Rakesh Mishra

Experienced professional with over 24 years in Accounts Payable, skilled in multiple areas like SAP setup, recording business deals, audit support, and tax handling. Manages finance and accounting tasks, creates and applies accounting rules, reviews financial data, and sets money goals for the organization. Strong team player and leader who works well with accounting teams and leads in building and handling company data records.

Expert in key SAP FICO areas including General Ledger, Profit Center Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Asset Accounting. Helps companies reach tough goals in fast-paced settings and acts as the main representative for the Accounts and Taxation team.

AGM - JSW STEEL

(1997-12)

Leading a team of 40 members and monitoring various accounting functions, providing financial solutions and resolving any issues raised on accounting and company policies

• Managing complete preparation & finalization of monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual financial statements such as Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, A/R & A/P Aging Reports
• Monitoring maintenance of other records such as general & subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost and operating expenses, and insurance records
• Coordinating and finalizing of statutory, tax & internal audits
• Understanding new business/ changes in existing business, analysing impact thereof on financials and suggesting accounting treatment
• Managing end-to-end Vendor Management process and ensuring that payment to suppliers with prudent cash flow management and reporting
• Reviewing monthly MIS of Unadjusted Debit & Credit Balance report
• Analysing operating results and evaluating performance against organizational objectives
• Mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process
• Ensuring matching of invoices, debit/credit notes, delivery notes, purchase orders, goods receipt notes and other related documents before creating any accounting entries

Sr. Auditor - S. Gandhi & Associates

(1996-05 - 1997-12)

• Tracking inflow & outflow of funds; monitoring bank reconciliation activities; monitoring utilization of working capital limits and minimizing borrowing costs
• Understanding new business/ changes in existing business, analysing impact thereof on financials and suggesting accounting treatment
• Dealing with queries raised by auditors and providing all schedules including Tax audit report

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) - Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (1992)