accounting tasks including AP invoicing and payments, quality assurance, and vendor master management. Adept at using MS Office tools to enhance productivity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Team Lead
Colgate Palmolive
Mumbai, INDIA
07.2015 - Current
- Directed a team of 11 accounts payable specialists, ensuring efficient invoice processing and adherence to company policies
- Organized training sessions for new hires and ongoing development programs for existing team members to enhance skill levels and performance
- Oversee the processing of invoices approx 12000 monthly and weekly payment transactions
- Manage workload distribution and set team priorities
- Implement and maintain systems and procedures to ensure timely payments and reduce errors
- Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements and maintain accurate records and control reports for audit purposes
- Handle business & vendor queries and engaging closely to maintain good relationships
- Resolve invoice or payment discrepancies
- Prepare and analyse accounts payable reports and present findings to management
- Assist in month-end closing processes
- Provide input into budgeting and forecasting processes
- Identify areas for improvement in the accounts payable process
- Implement best practices and improve efficiency within the team
- Leverage technology to automate and streamline processes
- Address and resolve issues that may arise in the course of processing payments
- Serve as a liaison between the accounts payable department and other departments like procurement and budgeting
- Communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders
- Ensure information is passed on in a timely and accurate manner
- Maintain a professional and positive demeanour to foster a cooperative team environment
- Liaised between management and staff to bridge communication gaps.
Finance AP Executive
J.W. Marriott Sahar
01.2015 - 07.2015
- Preparation of consolidated financial statements, and the satisfaction of quarterly and year-end
- Consistently evaluated and redefined staff roles, cultivated Labor and Management partnership team, recommended technology improvement strategies to senior leaders and collaborated with Member Services and Account Management to enhance customer facing interaction
- Monitored compliances for TDS, Service Tax, VAT, etc
- Helped the Taxation team in processing periodic Service Tax/ TDS/ VAT Returns of concerned authorities on-time and with accuracy
- Created and successfully rolled out the Accounts Payable (AP) Trending Report to ensure completeness of company liabilities accounted for at month-end in adherence to SOX compliance
Process Developer
Genpact India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2010 - 12.2014
- Processed approximately 1200 invoices per month, ensuring accuracy, proper approval, and timely payment
- Maintained vendor relationships to resolve disputes and negotiated terms to save costs
- Collaborated with the local businesses to streamline the approval process, increasing paid on time by 81%
- Implemented an RPA functionality to reduce processing time by 90%
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures and prepared relevant reports for management review
- Verified details of transactions as to accuracy of amount, vendor name, authorization, and coding as per the company's policies
- Prepared and processed electronic transfers and payments
- Reconciled accounts payable transactions to ensure all bills were accounted for and properly posted
- Assisted senior accountants with audit preparations to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations
- Submitted lean ideas for process improvement
- Consistently rewarded in monetary terms as an incentive on the basis of effective and timely work
- Reconciled vendor accounts on a monthly basis; ensured NIL overdue
- Reduced the suspense account to its extent for clear view on vendor debit balance during month-end
Education
B.Com - Commerce
Dr. BR Ambedkar University
Agra, Uttar Pradesh 04.2003 - 05.2006
MBA/PGDM - Finance
ICFAI Hyderabad University
Hyderabad, Telangana 04.2006 - 05.2008
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- Invoice Processing
- Vendor Payments
- Bank Reconciliation
- Journal Entries
- Vendor Reconciliation
- P2P
- Intercompany
- Vendor Master
- SAP
- Financial and Accounting including Intercompany process
- AP invoicing and payments
- Quality assurance
- MS Office
- SAP AP accounting End User
- Microsoft power bi familiarity
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
Certification
Data Literacy & Analytics Academy Onboarding Data & AI
Verified International Academic Qualifications from WES
Accomplishments
- Rewarded with Star & Bronze Award for process excellence and customer centricity
- Achieved YCMAD award from Colgate, New York HO for implementing RPA in process
- Europe AP process successful migration from Poland to Mumbai in Colgate and another from Italy to Gurgaon, India in Genpact for channelizing financial support to business
- SAP S4 HANA transformation - Drive AP operation testing and process migration successfully from old to new SAP version in Colgate
Timeline
Associate Team Lead
Colgate Palmolive
07.2015 - Current
Finance AP Executive
J.W. Marriott Sahar
01.2015 - 07.2015
Process Developer
Genpact India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2010 - 12.2014
MBA/PGDM - Finance
ICFAI Hyderabad University
04.2006 - 05.2008
B.Com - Commerce
Dr. BR Ambedkar University
04.2003 - 05.2006
Data Literacy & Analytics Academy Onboarding Data & AI
Verified International Academic Qualifications from WES
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