Chander Ramakrishna Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Participated in the Business segmentation project to split the Business into 2 separate units and successfully implemented the multi-client project in SAP ERP.
• Participated in the Demerger of a business unit that was hived off and actively involved in the accounting of the Discontinued Operations.
• Successfully coordinated with the Auditors remotely in EMEA regions and assisted the completion, especially with the challenges surrounding Covid
• Part of the clean-up exercise Involving the winding up and Liquidation of dormant entities in the EMEA regions
• Oversee intercompany transactions and balances, including month end reconciliations.
• Review key monthly and quarterly reconciliations including Consolidation of Accounts.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Successfully transitioned entire EMEA accounting in a 3 months time frame from EFI's Netherlands Office, hired the required talent to transfer the accounting for 15 entities.
• Responsible for Tax accounting, including, CIT calculations according to local tax accounting requirements, coordinating with the local authorities and Tax consultants on Prior year Tax assessments, and extensions.
• Monitoring of Cash forecast, monthly and quarterly closure of books, review cost-plus calculations and reconciliation of accounts, VAT filings, Statutory Audit and Tax returns.
• Expanded US corporate accounting responsibilities by transition of roles to India Shared Services center, hired personnel responsible for Canada and Mexico accounting, US Census and Government Surveys, Reconciliations.
• Review of Intercompany interest calculations and Intercompany reconciliations.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Preparation of footnote disclosures, MD&A support schedules, and Statements of cash flows, in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations including the supporting binders. Retroactively adjusted the Statement of Cash.
• Supporting SEC filings - 10Q, 10K, and investor communications including press releases related to earnings, proforma financials for the conference call transcripts, and investor conference materials.
• Adoption, Implementation, and transition efforts with respect to the new accounting pronouncement of ASC 842, Leases, on a worldwide basis, with respect to XXX leases.
• Preparing technical accounting memorandums, outlining the company’s policies and positions.
• Review of Customer lease documents and preparation of spreadsheets to determine qualification of Sales Type or Customer operating lease for appropriate revenue recognition.
• Responsible for the calculation and tracking of performance-based restricted stock unit (RSU)vesting by comparing actual performance against the target and communication of achievements to the Stock Administrator for.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Fixed Assets Management:
• Manage and review of Fixed Asset related activities (asset capitalization, retirement, transfers, periodic depreciation run) along with Capex reporting, depreciation forecasting, and rollforward schedules.
• Periodic review of Capitalized Development (R&D), Internal Development/Integration Software and Facility expansion projects for ensuring appropriate capitalization in compliance with US GAAP and according to company.
• Periodic review of Goodwill and Intangible Asset schedules and rollforwards, to ensure appropriate amortization per stated lives and ensure periodic follow up of Capitalized Development projects.
• Manage worldwide SOX controls relating to the fixed assets area and participate in walkthrough and assist the Business risk team in finalizing Fixed assets narratives and Risk control matrix.
• Global process-lead for Fixed Asset integration with respect to acquired entities (EFI acquired over 40 businesses).General Ledger:

Bengaluru Area, India

• Responsible for the overall accounting of the Indian subsidiary operations (AP, AR, GL, FA, Tax,) with periodic closure of books, reconciling and reporting to the US Parent.
• Instrumental in implementing SAP R3 having received training from the group company in Netherlands.
• Statutory compliance and reporting to STPI, Income Tax, ROC and RBI and part of the project for conversion of External Commercial Borrowing to Share capital
• Successfully implemented Folklore Payroll application and handled payroll in-house for a 500-member team.
• Review of Intercompany transactions, Cost plus calculations, re-charges, reconciliations, and analysis of foreign exchange fluctuation.
• Financial statements preparation in accordance with schedule VI format including schedules for the tax audit report and reconciling between Indian GAAP and US GAAP.

Pgdm, Finance

Semi Qualified, Income Tax, Co Secretary

Bachelor Of Commerce, Income Tax, Business Law, Finacial Mgt