Sweda Ravindran
Chennai
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented Cost and management accountant with more than 5 years of post-qualification experience. Strong knowledge in Revenue Recognition (ASC 606), Financial Reporting, and Accounting. Skilled in MS Office, Oracle and Salesforce applications. I am dedicated to continuous professional development and am always eager to take on new challenges that allow me to grow and contribute to the success of my team and organization.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager-Finance
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2024 - Current
- Managed revenue recognition processes in compliance with ASC 606 and US GAAP, ensuring accurate and timely recognition of revenue across multiple business units.
- Collaborated with legal, sales, and contract teams to ensure proper identification of performance obligations and to resolve complex revenue recognition issues
- Prepared and reviewed monthly and quarterly financial reports, ensuring compliance with ASC 606, including detailed reconciliations and disclosures for revenue recognition
- Led audits for revenue recognition, liaising with external auditors to support compliance with ASC 606 and US GAAP requirements
- Regular follow up with the business team to submit the efforts forecast till end of the contract duration monthly to ensure proper recognition and reporting of revenue
- Carry out variance analysis at Customer level for the revenue vs forecast and understand the business reason for the same to substantiate the variances
- Provided training to finance and non-finance staff on ASC 606 principles, addressing common issues and improving the company's overall understanding of revenue recognition
- Managed and successfully setup 800M deal in system and monitored revenue recognition
- Preparation of detailed documentation on Large Deals wrt ASC 606 principles
- Contributed towards testing (UAT) activities for various process improvements on analysis on Bid VS Did (Project cost baselining) and won CFO award for implementation into peoplesoft software
- Collaborated with the sales team to review and verify sales transactions, ensuring proper credit assignment for bonus and commission calculations for sales team.
Accounts Executive
XPITAX solutions Pvt.LTD
07.2013 - 10.2014
- Maintaining Canadian bookkeeping on cash & accrual basis
- Analysis of clients Investments activities and presentation of reports for their Investments at the year-end for Canadian clients [Stock Portfolio accounting]
- Reconciliation of intercompany accounts
- Reconciliation of Investments accounts with T3 & T5
- Handled Software like Quick Books, Xero, Write-up [Stock portfolio accounting for investments], CCH Engagement (for Compilation work – Canada), Case ware using case view financial statements (for NTR – Year-end compilation work) to process the Bookkeeping work and Year end compilation work for Canadian clients
Education
Cost and Management accountant -
CMA
12.2018
B. Com - General
SDNB Vaishnav college for women
01.2013
Higher Secondary School - undefined
Kings Matriculation Higher Secondary School
01.2010
Class X - undefined
Kings Matriculation Higher Secondary School
01.2008
Skills
- MS Excel
- Oracle PeopleSoft ESA
- Detail oriented
- Quick Learner
- Interpersonal Skills
- Time Management
- Variance analysis
- Internal control
- US GAAP-ASC606
- People soft ESA
- Process improvement
- Sales bookings
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Team management
- Communication skills
Languages
English
Tamil
Malayalam
Timeline
Manager-Finance
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2024 - Current
Accounts Executive
XPITAX solutions Pvt.LTD
07.2013 - 10.2014
B. Com - General
SDNB Vaishnav college for women
Higher Secondary School - undefined
Kings Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Class X - undefined
Kings Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Cost and Management accountant -
CMA
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