Yogesh Shah

• DNV Is the leading provider of risk management and quality assurance services to the maritime, oil and gas, and power and renewable industries. DNV is global leaders in certifying management systems of companies across all types of industries, including healthcare, food and beverage, automotive and aerospace.
• Work Assignments:
• Managing the team of employees and Leading the assigned portfolio of client accounts for different business area for MEA Region.
• Assist in implementing a Global Credit Collection tool as 'OnGuard' super user to enable the Management of ongoing collection process and activities starting from Invoicing level under GSS Finance regional shared service center-MEA
• Develops team communications and information for meetings with relevant stakeholders including Project Managers, Colleagues in the Finance & Performance organization (Regional and BA Center) and in GSS Finance
• Conducts monthly AR Review meeting with all the Business Area, Executes the Business Area AR processes and liaisons with relevant GSS point of contact, including investigating issues and facilitating internal communication while building the Gap between Internal and external stakeholders.
• Report and Co-ordinates to Regional Credit Collection Manager weekly on Vital few key customers within assigned portfolio along with the collection efforts made at Regional level, including dunning procedures & follow-up of outstanding AR following agreed regional procedure to maximize cash flow.
• Build, strengthen and improve customer relationships, to ensure payment are made as per the terms and maximize collections in order to achieve DSO targets.
• Set up and execute the payment plan with Client in co-operation with Business area.
• Observe and assist the AR allocators by providing the correct and timely information on unidentified amount credited on Bank statements and monthly recon. See less
• Resolving disputes proactively in compliance with the corporate policy, while balancing the client needs and business constraints with “win-win” outcome.
• Regular meeting & communication with business Area, Clientele Relation, & Area Operation Manager, handling queries raised during O2I efficiently and providing potential solution with continuous improvement.
• Resolved problems, Delivered services to Customers and improved operations and provided exceptional service within specific timeframes.

• LR-LRQA is the world's leading provider of independent assessment services including certification, validation, verification, and training across a broad spectrum of standards and schemes, with recognition from over 50 accreditation bodies.

Finance Support Specialist-Order to Invoice-O2i, Accounts Receivable

• Lead & provide effective financial management of Order to Invoice-O2i process for MEA Region which drives 60% of Income generation under SAME (South Asia Middle East)-Region.
• Monitor, supervises and drives all JDE Related operation related to O2i Includes WO creation, Time and expense entries, ensuring the Invoices are issued in line with the Contract and adhering the billing cycle in achieving the monthly Income targets for MEA area as well as Supporting Financial Performance of business for the SAME area in full.
• Generating Invoices in JDE in line with contracts and distributing in timely and accurate fashion.
• Working closely with LRQA business team and the customer, ensuring adherence to billing cycles & handling efficiently queries raised during O2I while supporting the Shared Service Centre.
• Creation of JDE Work orders, Weekly review of Time and expenses (T&E), Approval and updating expenses of Assessors for the area. Ensuring all the T&E are entered correctly for smooth flow of Invoices.
• Preparing customer reports and discussing credit issues with business stream manager.
• Provide financial information & highlighting issues to FP&A, Business managers to initiate workflow processes, where new ventures and initiatives impact existing finance processes, procedures, and policies.
• Administer & assist the business team customer relationship to foster high quality work performance.
• Support the SSC (Shared Service Centre) in nourishing the gaps on O2i queries with both internal and external contacts

Business Support Specialist-Client Service Management-LRQA

• Ensure all Audits are planned well in advance for the Assessors Utilization and achieving the Targets for MEA. Perform relevant financial analysis based on the Audit planned to facilitate robust decision making to achieve financial performance that is in line with the budget. Certificate Issuance work with individual clients after performing administrative review with Technical Audit Manager.
• Maintain high volume Contracts for our major government clients in UAE & Global Key Clients ensuring their requirements are fulfilled to their expectation while rendering them the Start to end Services with integrity. Thus, such Contract Numbers (CNs) and Work Orders are prioritized with spend incurred, cross-charges, budgets and external payments. Review and approve Credit notes, raise Sundry Invoices as required by Business.
• Ensures LR Values for safety culture has been followed and planned the audits accordingly to maintain ZERO harm
• Communicate details of planned visits to Assessors, ensuring contractual requirements and client expectations are understood & delivered in full.
• Proactive communication and action to fulfill client expectations to help build and maintain the business and improve LRQA’s competitive position. Provide them the necessary support and guidelines on the new product and services to sustain the long-term business relation.

A.A.Al Moosa Group, Gulf Anglo LED lighting involves in manufacturing and supplying LED, Energy Saving, HID and all kind of lamps.

Brands: GALUX, WESTINGHOUSE

• Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
• Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
• Organized data into multiple spreadsheets to streamline data.
• Caption the receiving of the vendor /sub-contractor invoices, staff expense claims, approvals, monthly bank reconciliation, petty cash, recordkeeping, and documentation
• Managed timely processing of Supplier invoices, submission of reports. Assessed and closed A/P sub-ledger monthly, validated content and resolved various issues. Compliance with internal audit procedures
• Ensures the payment approvals are in order with the Business authority matrix, compliance with internal audit procedure. Coding them in line with the Business Budgeted expense heads.
• Built the trust with vendors/suppliers & negotiated the best corporate rates & the best credit terms on processing the payments.
• Processing of all local and foreign currency payments into banner finance including Bank drawn, Wire transfer, payroll of 300+ employees including their OT and Travel Tickets, direct payment to vendors & monthly payment against recurring staff expenses.
• Preparing & uploading the monthly provision & accruals for all the major expenses during the year. Maintaining integrity reports on monthly basis for suppliers & doing periodic reconciliation of cost ledgers and assisting in variance analysis.
• Involved in Assisting Finance Team during the budgeting, Forecasting periods.

Trading in Electronics, Furniture, Luggage & Traveling bags, Clocks, Towels, Paints, Baby Care, Linens, Blankets and many more.

Brands: ARKAYS

• Accountable for Invoicing and payables on tailor made programmer Daceasy (SAGE)-10,
  • Responsible for Documentation includes Imports, Exports, customs and clearance for Asian ports and major ports of Africa.
  • Co-ordinates shipments, letters of credits, Negotiation & liaison with banks, freight forwarders, warehousing.
• Reviewed order data to verify transactions and shipping dates.
• Organized warehouse space and planned layouts to allow for maximum storage capabilities.
• Directed shipping and receiving of wide range of products daily.
• Independently handled work as P.R.O & Supervision of all types of inspections related to Customs, Accreditation bodies as SGS & Cotecna.
• Direct liaison with Owners, Auditors, Suppliers, Bankers with Knowledge of Letter of Credit & O/D facility.

Leading Company in India for providing digital production facilities & renting professional Camera equipment’s for Bollywood industry. Now knows as Prime Focus Limited.

• Prepared journal entries and manual payment vouchers for Cameramen and Technical staff and entered into system using Tally.
• Verifying Clients Invoices and dispatching to them.
• Handling of huge collection wide cash and cheque and timely depositing in to the bank.
• Handling of all the Banking related documents.
• Direct reporting to the Owners.