Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Projects
Applications
Honours & AWARDS
Timeline
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Venkatesh Radhakrishnan

Chennai

Summary

Results-oriented billing specialist at Ensono Technologies LLP with a proven ability to enhance cash flow by reducing invoice creation from business day 7 to business day 1. Achievements include decreased outstanding receivables and accelerated payment collection within the same month. Proficient in month-end closing procedures, strategic problem-solving, intercompany reconciliations, and effective teamwork, ensuring accurate and timely financial operations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Billing Specialist

ENSONO TECHNOLOGIES LLP
Chennai
04.2023 - 08.2024
  • Managed billing and dispute resolution for U.S. and U.K. customers to enhance service delivery.
  • Reviewed statements of work and change orders to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Automated DS file processes, improving consistency operations.
  • Verified tax code updates in accordance with state regulations for accurate invoicing.
  • Engaged customers during review of billing details, including rates and service agreements.
  • Submitted invoices through Ariba platform for efficient processing.
  • Onboarded customers into Ensono System using information from SOW documents.
  • Monitored purchase order cash flows to accelerate invoice processing.

Billing Specialist

Tag India PVT Ltd
02.2021 - 06.2022
  • Accountable for overall Contract Billing and Service Billing for Key Accounts.
  • Performing weekly and month end billing for EMEA region.
  • Preparing weekly billing report and sharing with management.
  • Supporting credit control team to collect old debt by rectifying mistakes in billing.
  • Preparing monthly accrual file.
  • Reduced 10% billing error by implementing new check list.

Team leader

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 01.2021

• Supervised and delegated tasks to a team of 10 people.

• Monitoring of daily cash allocation, billing, customer & vendor master data management for four regions.

• Ensure that the SLAs and Operations metrics are met.

• Reporting KPI and SLA performance to Global finance group head (Client)

• Identified areas where manual billing and cash allocation to automated with tech team support.

• Monthly reviewing team performance with management.

• One to One connects with team members and sharing/documenting the feedback every month.

• Managing client calls on weekly, monthly calls on the process updates and any challenges or issues to address.

• Meeting with clients at the end of the month to discuss all closing-related concerns.

Process Analyst

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 11.2017
  • First point of contact for all internal queries raised among team members of Billing and Cash Applications process deliveries.
  • Preparing unallocated cash report on weekly basis and sharing to clients for account clearing.
  • Handling various processes in manual Billings - Inter Company Billing, manual credit notes, Debit notes and QNS quality notification system.
  • Inter Company reconciliation on a monthly basis from AR & AP.
  • Following up with client for clearance of open items in bank statement Reconciliations
  • Preparation of bad debts provision report monthly.
  • Provides support as required for activities related to Quality checks/audits etc.

Process Associate

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 03.2015
  • Primary responsibility to deliver process with 100% TAT and Accuracy
  • In order to enhance skillset used to get cross training with other process in O2C
  • Downloading bank statements of four (ACH,CTX, Lockbox & Wire) different payments
  • Informing collection Reps on received pre-payment and on account cash on daily basis
  • Reconciling bank GL account against cash allocation receipts.
  • Responsible for intercompany netting cash posting clearing of more than 8000 invoices every month

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Madras
Chennai
2009

Skills

  • Billing management
  • Intercompany reconciliations
  • Process documentation and optimization
  • Team collaboration
  • Strategic problem solving
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Month-end closing procedures

Accomplishments

I traveled to Germany, resided at the client's location there for six weeks of transition, successfully transitioned the process to Chennai, handled everything from the beginning of the transition without any major concerns, and stabilized the process.

Projects

Reconciled and cleared more than 2000 unreconciled old-line items from vendor accounts by coordinating with procurement and invoice processing team. 

Worked with Accenture consulting team to standardize and Automate OTC process for regions.

Applications

Work day, Sales Force, SAP,  JDE, MS office

Honours & AWARDS

  • Received an award for exceptional work from the client executive
  • The senior manager gave me an elevated award for my continuous improvement in TAT, billing accuracy, and the accuracy of billing automation
  • Awarded the 'Good Samaritan' award for stabilizing the bad debts process in a short span
  • Awarded 'Good Samaritan' for collaborating and testing with the SAP IT team, and implementing the dunning process in three other regions
  • Won the 'Numero Uno' award three times for accomplishments in TAT and 100% accuracy

Timeline

Billing Specialist

ENSONO TECHNOLOGIES LLP
04.2023 - 08.2024

Billing Specialist

Tag India PVT Ltd
02.2021 - 06.2022

Team leader

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 01.2021

Process Analyst

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 11.2017

Process Associate

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Madras
Venkatesh Radhakrishnan