Sailaja Uppala

About Sailaja Uppala

An established professional with rich experience in Finance Operations & Transformation, Credit Management & Projects activities with a focus on bottom line profitability• Successful in implementing credit policies across Middle East countries; also managed the company’s credit risk exposure and the collection cycle for the MEA region• Leveraged capabilities of leading a large team including Credit Controllers, Team Leaders and Invoicing Coordinators across the AMBI region• Gained extensive international exposure while working for companies across Dubai & other UAE regions• Capabilities in developing Change Management & Process Excellence / Improvement activities, including stakeholder involvement, change management, organization governance• Drove continuous improvement of credit and collection management processes in collaboration with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Marketing to increase efficiency• Business Leader with abilities in providing strategic advisory in identifying cost-saving opportunities• Identified solutions, conducted strategic, business & operational analysis, introducing new technologies & building capabilities with focus on profit enhancements• Developed competency in establishing a performance-driven culture that ensures personal ownership, skilled in achieving goals as well as creating & ensuring adherence to SLA / SOPs

Experience

1. Program Manager Ar

   Amazon

   May 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• Osmania University

  Bachelor's Degree

Skills

• Risk Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Information Technology
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Auditing
• Corporate Finance
• Sap
• Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Accounts Receivable
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Negotiation
• Internal Audit
• Finance
• Tax