SOUNITA MOHIT
London
Summary
Experienced professional with extensive expertise in financial systems, including SAP/S4 Hana.
With extended knowledge of end to end AP processes and previous management of a small team of 3, I am a quick and detailed learner and adapt well to new challenges.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2000
2000
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Accounts payable specialist
Weber Stephen Products EMEA
12.2023 - 10.2024
- Tracked expenses, providing essential support for cost management strategies.
- Managed the processing of expense claims, ensuring policy compliance.
- Streamlined accounts payable procedures to improve efficiency.
- Handled foreign currency transactions confidently managing multi-currency payables.
- Timely and accurate daily processing of all incoming invoices (mail and email).
- Monitoring four separate AP inboxes, ensuring emails are responded to in a timely manner.
- Match all PO invoices to receiving paperwork.
- Process freight and non-PO invoices within the global authorisation matrix to ensure appropriate approvals.
- Process weekly multi currency payment runs.
- Produce monthly intercompany reconciliations.
- Raising invoices for intercompany recharges.
Senior Accountant
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
London
10.2013 - 06.2023
- End to end management of the account's payable ledger for EMEA
- Processing over 600 invoices a month for EMEA on a monthly basis
- Processing and setting up approx 30 new vendors a month - including call backs for bank verifications
- Managing a part time AP assistant
- Managing multiple AP mailboxes on a daily basis making sure to respond to all emails
- Performing weekly BACS & Wire payment runs for EMEA
- Reconciling vendor statements on a monthly basis
- Checking and approving invoices in for correct VAT tagging, sending for additional approvals over thresholds and other requirements
- Reconciling prepayments on a monthly basis by processing the journals and updating the monthly spreadsheet
- Audit deliverables - providing necessary invoices/payments
- Bi-yearly Payment practice reporting to HMRC
- Fixed Assets - creating, transferring and monthly reconciling
- Monthly funding report - making sure there was enough cash in the bank accounts
- Gift register - monthly reporting of gifts purchased over £250 for the compliance team
- Updating procedures for AP EMEA
- Sending out reports to the wider Finance team for all unapproved invoices for accrual purposes
- Assisting in the implementation and introduction of Concur Invoice - providing decks and online training to coders/EA's
- Assisting with the implementation and testing of a legal platform called ONIT
- Assisting with the implementation, design and testing of a new vendor platform called Coupa
- Checking invoices for VAT requirements, making sure they have valid VAT numbers and invoicing the correct company
- Concur Error Dashboard - making sure the coding was corrected before posting on AP vendor account
- Middleware Journals to enable correct VAT allocations across all entities
- Weekly Reminders
- Cleansing of AP ledger - making sure invoices and payments were reconciled
- Assisting the wider Finance team with any additional requests
Accounts Payable Manager
Alvarez and Marsal
London
06.2013 - 10.2013
- Management of a team of 2 employees
- Processing invoices for UK & European offices
- Processing high volume of staff expenses for UK & European offices
- Weekly payments of invoices and staff expenses using HSBC Net & Deutsche Bank
- Working with Agresso to make improvements to the purchase ledger system, implementing new processes and controls
- Resolving supplier queries in a timely manner
- Invoice posting reconciliations
- Month end deadlines are met, and all reports reconciled
- Working with billing to ensure correct invoicing of subcontractor expenses
Accounts Payable Manager
Bloomsbury Publishing
London
03.2013 - 06.2013
- Management of a Purchase ledger team of 4 within a shared service
- Processing high-volume invoices and staff expenses
- Ensuring timely and accurate payments to suppliers, authors and staff
- Smooth running of all payable functions
- Purchase ledger reconciliation
- Training new employees on using Focal Point to code invoices and process expenses
- System improvements with Access Focal Point & Access Dimensions
- Financial analysis and query resolution
- Processing Royalties payments
Accounts Payable Manager
Evolution Securities Ltd
London
11.2005 - 11.2012
- Reporting to Group FC within a team of 16
- Maintaining over 500 Purchase Ledger supplier accounts both sterling and foreign
- Processing up to 900 invoices a month both sterling and foreign
- Posting & Uploading Fixed Assets monthly
- Posting & Uploading Prepayments monthly
- Bank Reconciliations Sterling, Dollar, Euro and HK$ - Daily
- Processing BACS Payments - weekly (Paying up to 120 suppliers a week)
- Processing Cheque Payments - weekly
- Processing Foreign Payments - weekly
- Processing ad-hoc Chaps payments as and when requested
- Processing Personal Expense Claims on a monthly basis (up to 300)
- Coding and Posting invoices correctly to divisions and nominal codes
- Responding directly to Suppliers regarding queries via telephone and email
- Using Infomatch to reconcile & process Market Data Invoices
- Managing up to 3 employees, including their appraisals and development needs
- Assisting Financial Controllers with daily requests
- Assisting with month end reporting and statutory accounts
- Working with Phoebus to continually make improvements to general ledger
- Processing Petty Cash for 6 branches
- Banking Sterling Cheques, also allocating correct divisions to post the cheques
- Month end file for Evolution Group Services Ltd reconciled to the general ledger, including accruals, fixed assets, creditor's reconciliation
- Manage Invoice Approvers and Changes
- Successfully tested and implemented an online Expenses System
Accounts Assistant
Dealogic Ltd
London
06.2000 - 11.2005
- Reconciling bank statements on a daily basis both sterling and foreign currencies
- Providing prompt payment to suppliers - issuing cheques and organizing bank transfers
- Maintaining both manual and computerized cash books
- Posting between 300 and 400 invoices monthly
- Producing weekly BACS payments and CHAPS payments
- Coding invoices correctly and assisting creditors with any queries
- Preparation and payment of Quarterly VAT returns
- Management accounts of 1 small subsidiary companies-including P&L, Fixed Assets, Accruals, Prepayments & Revenue Recognition
- Processing and paying personal expense claims daily
Accounts Assistant
Home and Overseas
London
10.1999 - 06.2000
Accounts Assistant
The Travel Company
London
03.1998 - 08.1999
Invoice Administrator
News International
London
08.1997 - 03.1998
Support Staff
Darkstar Solutions
London
10.1996 - 08.1997
Education
AAT Foundation Level -
Oaklands College
Advanced Business & Finance: Merit - undefined
Oaklands College
9 passes A-D - undefined
Loreto College
Skills
- SAP/S4 Hana
- Concur Invoice
- Concur Expenses
- JPMorgan Bank
- Great Plains Dynamics v4
- Great Plains Dynamics v5
- Great Plains Dynamics v6
- Concur Invoice
- FRX V6
- Concur Expenses
- Albacs Vr6
- Coupa - new vendor onboarding
- Infomatch
- GTreasury - banking platform
- Phoebus Software Vr7 120
- ONIT - Legal matters platform
- Expensys
- Sophia Platform
- Barclays Business Master
- Microsoft Outlook 2023
- Infor Performance Management System
- Barclays Internet Banking
- Access Dimensions
- Barclaysnet
- HSBCnet
- Office XP
- Microsoft 365
- Lotus Notes 6
Custom
References Available on request.
Timeline
Accounts payable specialist
Weber Stephen Products EMEA
12.2023 - 10.2024
Senior Accountant
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
10.2013 - 06.2023
Accounts Payable Manager
Alvarez and Marsal
06.2013 - 10.2013
Accounts Payable Manager
Bloomsbury Publishing
03.2013 - 06.2013
Accounts Payable Manager
Evolution Securities Ltd
11.2005 - 11.2012
Accounts Assistant
Dealogic Ltd
06.2000 - 11.2005
Accounts Assistant
Home and Overseas
10.1999 - 06.2000
Accounts Assistant
The Travel Company
03.1998 - 08.1999
Invoice Administrator
News International
08.1997 - 03.1998
Support Staff
Darkstar Solutions
10.1996 - 08.1997
Advanced Business & Finance: Merit - undefined
Oaklands College
9 passes A-D - undefined
Loreto College
AAT Foundation Level -
Oaklands College
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