Mohan Kalakada

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ABOUT MOHAN KALAKADA

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Over 15 years of accelerated operations management experience in the finance department in BPO/KPO/Retail industries having directly led a team of around 47 associates and managed $24M in vendor operations and $70M in accounts payable. Responsibilities include key business finance functions at a senior level: vendor relations, business operations, process excellence, transformations, transitions, business process design, strategic planning and growth. Core strengths are people development, relationship and change management while driving business strategy towards set targets. A focused problem-solver who takes initiative to create best in class practices, successfully completing all responsibilities.A highly energetic, detail-oriented leader with strong follow up skills and a sense of positive urgency. Thryve Digital Health Hyderabad, India Sep 2019 – Apr 2025 Manager - Procure to Pay: Oversee the governance structure for projects, tracking progress, managing risks, and addressing issues to meet milestones. Ensured for effective people management, including handling first-level escalations, nominations for R&R, and supporting team appraisals. Worked closely with different business units and corporate stakeholders, including PMO & HR to support process transitions, project implementation and system enhancements. Managed and facilitated requisition workflow to ensure respective approvals are done and policies are followed prior to converting Purchase Orders. Enable Suppliers across the enterprise for electronic Purchase Order, invoicing and payment transactions through the Procurement systems. Diligently matched software contracts with corresponding Purchase orders to verify accuracy and completeness. Send new Supplier registration requests to Accounts Payable team, following up with Suppliers for incomplete details. Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd. Chennai, India Oct 2013 – Jul 2019 Team Lead - Finance: Led AP transition and stabilized all sub-processes within short time. Resolved AP issues, audited invoices, and handled vendor queries, ensured for on-time invoice process and prevented duplicate payments. Led AR transition, streamlined the process by managing UN-allocated cash and unpaid invoices. IBM Daksh India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India May 2009 – May 2013 Senior Practitioner - Finance Successfully transitioned AR Refunds process and stabilized. I was authorized to approve refunds under Assisted in the voice support during peak hours and optimized response efficiency.