Rajes Nadaraja

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is the primary publicly funded healthcare system of New Zealand. It was established to replace the country's 20 district health boards on 1 July 2022

• Maintained detailed financial records of accounts receivable and payable status and bank reconciliations.
• Trained new AP and Payroll support staff
• Prepared month end accrual journals and GST filing
• Played key role in the implementation team for the roll out of FPIM (Oracle) in June 24
• Prepared quarterly controls on system users
• Prepared variance reporting for fortnightly payrun
• Introduced payroll induction session for new employees

• AP - Managed end to end process of AP from processing invoices to reconciliation of supplier statements which includes the planning of payment runs.
• AP - Processed employee expense claim according to TAS policy and managed employee enquiries
• AP - Responsible for the overall management of Flexipurchase system which was used to manage corporate credit cards and providing timely response from managers and employees.
• Payroll - Ensure fortnightly employee and monthly Board payrolls are prepared and paid accurately and on time in accordance with TAS policy and procedures and current legislation
• Provide timely response to payroll related enquires from managers and staff

MITO is an industry training organisation who design qualifications and training programmes that meet the needs of the automotive, transport, logistics, industrial textile fabrication and extractive industries.

• Prepare monthly financial information to be included in the monthly management accounts for senior leadership team and MITO Board

• Prepare monthly reconciliation for the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Financial Performance accounts

• Manage general ledger transactions by ensuring journals and other information meet required standards

• Manage fixed asset register

• Daily management of bank transactions and reconciliation of bank accounts

• Preparations of GST tax returns

• Prepare reports to Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)

• Reconciliation of data and payment from TEC

• Manage price updates in CRM and in Great Plains (GP)

Excel Digital is an end to end print supply chain provider who recently merged with Perception Group to form one of the largest digital-first printing, cut-sheet printing companies in New Zealand.

• Setting up new products in Job Management System which includes defining and setting up components and pack components as needed

• Managing stock records from the point of setting up to monitoring the levels

• Sales support responsibilities

o Daily order processing

o Stock replenishing requests

o Creations of new jobs in the Job Management System

o Manage client relationships – identify and solve client concerns

o Client invoicing

Perception group is a digital and offset printing company that also provides multi channel marketing.

• Manage Accounts Payable function from the point of invoice collation to reconciliation of supplier statement at the end of the month while following up on internal and external queries. Accounting software used was Xero.

• Data administration functions include managing:

o Monthly invoicing and reporting

o Resource generation and maintenance in Tharstern MIS system & MS Access.

o Daily job processing.

o Internal and external queries.

I managed one of the biggest clients of NZ Print and have been commended by the client’s top management

Vitae is New Zealand’s fastest-growing, nationwide provider of workplace wellness and employee assistance services.

• Responsible for assessing needs and referring clients who need employee assistance to the appropriate service and clinician.

• In charge of monitoring electronic requests (Call Centre, Email, Web) in the team email box and responding within agreed time frames.

• Assist in maintaining Client and Staff information systems.

• Oversee general administration of the office space.

• Support the appointment booking systems.

• In charge of processing recruitment applications for counselors. 

I am an interpreter providing interpretation services to refugees and new migrant group who are from Tamil speaking background. This employment was awarded after 4 months of intensive training and assessment. It is a casual employment contract which will not interfere with my full time employment.

Consistel is an in-building wireless software solutions provider and system integrator for distributed antenna systems. They are based in Singapore employing approximately 300 employees. They have international presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Pakistan.

• Assumed responsibility for the full cycle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes for 2 Consistel companies.

  o Managed vendor/supplier relations and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, credit memos and payment transactions through MYOB.

  o Responsible for resolving escalated issues from employees (approximately 100) and vendors regarding accounts payable and receivables.

• In charge of cash management and bank reconciliation for both companies:

    o Prepared management cash flow report on weekly basis.

    o Managed petty cash float and employee claims.

• Ensured accurate and compliant files and records in accordance with company policies and government regulations.

• Assisted with internal control policy drafting alongside Head of Finance.

Numoni’s is in the business of international micro transaction and mobile top ups. They are based in Singapore and growing internationally to Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. They employ approximately 100 employees. I was head-hunted to this position by an ex-Managing Director of Intermoni (previous employer).

• Reported to the Managing Director and worked together to prepare weekly business analysis report.

   o Report produced was used for higher management reporting.

• Headed the Marketing team (two people) and was in charge of increasing brand awareness.

   o Oversaw the website development and other marketing collateral for the services provided.

   o Successfully launched the first road show for the company. The road show increased awareness and saw an increase of 40% in usage of the service among the targeted population.

• Part of the Operations team (ten people), responsible for new installations, network maintenance, customer relationship management, collections and collection tally process.

• Set up and integrated UAT for two significant software products. UAT was completed under my project management and the products implemented successfully.

• Managed relationships for two regulatory bodies: Information Development Authority (IDA) Singapore and Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM).

• Reported to the CEO on matters of contract management for company headquarters and regional joint ventures. • Worked closely with the Senior Consultant of Finance and Head of Operations to develop the processes, policies and procedures to be used by head office and the regional partners.

• Headed the Marketing team (3 people) to develop marketing materials for the launch of products.

Intermoni was a company of around 40 people, in the micro transaction and remittance industry in Singapore. They were a subsidiary of Mint Wireless Ltd (Australia) and operation was closed in Singapore and moved to Melbourne. I declined an invitation to relocate for personal reasons.

Celcom Malaysia is the leading cellular provider in Malaysia. A part of Axiata Group which holds controlling interest in major cellular providers in the Asian region. Celcom employs approximately 5000 employees across the region.

• Reported to the Senior Vice President of Procurement and was part of the team that set up the Strategic Reporting and Analysis team for Procurement.

• Worked closely with buyers to create customised spend analysis for negotiations. The information enabled Celcom to make well-informed decisions during negotiations.

• Reported on a monthly basis on spending and savings analysis to Axiata (parent company of Celcom Axiata). This report was prepared to adhere to Axiata's standard format thus it is separate report from the internal Procurement Dashboard.

• After four months I was asked to become a full time task force member of Renoir-Celcom consulting project, which was a transformational initiative for Celcom. Achievements included:

   o Analysis and tracking of business processes that allowed improvements and new controls for efficiency of employees, processes and policies.

   o Successful development and installation of Operational Level Agreement (OLA) tracker to improve buyers’ efficiency.

   o Detailed spend analysis which was not possible earlier due to system limitation.

  o Successful installation of a management control system for the Procurement team.

  o Identified savings opportunities in procurement areas, which were established as separate projects. In total, estimated savings of RM 15 million (approx. NZ$5m) was achieved.

• Monitored contract utilisation and assisted in advising technical team on renewal or re-tender options.
• Assisted with enforcement of the contract terms and conditions, and advised technical team when disputes and necessary measures were to be taken, including pursuing three vendors for liquidated damages. Celcom recovered an approximate of RM 18 million (NZ$6m) in total, accumulated from 2006 till 2010.
• Tracked to ensure timely delivery of equipment for technical team. Ensured logistical cost savings.
• Directly involved setting up contracts for the procurement of new equipment/works.

Telekom Malaysia is a Malaysian telecommunications company focusing on fixed line services, employing approximately 27,000 employees with a strong presence in the Asian region. I was offered this position after graduation as I was in the scholarship program from Telekom (they paid for my degree studies).

• Responsible for all accounts payable for approximately 150 contractors delivering for the 3G deliverables.
• Managed contracts for the 3G Project Team, running the first 3G project in Malaysia.
• Appointed as the tender committee in an in-building commercial tender evaluation.
• Assisted the Risk Coordinator in identifying risk involved in the project launch.
• Collaborated with Billing team to develop the operational billing process flows.