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Uma Gudepu

Illinois City

Summary

Accomplished accounts payable specialist with a high degree of professionalism and strong problem resolution capabilities. Maintains 100% accuracy in processing invoices. Proficient at vendor management and thrives in challenging, fast-paced environments. Dedicated to providing current state-of-accounts reports to inform cash flow management decisions.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Accounts Payable Specialist

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2019 - 05.2023
  • Efficiently process vendor invoices and maintain up-to-date system, improving productivity by 35%.
  • Open and assign over 300 new vendor accounts.
  • Coordinate approval processes of all accounts payable invoices.
  • Balance batch summary reports for verification and approval.
  • Prepare month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and research and resolve all payment problems.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
  • Reached out to vendors and customers to verify information and follow up on client issues.
  • Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
  • Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
  • Reorganized accounts payable processes, decreasing supplier payment delays
  • Contributed to producing and interpreting improved finance related methods to establish consistency with accounts payable prerequisites.
  • Aided manager in examining company finances to develop strategies in reducing costs and maximizing revenues.
  • Handled trade payable documentation by reviewing month-end accruals.

Accounts Payable Assistant and SAP BPC Functional

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
05.2016 - 09.2019
  • Verified details of transactions, including funds available and total account balances.
  • Revamped 70% of the accounting quality system to prepare for important audits.
  • Renegotiated payment terms with dozens of suppliers.
  • Coded the general ledger and processed vendor invoice payments.
  • Rectified escalated accounts payable issues from employees and vendors, reducing loss by 85%.
  • Extensive experience in Business Planning Consolidation and finance.
  • Proficient in Business and process budget planning, capital expense and real-time analysis of annual budgets.
  • Supported businesses in a cost-effective manner.
  • Led finance transformation project, overseeing E2E OnePlanning ERP BPC Implementation for multiple regions across Novartis.
  • Defined and standardized country & region planning processes at the global and country level, in both Central & Commercial finance roles.
  • Led finance IT projects, implementing planning and reporting tools to simplify and automate global financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
  • Simplified and automated global financial planning, analysis, and reporting through the implementation of digital finance tools like Local BPC, Global BPC, BI.
  • Built business partnering focused solutions and consistently delivered on centralized financial activities.
  • Key member of Hyderabad based business support group for Novartis, bridging between customers in countries and IT team.

Senior Financial Analyst

Novartis
02.2013 - 05.2016
  • Assisted management in developing effective accounts payable system to bring all delinquent accounts current.
  • Developed monthly tracking reports to keep management informed of due and past-due vendor invoices.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Prepared over 200 vendor invoices and processed incoming payments.
  • Trained new analysts on corporate policies and procedures and implemented mentoring program, reducing onboarding time.
  • Developed presentations and reports to inform and educate stakeholders and financial teams on growth possibilities.
  • Tackled both annual and quarterly budget management tasks and developed financial models from benchmarking.
  • Proficient in Business and process budget planning, capital expense and real-time analysis of annual budgets.
  • Supported businesses in a cost-effective manner.
  • Used relevant financial technology to generate reports and recommended courses of action to upper management.
  • Reviewed financial reports and streamlined operations to increase productivity and company profits.
  • Developed forecasting tools to analyze revenue variances and capitalize on industry trends.
  • Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
  • Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.

Oracle Functional Consultant

Hitachi Consulting
10.2008 - 11.2012
  • Professionally interacted with clients to assess business requirements and determine software needs.
  • Established priorities and drove accountability for assigned initiatives, providing leadership.
  • Developed and implemented reports and presentations for key stakeholders and senior management.
  • Wrote effective documentation for each client system to deliver comprehensive sets of requirements and alignment with business objectives.
  • Liaised between IT infrastructure team and other personnel to assist with resolution of system issues.
  • Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
  • Created Functional Design Document for Trade Finance, Payables, Cash Management, and Receivables Modules.
  • Tested and created Test Scripts for all the Modules.
  • Worked on specific customizations based on the client's needs.
  • Configured Order Management, Purchasing, Inventory, Receivables, and Payables for SCB and Local Testing System. Also provided successful support for the same.
  • Conducted workshops for AS-IS process and TO-BE process and provided training to the team members.
  • Conducted solution design, GAP analysis, workarounds, and built the system.
  • Worked with end-users to map Financials standard processes to the client's business needs and prepared test cases.
  • Followed up with Oracle to resolve the issues faced during testing and documented the fixes for various issues.
  • Assisted in design, development, testing and implementation of Oracle financials projects. Provided suggestions to customize Oracle applications for optimal performance. Resolved technical and operational problems in a timely fashion. Respond to customer queries and concerns promptly. Work with other business systems analysts and the development team in converting the business solution into technical designs.
  • Create and manage documentation as appropriate related to creation of desktop manuals, test scenarios, test conditions, and test scripts

Education

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Symbiosis
India
05.2007

Skills

  • Vendor management
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Reporting
  • Budget control
  • Accounts administration
  • Organized
  • Proactive
  • Self-motivated
  • Detail-oriented
  • MS Office
  • Budget Planning and Analysis
  • SAP BPC Implementation

Accomplishments

  • Applause award for Successful completion for year closing accounting activities.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Above and Beyond award for successful support during subsidiary spin off.
  • Spark points and awards for successful stakeholder and team collaboration.
  • Involved in multiple employee engagement and inclusion initiatives and received appreciation awards. Completed Six Sigma training.
  • Implemented One Planning Tool (SAP BPC) for planning & consolidations across Novartis Country Pharma organizations.
  • Conducted various workshops onsite at client locations as part of BPC implementation and played key role in go live, travelled onsite during critical phases for other projects.
  • Received many Star and Galaxy awards organization wise Globally and Locally recognizing my go beyond attitude to achieve our goal.

Timeline

Accounts Payable Specialist

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
09.2019 - 05.2023

Accounts Payable Assistant and SAP BPC Functional

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
05.2016 - 09.2019

Senior Financial Analyst

Novartis
02.2013 - 05.2016

Oracle Functional Consultant

Hitachi Consulting
10.2008 - 11.2012

MBA - Accounting And Finance

Symbiosis

Type Of Visa/Availability

  • Holding H1B Visa
  • Available Immediately

Type Of Visa/Availability

  • Holding H1B Visa
  • Available Immediately

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