Priyanka Thiagarajah
Preston,Victoria
Summary
Accomplished over 8 years of experience in the service sector with multinational brands, worked with leading FMCG companies within the finance sector. Proven excellent track record as a team player to achieve goals and targets timely and up to the required standards. Looking forward to sharing my skills and knowledge to achieve corporate goals in challenging environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
Brand Collective
02.2023 - Current
- Collecting outstanding debts within terms of business credit policy and procedures
- Daily receipting of payments and posting including credit card payment
- Manage major accounts for wholesale and retail customer
- Regular monitoring of customer credit limits to ensure limit is in line with customer spending
- Following up on outstanding accounts and managing aged debts
- Processing credit notes/rebates/refunds/claims to the customer account
- Processing Credit application for new customers and credit valuation
- Preparation of daily bank reconciliations
- Processing month end journals and month end closing task
- Preparing aging reports and forecasting AR monthly collection
- Providing financials to external accountants and auditors for annual audit process.
- Responsible for overseeing a team within the Accounts Receivable department, to ensure daily targets and KPI's are met
- Provide training and development to new staff and ongoing training to support existing staff
- Involve in process improvement across all entities and ensure all procedure are standardize and capture in the collection guidelines.
- Reviewed intercompany transactions between entities to ensure proper recording and reconciliation.
- Ensured accuracy of data entry into accounting system, including trial balances, reconciliations and journal entries.
- Task allocation and management.
SENIOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
Baxter International Inc
02.2022 - 11.2022
- Examine receivables for one of the largest Healthcare companies under Australia and New Zealand account
- Preparing monthly cash flow and collection forecast
- Preparing aging reports and forecasting AR monthly collection
- Monitoring customers' payment and ensuring all collection are within payment terms
- Review customer credit and payment behavior
- Analyzing cash, DSO movement
- Processing journals and adjustment during month end closing
- Handling dispute cases
- Documented AR processes and updated the documentation from time to time.
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE ANALYST
Quantum International
12.2020 - 02.2022
- Examine receivables for Europe and Asia account
- Analyze and interpretation of customer's financial status for proper evaluation for credit limits
- Prepare recommendations for credit approval
- Handling dispute cases
- Analyze and report on credit memo and write-off activity
- Monitor and communicate credit concerns to management
- Report on collection activity and account receivable status
- Prepare reports on weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis.
FINANCE ANALYST
Marsh & McLennan
03.2018 - 11.2020
- Analyze AR Aging and financial statements of client more than 60 days and above
- Minimize bad debt risk; maximize account receivable collections based on the KPI
- Participating in process improvement projects which are related to minimize bad debts and meeting the KPI requirements for month end
- Performing direct payments for invoice received and collection
- Producing operations report (AR collection analysis report)
- Producing reconciliation analysis report
- Perform monthly closing and review with the CFO and the sector focal to ensure revenue commitments are met
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliation and General Ledger.
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE EXECUTIVE (O2C)
Genpact, Malaysia
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Examine receivables & payables for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies under Philippines account
- Perform day to day entries involving general ledger
- Meeting the KPI requirement schedule every month end
- Perform cash application for invoice received and collection
- Prepare reports on weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis
- Maintains records by microfilming invoices, debits and credits.
Education
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (ACCOUNTING)(HONS) -
HELP UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
12.2016
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS -
HELP UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
07.2014
Skills
- General ledger maintenance
- Financial Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Reconciling accounts
- Bank Reconciliation
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel , Word , Power Point
- Proficient in SAP, ERP, JDE, Oracle, GETPAID, Salesforce, MYOB, AP21, Credit works and Equifax
Accomplishments
- Reduce 3 million unallocated payment and aged invoices within 6 months joining Marsh & McLennan.
- Implementation and standardize account receivable functions across entities .
- Mentoring , training and upskilling new and current staff .
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
SENIOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
Brand Collective
02.2023 - Current
SENIOR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE
Baxter International Inc
02.2022 - 11.2022
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE ANALYST
Quantum International
12.2020 - 02.2022
FINANCE ANALYST
Marsh & McLennan
03.2018 - 11.2020
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE EXECUTIVE (O2C)
Genpact, Malaysia
03.2017 - 03.2018
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (ACCOUNTING)(HONS) -
HELP UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS -
HELP UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA