Manoj Mathew

Results-driven Finance and Accounting professional with experience in month-end and year-end financial closing, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. Skilled in preparing journal entries, accruals, prepaids, amortization, reclassifications, and balance sheet workpapers while ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards. Proficient in cash management, invoice review, expense allocation, budgeting, forecasting, and tax payment processing.

Adept at analyzing financial data, improving accounting processes, and collaborating with clients, vendors, property managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to support efficient financial operations. Strong expertise in ERP systems, advanced Excel, and maintaining high levels of accuracy in fast-paced environments.

Senior Accountant - Infosys BPM Limited

(2025-04 - 2025-10)

• Diligent, detail-oriented project management via master tracker review/analysis and collaboration with the marketing team throughout entire life cycle of project
• Effective and efficient collaboration/communication with other departments/mindsets
• Ability to clearly explain reasoning behind decisions made relating to project management
• Capability to fully understand and comprehend legal documents relating to internal/external marketing development funds (MDF) guidelines and ability to convey the information in a manner that is easily understood in layman's terms to associated parties
• Record maintenance/data entry with the ability to create new and update existing Excel spreadsheets daily or as needed
• Discrepancy resolution with full understanding of when to handle an issue independently and when to ask for assistance
• Consistent and accurate maintenance of Excel spreadsheets to follow project life cycle and assist marketing and GL accounting with tracking marketing project expenses and funding
• Communicate with multiple departments while managing the life cycle of a project, e.g. Finance, Corporate Audit/Legal, Cash Applications, GL Accounting, A/P
• Audit expenses and Proof of Performance (POP) if applicable to ensure adherence to the requirements defined by Arrow MDF policy, Arrow T&E policy and supplier guidelines.

Senior Associate - Concentrix India Pvt Ltd

(2024-11 - 2025-04)

• Experienced in managing relationships with global stakeholders and clients, ensuring clear communication, timely issue resolution, and high levels of customer satisfaction across the Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through professional emails, reports, and client interactions, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with business requirements in a global work environment.
• Skilled in identifying process gaps, analyzing discrepancies, and performing root cause analysis to resolve billing, payment, and order-related issues efficiently and prevent recurrence.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume workloads, prioritize tasks effectively, and consistently meet service level agreements (SLAs) in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Strong team player with experience collaborating across departments such as finance, sales, and operations to ensure seamless order processing and issue resolution.

Senior Associate - Refinitiv India Pvt Ltd

(2021-08 - 2024-02)

• Managed month-end and year-end financial closing activities, including preparation and posting of journal entries, accruals, prepaid, amortization, reclassification, and adjusting entries.
• Performed detailed General Ledger and Trial Balance analysis to ensure financial accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Conducted bank account, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations, maintaining accurate monthly workpapers and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Monitored daily cash transactions and cash balances to support effective cash management and financial control processes.
• Reviewed and validated invoices for proper account coding, expense allocation, and policy compliance prior to processing payments.
• Prepared and submitted financial reporting packages, including variance analysis and supporting schedules for management review.
• Assisted in annual budget preparation, forecasting, and re-forecasting activities by analyzing historical financial data and operational trends.
• Coordinated with clients, property managers, Board members, auditors, and third-party vendors to address accounting inquiries and ensure smooth financial operations.
• Processed and tracked Federal, State, and real estate tax payments while ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines and regulations.
• Supported audit activities by preparing financial documentation, reconciliations, and supporting schedules for internal and external auditors.
• Improved accounting workflows and reconciliation processes, enhancing reporting accuracy and reducing month-end close timelines.
• Utilized ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel functions such as Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/ XLOOKUP, and financial modeling for reporting and analysis.

Senior Associate - JP Morgan Chase & CO.

(2018-05 - 2019-05)

• Identify and escalate red flags associated with high-risk entities, including Politically Exposed Person(PEP) and sanctions individuals.
• Proficient in drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and working with regulatory entities, including FNTT, NCA, IE, TRACFIN.
• Perform Customer Due Diligence(CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence(EDD) for high-risk customers, Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening, SOF and Crypto Monitoring.
• Adept at identifying and mitigating financial crime risks across various jurisdictions, maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage Requests for Information (RFI) and ensure compliance with international Anti-Money Laundering(AML) and Counter Terrorist financing (CTF) regulations.

Associate - Dell International Services Ltd.

(2016-05 - 2017-08)

• Diagnosing and solving hardware and software issues, and troubleshooting network connectivity. Installing and configuring computer hardware, operating systems, and applications.
• Monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks.
• Helping users set up systems, resolve issues, and use new software and hardware.
• Making recommendations for improving computer systems.
• Documenting all fixes and investigations.

Bachelor of Technology - Karunya University (2011 - 2015)