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CHANDRA KUMAR RAMAKRISHNAN
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Summary
Well-qualified financial systems leader offering demonstrated skill and success in managing internal accounting processes, improving controls and strengthening systems for optimal performance. Proficient in all aspects of accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, and cash management. Gifted in building and leading solid teams to handle high-volume operations with consistency, accuracy and full compliance with regulatory requirements.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
KITOPI CATERING SERVICE LLC
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
11.2020 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation
- Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
- Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Performing daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits, updating and distribution of cash receipt logs, and posting of cash to the accounts receivable sub-ledger
- Monitoring and collecting accounts receivable by contacting clients via telephone, email, and mail
- Support other accounting and finance team members, inventory management, and cost accounting
- Communicate discrepancies to management team, identify slow-paying customers, and recommend collection candidates.
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
TITAN HOSPITALITY LLC
COMMISSARY MANAGER
12.2019 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Administers the adequate procedures for all Hotel purchases, including getting quotations, comparisons, negotiations, posting received quoted price, vender allocation(minimum 3 quotations), placing of orders and knowledge on letter of credits, etc
- Ensures the procurement of high quality items, after the negotiation with the suppliers by carrying out regular visits to all local markets to check on fluctuation in prices and quality and thereby ensuring all prices received are the best current local market price
- Follow up constantly with suppliers, concerning the market lists and other LPO to ensure the availability of materials to the various departments for the prompt delivery
- Maintains and regularly updates supplies catalogues and brochures
- Manage all documents and files (Contracts/ Quotations, Stock Inventories purchase request etc) pertaining to Purchase Department
- Monitors weekly & monthly purchase status.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
ALPHA DATA LLC
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE EXECUTIVE
07.2018 - 11.2019
Job overview
- Updating my knowledge of current market trends in order to enhance our Business
- Relationships with our Clients
- Analysis of Credit Applications and Financial Statements to determine the authenticity of new Customer Applications and the degree of risk involved in extending credit
- Managing the Outstanding Sales Balances and contacting Customers to confirm payments before the balances become overdue
- Implementing Credit Control and renegotiation of payments and terms, in order to resolve non-payment and late payment issues
- Responsible for day to day Purchase & Sales order approval
- Liaising with consultants and project managers, and clearing goods based on the terms worked out for high value projects
- Reconciliation of Customer Accounts
- Interaction with Banks for all deposited cheque received from Clients
- Co-ordination with other Companies' to reconcile their accounts with ALPHA DATA L.L.C
- Regular visits to the companies regarding Financial Issues
- Monthly Staff loan accounts Reconciliation
- Weekly reconciliation of all transactions passed between A.D & Dxb office
- Preparing adjusting entries at month end.
- Reviewed workflows to improve, implement, communicate and maintain AR resolution process.
- Liaised with departments to resolve escalated AR and denial issues.
- Identified and resolved systematic and operational root causes of denials and outstanding AR.
- Posted customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions.
- Prepared bills receivable, invoices, and bank deposits.
- Verified discrepancies and resolved clients' billing issues
- Reconciled daily AR ledger and verified proper posting.
- Updated aging reports based on daily audits.
AMWAJ ROTANA HOTEL & Resort
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
08.2015 - 06.2018
Job overview
- City ledger transfer list along with the documents are received form the Income Auditor
- Ensure that all the supporting documents are checked, such as outlet check, etc
- The rates charged are checked for contracted rates
- If there are discrepancies, this has
- To be resolved before sending out the invoices
- Ensuring that all the transfers are supported with LPO from the company
- Ensuring that the LPO covers all the charges transferred to city ledger
- Checking all the charge slips are received from the Night Auditor
- Verifying that the Credit Card transfers for the day are matching with the "X" & “Z” reports
- Verify that all the credit card slips are having guest signature
- Checking the authorization code and the credit card details for any completing authorization
- Ensure that third party authorization procedures are completed for all third parties
- CC purchases
- Details are verifying, transfer the city ledger data from the PMS to AR Module
- Ensuring that the transfers are done to the appropriate AR account
- Ensuring the summary of charges received from AP and FA is having required
- Supporting documents
- Ensure that proper billing authorizations are available and attached
- Prepare the invoice with proper supporting documents, such as booking form,
- Agreement copy, etc
- Hand over a copy of the invoice and supporting documents to FA to make the entry and
- Clear the balance from city ledger
- Posting all DMC & TA Commissions
- Reconciliation & Posting of Receipts
- Reconciliation & Posting of Credit Card Payments and Commissions
- Preparing Pro-forma Invoices according to the booking and company Contract.
- Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments, and documented account updates.
- Followed up overdue payments and payment plans from clients to establish good cash flow.
- Monitored accounts to verify compliance with payment terms and schedules.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients to maximize collections.
- Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds.
- Generated monthly accounts receivable reports to submit developments for management review.
- Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Negotiated payment arrangements with customers to establish timely receipt of payments.
AMWAJ ROTANA HOTELS & RESORT
OUTLET CASHIER
09.2013 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Accurately calculating the discounts and special offers and ensuring that a check is made and recorded in the system for any meals consumed by employees or any service offered to guests as complimentary or entertainment
- Collecting payments whether in cash or credit and tallying the transaction list from credit card machines with physical checks and micros readings
- Preparing the cashier's summary and tallying it with Micros (POS) reading at the close of his / her shift as well as preparing the deposit envelope and dropping it in the safe depository.
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
- Worked closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
- Tallied cash drawer at beginning and end of each work shift.
Education
International School For Management Education, Kochin, India
MBA from FINANCE & BANKING, FOR MANAGEMENT
09.2017
TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITY, Chennai, India
B.SC from HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
04.2009
STATE INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT, Chennai, India
DIPLOMA from HOSPITALITY AND HOTEL ADMINISTRATION
04.2009
Skills
- Soft skill:
- Leadership skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, fast learner, and the ability
- To work well under pressure
- Software: Accounting Packages, Sun4, Sun6, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Opera, Micros, Vikas
- Production Management
- Computing: MS office suite, Gmail & Outlook
- Accruals and Provisions
- Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
- Vendor Account Monitoring
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Resolving Discrepancies
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Account and Ledger Reconciliations
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Availability
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Timeline
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
KITOPI CATERING SERVICE LLC
11.2020 - 05.2023
COMMISSARY MANAGER
TITAN HOSPITALITY LLC
12.2019 - 03.2020
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE EXECUTIVE
ALPHA DATA LLC
07.2018 - 11.2019
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
AMWAJ ROTANA HOTEL & Resort
08.2015 - 06.2018
OUTLET CASHIER
AMWAJ ROTANA HOTELS & RESORT
09.2013 - 08.2015
International School For Management Education
MBA from FINANCE & BANKING, FOR MANAGEMENT
TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITY
B.SC from HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
STATE INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT
DIPLOMA from HOSPITALITY AND HOTEL ADMINISTRATION
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