Yukesh Murthy

• Led end-to-end finance operations and shared services across O2C, P2P, and R2R, supporting multi-region business finance, FP&A, and treasury teams across enterprise-scale operations.
• Improved working capital performance by increasing cash application accuracy to 98%, reducing unapplied cash to 5%, and delivering 5-10 day DSO reduction through strengthened AR, credit, and collections governance.
• Accelerated month-end close from 8 days to 4 days by reinforcing GL controls, balance-sheet reconciliations, and ERP workflows, improving audit readiness and reporting accuracy.
• Implemented RPA- and OCR-enabled finance automation, increasing touchless processing by ~40%, reducing manual effort, and strengthening control compliance across AR, AP, and reconciliations.
• Built and scaled right-sized shared services operating models, embedding KPI frameworks, SOPs, and DOA governance while leading 250+ global team members across finance operations.
• Strengthened IFRS-aligned controls and audit readiness, supporting 100% on-time audits and improving regulatory compliance through close partnership with auditors, legal, and guidance.

• Drove AR, AP, and GL operations across multiple legal entities, ensuring 100% SLA-based invoicing, accurate postings, and on-time monthly close across all reporting cycles.
• Improved collections, dispute management, and credit workflows through pivoted escalation and governance, reducing overdue exposure by ~10-15% and improving cash predictability on a month-on-month basis.
• Supported budgeting, forecasting inputs, variance analysis, and management reporting by improving data quality and reconciliations, enabling 100% accurate reporting packs and timely variance reviews each period.

• Directed sales commission and AR automation using RACI governance, achieving zero post-launch disputes and stable production controls.
• Executed SAP-Bank host-to-host integration using a structured 5-phase plan, reducing manual intervention by ~90% and improving cash visibility.
• Reduced payment and commission errors by ~95%, saving 2.5 FTEs annually, through KPI-driven controls and automated validations.
• Designed exception-handling logic and multi-layer validation for AR and commission models, achieving 100% calculation accuracy and improved audit traceability.
• Streamlined bank statement processing and AR workflows, improving team productivity by ~60% and eliminating 100% of manual commission errors.

• Structured a 15-member AR team into risk-based units (High-Risk, Strategic, Process & Reporting), reducing bad-debt exposure by ~5% and improving ownership.
• Redesigned collections into a phased escalation model (Days 1-30, 31-60, 61+), strengthening recovery discipline and controls.
• Resolved a $500K multi-country dispute and recovered ~90% of outstanding through invoice-to-PO reconciliation and cross-functional negotiation.

Delivered 100% service quality by implementing service process improvements and operational fixes.

Improved debt recovery outcomes, driving ~50% increase in cash flow through targeted credit and collection strategies.

Eliminated collection delays, achieving 100% reduction in overdue backlog through focused customer outreach.

Achieved a 100% reduction in overdue payments by proactively reaching out to assigned customers, and addressing collection challenges