VARUN RAJ

varunrt04@gmail.com Mobile: +91-9742042344Maruthi Nilaya, Munimarappa Layout3rd Cross, BBMP Office RoadBellandur, Bangalore

Professional Summary Total 8 yrs. Exp. 8 years progressively responsible experience in Finance &

Accounting Operations. Domain knowledge includes Cash Applications, Cash

Management(Treasury), Account Reconciliations, InterCompany Receivables & Payables, Fixed Assets, Customer Handling

Excellent Analytical, Auditing, Management and Communication skills.

Working as a Junior Manager, in AIG Analytics and Services Pvt. Ltd. ( Formerly known as Chartis Insurance Services Private Limited.)(Oct 09th 2014 – present)

Job Responsibilities Prepare and Review the daily cash receipts, incoming and outgoing

wire journal entries for AIG L&R Fixed Annuity business Prepare and Review the Journal Entries for daily Lockbox Check

Deposits in Bank Perform daily review of cash account balances to ensure accurate

treasury reporting Prepare and reconcile daily deposits (Cash Balancing between General

Ledger and Bank) Initiate Inter-Company Wires to Settle the balances between AIG

Entities and Broker Dealers Daily movement of funds between companies through Administration

systems as requested by Operations Ensure the Daily Suspense account clearing and research Assist with month-end close tasks and checklists Assist with cash receipt inquiries and research Assist all auditors with their requirements on a timely basis Assist with periodic review of all documentation related to cash

procedures to ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies

SME and SPOC for all Cash Related Activities of Broker Dealer Accounting (AIG Life and Retirement)

Worked as a Senior Analyst, for Xerox (former ACS of India Pvt. Ltd)(August 2010 – Sept 2014)

Job Responsibilities Reconciliation of Fixed Asset system to General Ledger on a

monthly basis and reconcile Fixed Assets and related accounts (CIP) monthly.

Preparing& sending monthly, quarterly & yearly reports to Clients (FA Master Report, Sales Tax Report & Accrued Open Commitments Aging).

Preparing & Processing Journal Vouchers in SAP & Mainframe Platform (both accrual & nonaccrual).

Preparation of monthly Manual Capitalization, Retirements/Disposals, Creation & Transfer of Assets in SAP and Mainframe system etc.

Performing Depreciation run for all the affiliates. Provided accounting support to plant finance personnel. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of company's fixed

assets

Preparation of Monthly\Weekly process metrics and ramp up. Expertise in client relationship building, providing quality

customer services and resolving customer queries and complaints, targeting customer care and satisfaction.

Responsible for Team’s Month/quarter/year-end procedures relates to asset accounting

Effectively navigated through numerous system (PM&C, SAP, E-cap & Blackline Systems) in order to resolve budgeting issues

Group Lead for the 13 member team in Fixed Assets process. Subject Matter Expert in Fixed Asset Accounting

Worked as a Senior Financial Associate, in Hewlett Packard(April 2008–August 2010)

In Inter Company Operations I was supporting Payments Team. The main function of this team is to Advising Payments to various Inter Company branches to settle its AR and AP Balances for the Inter Company transactions and recording of such transactions in respective ledger books applying the appropriate

Invoices against the bookings.

Job Responsibilities

First point of Contact for IC Payment issues. To advise Payments to various IC’s to settle AR and AP balances.

Payment amounts will be advised to various ICs based on the Invoice ageing terms and also based on the payment request from particular Intercompany branches.

To following up with the Fund Transfer issues. Based on the ICs confirmation to settle its AR and AP balances, advising respective Treasury Centers to initiate the payments to respective bank accounts.

To follow up with the respective country and Treasury contacts in case if there is any discrepancies in fund transfers and need to ensure that this issue get it resolved at the earliest possible.

Processing of Journal Vouchers and Invoices in respective ledger books. After receiving the Fund transfer/fund receipt confirmation from the ICs recording of payment entries applying the appropriate invoices (Light House LH1 instance in SAP will be used to record such Payment entries).

Reconciliation of IC AR and AP books. Reconciling the AR and AP books, to find out the missing Invoices and missing payment entries.

Coordinating with other teams to ensure the smooth flow of Inter Company transactions and related functions.

Identify and suggest corrective action for this mismatch regarding Accounts receivables and payables.

As per the process requirement need to get in touch with the controllership to resolve the discrepancy in the accounting books.

Worked as a Junior Executive, in Capstocks & Securities (I) Pvt. Ltd(June 2007 – April 2008)

Job Responsibilities Dealt with the daily requirements of NRI Clients (Capital Market). Purchase & Sell of shares on behalf of clients based on Market

trend. Holding &Financial Statements were sent to clients on a daily

basis Mutual Fund Performance Analysis & support to walk in clients.

Projects & Transitions Handled Transitioned the AIG Life and Retirement Broker Dealer

Accounting process (Cash Applications/ Cash Management) from On-Site to Finance Center in Bangalore

Initiated and completed Quality Projects driven for Process Improvement

Transitioned HP Brazil Entities Front Office Activities to IC Netting team

Skill SetFixed Asset Accounting, Inter Company Operations, Reconciliations, Customer Handling, ReportingAttended quality trainings on Qwiksolver, Yellow Belt (Qwikbelt) and experienced to Lean & Six Sigma methodologies and tools.Applications- MsOffice, SAP, BlackLine Systems, Mainframe, CITRIX & Web based applications

Achievements Received Hustle Award from Xerox Business Services LLC - This is a

Global award received in an effort to meet Client expectation Received Team Award (Eagle Squad) from Xerox Awarded twice by HP as the Best performer of the Month Recognised by HP management for Best Performance in Q2 2010

Educational Qualification

Degree University Year PercentageSSLC Board of Secondary education 2002 60%

Plus 2 Board of Higher Secondary Education 2002-2004 75%

B Com Kerala University 2004-2007 50%

Pursuing MBA in HR Annamalai University 2013

Personal Details Age & Date of Birth : 26, 31-March-1987 Sex :Male Father’s Name :C Thrivikraman Nair Marital Status : Single Passport no. :H4383842 Visa Type : US VISA B1-B2 Visa Expiry Date : 16/11/2024 Contact Address :Arunima, East Zone, Kazhakuttom, Trivandrum,

Kerala-695582