Karthik Sethuraman

Karthik sethuraman

bookmark on deepenrich
location of Karthik SethuramanChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Followers of Karthik Sethuraman956 followers
  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager Finance & Ops| Operations| Strategy| Budgets| Collections| Cash flow| Manufacturing| Service| BPO| Transition| Austria| Malaysia |China

  • Education

    • Alagappa university, alagappa nagar, karaikudi

      2021 - 2022
      Postgraduate degree business administration and management, general
    • St. thomas arts and science college

      2007 - 2010
      B.com commerce
  • Experience

    • Medusind solutions india pvt. ltd.

      Mar 2010 - Feb 2011
      Accounts receivable analyst

      Key Highlights*Worked for medical Billing Company as an AR analyst*Going after patients for payments, and resolving the claims dispute*Handling worker’s compensation accounts, continuous communication with attorneys, police and customers*Allocating accounts according to their intensity and cases, reluctant drive to get the payment from the customers

    • Flex

      Mar 2011 - Jun 2017

      Key Highlights*Performed cost accounting activities and standard cost updations for all the sites at Flextronics*Driven cost reduction initiatives focusing on metric improvements and also partnered with onsite teams to fix issues and address root cause to improve ROIC and OP*Have been onsite to Austria for 2months, working with Directors/controllers/Program Team and with the process/manufacturing line to have the depth of process knowledge*Ensure all activities are performed within the scope of SOX controls*Actively involved in Process Mapping (As-Is and To-Be), Knowledge extraction and SOP drafting, support user acceptance testing, knowledge transfer and training and quality control plans*Focal point for process change and quality control updates for AR collection Achievements*Star Performer award for maintaining past due AR below 0.41% against targeted 2%*Done 6 kaizens to improve process and save cost*Received Smart Performer awards for process improvement and PD reduction on two occasions *Received advice payment of $10M which contributed to 51% of the total GSSC advance collection Show less Key Highlights*Handled a set of 50-75 customers with a portfolio of 20-100- Million and ensured that the 6+ PD is well within the corporate target of 2%.*Liaised with the site finance, program team, global accounts team, BDM and the segment VP to discuss on the customers with high overdue balance and provide fast solution to have the dispute resolved before the due date*Prepare a weekly UAC report and ensure that the payment details are received from the customer within the next reporting time lines.*Prepare the dispute report with the details on the correct dispute category / sub-category, problem owner, the date on which the dispute is raised and the complete detail of the problem with the update received from the customer.*Prepare the 6+ PD forecast for all the set of customers handled and give the management a clear picture of the past due numbers and keep them aware about the future 6+ past due numbers*Worked with Transition manager and the Counterpart to understand the business requirement and Facilitate Transition manager in implementing the project plan and monitoring the execution of processes for the entire Site numbers. Show less Key Highlights*Followed-up with the customer on frequent intervals for the invoices raised in the system based on the payment term of the customer and Print duplicate invoices and mail them to customer upon request*Update “Get paid – a Accounts Receivable software” to have the invoice level comment updated and disputes raised to the correct problem owner in the workflow tenure*Identify credits over 180 days and ensure that these are moved to the reserve account at the end of every month *Preparation of the weekly aging report with the complete comments on the past due for balances in the entire bucket and also for the invoices getting due in the following two weeks Show less

      • Financial Analyst

        Aug 2013 - Jun 2017
      • Accounts Receivable Specialist

        Mar 2012 - Aug 2013
      • Accounts Receivable Analyst

        Mar 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Icc

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
      People development consultant

      ▪ Lead a group of 100 people from different age groups and trained them in life skills.▪ Assigned individual tasks to each of the team coordinators and promptly followed up to see their tasks are achieved on the saidtimeframes.▪ Conducted one on one counseling, mentoring, and coaching in various aspects of life.▪ Delivered large group learning sessions in various life skills topics.▪ Tracked peoples’ progress within a specific program using a self-designed system that stresses positive behaviors over time.▪ Planned and executed organization-wide events and activities. Show less

    • Focus academy for career enhancement

      Sept 2019 - Aug 2020
      Finance manager

      ▪ Create financial reports and support all areas of responsibility leading an 8-person finance team.▪ Analyse, examine and interpret records, compile financial information, and reconcile reports and financial data.▪ Execute & manage the flow of cash, Plan, and budget being cost-conscious.▪ Ensure compliance with applicable laws and procedures. Preparation of GST, TDS Quarterly filing, etc.▪ Liaise with auditors to facilitate and ensure timely completion of the audit. Liaise with company secretaries and tax consultantsto ensure statutory compliance.▪ Ensure Accounts Receivables are taken care of, Metrics on 6+ buckets and aging invoices, Cash purging promptly, and follow upon disputed invoices.▪ Ensure the Accounts payable Team reconcile and verify invoices that are pending for payments, financial reporting, and thepreparation of tax records for financial audits.▪ Front-end the team working across customers & management and comply with organizational standards and regulations. Show less

    • Orbio asia diagnostic

      Sept 2020 - now
      Manager finance & operations

      ▪ Building and managing a positive relationship with key stakeholders, understanding the business partner’s needs and searchingfor win-win-solutions.▪ Enhancing the team’s productivity.▪ Goal setting in alignment with the employee’s expertise, interests, and aspirations.▪ Collaborates with the Purchase manager, selection and approval of vendor contracts and agreements. Ensures compliance withsupply chain requirements.▪ Compliance with all relevant local legal and regulatory requirements including accounting, GST and other relevant locallegislation.▪ Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings.▪ Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum.▪ Perform and control the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness,financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.▪ Leading and developing a team of 43 members with experience in reporting, Accounts payable, Accounts Receivables, Treasury and Operations.tax and supply chain.▪ Developing, modifying and maintaining the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls▪ Experience in managing & measuring process improvement▪ Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the facility, and securing the operational activities. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Business analysis & process management

      Coursera project network
      Oct 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Investment risk management

      Coursera project network
      Oct 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified corporate financial planning and analysis professional (fp&)

      Udemy: online courses
      Jul 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Cefr

      British council
      Jun 2020
    • Basics of money

      Indmoney
      Oct 2022
    • Accounting fundamentals

      Corporate finance institute® (cfi)
      Jun 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Outreach Program Coordinator

      Issued by HOPE worldwide on Aug 2005
      HOPE worldwideAssociated with Karthik Sethuraman