Sujit Sukumar

Increasing credit standards of the organization by streamlining process through more efficient tracking of invoices and payments, elimination of lost invoices and duplicate payments
Reducing bad debts by negotiating credit terms and limits for marginal and high risk accounts
Implementing financial controls, evaluating internal control systems / procedures with a view to highlight the shortcomings
Monitoring cash flows and ensuring that funds are arranged in the most cost effective manner after projecting accurate forecast
Assessing customer’s PO, T&C’s, payment terms and issuance of LC / BG limits, guarantees, LC confirmations, transfer of LCs with various banks
Addressing L/C discrepancies/queries in a timely manner
Liaising with:
o Procurement & Logistics / Sales / Estimation Department in order to fix the proper credit/commercial terms
o Appointed shipping company for scheduling/booking shipments and to obtain proper Bill of Lading to ensure smooth and timely cargo delivery
o Sales Team & customers in order to amend the LC for the clauses which are unable to comply
o Insurance Company with regards to ensure the goods and claims if any
Preparing complete set of documents pertaining to export/import shipping documentation based on L/C and /or other credit terms
Maintaining direct relationship with the bank pertaining to all export/import procedure and documentation
Following-up on the L/C and payment status with Advising/Negotiating/Confirming Bank and ensuring receipt of LC funds.
Coordinating with Accounts Department on customer’s & suppliers accounts reconciliation, maintaining payment records/LTR to ensure the smooth arrangement of funds for upcoming payments and to generate any kind of reports and correspondences

Maintained sales invoices and other financial reports to keep a track of financial performance
Managed accounting entailing preparation of statutory books of accounts, bank reconciliation, party reconciliation, profit & loss a/c and consolidated reports in compliance with time & accuracy norms
Monitored general ledger accounts by creating journal entries, monthly accruals and analyzing accounts payable ledgers
Finalized monthly payroll, leave salary and indemnity statements
Provided management with budget inconsistencies report on expenditure against set budgets
Prepared debtor and creditor reconciliation statements; raised debit / credit notes pertaining to vendors
Administered inventory control management, cost analysis and MIS
Coordinating with Banks for Bill discounting and keeping management updated on maturity and receipt of funds from various related transactions.
Coordinating with banks for issuance of Bid Bonds and Performance bonds for Tender Purposes.
Assisting the Tendering department for costing for the Tender.

Business Development
− New Projects (Accounting)
− Formulate & implement business strategies / promotional plans for enhancing market visibility & product awareness.
− Identify key accounts and strategically secure profitable business.
− Identify and explore new markets and tap profitable business opportunities across all the previous projects.
− Ensure customer satisfaction by achieving delivery of service quality norms.

Developing a Program for encryption with 128-bit Triple DES Algorithm
Maintaining database for Users.