Yogendra K

Finance professional with extensive experience across management accounting, project finance, accounts receivable and payable, revenue recognition, credit control, financial reporting, forecasting, risk management, reconciliations, audit and project governance. Experienced in supporting complex portfolios, working with senior stakeholders, interpreting financial data for non-financial managers, and improving financial controls and processes. Strong background across consulting, construction, technology, banking, insurance, public sector and hospitality environments.

Sales Revenue Controller (Accounts Receivable) - Capita

(2016-08 - 2023-12)

• Supported financial accounting activities including UK ledger transfers, fixed asset registers, depreciation, balance-sheet reconciliations and risk-based operating controls.
• Built strong stakeholder relationships to manage workflows, particularly management accounting and revenue processes.
• Supported construction and consulting projects in a fast-paced environment, ensuring BAU delivery met agreed timelines, quality parameters and budgets.
• Managed project dependencies, risks and issues while maintaining governance, control frameworks and control documentation.
• Tracked procurement project status and produced regular planning MI and management reports.
• Maintained daily MI packs, profitability margin analysis, unit-cost reports, document controls and governance compliance for business contracts.
• Managed UK-level accounting and revenue recognition and reported to Head Office in Kent.
• Performed complex reconciliations involving third-party suppliers and subcontracting businesses; conducted short-term credit-risk analysis and supported financial risk decisions.
• Performed SAP variance analysis for trial balance review covering payroll, benefits, facilities, IT and locally controlled costs; supported annual PSA and Statement of Work activities.
• Clients included BNP Paribas, Berkeley, Brookfield, British Pipeline Agency, JLL and Royal Courts.

Assistant Accountant - JMJ Associates

(2016-05 - 2016-06)

• Supported accounting and project planning/reporting activities across construction and consulting projects.
• Managed project dependencies, risks and issues and maintained governance and control documentation.
• Tracked project status and produced planning MI and regular reports.
• Supported onboarding and end-to-end contract management for approximately 400 onsite contractors.
• Managed global accounting and revenue recognition with reporting to US Head Office across Europe, Middle East, Kazakhstan, Russia, Africa, Nigeria, Australia and New Zealand.
• Supported budget, ROI, forecasting and cost-efficiency analysis, prefund and reconciliations, interest cost and fund management.
• Performed monthly intercompany reconciliations and supported AR, AP, revenue recognition, bookkeeping, expenses, payroll and cost control.
• Clients included Shell, Hitachi Group, Capita, Skanska and Maersk Oil Qatar.

Project Management Analyst (Finance) - Spectromax

(2015-11 - 2016-01)

• Participated in monthly T&M operations meetings, monitoring financial targets, payment terms, opportunities and risks.
• Supported resource management, planning and conflict resolution, including identification of current and anticipated resource issues.
• Worked with the PMO on continuous improvement initiatives and monthly updates.
• Prepared forecasts and management reports and analysed financial data.
• Analysed supplier performance using delivery reliability, quality and cost-effectiveness indicators.
• Supported price negotiations, supplier/customer management and strategies for price fluctuations.
• Produced continuous project status reports and product presentations for B2B and B2C stakeholders.
• Clients included CGI, RBS, Scottish Government and NHS.

Project Management Consultant – Finance - CSC

(2012-01 - 2015-10)

• Bridged IT project management and client teams across the complete financial lifecycle for hundreds of concurrent projects.
• Maintained budgets, actual revenue and expenses, Statements of Work, invoices and purchase-order reconciliations.
• Managed revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments, month-end journals and financial analysis.
• Advised directors and management on long-range financial plans and financial decision support.
• Recovered £600K of debt through personal initiative and process improvement.
• Completed complex bank reconciliations and supported profitability analysis, capital budgets and expenditure tracking.
• Supported departments with budget planning, forecasting and variance reporting and acted as a first point of contact for internal and external audit teams.
• Applied knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and transfer pricing.
• Clients included TfL, RBS, Barclays, Network Rail, Royal Mail and Zurich Insurance.

Intercompany Accountant Associate - Zeva Group of Companies

(2011-03 - 2012-01)

• Supported end-to-end finance activities for a customer base of more than 150 companies and payroll clients covering more than 1,500 employees.
• Identified financial risk, controlled credit facilities and supported credit-limit decisions.
• Managed debt control and reporting to directors and acted as first point of contact for an offshore accounting team.
• Managed VAT accounting in subcontracting and third-party supplier environments and performed intercompany sales reconciliations.
• Developed risk-based short-term credit management and debt-recovery action plans.

Assistant Intercompany Accountant - Daisy Communications

(2010-03 - 2011-01)

• Performed accounting activities using Sage and reduced unallocated cash from £426K to £87K through process improvement.
• Established accounting procedures focused on audit, accuracy and KPI performance.
• Processed intercompany transfers and reconciliations for newly acquired companies, ensuring transactions were allocated to the correct group entity.
• Performed weekly and monthly intercompany reconciliations in accordance with IFRS and liaised with multiple teams on daily transfers.
• Supported credit control, payment queries, unallocated cash management and Financial Controller activities.

Finance Assistant & C&B - London Heathrow Marriott International

(2008-02 - 2009-12)

• Raised purchase orders within monthly budgets and maintained event, supplier billing and sales/up-selling analysis in Excel.
• Prepared trial balances, bank and credit reconciliations, management accounts, budgets and cash-flow analysis.
• Supported quarterly, six-monthly and year-end revenue recognition, cut-off accounting, provisions and journal entries.
• Supported corporate correspondence with Head Office and C&B activities including event planning and bar stock control.

Accounts / Audit Associate - Dewanis Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

(2007-03 - 2008-01)

• Handled accounting for companies, partnerships and individuals, including purchase and sales ledgers and bank reconciliations.
• Managed payroll accounting and HMRC correspondence, including P11D, P60, P45 and P46 documentation.
• Prepared VAT returns, VAT accounting and income-tax returns for companies and individuals.
• Supported statutory and corporate correspondence in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

Assistant Accountant - Langmeads Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

(2005-05 - 2007-01)

• Performed bookkeeping, invoice processing in Sage and quarterly VAT returns.
• Liaised with SME clients and senior partners and supported timesheet processing, petty cash and office administration.
• Processed payroll and supported internal and external audit visits.

Lead Internal Auditor - P.A.A. & Co. Chartered Accountants

(2000-06 - 2005-01)

• Led internal bank branch audits, including ratio analysis, working-capital assessment, overdue and non-performing-asset checks and audit report preparation.
• Supported external audit work and assessed arm’s-length pricing and transfer-pricing matters.
• Managed credit control, petty cash, payroll, sales and purchase ledgers and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Reconciled supplier cash receipts to bank statements and maintained daily prepayment reporting.

Bachelor of Commerce - IT & Management Accounting - University of Pune