Srikanta Sahoo

Highly experienced Accounts Payable Manager with 15+ years of experience in leading teams, optimizing payment processes, and ensuring financial compliance, Handling Capex Project, Vendor Reconciliation & Trade Finance. Proven ability to manage vendor relationships, improve efficiency, and drive cost savings. A detail-oriented graduate with a strong foundation in accounting and a passion for SAP FICO.

Seeking an entry-level position to leverage my analytical and problem-solving skills in a dynamic environment.

Manager F&A - Jindal Stainless Limited - Jajpur, Odisha

(2021-07)

• End to End Procure-to-Pay (P2P) for Capex and Opex.
• Minimize duplicate payments, overpayments, and data entry mistakes.
• Vendor management and relationship building.
• Month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Provide ongoing skill training on compliance and internal controls to subordinates.
• Resolve vendor billing conflicts and discrepancies quickly.
• Maximize early-payment cash discounts offered by suppliers.
• Enforce company policies and dual-authorization safeguards.
• Implementing process improvements and automation.
• Managing budgets and controlling expenses.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• Monthly MIS and reporting as per business requirement.
• Settlement of advance & Vendor clearing.
• Keep organized records to support internal and external financial audits.
• Periodical Vendor reconciliations.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned or requested by management.
• Deliver accurate aging reports, cash flow forecasts, and spend analytics on time
• Ensuring audit compliance for internal and external auditors.

Junior Manager (Finance & Accounts) - Brahmani River Pellets Limited - Barbil, Odisha

(2010-03 - 2021-07)

Invoice processing, vendor management, payment processing, and financial reconciliation for a 4mtpa beneficiation plant and pellet plant complex.

• Receiving, verification & processing of all invoices relating to supply of spares, services, transporter, CHA agents, admin, employee advance & reimbursement.
• Accurate verification in line with the terms & conditions of the PO/SO in comparison of certification & claim of the vendors.
• To ensure smooth operations of entire bill processing by proper documentation, follow up with stores and internal approvals.
• Ensure timely payment to MSME vendors for statutory compliance
• Monthly provision, GR/IR clearing, Monthly closing activities & MIS preparation
• GL scrutiny and difference analysis over last quarter/Year
• Physical verification of Stores & Spares and fixed assets.
• Facilitating reconciliation statement to respective vendors for detailed understanding & different query rose from vendors.
• Responsible to reconcile the account of suppliers and contractors & transporters.
• Corresponding with vendors and respond to inquiries relating to accounts payable issues.
• Documenting all accounts payable & receivable transactions.
• Compiling management reports and assisting with audits & providing support documentation for audits.
• Through Testing and go live of API with ICICI and SBI for smooth payment process.
• Contributed towards development of payment advise for clear understanding of the transactions.

M.COM - Commerce - Sikkim Manipal University (2014)

MBA - Finance - DDCE, Sambalpur University (2010)

B.Com. - Commerce - Fakir Mohan University (2006)