Sankalp Ambekar

Experience

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  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LABOUR ECONOMICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Academic Associate

  Academic Internship under Dr. Tapas Kumar Sarangi, on the proposed study on "Financial Inclusion Programmes in India."

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  Jingle Bells English Language Preschool

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  English Teacher
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  RAIA Group

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Research and Analysis

  •Profiling world leaders and their behaviour pattern which reflect on foreign policy.•Reviewing geopolitical climate across the world with weekly assessments and reports.

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  Hozint - Horizon Intelligence

  Feb 2021 - May 2021

  Threat Intelligence & Political Risk Analyst

  •Gathering information through OSINT.•Monitor real-time political and economic security developments across the Asia Pacific -Southeast Asia.•Research and verify the authenticity of information and write reports on incidents in a timely manner. For instance, cybersecurity, insurgency, policy change, terrorist attacks, and business continuity.

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  PINKERTON | Comprehensive Risk Management

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Monitoring and surveilling clients physical assets across the EMEA region.• Understanding and mitigating potential threats that could hamper clients business interests or business continuity.• Projects involved in such as Ukraine-Russia conflict, monitoring conflicted between the two-countries and provide daily assessments that could help to protect client's business interest and decision-making bodies. In addition, projects related Kenya, Riyadh and Dubai political and security dimensions in the interest of client's business interests.• Use of complex high-technologies as well as OSINT in conflict areas to ascertain potential threats and gathering intelligence, and make assessments.• Also, using complex tools such as Dataminr and Microsoft Power BI to extend the parameters of working efficiency. In addition, governance of documents with backward and forward linkages of information between departments, managing and writing SOPs. Show less

  • RSOC Security Operator - EMEA Region

    Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Junior RSOC Security Operator- EMEA Region

    Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
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  ExxonMobil

  Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Track payments, manage cash disbursement, and reconcile bank and credit card accounts.• Follow all operational procedures and quality standards.• Maintain accounting records and spreadsheets. • Processing Invoices in SAP system.• Daily processing of requests in various ERP systems timely and with a minimum error rate.• Ensure compliance with controls standards, internal procedures and country requirements.• Communicate daily with Payables and Acquisition department, internal clients and suppliers.• Work with various tools/databases.• Look for process improvements to maximize efficiencies.

  • Payables Analyst & Procurement - Processor for Downstream (BeNeLux Operations)

    Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Paybles Analyst & Procurement - BeNeLux Operations

    Apr 2023 - Jun 2023
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  Korn Ferry

  Apr 2024 - now

  Accounts Payable Officer

  The role is situated within the EMEA Shared Services Team, based in Prague. It is a pan-EMEA, and I am responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate coding, processing, and payment of invoices, all in accordance with group Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX Act).• Review and process multi-currency purchase invoices.• Raise intercompany notes and liaise with overseas counterparts to ensure correct treatment.• Weekly payment runs for open AP items via online banking, adhering to approval processes and authorisation limits.• Liaising with business and suppliers to resolve queries on a daily basis.• Bank and cash – posting bank payments and receipts, liaising with the Management Accountant where necessary.• Weekly bank reconciliations for a number of currency accounts.• Expense processing using Concur, ensuring all business expenses are authorized and paid on a timely basis.• Processing credit card statements and ensuring rechargeable and non￾rechargeable expenses are accounted for correctly.• Involvement in the month end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal bookings and queries.• Attending weekly AP calls and or meetings and provide reports when necessary.• Working with internal and external audit.• Ensures adherence to internal controls (including SOX Act and US GAAP).• Reports to the Accounts Payable Manager – EMEA.• Part of a team of 8 responsible for the accounts payable function across EMEA• Any other ad hoc tasks. Show less