Anantha Narayanan Email & Phone Number

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Co-Founder, Head of Operations and CFO

Dubai

Director Accounting & Company Control for Volvo Groups Legal Entities in United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Algeria.Accounting & Company Control is the accounting department within the Volvo Group, responsible for financial compliance in all legal entities (except for Volvo Financial Services). Financial compliance is defined as meeting all statutory requirements and internal Volvo Group requirements as described in policies, directives and in Financial Policies and… Show more Director Accounting & Company Control for Volvo Groups Legal Entities in United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Algeria.Accounting & Company Control is the accounting department within the Volvo Group, responsible for financial compliance in all legal entities (except for Volvo Financial Services). Financial compliance is defined as meeting all statutory requirements and internal Volvo Group requirements as described in policies, directives and in Financial Policies and Procedures.All financial and tax compliance including tax administration, legal entity liquidity forecast, financial information to legal boards, local financial and tax auditor relations.Process owner for "Deliver Accounting Services".Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and all Financial Accounting related activities.Closing the books in all legal entities and Financial Reporting. Show less

As Business ControllerOverseeing Finance function for logistics operations for Russia, MENA (Dubai), South Africa, Turkey, Morocco, UK and Central & South Europe (12 Sites)As CFO for the legal company in Dubai• Planning and directing the financial policies, daily running of the operations and participating in the implementation of the policies of the organization.• Supporting local organization in financial, management and operational reporting, business and… Show more As Business ControllerOverseeing Finance function for logistics operations for Russia, MENA (Dubai), South Africa, Turkey, Morocco, UK and Central & South Europe (12 Sites)As CFO for the legal company in Dubai• Planning and directing the financial policies, daily running of the operations and participating in the implementation of the policies of the organization.• Supporting local organization in financial, management and operational reporting, business and operational plan.• Secretary to the Legal and Operational Board.• Spearheading Competence development and training for the company as member of the management team.• Overseeing preparation monthly and annual management accounts and statutory accounts as per IFRS. Statutory audit co-ordination.• Show less

Dubai

As Regional ControllerOverseeing Finance function for logistics operations for Australia, MENA (Dubai), South Africa, Turkey and Morocco in the Africa Middle East Region as part of the International Controllers Group (ICG).As CFO for the Legal company in Dubai• Planning and directing the financial policies, daily running of the operations and participating in the implementation of the policies of the organization.• Supporting local organization in financial, management… Show more As Regional ControllerOverseeing Finance function for logistics operations for Australia, MENA (Dubai), South Africa, Turkey and Morocco in the Africa Middle East Region as part of the International Controllers Group (ICG).As CFO for the Legal company in Dubai• Planning and directing the financial policies, daily running of the operations and participating in the implementation of the policies of the organization.• Supporting local organization in financial, management and operational reporting, business and operational plan.• Secretary to the Legal and Operational Board.• Spearheading Competence development and training for the company as member of the management team.• Overseeing preparation monthly and annual management accounts and statutory accounts as per IFRS. Statutory audit co-ordination.• Management representative for ISO 9001 & 14001 programs. Responsible for deployment of quality management system, managing internal audits and securing implementation of continual improvement programs and corrective actions. Show less

• Developing strategies to maximize, Customer acquisition through policy issuance effectiveness and Customer retention through renewal persistency and policy owner service with the core operations management group. Championing implementation of strategies through the Customer service team across 35 general offices for the country operations. • Championing the medical management process and ensuring service delivery and quality through third party service providers for the country… Show more • Developing strategies to maximize, Customer acquisition through policy issuance effectiveness and Customer retention through renewal persistency and policy owner service with the core operations management group. Championing implementation of strategies through the Customer service team across 35 general offices for the country operations. • Championing the medical management process and ensuring service delivery and quality through third party service providers for the country operations.• Spearheading Customer retention for all the business channels and through the Direct Customer Service unit. Evolving strategies to achieve renewal persistency and ensuring customer service delivery through the countrywide offices. Show less

• Project coordinator and head of the project team for implementation of Oracle Applications (Oracle Financials, Purchasing, Materials and Cash Management Modules) for the Mobility group.• Head of Financial Accounting team and responsible for monthly financial reporting, quarterly Indian GAAP and IAS reporting and Annual Statutory, GAAP reporting and Tax reporting. Direct and Indirect Tax compliance, financial compliance with Telecom regulatory authority and, compliance and financial… Show more • Project coordinator and head of the project team for implementation of Oracle Applications (Oracle Financials, Purchasing, Materials and Cash Management Modules) for the Mobility group.• Head of Financial Accounting team and responsible for monthly financial reporting, quarterly Indian GAAP and IAS reporting and Annual Statutory, GAAP reporting and Tax reporting. Direct and Indirect Tax compliance, financial compliance with Telecom regulatory authority and, compliance and financial reporting for FIIs and financial institutions.• As head of operations (team of 45 Remote Customer Care Executives and Back End Support Team) responsible for Service Provisioning, Customer Care and Customer Retention, championed projects for error reduction and cost savings in service provisioning. • Nominee to the core management group (Club 30) formed to strategize revenue maximization, excellence in customer service delivery, quality initiatives and employee engagement.• Step Chairperson for PONC (Price of Non Conformance) formed as part of company wide implementation of quality initiatives (Phil Crosby methodology). Estimate PONC for the organization. Initiate, implement and review progress of projects for reduction of PONC. • Champion of Finance & Operations Quality circle spearheading quality initiatives, work simplification projects for process improvements, cycle time reduction and error cause removal. Show less

• Super user and Champion for the implementation of SAP R/3 FI/CO for Volvo India.• Reporting designate to follow up monthly financial information on operating results and treasury, and key performance indicators to parent company, reporting under US GAAP, Companies and Income Tax Act.• Implementing budgetary and cost saving initiatives and KPIs. • Conceptualizing and implementing electronic links with partner software.• Liaison with financial institutions. TQM key person for… Show more • Super user and Champion for the implementation of SAP R/3 FI/CO for Volvo India.• Reporting designate to follow up monthly financial information on operating results and treasury, and key performance indicators to parent company, reporting under US GAAP, Companies and Income Tax Act.• Implementing budgetary and cost saving initiatives and KPIs. • Conceptualizing and implementing electronic links with partner software.• Liaison with financial institutions. TQM key person for Finance function. Finance responsible to establish work routines and internal control procedures for processes. • Audit co-ordination Show less

Icwa, Cost Accounting

Mba, Finance

Bbm, Mangalore University