Prashant Namdeo
ACCOUNTS & FINANCE PROFESSIONAL
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Accounts & Finance professional with 26+ years of experience in reputed Indian telecom organisations, with practical exposure to General Ledger, Revenue Accounting, Revenue Reports, MIS, GST, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Reconciliation, Collection Monitoring, Taxation, Final Accounts and Audit support. M.Com qualified with CA Intermediate, supported by extensive experience in IT-enabled accounting, billing and revenue processes. Strong understanding of the flow from billing and revenue generation through reconciliation, collection, reporting and accounting.
Experienced in cross-functional coordination with Finance, Accounts, IT, Billing, Operations and Business teams. Seeking full-time employment or consultancy opportunities in Accounts, Finance Operations, Revenue Accounting, Accounts & Billing or related areas.
Experience
Deputy General Manager – BSS Operations / Billing - RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (RCom) - DAKC, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai
(2004-03 - 2026-09)
- Managed and monitored telecom billing operations and finance-related processes supporting revenue and accounting functions.
- Prepared and validated revenue reports, including billing revenue, unbilled revenue and unearned revenue, for management and Finance.
- Worked on Revenue Accounting and transformation of revenue reports into Finance/Accounts modules.
- Managed reconciliation of debtors and deposits between Billing and Accounting systems.
- Introduced and strengthened collection and reconciliation processes to identify and control leakage of funds.
- Performed reconciliation and validation of financial and operational data before posting/transfer from Billing to Accounting applications.
- Worked on GST implementation and GST-related billing functionality, including validation of taxation processes.
- Supported taxation-related functionality, including US Taxation (Avalara).
- Developed Revenue Reporting and MIS for management analysis by product, account, area/zone and business segment.
- Performed pre-billing and post-billing checks and unbilled analysis to ensure accurate and complete billing.
- Worked with Finance, Accounts, IT, Billing, CRM, Provisioning and Business teams to resolve discrepancies and strengthen controls.
- Provided audit-related support through data validation, reconciliation and process controls.
- Led and supported process improvement, automation, testing, deployment and operational support for business-critical billing and revenue processes.
- Selected Projects / Initiatives: Revenue Report Automation; Debtors/Deposits Reconciliation between Billing and Accounting Systems; GST Implementation; Revenue Accounting/Finance Module Integration; Collection & Reconciliation Process; Revenue Leakage Control; Unbilled Revenue Analysis; US Taxation (Avalara); Billing System Upgrades; MTS and RCom Merger-related Billing Activities.
- Key Accomplishments: Helped identify and plug collection-related fund leakage through structured collection and reconciliation processes; played a key role in GST functionality development and implementation using internal resources, contributing to significant IT budget savings; developed revenue reporting and MIS supporting management analysis.
Assistant Manager - BHARTI TELENET LTD. (Airtel Basic & Mobility Service), MP Region - MP Region
(2000-01 - 2004-03)
- Introduced pre-billing and post-billing checks to improve billing accuracy and collection.
- Introduced collection and reconciliation processes to identify and control revenue leakage.
- Responsible for proper revenue accounting in the Finance application after completion of monthly billing.
- Implemented CDR reconciliation between Switch/Mediation and Billing applications.
- Established controls to verify correct rating/charging according to subscriber plans, promotions and business rules.
- Reconciled active and suspended subscribers between Switch and Billing applications to support correct customer service and revenue generation.
- Reconciled billable versus billed subscribers to support completeness of billing.
- Introduced reconciliation of Debtors/Deposits between Billing application and Accounts.
Education
Master of Commerce (M.Com) - Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (1987)
CA Intermediate
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) - Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (1984)
