Julius Perera

Managed the entire cycle of Accounts Payable process from invoice entry through payment posting for 500+Vendors and contractors.
Collaborated with other departments such as Purchasing and Receiving in resolving invoice discrepancies and reduced payment delays by 15%.
Researched, resolved and responded to inquiries from vendors regarding payments with 100% Accuracy.
Assisted with month-end closing activities such as preparing journal entries, reconciliations and accruals.
Analyzed discrepancies between vendor statements and company records to identify errors or missing information.

• Defined Benefits Specialist for Clients Based in the US
• Handling Queries and Claims related to Retirement Benefits, Pension benefits, 401 contribution, Settlements, and claims.
• Working with multiple internal teams and offices across the US to provide solutions to the clients

• Worked as Subject matter expert in Accounts Payable Team.
• Invoice Processing, Payment processing, Tax payments, Accounting Petty Cash payments
• GST and TDS payments processing and accounting.
• Managing Workflow, Ensuring SLA completion, and Generating Productivity reports.
• Working with Internal teams and offices across the country.
  Support in Process Automation Activities
• Analyzed financial data to identify trends, patterns and strategies.
• Documented process issues and recommendations and developed [Number] new standard operating procedures to capture improved processes.

• Accounts Payable Officer for a US-based Retail Giant.
• End to End Accounts Payable processing.
• EDI invoices processing, Pay release of invoices, Shortage claims processing, Price-claim processing.
• Vendor E-mails and Calls handling.
• Month-end Balance sheet maintenance, Account Reconciliation activities.
• Assigning daily activities to the team and training new associates.
• Worked on designing and initial handling of the Vendor portal website for the client