Shylaja Sundaresam
Roseville,California
Summary
Experienced with managing accounts payable functions, including invoice verification and vendor payments. Utilizes advanced accounting software to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Strong understanding of financial compliance and internal controls.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
BRIDGEBIO
01.2021
- Processed vendor invoices
- Responded to queries through and consistently followed up
- Provided aging analysis
P2P Operations Analyst (Contract)
the clorox company
01.2024 - Current
- Monitored AP banking activity, including research, coding, and deposit of all rebate/refund checks from suppliers
- Assisted in resolving process related escalations, including managing returned mail and uncashed checks
- Provided analytical support to identify root causes of issues and recommended corrective actions within the payables process
- Collaborated with outsourced providers to resolve automated banking entries and reconcile cash GL accounts
- Supported the monthly and year-end financial close activities, ensuring adherence to internal controls
- Lead, monitored, and advised cross functional teams on continuous improvement projects within the Payables process
- Reconciled and reported checks voided for Escheatment
- Processed US & Foreign wire payments in SAP, ensuring accuracy and timely completion
- Reviewed daily electronic bank statements for refunds, providing GL coding information to the team for proper cash recording
Accounts Payable Analyst (FTE)
REDDIT
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Identified errors and researched complex issues to make necessary corrections
- Assisted in identifying opportunities for improvement and risk mitigation to reduce the potential for audit findings and improve operations
- Consulted on internal and external business rules and regulations, identified business problems and potential solutions, assisted in implementing solutions, and communicated and documented new processes and procedures
- Assisted in preparing external audit schedules and provided supporting information
- Compared source documents, posted transactions, and compiled claim schedules to ensure compliance
- Maintained department records on fiscal activities
- Prepared, processed, and posted monthly, quarterly, and year-end accruals and reconciliations
- Processed employee expense reports and reviewed and signed claim schedules
- Evaluated and maintained internal controls
- Handled vendor master setup for US and international vendors
- Served as AP unit lead, assisting and training staff
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
IMPOSSIBLE FOODS
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Established and maintained relationships with new and existing vendors
- Reviewed vendor invoices for accuracy and supporting documentation and ensured invoices were processed and paid in a timely manner while adhering to policies and controls
- Prepared documentation, reviewing for accurate general ledger coding and validating data
- Responded to queries through email and Zendesk
- Researched and resolved invoice discrepancies through consistent follow-up with business partners, vendors, and cross-functional teams
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Arm Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Performed regular contractor and vendor statement reconciliation and established accurate vendor balances
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Verified bank accounts by contacting vendors and requesting banking and routing numbers
- Processed invoices on behalf of vendors
- Recorded accruals for each period in compliance with company policy
- Managed employee reimbursements; validated and submitted or identified discrepancies
- Increased accuracy by continually following up with vendors
- Recognized by management for clearing the backlog of pending vendor payments and reconciling balances
- Improved cash flow numbers by following up with internal teams to ensure appropriate goods receipts
Junior Project Analyst – Procure to Pay (P2P)
VMware Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Analyzed reports such as quarterly payments, 1099s, and unpaid invoices
- Handled special payment requests
- Liaised with implementation consultants and managers to effectively document business processes
- Contributed to SAP ECC implementation by developing and executing test plans and scripts as a part of UAT
Accounts Payable Sr. Process Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Handled payments to vendors, including critical vendors and special payment requests
- Monitored invoices processed and ensured compliance with approval policies
- Managed month-end activities such as opening and closing books, bank and GST reconciliation, and discussing outstanding invoices with territory managers, customer engineers, and customers
- Acted as single point of contact (SPOC) for the APAC end-to-end process
- Key member of the Project Implementation team that migrated the company from Oracle 11i to R12
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
International Technology University
San Jose, CA09.2015
Skills
- Audit support Employee expenses & reimbursements
- Project management Documenting AP processes
- Vendor management Aging analysis
- Manual accrual Invoice processing
SOFTWARE SKILLS
S4Hana | Ariba | Concur | Oracle ERP | SAP | Coupa | Stampli | NetSuite| Zendesk | Expensify| iDMS
Timeline
P2P Operations Analyst (Contract)
the clorox company
01.2024 - Current
Accounts Payable Analyst (FTE)
REDDIT
01.2022 - 01.2023
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
BRIDGEBIO
01.2021
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
IMPOSSIBLE FOODS
01.2021 - 01.2022
Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract)
Arm Inc.
01.2019 - 01.2020
Junior Project Analyst – Procure to Pay (P2P)
VMware Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016
Accounts Payable Sr. Process Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2007 - 01.2011
MBA - Business Administration And Management
International Technology University
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