Dynamic finance professional with a robust foundation in accounts receivable management and collections, recognized for enhancing cash flow and minimizing outstanding debts through strategic negotiation and meticulous reconciliation. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams, driven by a results-oriented mindset that thrives in fast-paced environments. Expertise in financial analysis and customer relations ensures adaptability to evolving business needs while delivering impactful solutions. Committed to fostering positive relationships and achieving organizational goals through financial acumen and strategic insight.
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SATISH HANUMANT KUMBLE
Sr. Collection Associate
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
5
Languages
Work History
Ashland India Pvt Ltd
Sr. Collection Associates
12.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Responded to customer inquiries and provided detailed account information.
- Maintained accurate records of customer accounts, payments and payment plans.
- Contacted customers to discuss past-due accounts and negotiated payment plans.
- Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs.
- Worked with customer to create debt repayment plan based on current financial condition.
- Monitored customer accounts for payment delinquency and initiated collection efforts.
- Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance.
- Analyzed customer financial records to determine appropriate payment plan.
- Researched billing errors and discrepancies to initiate corrective action.
- Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review.
- Located customers with overdue accounts and solicited payment in compliance with fair debt collection practices.
- Established relationships with customers to encourage payment of delinquent accounts.
- Deployed automated system tracking and skip tracing to locate hard-to-find, re-located customers.
- Investigated customer credit references and approved credit lines.
Ashland India Pvt Ltd
Travel Admin -Associate
10.2018 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Look to constantly improving partnership with travel suppliers and improve the services provided to travelers
- Book and manage flights with the company’s ticketing partner, ensuring the most cost-effective routes are booked. Also check fare on other ticketing portals for same option.
- Organization of travel requests, providing and researching travel options as well as providing final itineraries
- Contract management (of travel provisions provided in all client contracts, abiding by those guidelines when booking travel, communicating guidelines to staff)
- Arranging forex, New Sim Card, roaming activation of Business travel
- Support for visa formalities. Receiving the visa applications by employees. Checking the papers for submission.
- Hotel booking and transport arrangement for all guests and Expat employees/family Members. Informing the concerned user about the arrangements.
- Banquet Bookings for Seminars and External Meetings, Annual day.
Vendor’s agreement renewal and negotiation with for best rates I.e., Ticketing partner, car, hotel, Forex, - Co-ordinate with the Finance team for payment of vendors.
TATA Motors International Business
Travel Management Associate
02.2017 - 10.2018
Job overview
- International & Domestic Flight booking through travel agency for EMP or Guest.
- Arranging forex, New Sim Card, roaming activation of Business travel
- Support for visa formalities. Receiving the visa applications by employees. Checking the papers for submission.
- Hotel booking and transport arrangement for all guests and Expat employees/family Members. Informing the concerned user about the arrangements
- Checking Emp expense claim as per company policy they have claimed or not.
- Support for visa formalities. Receiving the visa applications by employees. Checking the papers for submission.
- Work with Finance and vendor to clear payments on time
- Preparing the Drivers Duty Book on the monthly basis so that bosses can decide which driver has to allocate accordingly.
- Bills are then sent to Shared Service Thane Mail ROOM for scanning & release of payment.
- Keeping details (Filings) of all the bills supporting papers for office records
NIVEA India Pvt Ltd
Finance Assistant
10.2014 - 08.2016
Job overview
- International & Domestic Flight booking through travel agency for EMP or Guest.
- Arranging the International Sim Card and Mobiles, forex required by the employees for travelling abroad
- Verification of Travel expenses of Employees as per policy and sent to finance to payment.
- Responsible for verifying employee expense claim as per Travel Policy, within TAT & sharing the department wise reimbursement status to respective department head.
- Verifying the Import documents for A1 & A2 payments, preparing the mandatory annexure/schedule along with covering letter to initiate the vendor payment as well as follow –up with banker for processing the same.
- Monitoring Scan India helpdesk – monitoring daily scan inward & outward movement of Vendor Invoices & Employee Reimbursement Claims, preparing department wise scan MIS and cross checking each transaction in SAP for correct posting.
- § Maintaining log for invoices received, scanned & filed.
- § Records keeping – Responsible for Indexing, Tracking & dispatching the file records to outside storage warehouse for archival.
Education
Arunachal University of Studies
Bachelor of Commerce from Accounting And Finance
04.2001
University Overview
Skills
Microsoft Excel
Timeline
Sr. Collection Associates
Ashland India Pvt Ltd
12.2020 - Current
Travel Admin -Associate
Ashland India Pvt Ltd
10.2018 - 11.2020
Travel Management Associate
TATA Motors International Business
02.2017 - 10.2018
Finance Assistant
NIVEA India Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 08.2016
Arunachal University of Studies
Bachelor of Commerce from Accounting And Finance
04.2001