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SOWBHARANIKA B

SOWBHARANIKA B

Finance - Team Lead
Chenai,Tamil Nadu

Summary

Team Management | Finance & Accounts| |Customer Relationship Management

Highly accomplished Executive having 12+ years of experience and excellent knowledge, increasing efficiency, Detail-oriented, organized professional with good experience in Finance & Accounting systems and staffing Systems.

Strong organizational and leadership skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills. Leading a team with Zero escalations in entire tenure.

To obtain a position that fully utilizes experience and abilities. Seek ample opportunities to play decisive roles in challenging assignments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Finance - Team Lead

McKinsey & Company
Chennai, India, India
06.2015 - Current
  • Leading North America & Latin America team with 17 members
  • Monitoring KPI and assist Team to achieve their daily Goals
  • Prepared detailed SOP on the exceptional cases in Travel and expenses reimbursement process
  • Active participation in the transition (Latam expenses process , Payment process & Controls| Introducing new working application- Rydoo| Reconciliation in expenses )
  • Review of all the Rejection comments before being sent back for revision
  • Provide training to new hires and assist them.
  • Driving Monthly Call with Local Finance in North America & LatAm.
  • Circulation of Monthly/ weekly reports on pending data (Pending submission/Pending approval/ Pending for Payment) to Management.
  • Ensured that expenses are processed within SLA.
  • Monitor End to End progress in Expense reimbursement process.
  • Monitor the team Members productivity & provide continuous feedback to assis them to achieve their goals
  • Handled the timesheets and time review process for London, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Netherlands,– Most of the Western European Offices and Australia & south Korea in ASIA region.
  • Ensure that 100% Consultants' timesheets are processed before closing the books of accounts to showcase the Revenue of the Firm.
  • Ensure that the agreed Time Utilization is processed before closing the accounts.
  • Keep monitoring the range of Utilization and updating to local accounting team Other Activities Include
  • Active participation in Team Meetings, an initiative taken in order to improve on quality and avoid payment delays.
  • Processed "Value added TAX" activity in London, Mexico, Peru, Panama and Argentina in expenses report.
  • Supporting Team for Global standardization Policy Revamp.
  • Prepare documentation| Process steps to betterment of team.
  • Conducting Huddle and providing the plan for work to the team at the start of the day.
  • Co-ordination and working with the Corporate tax team during the internal and Statutory Audits.
  • Highly dedicated experience in Travel and Expense report processing and approval, Investments processing for TAX deduction, expense claim policy stabilization.
  • PMO - Coordinate with the idea contributor and get the project done in committed deadline

Senior Finance coordinator

Cognizant technology solutions
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
01.2010 - 02.2014

· First level Escalation POC for APAC, UK, CE and US prepay auditors

· Review of all the send back comments before being sent back for revision.

· Expense payment – follow ups Circulation of Monthly/ fortnightly/ weekly reports on pending data (Amex/Pending submission/Pending approval) to Management

· Ensured that expenses are processed within SLA

· Follow ups on sample auditing, Account code-reclass & project reclass

· Global Travel policy – Drafting and Sampling consolidations

Business development executive

ICICI Bank Ltd
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
10.2008 - 11.2009
  • Mainly involved in savings account opening for NRI customers.
  • Opening of new insurance policies, Fixed deposits & Recurring deposits for NRI customers.
  • Currency conversion process simplification to overseas customers.
  • Handling queries regarding NRI account openings and maintaining.
  • Updating additional details into savings accounts such as Name change & Address to be added/ updated their account

Education

BBA - Accounting & Finance

Sindhi Arts & Science College
04.2005 - 03.2008

Skills

    Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) Good in Tableau data

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Certification

Certified - Lean Six Sigma - Green belt - Udemyame] - [Timeframe]

Work Availability

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Timeline

Certified - Lean Six Sigma - Green belt - Udemyame] - [Timeframe]

05-2022

Finance - Team Lead

McKinsey & Company
06.2015 - Current

Senior Finance coordinator

Cognizant technology solutions
01.2010 - 02.2014

Business development executive

ICICI Bank Ltd
10.2008 - 11.2009

BBA - Accounting & Finance

Sindhi Arts & Science College
04.2005 - 03.2008
SOWBHARANIKA BFinance - Team Lead