Pushpa Santoshkumar

Background

About Pushpa Santoshkumar

Proficient in internal audit of mortgage banks,financial planning, banking and fund management, budgetary control, credit control, variance analysis, implementing systems, procedures and internal controls • Diverse experience in accounting and finance • Proficient in the use of MS Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint • Well versed in IFRS • Results driven, proactive with ability to multitask and prioritize • Accuracy and detail oriented • Works independently as well as with teams • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong leadership • Worked on Peach Tree, Quickbooks, Microsoft Great Plains and Oracle softwares KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Instrumental in enforcing a great deal of financial discipline and accountability by lowering receivables and write-offs through the creation of credit policies, establishing collection strategies, supervising credit control and working with delinquent accounts • Designed the ICFR framework and tested the operating effectiveness of he same. Reduced monthly closing of financial accounts from the 10th to the 4th day • Cleared 3 year backlog in accounting records and arranged for external audit • Proactively cleared a number of cases related to Excise and Sales Tax matters which had been pending for several years • Installed cost control in key areas of the business and monitored them • Facilitated conversion of accounting software from Peach Tree to Microsoft Dynamics GP, performed staff instruction on its use and maintained relationship with software company for updates and modifications • Oversaw the day-to-day operations of stores and provided accounting support • Ensured compliance with the regulatory reporting requirements of different countries • Procured insurance for office property and medical insurance for staff members • Ensured timely disbursal of funds for execution of various projects and monitored their utilization