CHANDRA SEKHAR DORA MBA

Team Manager | Addr: Akshaya Nagar, TC Palya, Bangalore 560016, KA | dcsmbabcom@gmail.com| + 9036388919

SUMMARY

Strategically-minded Finance Professional with 14+ years of proven success in R2R, Intercompany, financial reporting
and project management. Excels in high-pressure environments. Possesses excellent budget, forecasting and
financial reporting & Team handling skills.

SKILLS

Finance & Accounts Interpersonal & Consultative Software Tools

 Record to Report, General  Quality  SAP FICO, Hyperion, Black

Accounting reporting/Communicator Line, Cadency, MS
 Intercompany  Decision Maker/ problem- dynamics, QlikView, SAP
 Project Accounting solver HANA, BW Reports, MS
office, Tally, Oracle,
 Budgeting & Forecasting  Ability to teach/Mentor
Tableau
 Financial Reporting  Team handling skills
 US GAAP, IFRS & Sox  Troubleshooting
Compliances  Team Leadership
 Audit Requests  DTP & Process
 AP, AR & Treasury process Improvements
knowledge

Transition exposure: Hands on experience in on site (Travelled to Sweden) and Multiple Remote transitions.

EXPERIENCE

Capgemini Technology services | Job Title: Regional Controller (Team Manager) | Team size: 7| Bangalore |
06-2017 to Present

Key Results:

 Perform analytical reviews of financial data and provide explanation to various stakeholders, VP’s and
directors.
 Review grid, Bytitle analysis for all the territories and signoff the financials.
 Handling the projects like RPA, reconciliations standardization and monitoring the BOTs on daily basis also
with developing team.
 Conduct reviews on critical processes to ensure that the smooth function of the deliverables.
 Reviewing Trial balance, Revenue & Cost analysis reports and providing appropriate commentary to GBS
during MEC
 Preparing & processing close critical Journals on priority basis
 Scheduling Monthly calls with Business teams & GBS teams to discuss on Aged open items and taking
necessary action
 Coordinate with internal and external auditors to provide timely information and support
 Review the error log of all the teams and present the CAPA to client on monthly basis
 Approving all balance sheet account reconciliations on monthly/quarterly basis and follow-ups on open,
reconciling and aged items with R2R teams of all business units.
 Conducting Trainings to New team members and providing process refreshment sessions to existing team
members on priority basis
 Clear, concise and transparent communication to customers

 Intercompany business processing describes business transactions which take place between two companies

(company codes) belonging to one organization.
 Perform monthly and quarterly cash & intercompany tasks in line with procedures.
 Lead independently various Cash & Interco projects (implementation and improvements
 Prepare and review cash and investment journals. Support execution of invoice payments via Netting.
  Management of Intercompany Activity with non-netting participants for assigned companies. (Voucher
processing, Payments, Control of Balances).
 Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end closings and intercompany account reconciliations.
 Make sure all the AP and AR posting must be posted for current month and doing reconciliation to match all
the intercompany transactions to clear open line item to close the entries.

 Respond to ad-hoc queries and requests from the clients

 Signing off the monthly/quarterly reports like footnotes, supplementary schedules, Balance sheet flux P&L
reports and reviewing the SOX documentation with global controller.
 Developed and maintained good working relation ships with Internal & external Customers/Employees
 Handling team of 7 Members

DXC (Initially Part of HPE) | Job Title: Financial Analyst Bangalore | 11-2015 to 06-2017

Key Results:

 Responsible for Month End closure (Prepare Accruals, deferrals and reclasses)
 Prepare and present variance analysis related to forecast Vs. Actuals and summarize the month-on-month
movements.
 Reconciliation and review of Balance sheet Accounts.
 Prepare and finalize the budgets in co-ordination with AE, ABM, ADM & Project Managers
 Facilitate financial review meetings and work with Directors to ensure effective Opex Management
 Revisit the Budgets on monthly basis and update the Forecasts accordingly.
 Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales,
expenses and capital expenditures.
 Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
 Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and
Modeling tools, Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis, Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports.
 Implement and work with a Business Intelligence Tool and Dashboard reports
 Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in marketing
programs, menu pricing, new rollouts as well as new projects
 Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
 Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations
to management for decision making purposes
 Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis.

Capgemini Business Services | Job Title: Process Lead Bangalore | 05-2012 to 2015

Strong experience General Ledger, Journal entries, Fixed Asset, Banking (treasury), Intercompany, Month end
activates, Travel and Expenses, Reconciliations, MIS Reports, Budgeting, Forecasting, Analytics, Reporting, GAAP.

Key Results:

• General Ledger (GL) is a set of all transactions of Journal entries a company organized by accounts. 
• Co-ordinate all accounting activities associated with the General Ledger particularly fixed assets, inter-company,
inventory, cash and bank.
• Prepare & Review Journal entries for different activities, generate trial balance and account analysis reports.
• Preparing monthly account reconciliations (High risk/Volume accounts) and analyses as prescribed by established
deadlines and procedures
• Preparing monthly journal entries including multiple accruals, monthly benefit adjustments and treasury related
entries, allocations.
• Performing month end close processes, timely and accurately, ensuring properly financial records. and participate
in forecast processes.
• Perform general ledger accounting and period end routine (journal adjustments, fix assets, salaries)
• Assist with the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close including responsibility for successful close of
assigned entities
• Perform activities related to the standardized month end closing such as revaluation process, cost centre closing,
shared cost, balances verification
• Provide general ledger support for business users of the general ledger and reporting system
• Preparing P&L and Balance sheet adjustments, audit supporting internal and external.
• SLA’s, KPI’s, Operational Reports, Management Reports, Analytical reports experience.

IBM Daksh | Job Title: Sr. F&A Delivery Executive Bangalore | 02-2011 to 05-2012

Fixed Asset process

Key Results:

• The fixed asset accountant position is accountable for recording the cost of newly-acquired fixed assets for the
project creations (both tangible and intangible).
• Generate Fixed Asset transactions (additions, disposals, transfers, & depreciation)
• Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recordation of fixed assets.
• Recommend to management any updates to accounting policies related to fixed assets.
• Record fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions in the accounting system.
• Track the compilation of project costs into fixed asset accounts and close out those accounts once the related
projects have been completed. Performing settlement process.
• Reconcile the balance in the fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the summary-level accounting the general ledger.
Calculate depreciation for all fixed assets.

Treasury process

Key Results:

• Download bank statements from various bank portals like Standard Charted, JP Morgan, CITI Bank & Wells Fargo
bank Etc.
• Preparation of journal entries for Cash & Bank like vendor payments and customer receipts.
• Relevant experience in a Financial Institution for Management Accounting, Profitability Reporting or Regulatory
Reporting. Preparation of Bank & Service charge, Interest Income journals.
• Familiar with the Financial Reporting, Budgeting and Planning, Fund Transfer Pricing and Income Allocation &
Cost Allocation processes & methodologies in banking environment or Regulatory Reporting
• Good understanding of core banking and treasury products and data requirement for management accounting or
regulatory reporting

First American of India(FIC) | Job Title: Accounts Executive Bangalore | 08-2009 to 02-2011

 Balance sheet Reconciliation

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance | Job Title: Financial services Manager Bangalore | 08-2007 to 01-2009

 Tax Plannings & Claims settlement

EDUCATION

Anna University | Master of Business Administration (Regular) Chennai, TN | 2005 – 2007

SV University | Bachelor of Commerce Tirupati, AP | 2001-2004

PROJECTS

MBA FINANCE PROJECT:

 Project title: A Financial statements analysis of savera hotels ltd

 Duration: 4 months
  Organization: Savera Hotels Ltd
 Location: Chennai, TN

DESCRIPTION
The following financial tools were used to analyse and interpret the financial statements of Savera Hotels Ltd.,
 Comparative financial statements
 Common size financial statements
 Trend analysis & Ratio Analyses
 A schedule of changes in working capital

Work Enhancements/Achievements

 Successfully transitioned Financial Analyst Role and received recognition from the transitioning Analyst
 Received XtraMile, Rising star awards for Outstanding Contribution in Delivery
 Successfully completed Remote and On-site transitions on time and received good feedback from the
Transitions Managers
 Selected a couple of international trips from ICICI for best performance to achieve 50L Insurance premiums
with in short period of time
 Received good feed back from Internal and external Managers for successfully implementing process
improvements
 Received out of the Box award for delivering process improvement ideas

Declaration
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge.
Place: Bangalore
Date: CHANDRA SEKHAR DORA