1. AANURAGNURAG GGUPTAUPTA
E Mail: anugup74@gmail.com; Contact: +91 9873431974, 011 – 22751681, 0114305 3274
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I am submitting herewith my resume for your perusal and consideration for the post of <position vacant> in your organization.
Review of my credentials will indicate that I am a qualified and high performing individual with excellent professional & technical
skills achieved via rich cross-functional exposure of over 15+ years;
I am an innovative thinker, able to apply analysis and creativity to problem solving. I am a highly personable, self-motivated and
diligent individual with flexibility to adapt to new situations.
My core competencies are in the domain of
Accounts Payable Processes & Management Procurement Process & Management Operations Management Accounts
and System Analysis Client Servicing & Quality Assurance Team Management Invoices/Expense Reports/Payment Processing
Dashboards & P2P Reports Vendor/Contract Management Auditing Leadership Skills
Driven by high energy levels and technical competence I am confident of making visible contribution to company’s growth and
profitability objectives.
A tour through my enclosed resume shall take you through the details and I am confident, in my credentials you would find a perfect
fit for the said job. Thank you for sparing your time.
I would appreciate the chance to meet with you in person to discuss as to how I could be a vital part of your organization.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely
Anurag Gupta
2. AANURAGNURAG GGUPTAUPTA
E Mail: anugup74@gmail.com; Contact: +91 9873431974, 011 – 22751681, 0114305 3274
PROCESS TRANSITION / CLIENT SERVICING / FINANCE & ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE & STRENGTHSPROFILE & STRENGTHS
Proactive and competent professional, offering over 15+ years of experience across Customer Management, , Accounts Payable
Processes & Management, Process Transition, People Management, Auditing, Payment Processing, Vendor Management,;
currently spearheading as Manager- Accounts Payable and Reconciliations. Results-oriented, talented and profit driven professional
with strong background in Finance & Accounts, demonstrating rich and diverse experience in reporting, accounts payable &
receivables, cash management, accounts reconciliation, processing of month-end accrual journals , etc.; enriched with logical &
analytical skills, with superior performance and creative problem-solving abilities. Motivated and goal driven team leader with
strong work ethics, continuously striving for improvement coupled with excellent Administrative aptitude and the commitment to
offer quality work. Solutions oriented approach with excellent relationship management skills, successfully and consistently
delivering the responsibilities thereby streamlining finance and accounts operations leading to revenue generation and profitability.
Professional Forte
• Conducting in-depth analysis of financial data, determining the variance, and assessing financial health of companies through
systematic examination financial performance
• Fast learner with high energy and drive; capability in fundamental research methodologies, acumen in systematic analysis of
ideas, data management, in-depth analysis of the data and presentation of the conclusions in clear and concise form
• An active team player with excellent temperament to multi- task and coordinate various activities under high pressure and time
constraints
• Proficient in managing medium size teams responsible for running successful process operations. Proven ability in developing
operating procedures and service standards to promote business excellence.
• Well versed with Window XP & MS Office 2000, Mainframe Systems, FoxPro, Lotus-123, Lotus CC Mail, Mercury Testing and
Citrix Metaframe applications.
• Streamlining operations, formulating strategies, driving process excellence initiatives, developing Service Standards for
generating value propositions for the clients locate across the globe
• Experience in working in multi-cultural and diverse background; an assertive manager with proven abilities in leading resources
having varied skill-sets and ensuring optimal utilization of resources
Core CompetenciesCore Competencies
Accounts Payable Processes & Management Procurement Process & Management Operations Management Accounts
and System Analysis Client Servicing & Quality Assurance Team Management Invoices/Expense Reports/Payment
Processing Dashboards & P2P Reports Vendor/Contract Management Auditing Leadership Skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Express India Pvt. Ltd. | Since March 2001
Senior Process Manager – AP Accounting and Reconciliation | Since 2014
Manager – Oracle Sub ledger deployment team | 2012 - 2014
Manager –Global Operation and Accounting | 2011- 2012
Assistant Manager –Rebates Payments & Accounting | 2006 - 2011
Sr. Financial Analyst | 2004 -2006
Financial Analyst | 2001- 2004
Key Accountabilities:Key Accountabilities:
• Managing teams up to 10 members. Managed all aspects of performance including annual appraisal process. Capable of
delivering difficult messages.
• Organizing and executing timely vendor payments and supplier accounting. Preparing financial analytics using A/P platform and
supplier related information.
• Analysing and tracking critical information related to supplier payments.
• Collaborating with Market VPs / Directors and Controllership to better understand end-to-end processes and indentify
improvements.
• Coordinating effective integration with support functions viz. Quality, Training and Compliance, Technology Teams for
developing of new tools.
• Accountable for setting up new accounting and payments standards in American Express Systems for Account Payables. ,
Setting up Supplier Information, Defining General Ledgers, Accounting and payment codes to be used.
• Ensuring that all the Internal Controls are in place for any new systems interface. Participating in decisions for new systems,
changes to existing processes for Card Incentive System and collaborating with other stakeholders like Technology,
Controllership, Market Controllers.
• Performing and supporting for User Acceptance Testing for new systems to be used in Mercury Test application.
3. • Ensuring seamless quarterly SOX attestation (As per Sarbanes SOX Act), evaluating and updating PRSAs in light of process
changes and transitions.
• Implementing of internal control assessment for the rebate process. Developed and adhered to SOX policies related to spread
sheet controls.
• Supervised customer service operations dealing with customer queries.
• Establishing quality standards for various accounts payable & receivable processes by conducting regular audits, resulting in a
high-quality customer experience, while adhering to the SLAs.
• Conducted training needs analysis and implemented appropriate training to enhance operational efficiency and increase
productivity.
• Responsible for maintaining quality culture across the organization using various Quality Control Procedures; carrying out
inspection, quality audit checks & generating documentation / records thus ensuring no-fault” internal and external audits (SAS)
• Spearheading efforts in framing effective accounting and ad-hoc reports summarizing A/P data for supply chain, HR and finance
departments and Instituted thorough cross-checking of ageing and following-up with buyers and receivers to hasten payments
to suppliers on time.
Major Accomplishments
• Responsible for analysing the Vendor Debit Balance & Vendor Cycle Time Reduction.
• Involved in remote migration from Australia for Card Rebates Asia processes entailing preparing calculation for corporate clients
based on their contractual agreements, adhoc calculation for them & for Global Consolidation.
• Automating Manual process of Invoicing, providing value added MIS to both internal and external customers & undertaking
Quick Improvement Process- Mail Automation, Multiple Invoices using Macros.
• Managing the transition of Accounts Payables Process Involved in the Global Project, transitioned the process of Accounts
payables of Nordic market (Norway, Sweden and Denmark) from American Express Financial Centre –United Kingdom to FC East
– India.
• Transitioning of Card Accounting Process from American Express Financial – Latin America to FC East – India.
• Preparing monthly MIS related to Foreign Remittance, reconciling the Banks accounts and analysing the open items in the
remittance accounts & handling Global customers query.
• Implementing controls in the Local card and Foreign Remittance, interacting with market for new stores who were making
remittance like Wall mart, Sanborns, other new stores opened in Mexico & assisting the other project team in resolving the
queries related to reconciliation.
PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTSPREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS
VLS Securities, New Delhi-member of National Stock Exchange and Sub broker for Bombay Exchange and Calcutta Stock Exchange
| 2000-01
Luxor – Parker Pens Pvt Ltd | 1998-2000
Jay Engineering Works Ltd | 1995-96
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• PGDBM (Finance) 1998; Ishan Institute of Management & Technology, Noida
• B.Com (Hons) 1995; Delhi University
• Diploma in Business Management; Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan
• Trained to Six Sigma Green Belt level
Computer Proficiency: Window XP & MS Office 2000, Mainframe Systems, FoxPro, Lotus-123, Lotus CC Mail, Internet, Freelance
Graphics, Ami Pro, Essbase, Ariba., Oracle
References: Available on request.