MANPRIT KAUR
Deputy Manager Finance
Chandigarh
Summary
Finance and accounting professional with 15+ years of experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, financial reporting, and process automation. Skilled in SAP, Tally, and Microsoft Office, with a strong record in improving efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance. Adept at month-end/year-end closing, audit support, and fixed asset management. Recognized for driving automation initiatives that increased productivity by 3X.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Deputy Manager – Finance & Accounts
Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (Times of India)
02.2011 - Current
- Coordinating and presenting branch and corporate P&L, MIS reports, and department performance slides to branch stakeholders as a member and coordinator of the Executive Committee.
- Analyzing discrepancies in project performance reports by comparing planned results versus actual outcomes.
- Handling monthly billing of circulation sales across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K.
- Manage debtors reconciliation, follow-up with sales teams for receivables, conduct ageing analysis, and control overdue collections.
- Conducting monthly meetings with regional heads to review customer outstanding and payments.
- Report disputed debts, maintain bill-wise outstanding records, and ensure accurate payment application.
- Preparing and reviewing the Dealer Rating Index of customers every six months.
- Oversee accounting of dealer expenses, review variations, and prepare periodic MIS reports.
- Sending monthly cost details to stakeholders and highlighting budget variances to control costs.
- Handle month-end/year-end closing of accounts, GL reconciliations, debtor confirmations, and intercompany reconciliations.
- Ensuring unbiased selection and verifying revised quotes by participating in the purchase committee for values exceeding 20 lakhs and signing off the PAR note.
- Manage fixed asset tagging, barcode registration in SAP, periodic verification, and reconciliation.
- Review old records as per company's retention policy and oversee secure destruction.
- Support corporate accounting and tax teams during audits by providing necessary data.
- Lead process automation initiatives with IT to reduce manual interventions and improve efficiency.
- Identified areas for improvement within the department, implementing strategic initiatives to address gaps in performance or resources.
Accounts Executive
Grace Advertising
09.2006 - 01.2011
- Maintained vouchers, receipts, bills, and payment records.
- Performed bank reconciliations, managed payment collections, and reconciled debtors/creditors.
- Prepared quotations, purchase orders, and sales invoices; maintained accurate accounts filing systems.
- Managed petty cash and daily accounting entries in Tally.
- Computed TDS, reconciled with Form 26AS, deposited taxes, and coordinated with auditors.
- Managed multiple accounts simultaneously while maintaining organization and prioritizing tasks efficiently.
Education
Company Secretary - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Noida, India 04.2001 -
MFC - Master's in Finance & Control
Panjab University
Chandigarh, India05-2008
B. Com - Financial Accouting
Panjab University
Chandigarh, India05-2006
Skills
- Experience with SAP and Tally systems
- Performance improvements
- Cost analysis and savings
- Process and procedure development
Projects
- Interest on Security Deposit (SD) calculation & accounting
- E-copy invoices, credit/debit notes
- FRSN uploads, background billing
- Coupon accounting via scheduler
- Auto-clearing & auto-amortisation of subscription revenue
- Dealer risk index creation, TCS implementation
- Zonalisation of operations
- Updated dealer emails PAN-India
- Shift from A3 to A4 invoice formats, eliminating dot-matrix printers
- Inclusion of statement of account on invoices
- Successfully converted all the dealers to e-collection mode
Contributed to the MIS mobile application team for top management.
Accomplishments
- Finance Excellence Award (2024–25) for integration of two different accounts departments.
- Annual Award (2019–20) for automation projects during COVID-19.
- Annual Award (2018–19) for automating Dealer Deposit Interest calculations.
- Branch Finance Star Award (2017–18).
- Core member of SAP automation development team
AREAS OF STRENGTH
- Strong work discipline, ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Quick learner with adaptability to changing processes and systems
References
Available on request
Timeline
Deputy Manager – Finance & Accounts
Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (Times of India)
02.2011 - Current
Accounts Executive
Grace Advertising
09.2006 - 01.2011
Company Secretary - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
04.2001 -
MFC - Master's in Finance & Control
Panjab University
B. Com - Financial Accouting
Panjab University