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Deepan Ramadoss

Deepan Ramadoss

Senior Ledger Clerk
Milton Keynes

Summary

Ambitious Accountant with proven history of successful employee 11+ years of in Accounts Receivable, Payable, Financial Planning, reporting, analysis and detail-oriented analyst by developing and performed analysis to guide executive-level decisions. Demonstrated history of meeting company goals and promoting best practices. Eagerly seeking role of increased responsibility to contribute and willing to take on greater responsibilities to meet team goals

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Purchase Ledger Clerk

BMI Group
07.2021 - Current
  • Completing balance sheet reconciliations & provide monthly financial summary reports
  • Posting general ledger journals & maintain an accurate cash flow forecast
  • Posting Weekly Payroll expenses into Bank
  • Responsible for processing Multi currency of purchase invoices and credit notes maintenance of customer and vendor accounts by using three-way matching (for PO invoices) and by seeking management approvals (for Nominal code invoices) coordinating with different teams (procurement, purchasing, maintenance, quality, engineering etc.,) to resolve any invoice related queries
  • Processing Invoices and average of 75 per day based on Country VAT for £50,000 minimum
  • Posting Journal Entries upon manager approval
  • Reconciling supplier statements and dealing with any discrepancies
  • Handling fortnightly payment runs (both BACS and Manual) to pay suppliers on or just after their due date weekly
  • Helped avoid early payments, improving cash flow by 15%
  • Collaborate with Invoice approvers with any queries and unapproved invoices and liaise with procurement and other areas of business to deal with queries and discrepancies
  • Implemented automated payments, slashing late fees by 25%
  • Delivering weekly and monthly reports such as Aging, GRNI, Volume file, EDI File & Monthly file Preparing Cash Request & Handling Payment activities monthly
  • Sending Remittance advice to suppliers after payments & handling AP month end activity
  • Handling GRNI, solving queries & clearing blocked Invoice by following up with suppliers as well as buyers
  • Processing Intercompany Invoices & Process staff expenses thorough verification of receipts, approvals and process payments further
  • Reconciling aged creditors more than 90 days and support clearing aged debtors more than 90 days and understand reason for aged debts and credits
  • Made outbound calls to vendors and customers to discuss and resolve account needs
  • Support internal and external auditors.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through development of innovative solutions.

Entry Level AR Specialist

SHI International
01.2023 - 03.2023

· Collection of overdue customer balances

· Utilizing all tools made available to you in order to work in the

most efficient manner

· Managing invoicing process to your customers

· Identifying and rectifying any invoicing issues to ensure timely

payment

· Reconcile account statements via cash application, issuing credit

transactions, and other misc. entries.

· Working with various departments to resolve any customer issues

· Potential to deal with tax issues, different currencies, and

currency conversion

· Obtaining payment dates on larger invoices prior to due date

Assistant Master Data Specialist

Open University
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Sending Vendor Forms to supplier
  • Creating New vendors Supplier and Fin Accounting Roles in SAP Fiori
  • Creating Payment Transitions based on regions
  • Creating min 20 Third Party Vendors for Expense Claims per day
  • Updating Corrections (emails, Billing Address) based on query - 25 per day
  • Blocking and Releasing Payments for Business partner based on Accounts Payable & Receivable request - 20 per day
  • Validating Organization Credit checks and VAT Registration - 50 per day
  • Query Handling
  • Maintaining Teams File (Updating Project Setup) minimum 50 per day.

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control - Team Lead

Icon Clinical Research
03.2019 - 01.2021
  • Managed invoicing and payment processing operations
  • Handled account payments and provided information regarding outstanding balances
  • Executed billing tasks and recorded information in company databases
  • Monitored outstanding invoices and performed collections duties
  • First line support for team of Accounts Receivable Coordinators & administrators, acting as first point of contact for all queries and escalations, reporting to the Department Manager
  • Assisting the Manager with any ad-hoc projects/duties
  • Confidently using and manipulating MS Excel data
  • Working to and achieving both team and individual KPI's as agreed with the Manager
  • Actively reviewing performance my team, managing and resolving related issues
  • Undertaking regular 1:1's and check-ins, alongside actively coaching and outlining development needs of your team
  • Overseeing the management of shared mailboxes and CRM cases within agreed SLA
  • First point of contact for complaint management & resolution for the accounts Receivable Team, communicating issues to the department
  • Professionally handled difficult customer complaints and objections to maintain first-class customer service standards
  • Recruited, trained and developed 6 team members
  • Manager & wider business when required
  • Overseeing daily cash uploads/allocations within agreed timescales, and assisting with any cash allocation / upload issues
  • Mentored and coached junior staff to produce high-performing, quality team members.

Financial Analyst - Icon Clinical Research

03.2017 - 06.2019
  • Identified cost saving opportunities by analyzing financial trends
  • Provided administrative support to senior analysts and department professionals, improving efficiency and productivity
  • Reviewed statistical information to determine financial trends for use in investment planning
  • Reviewed monthly requisitions for accuracy and completeness, reconciled transactions and determining payment approval statuses
  • Month Close analysis on the Financials on the each of the projects to ensure the revenue and cost has hit the account correctly
  • Touch base with accounting team for any corrections or accrual entries to make
  • Collaborate closely with the Delivery Heads and Project Managers in the analysis of the corporation's financial status
  • Headcount Analysis report on monthly: Analysis on the variances which comes from FTE, any employee internal dept
  • Movement, Billable and Non-billable, Temporary and Contractors
  • Perform a comprehensive analysis of the effects of financial issues like Project profitability and Cost analysis
  • Develop reporting on a departmental level to give Operations and department heads deep insights into the financial performance of their Functional area
  • Monthly reports: Financials to the Client Partner & Delivery Partner for each respective customers, Resource wise Gross Margins
  • Account Receivables follow-up with customers and Aging report to Delivery Team and Revenue Recognition to each account
  • Utilization Dashboard: Preparing the timesheet hours, Revenue and cost booked into the books where we can Skill set, Designation to ensure all mapped correctly
  • Officially Visited twice to Dublin, Ireland for Process Transition and Budget discussion with Directors and VPs.

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control Specialist

Icon Clinical Research - Global Shared Services
08.2014 - 03.2019
  • Coordinating with AP team for the queries related to Indirect cost and providing the supporting document to internal/ externa customer
  • Ensuring regular follow-up with customer for the payments with the help of aging report
  • MIS reporting - Debtors Aging reports, Global Revenue reports, Unbilled PT Aging report and top customer follow-up reports
  • Work collaboratively with customers and Sales to resolve blocking issues and ensure timely cash collections
  • Processing changes in existing Projects and timesheet data as per business requirement
  • Providing support in internal & external audits relating to AR Invoicing
  • Reconciliation of Invoices and Revenue Report after every billing cycle
  • Ensuring that Aged Debtors File is up to date
  • Providing relevant information to management by structuring the MIS for related areas
  • Ensure that any credit notes raised are done in accordance with Company's authorization structure
  • Payment follow up for overdue invoices and make sure invoices were paid on time
  • Working with Account Managers to follow-up and recover delayed payments (90+ bucket)
  • Reviewed time and attendance records to identify billable items
  • Made outbound calls to vendors and customers to discuss and resolve account needs
  • Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments and documented account updates
  • Trained clients on account services and resolved client inquiries regarding statement information and account balances.

Credit Controller Activities

  • Support in the preparation of aged debt reporting, analyzing trends and root cause, providing insights to manage exposure and Account reconciliations
  • Downloading Reports and updating it in its specific daily tracker maintained
  • Posting cash based on its account type in ERP Packages
  • Transferring wrong / error payment to valid accounts
  • Following up on overdue invoices with concern clients for payment and allocating cash & credit
  • Issue customer debt statements and debt reminders, Sales Ledger Reconciliation
  • Delivering exceptional levels of customer service, providing support to the management team with key accounts
  • Resolving customer queries in a professional manner.
  • Assist with period end close down procedure and any other Ad Hoc tasks as required
  • Submission of sales invoices via email, hardcopy and in customer platform (Ariba, Coupa Tungsten ,J&J)
  • Manage the efficient and timely cash collection, with the aim of reducing debtor days
  • Support and manage any bad debt provisioning activity as requested by management

Senior Analyst - AR & AP -

Flex Global Shared Services
03.2011 - 06.2014
  • Performing administrative and clerical tasks, such as, preparing invoices, sending invoice copies
  • Processing, verifying, and posting receipts for goods sold or services rendered 125 invoices per day
  • Researching and resolving account discrepancies
  • Processing and recording transactions
  • Maintaining records regarding payments and account statuses
  • Obtaining information from other departments to ensure records are accurate and complete and that accounts receivable ledgers and journals are up to date
  • Working with collections department to review accounts, client payments, credit history, and develop new or better repayment terms
  • Generating reports and statements for internal use
  • Engaging in ongoing educational opportunities to update job knowledge
  • Month end reconciliation & complete all transactions on priority basis.

Accounts Payable

  • Handling Invoice & ICV (Intercompany charge vouchers) processing
  • Delivering weekly and monthly reports such as Aging, GRNI, Volume file, EDI File & Monthly file
  • Preparing Cash Request & Handling Payment activities monthly
  • Sending Remittance advice to suppliers after payments & handling AP month end activity
  • Handling GRNI, solving queries & clearing Blocked Invoice by following up with suppliers as well as buyers
  • Performing Month end reconciliation as well as supplier reconciliations
  • Performing Reconciliations with supplier's statements on weekly basis
  • Coordinating with team by consolidating payment files of all sites and sending same to payment team for Payment composing
  • Processing Payment Run

Education

MBA - Accounts and Finance

Anna University
01.2008 - 12.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Finance & Accounts

Madras University
01.2005 - 12.2008

Skills

Bank reconciliationsundefined

Software Technical Strength

  • SAP H4 Hana
  • Microsoft Dynamic 365
  • Oracle
  • Cella
  • Xero
  • Sage
  • BAAN
  • Business Objects
  • Icolims & Plainview

Accomplishments

  • Awarded from Account Executives and Project Managers multiple times
  • Timely execution of the deliverables with minimal supervision to date
  • Successfully Transitioned projects with the and stabilized the projects wherein received appreciations from the CFO
  • Been an active member in UAT Testing which is manual invoicing to automation with zero errors
  • Awarded Best Team of the month and Quarter - 2020
  • Awarded with Star of the month - 2019
  • Rewarded with Top client scoring from site client - 2016-2017
  • Awarded as the Best Employee of the quarter - 2016
  • Rewarded Spot award for Quarter 1 and Best team player award for Q3 & Q4
  • Received appreciations form Senior Vice President for reducing aged invoices and Shipment Transfer

Timeline

Entry Level AR Specialist

SHI International
01.2023 - 03.2023

Purchase Ledger Clerk

BMI Group
07.2021 - Current

Assistant Master Data Specialist

Open University
06.2021 - 07.2021

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control - Team Lead

Icon Clinical Research
03.2019 - 01.2021

Financial Analyst - Icon Clinical Research

03.2017 - 06.2019

Accounts Receivable & Credit Control Specialist

Icon Clinical Research - Global Shared Services
08.2014 - 03.2019

Senior Analyst - AR & AP -

Flex Global Shared Services
03.2011 - 06.2014

MBA - Accounts and Finance

Anna University
01.2008 - 12.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Finance & Accounts

Madras University
01.2005 - 12.2008
Deepan RamadossSenior Ledger Clerk