Smita Abinash Panda

Project - IKEA (A global expertise and stock in home furnishing and home decor)

Responsibilities –

• Processed PO based, Non-PO based invoices and Credit notes.
• Processed 2/3-way matching invoices.
• Processed advance payments to critical vendors and doing write off for advance payments on ServiceNow.
• Communicating with buyers for GRN approvals and GRN related issues. GRIR and Vendor debit balance report.
• ACL Run & AP month end reports.
• Hands on with SAP ARIBA ERP tool for AP and Invoice processing activities.
• Quality check for AP team to assess wrong coding, posting and allocations internally as well as client side.

Project - Telstra (An Australian telecommunications company)

Responsibilities –

• Creation of Vendors for both Merchandise and Non Merchandise.
• Handling General Queries handling through E-mail and resolution for the queries through calls where ever necessary.
• Amendments for the existing vendors (Change Request).
• Maintaining the Trackers for the activities prescribed.
• Involved in the Vendor Master Creations, Amendment and Deletion for the entities.
• Handling client call/Meetings.
• Extensively involved in handling Vendor Portal Activities and Queries pertaining to it.
• Providing vendor portal access. Also, handled vendor calls pertaining Vendor portal queries.

Project - Health Care Services Corporation (Health Insurance Company in the United States)

Responsibilities -

• Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
• Analyzing, validating and processing transactions as per procedures.
• Following Claims Reconciliation, Resubmission and Payment Determination process.
• Need to decide if the claims should be denied or negotiated.
• Responsible for determining the amount of insurance company.
• Following very specific and strict deadlines and reporting all daily work related activities.

Project – Kanak News (Odia Cable and Satellite news channel in Odisha)

Responsibilities –

• Maintaining up-to-date billing systems and carrying out billing duties.
• Generating and sending out invoices.
• Allocating, following up and collecting payments.
• Performing account reconciliation and monitoring the customer's account details.
• Being on the look-out for delayed or missed payments and other such irregularities.
• Researching and resolving payment discrepancies.
• Reviewing account statuses and generating age analyses.
• Ensuring compliance with the company adjustments.
• Keeping business up-to-date with all policy changes.
• Developing or following an already established recovery system.
• Communicating with customers through means such as phone, email.
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings.