Century Nester, 154-156 Bannerghatta Road, 919916963603 (C)

Hulimavu Gate, Pai Layout, 1st Cross, Bangalore 560 076, INDIA 913324497081 (H)
Email: avikchakravorty@yahoo.co.in

AVIK CHAKRAVORTY
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a challenging position in Oracle Financials 11i along with Business Intelligence tools and Data
Warehousing tools as a Functional Consultant in a dynamic organization preferably in the financial
services industry that would help me cultivate and nurture my skills to the fullest with an opportunity to
display my talent and become an asset to the organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACCENTURE September 2007 – Present Team Lead/SME/Analyst
Third Party Client: National Australia Bank Business Unit: NAB/MLC
Project details mentioned below
 Subject Matter Expert for a business unit of National Australia Bank’s Wealth Management Group’s
Financial Reporting and Control Team
 Upload accrual journal entries onto Oracle Financials general ledger module through ADI interface for
quarterly and yearly forecasts of the superannuating fund
 Analyze variance between actual and forecasts and pass commentaries
 Analysis of the Detailed Profit Report on Cognos/Oracle Financial Analyser after posting is done on the
general ledger module of Oracle Financials 11i.
 Controllable Expense analysis
 Financial Scorecard to analyse performance of a business unit based on preset benchmarks
 Run reports on Cognos Power Play/Report Net for updation of various Excel files
 Importing data to MS Excel from Hyperion Financial Management System for analysis
 Project NOVA-Accounting Services-Staff Corporate Cards
 Schedule report runs on cycle dates, action/process requests/queries/applications from NAB/MLC
employees

CAP GEMINI May 2006 – Oct 2006 Senior Consultant/Process Executive

Captive BPO Project details mentioned below
 Actively involved in managing the Direct Debit and Standing Order Payment process for Cap Gemini
 Successfully retrieved direct debit invoices from Xerox site as links and maintained the bank statements in
a file.
 Track the invoices through Oracle Financials and matched the respective lines of each blanket purchase
order and thereby allocated the debit payments.
 Sent intimation to business units to raise funds on blanket purchase orders which did not have enough
money on them so that allocation/reconciliation could be made
 Matched debit/credit memo to blanket purchase order
 Entered and posted invoices for validation/approval
 Reconciled subledger accounts (purchase ledger) to the general ledger
 Maintained spreadsheet to track progress in invoice processing
 Invoices without P.O.#s or wrong P.O.#s were put in the query folder
 Chased vendors for invoices
 Matched invoices to daily pending report/bank statement for reconciliation
 Maintained spreadsheet of payment allocation

OUTSOURCE PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, Feb 2003 - Feb 2004 Accounts Executive

Third Party Client: Trinity Industries/KPMG Project details mentioned below
 Deputed to US to work for Trinity Industries, USA (Third Party Client) to assist in implementing Oracle
Financials 11i.
 Actively involved in analyzing, streamlining and migrating data from several Legacy Systems to Oracle
through an interface/translator.
 Associated in the general accounting work and had an opportunity to interact with Accounts Payable,
Accounts Receivable, Assets, Consolidation and Financial Reporting and Billing departments.
 Gained varied experience in analyzing accounts, reconciling banks and sub ledger accounts to the general
ledger.
 Created supplier records from legacy systems
 Imported invoices from legacy systems for AP/AR processes
 Processed non invoice disbursement requests
 Processed traditional invoice, balance forward billing, installment billing, consolidated monthly billing,
chargeback’s and deposits
 Reduced credit to cash cycle by ensuring prompt payment thereby minimizing bad debt and increase cash
flow
 Increased receivables liquidity
 Used journal templates for recurring and allocation journal entries
 Grouped journals to run in parallel or specific order particularly for journals which were dependent on the
results of the previous journal
 Through a spreadsheet large volumes of journals were uploaded
 Grouped unlimited number of ledgers and simultaneously ran processes such as opening and closing
periods, allocated balances
 Extraction Transformation Tool converted raw data from legacy systems into proper format for import into
Oracle General Ledger
 Account Hierarchy Manager created and maintained hierarchies
 Automated asset additions as part of the procure to pay process to interface depreciable capitalized assets
 Lease payments were pushed to payables to ensure timely payment of leased assets
 Created assets and imported physical inventory from spreadsheet
 Seamless conversion and uploading of asset data from legacy systems and ready for posting
 Processed mass transfers, retirements, reclassifications and revaluations of assets

PROJECT NOW INC., USA Dec 1997 – June 2000 Assistant Accountant
 Accountable for maintaining, editing and posting cash receipts, journal voucher, voucher payable to the
general ledger
 Successfully reconciled Bank Statements and analyzed variance between projected and actual Receipts
and Payments
 Maintained aging schedules for different vendors which were used to reconcile monthly sub ledger
accounts
 Made contra entries once items were purchased onto the accounts payable system as well as inventory
 Printed payment cheques after posting payments on the system

PETERSEN TIRE MOUNTING SYSTEM INC., USA Aug, 1996 – Jan 1997 EDI Coordinator
 Involved in processing shipments on Tire Mounting System as Advance Shipment Notices for posting
communication on translator
 Imported and exported daily 862 firm schedule of orders and invoices weekly 830 planning schedule and
received e-mail on 862 line counts and verified with the EDI file
 Edited numbers as authorized on EOS for processing of regenerated orders and netted daily firm orders
against weekly planning schedule
 Successfully set-up trading partners on Gentran and EOS and involved in troubleshooting rejected
transmissions by the translator and resent them; transmitted 810 invoices through Great Plains
 Maintained production and delivery schedules under a just in time inventory system with lead-time for
production and delivery to original equipment manufacturers
 Adhered to an agreed upon turn around time from the time of placing an order to shipment and delivery of
the order to original equipment manufacturers
 Supply Chain Management/Global Procurement System followed to assemble components of a finished
product
 Bill of Material was a check list used to list raw materials that were required for work in process and
finished goods

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Masters of Accounting, St, Ambrose University, USA 1996
Bachelors of Arts (Accounting) Mary crest College, USA 1994
Bachelors of Commerce University of Calcutta, INDIA 1991

PROFILE AND STRENGTHS

 Dynamic and competent Service Industry Professional offering qualitative experience in Accounts /
Finance Processes, System Integration, Reporting, and Reconciliation of Bank Statements etc.
 Demonstrated capabilities in managing process verticals with strong background in implementing process
improvements and quality initiatives for desired performance levels.
 Gained extensive exposure to working in Oracle Financials 11i as a part of professional involved in
executing various processes for the clients. Domain experience in the following modules of Oracle
Financials 11i: General Ledger/Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable (Payments, Travel &
Expense)/Accounts Receivable (Billing, Intercompany Credit Control)/Assets/Consolidation and Financial
Reporting.
 EDI Gentran along with PowerBuilder RDBMS inventory and order management. Familiar with X12 EDI
standard documents. Analyzed data for integrity. Configured Gentran EDI and set up trading partners in
terms of inbound and outbound 810, 862 and 830. Maintained JIT inventory with a supply chain
management system.
 Expertise at client relationship building, providing quality customer services and resolving customer
queries and complaints, targeting customer care, satisfaction and retention. Customer Relationship
Management software on the job training on the functional aspects.
 Articulate communicator with strong analytical and interpersonal skills; known for honest work ethics and
executing tasks in time without compromising on quality.
 A team builder to the core with proven expertise in enhancing personal and professional development of
team members.
 Comprehensive problem solving abilities and a highly analytical bent of mind thus being able to
comprehend and explain complex financial data easily.
 Prepared individual as well as small corporation tax returns. Proficient in 1040, 1040A and 1120S

CORE COMPETENCIES:-
• Systems Integration
• US GAAP & US Taxation
• Process Migration
• Accounts Consolidation
• Financial Reporting
• GL Reconciliation
• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Processes
• Trained team members in processes that were migrated
• Played a pivotal role in streamlining/stabilizing processes

COMPUTER SKILLS
Hardware: IBM PC Compatibles Apple, Macintosh
Software:
Oracle Financials 11i
Oracle Financial Analyzer
COGNOS (Report Net & Power play)
Hyperion Financial Management System
RDBMS (Power Builder)
UNIX
EDI (Gentran)
Tax Byte (Tax Software)
AccPac, Quattro Pro &Great Plains (Accounting Software)