Arun Kumar

Detail-oriented Accounts Receivable professional with 3+ years of experience in collections, cash application, and reconciliation across high-volume, multi-channel operations for global clients including HP and Cisco. Skilled in reconciling daily cash and online transactions, monitoring customer payments across electronic transfers and credit card channels, and reviewing AR aging reports to prioritize and expedite collections. Strong working knowledge of SAP and advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables), with a consistent record of reducing unallocated payments, resolving reconciliation discrepancies with banks and stakeholders, and supporting month-end close in compliance with accounting standards and company policy.

AR & Supply Chain Analyst - Vserve Ebusiness Solutions - Coimbatore

(2025-05 - 2025-07)

• Processed and reconciled daily cash and online transactions across 200+ supplier and customer accounts weekly in SAP and Oracle ERP, maintaining 98%+ posting accuracy.
• Monitored and recorded customer payments received via credit card, wire transfer, refunds, and third-party channels, reconciling each against corresponding invoices and updating the accounting system accordingly.
• Managed dispute and trade resolution processes within Order-to-Cash operations, coordinating with internal stakeholders and channel partners to resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Prepared AP/AR documentation packages supporting financial audits, reducing audit query turnaround by 20% through accurate, compliant recordkeeping.
• Generated weekly cash flow and collections performance reports used by management for month-end and decision-making purposes.

Order Management Executive - Infosys BPM Ltd.

(2022-12 - 2024-08)

• Managed end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) operations for Cisco, processing 300+ transactions per month with 99.5% accuracy across invoicing, payment reconciliation, and cash application.
• Reviewed accounts receivable aging reports regularly to identify overdue accounts, prioritizing collection efforts by invoice age and reducing open backlog and unallocated payments by 35%.
• Used Oracle ERP and Salesforce to resolve customer billing inquiries and escalations, coordinating with banks and internal stakeholders to close out discrepancies quickly.
• Reconciled AR ledger and customer accounts monthly, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policy throughout the collections cycle.
• Identified and proposed 3 AR workflow automation improvements, streamlining manual reconciliation steps and cutting invoice turnaround time by 30%.

Accounts Payable Associate - Wipro Ltd. - Chennai

(2021-08 - 2022-08)

• Processed 250+ vendor invoices and payments monthly for HP with zero posting errors and a 98% on-time payment rate.
• Analysed vendor and bank statements to reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies, reducing reconciliation gaps by 20% and improving payment schedule accuracy.
• Coordinated directly with vendors, banks, and procurement teams to resolve invoice and payment issues, improving turnaround time by 15%.
• Prepared monthly cash flow and reconciliation reports for finance management, supporting month-end close and accurate financial recordkeeping.

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA - Rathinam College of Arts and Science (2020-12)