Soma Sekhara Some Palli
Bengaluru
Summary
Accounts Payable & Finance Operations Professional with 7+ years of experience in Procure-to-Pay (P2P), invoice processing, vendor management, account reconciliations, month-end close support, and financial reporting within global shared service environments. Proven expertise in processing PO and Non-PO invoices, resolving invoice discrepancies, ensuring compliance with financial controls, supporting vendor payments, and maintaining SLA-driven operations. Experienced in SAP ERP, Advanced Excel, and financial reporting with a strong track record of process improvements, automation support, and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
13
13
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Process Specialist
Infosys
Bengaluru
04.2021 - 11.2024
- Managed end-to-end processing of PO and Non-PO invoices ensuring compliance with company policies and SLA targets.
- Reviewed invoices for completeness, tax compliance, supporting documentation, and approval workflows.
- Investigated and resolved invoice discrepancies through coordination with vendors, procurement teams, and business stakeholders.
- Supported vendor account reconciliations and ensured timely resolution of outstanding transactions.
- Assisted in month-end close activities including accrual reporting and reconciliation support.
- Performed quality reviews to ensure invoice accuracy and strengthen financial controls.
- Participated in automation initiatives by validating invoice processing workflows and ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures.
- Supported transition of Accounts Payable operations from Argentina and the United States through virtual knowledge transfer.
- Prepared operational reports tracking invoice volumes, backlog, SLA performance, and productivity metrics.
- Utilized career break period to enhance analytical and reporting capabilities through advanced training in Power BI, Tableau, Excel, and PowerPoint along with AutomateX in Excel.
- Developed expertise in dashboard design, financial reporting visualization, data modeling, DAX calculations, and executive presentation development.
- Built multiple self-learning projects focused on financial analysis, KPI tracking, business performance reporting, and data visualization best practices.
- Strengthened skills in transforming complex financial and operational data into actionable business insights.
- Designed and deployed 25+ enterprise Power BI dashboards and reports enabling leadership teams to track operational KPIs, improving decision speed by 40%.
- Built scalable semantic data models using star schema design reducing report load times by 35%.
- Developed advanced DAX measures, time-intelligence calculations, and KPI frameworks powering executive analytics.
- Engineered Power Query (M) ETL pipelines to transform and standardize large datasets from SAP.
Senior Associate
Conduent
Bengaluru
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Performed financial data validation and reconciliation supporting Accounts Payable reporting.
- Ensured transaction accuracy through reconciliation between SAP and reporting systems.
- Generated operational reports for AP and finance leadership.
- Supported reporting improvements that increased financial data accuracy and operational visibility.
- Designed data models and DAX measures supporting financial analytics across multiple SAP and SQL data sources.
- Built Power Query transformations for cleansing and reshaping large transactional datasets improving reporting accuracy.
- Performed data validation and reconciliation between SAP and reporting layers ensuring 99% data accuracy.
- Developed interactive dashboards with slicers, drill-downs, and dynamic filters improving stakeholder reporting usability.
Financial Associate II
DXC Technology
Bengaluru
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Validated invoices and supported AP postings in SAP.
- Processed high volumes of PO and Non-PO invoices using SAP while ensuring compliance with company policies.
- Validated invoice accuracy through three-way matching and supporting documentation.
- Resolved invoice exceptions by collaborating with vendors, procurement, and internal stakeholders.
- Processed invoices and supported SAP AP postings in compliance with SOPs.
- Assisted in reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close activities.
- Supported audit requirements by maintaining proper documentation and traceability.
- Identified and resolved invoice discrepancies and processing issues.
- Built operational and financial performance dashboards used by regional leadership teams.
- Managed end-to-end invoice processing activities, validating invoice accuracy against supporting documentation and resolving discrepancies through collaboration with vendors, procurement, and internal stakeholders.
- Maintained financial records and reporting datasets to support cost tracking, accruals, month-end close activities, and operational reporting.
- Developed and enhanced reporting solutions using Excel, improving reporting accuracy and reducing manual effort by 40%.
- Collaborated with Accounts Payable, Procurement, Vendor Management, and regional business teams to resolve operational issues and support service delivery objectives.
- Standardized reporting models improving governance and consistency across finance analytics reports.
Education
Master of Commerce - Commerce
Besant Theosophical College
Madanapalle 08.2012 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Commerce - Computer Applications - Commerce
NTR Government Degree College
Vayalpad 06.2009 - 04.2012
Intermediate -
PVC Government Junior College
Vayalpad 07.2007 - 03.2009
SSC -
ZPHS
Tarigonda 06.2006 - 03.2007
Skills
- Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
- Accounts Payable
- PO & Non-PO Invoice Processing
- Three-Way Matching
- Vendor Management
- Query Resolution
- Vendor Account Reconciliations
- Invoice Validation
- Compliance
- Financial Controls
- Duplicate Payment Prevention
- Month-End Close Support
- Accruals
- Financial Reporting
- SAP ERP
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- KPI Reporting
- SLA Reporting
- Power BI
Certification
- Tools & Systems: Power BI (Advanced) | Advanced Tableau | Advanced SQL | Advanced Excel | Advanced PowerPoint | Transactional F&A
- Automation & Analytics: Generative AI | ChatGPT & AI in Microsoft Office
- Professional Development: Data Analytics | Business Analysis | Leadership | National Seminar | Soft Skills
- Volunteer: Red Cross
Timeline
Process Specialist
Infosys
04.2021 - 11.2024
Senior Associate
Conduent
10.2019 - 07.2020
Financial Associate II
DXC Technology
02.2016 - 08.2019
Master of Commerce - Commerce
Besant Theosophical College
08.2012 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Commerce - Computer Applications - Commerce
NTR Government Degree College
06.2009 - 04.2012
Intermediate -
PVC Government Junior College
07.2007 - 03.2009
SSC -
ZPHS
06.2006 - 03.2007