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Work History
Education
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Vikash Kumar

Najafgarh

Summary

Dynamic Finance Specialist with extensive experience at MetLife, excelling in month-end closing and general ledger reconciliation. Proven track record in audit support and process improvement, enhancing financial reporting accuracy. Strong cross-functional collaboration and client relationship management skills drive successful outcomes in fast-paced environments. Adaptable and detail-oriented, committed to achieving service level agreements.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Specialist

MetLife
10.2019 - Current
  • Part of the EMEA Record to report team.
  • Performed month-end closing procedures, including the preparation of accruals, prepayments, revenue, and reclass journal entries.
  • I did user acceptance testing (UAT) and shared the results with the client.
  • Reconcile general ledger accounts and revenue accounts
  • Preparing monthly premiums and claims sheet and posting it into GL
  • Insurance and reinsurance accounting.
  • Preparing Different Ageing reports.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure accounting policies and procedures.
  • Participated in the preparation of various audit schedules, and supported external auditors during the financial audit.
  • Meet service level agreements and performance targets related to the R2R processes.
  • Conducted daily reconciliation of bank accounts and various balance sheet accounts.
  • Expenses, Accruals, Re-class, Payroll &Inter-company transactions.
  • Developed and maintained working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Performed month-end closing activities including journal entries, reconciliations and accruals.

Accounts Executive

EXL Service
12.2017 - 06.2019
  • Company Overview: EXL service is provider of decision analytics, operation management, outsourcing business transformation and IT services
  • Exl’s services are structured around insurance, banking, financial services, utilities, healthcare, transportation and travel industries
  • Part of the Record to Analyze Team for Zurich Insurance (UK)Group Ltd
  • Performed month closing procedures, including preparation of accruals, revenue, reclass journal entries as per US GAAP
  • Well versed with IFRS 4 and IFRS 17 reinsurance contracts
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams to ensure accounting policies and procedures
  • Participated in preparation of various audit schedules and supported external auditors during financial audit
  • Implemented process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting
  • Conducted daily reconciliation of bank accounts and various balance sheet accounts
  • Assisted in the preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecast
  • Developed and maintained working relationship with internal and external stakeholders
  • Raising Inter account Fund Transfer and Telegraphic Transfer on behalf of client
  • Timely closure of all month end activities
  • Following up with other teams and client to resolve and close the open items
  • Preparing monthly reconciliation
  • Preparing control reconciliation
  • Resolving variance of control reconciliation
  • Setting up calls with client to resolving close related activities
  • Performing AP/AR Activities and month end activities, Balance sheet Reconciliation, preparing Journal Entries and various control schedules
  • Checking of invoices, processing them accordingly in SAP systems and sending invoices to counter entities
  • Sending month end statements and taking confirmations from the counter entities
  • Resolving mismatches and booking missing invoices so that mismatches can be resolved
  • Meet service level agreements and performance targets related to the R2R processes
  • EXL service is provider of decision analytics, operation management, outsourcing business transformation and IT services
  • Exl’s services are structured around insurance, banking, financial services, utilities, healthcare, transportation and travel industries

A Bansal & Associates
01.2016 - 11.2017
  • Company Overview: This is a CA firm, providing services in field of accounting, taxation, auditing, etc
  • Computation of Vat, Feeding Annexure 2A & 2B And Filling of DVAT & CST Return Online
  • Feeding C-Form Detail Online And downloading From D vat Site
  • Service Tax registration, Sales tax & CST Registration, Revise Annexure 2A&2B And Return
  • Computation Of income Tax and Filling of Income Tax Return
  • Computation of Service Tax and Filling of Service Tax Return
  • Company Registration and Filling All ROC Form Online
  • Accounting of footprint India private limited in Quick Books Accounting software
  • Handling Day to day accounting transactions, posting Journal entries using Tally9ERP
  • Preparing financial statements like Profit & Loss a/c, balance Sheet and other supporting schedules
  • Co-ordination with auditors to ensure in smooth accounting
  • Vouching of Cash & Bank Books, Sale & Purchase Register, and Debtors & Creditors Ledgers
  • This is a CA firm, providing services in field of accounting, taxation, auditing, etc

Education

B.com -

Delhi university

MBA -

Symbiosis

Skills

  • General ledger reconciliation
  • Month-end closing
  • Accrual accounting
  • Insurance accounting
  • User acceptance testing
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Financial reporting
  • Audit support
  • Data analysis
  • Process improvement
  • Client relationship management
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Compliance requirements
  • Data gathering
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my Knowledge and I abide by them.

Hobbies and Interests

Gaining Deep Knowledge in My Professional Field.

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Late Dineshwar Pathak
  • Date of Birth: 07/06/92

Timeline

Finance Specialist

MetLife
10.2019 - Current

Accounts Executive

EXL Service
12.2017 - 06.2019

A Bansal & Associates
01.2016 - 11.2017

B.com -

Delhi university

MBA -

Symbiosis
Vikash Kumar