Gautham Athanki
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Accomplished Accounts Payable Manager with 11 years of experience managing all facets of accounts payable. Excited to bring leadership, expertise, and proven track record of streamlining workflows and cutting costs to a growing organization.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Order Picker
Ceva Logistics
Berrinba, Queensland
12.2023 - Current
- Used RF scanner to pick items from bins and complete orders.
- Stocked shelves, racks, and bins with new or transferred merchandise.
- Packed products into designated boxes, taking care to protect items from damage or shifting during transport.
- Maintained cleanliness of the warehouse area by sweeping floors, dusting shelves, and removing debris.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and organized for optimal productivity and worker safety.
- Picked up heavy objects using proper lifting techniques to avoid personal injuries.
Front End Team Member
Madras Curry House
Bellbowrie, Queensland
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Greeted customers, answered questions and recommended specials to increase profits.
- Explained food preparation methods and ingredients to enable patrons with food allergies to make educated decisions.
- Refreshed inventory supplies for drink and napkin stations.
- Trained new team members on restaurant policies and procedures.
- Answered phone calls promptly and handled inquiries from customers courteously.
Accounts Payable Manager
Maersk Global Service
Chennai, India
06.2022 - 12.2022
- PTP/AP manager - work with a wide range of stakeholders within and outside of the
finance and operations organization to improve the controlling and data quality
around operational cost reporting
Supervise the Performance of Team to meet all agreed SLA through KPI
monitoring including
Invoice receipt to pay cycle
On time payment to vendors
Proper monitoring of SAP outstanding purchase orders on a frequent basis - Ensuring that no outstanding purchase orders are more than 90 days old without
proper documentation - Ensuring proper scheduling of Team activities and no lapses in service delivery
- Assisting in all finance related audits impacting overall area of responsibility. Take an
active part in implementing new strategies based on audit recommendations and ensure changes/amendments to Standard Operating Procedures based on these recommendations. - Performing detailed cost analysis and provide management reporting based on this
analysis. Ensure that analysis is correct and timely. Tie in financial analysis to operations and provide easy to understand financial data for operational decisions. - Supporting on Working capital initiatives for the Areas in scope
- Ensuring detailed reports for decision base are being presented to management always.
- Constantly improving the analytical and reporting tools which are either complex excel models or access databases in line with the changing business requirements
- Regular review of critical vendor outstanding including regular escalation of pending
workflows to drive on time payment to vendors - Regular review of aged items in both credit and debit balance
- Ensuring 100% compliance on RICC requirements including performance of RICC
control as per control manual requirement
Product Manager
Maersk Global Service
Chennai, India
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Responsible for optimizing existing process capabilities, including standardization,automation, and process performance indicators.
- Accountable for the prioritization and sequence of tech development requirements for platforms in collaboration with stakeholders and engaging with upstream colleagues in improving the process of recording costs
- Responsible for and decided the process capability design(s) & process framework to support integrated container logistics vision.
- Accountable for End-to- End Process decisions for the specific process segments including delivering of the investment business case
- Participating in the development of new ideas and organizes information to develop, compare and assess alternatives.
- Embracing cross-industry best practices for Procurement to Pay process domain to fast track process maturity and identify opportunities to lead industry process innovation.
- Collaborating with GPL and Functional Product Owner Community to define and implement enterprise-wide policies and internal controls as applicable
Associate Cost Controller
Maersk Global Service
Chennai, India
03.2019 - 02.2021
- Managing the preparation of monthly reporting
- Review & validating the cost records and calculation of unit costs
- Conducting moderately complex cost audits under limited supervision
- Ensuring all necessary controls and compliance checks are performed on periodic basis and duly are signed off.
- Performing detailed cost analysis and provide explanations/ cost drivers behind periodic variance
- Ensuring accurate and timely cost reporting
- Developing recommendations for changes to processes and systems that will minimize risk, improving performance and productivity.
- Assisting regional cost controller in any ad-hoc financial reporting and act as back up.
- Engaging with the Onsite Head Quarters Finance team for monthly cost sign-off by providing explanations for management reporting.
- Adherence to RICC control framework perform secure submission on monthly basis.
- Suggest recommendations for development and implement changes to processes and systems -
a) Considering latest development in accounting world and IFRSs
b) Which will minimize risk, improve control environment and productivity
Manager - Finance & Accounts
aahaa Stores Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
10.2017 - 03.2019
- Heading Accounts Receivable team and ensuring accountability of revenue and ensuring the outstanding amounts due from clients received on time.
- Maintaining internal control systems by suggesting new controls and constantly testing the effectiveness of the systems in place.
- Preparation of MIS reports required for management to take strategic business decisions.
- Preparation of financial statements for presentation to management, internal and external stakeholders.
- Preparation of probability and contribution analysis report.
- Responsible for submitting monthly cost and expense reports for various cost- centres to management.
- Preparation of report for variances in Sales and Expense budgets.
- Managing in-flow and out-flow of funds and liaising with financial institutions for funding requirements.
- Fulfilling the statutory requirements such as GST.
- Preparation of Cash Flow Statement.
Senior Accountant
MBM (India) Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
08.2016 - 10.2017
- Preparation of Final Accounts, profit and loss account and balance sheet for presentation to the management.
- Ensuring the correctness of all financial reports and related reports provided to the management.
- Preparation of Bank Reconciliation statements.
- Preparation of Debit and Credit notes.
- Assisting in preparation of cash flow statement and analyzing the financial situation.
- Fulfilling statutory requirements like taxation and legal issues in VAT (Similar to GST) and TDS (Similar to PayG deduction).
- Assisted in preparation of capital and expense budgets.
- Conducting quarterly stock audits in all branches.
- Preparing monthly salary sheet, wages sheet and other employee benefits.
- Assisted in preparation of expense budgets.
- Submitting monthly expense reports with appropriate explanation on additional expenses incurred.
- Analyzing Income and expenditure statement and reporting abnormal increase of expenses to management.
Senior Accountant
Arihanth Duraplast Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
04.2014 - 07.2016
- Preparation of final accounts, profit and loss account and balance sheet for presentation to the management.
- Ensuring correctness of all financial reports and related reports provided to the management.
- Preparation of Bank reconciliation reports.
- Preparation of Debit and Credit notes.
- Assisting in preparation of cash flow statement.
- Fulfilling statutory requirements like taxation and legal issues in VAT (Similar to GST) and TDS (Similar to PayG deductions).
- Assisted in preparation of capital and expense budgets.
- Conducting quarterly stock audits in all branches.
- Preparing monthly salary sheet, wages sheet and other employee benefits.
- Assisted in preparation of expense budgets.
- Submitting monthly expense reports with appropriate explanation on additional expenses incurred.
- Analyzing Income and expenditure statement and reporting abnormal increase of expenses to management.
Accountant
Diamond Party Sales
Chennai, India
02.2013 - 03.2014
- Streamlining the daily operations of business.
- Responsible for cash payments for various expenses
- Responsible for collecting cash from clients.
- Preparation of monthly budgets.
Accountant
Kaseeviban Enterprises
Chennai, India
03.2011 - 02.2013
- Responsible for cash and bank payments for various expenses.
- Responsible for collecting cash from clients.
- Preparation of monthly expense budgets
- Creating new leads and quoting for new business.
- Filing VAT returns (similar to GST BAS) on monthly basis.
Education
Professional Qualification - CMA (Certified Management Accountant) - Finance
Institute of Management Accountants
USA07-2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Madras
India03-2011
Professional Qualification - CPA (ASA) Certified Practising Accountant - Accounting
CPA
Melbourne, VICMasters of Data Analytics - Information Technology
QUT
Brisbane, QLDSkills
- General Ledger Accounting
- Financial Statement Review
- Cash Flow Management
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Forklift Operation
- Business Forecasting
- Order Picking
- Business Processes and Procedures
- Accounts Payable
- Report Preparation
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Restaurant Operations
- Team Leadership
Accomplishments
- Received Star Award for pioneering a dashboard on Cost Overrun which was implemented globally in the organization.
- Received top rating in annual ratings for consecutive years.
Languages
Hindi
Full Professional
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Telugu
Professional
English
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Warehouse Order Picker
Ceva Logistics
12.2023 - Current
Front End Team Member
Madras Curry House
05.2023 - 12.2023
Accounts Payable Manager
Maersk Global Service
06.2022 - 12.2022
Product Manager
Maersk Global Service
09.2021 - 06.2022
Associate Cost Controller
Maersk Global Service
03.2019 - 02.2021
Manager - Finance & Accounts
aahaa Stores Pvt Ltd
10.2017 - 03.2019
Senior Accountant
MBM (India) Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 10.2017
Senior Accountant
Arihanth Duraplast Pvt Ltd
04.2014 - 07.2016
Accountant
Diamond Party Sales
02.2013 - 03.2014
Accountant
Kaseeviban Enterprises
03.2011 - 02.2013
Professional Qualification - CMA (Certified Management Accountant) - Finance
Institute of Management Accountants
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Madras
Professional Qualification - CPA (ASA) Certified Practising Accountant - Accounting
CPA
Masters of Data Analytics - Information Technology
QUT
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