Kesavan M Email & Phone Number

India

Bengaluru Area, India

India

Supply Chain finance and Operation controller for Cummins Power System Business in India. Responsible for Financial operation for 5 Manufacturing Plants of the business• Driving Highly motivated Team of 25 (5 Direct reports) spread across all the plants in and around Pune• Implemented GST for the Business. Liaison with Corporate Tax, IT & Supply Chain team• Simplified the closing process for the Business to ensure Books are closed on time• Partnered with Operations Leader to… Show more Supply Chain finance and Operation controller for Cummins Power System Business in India. Responsible for Financial operation for 5 Manufacturing Plants of the business• Driving Highly motivated Team of 25 (5 Direct reports) spread across all the plants in and around Pune• Implemented GST for the Business. Liaison with Corporate Tax, IT & Supply Chain team• Simplified the closing process for the Business to ensure Books are closed on time• Partnered with Operations Leader to focus on Inventory Management and reduce the manufacturing overheads of the Business. Reduced Obsolescence risk of $1 Mn via reviewing the inventory to sell off the product• Instrumental in setting up new plant for India Project Business and recognized by Global leadership Team• Managed Annual + Quarterly Inventory & Manufacturing forecast for the Plants and presented options to leadership team on various strategic investment decisions for the Business.• Presented the Financials to Board of Directors for one of the Legal Entity.• Provide Guidance to the team on closure of Cost, Statutory and other internal audits.• Provide insights to BU leaders on the Plant Related metrics to assist in decision making• Provide Leadership insights on various cost reduction program in the Business Show less

Bangalore

• Planning, Analyse of plant/warehouse operation cost, provide visibility to cost productivity, review with regional and Global Supply Chain Leader to identify the improvement opportunity• Lead the Gross Margin Council Team which brought in savings in supply chain• Providing Finance Leadership for P&E CAPEX requirement, review & manage the Budget• Leading the strategic discussion on Make Vs Buy, Plant Vs 3rd Party manufacturing across APAC Region• Supporting commercial team on… Show more • Planning, Analyse of plant/warehouse operation cost, provide visibility to cost productivity, review with regional and Global Supply Chain Leader to identify the improvement opportunity• Lead the Gross Margin Council Team which brought in savings in supply chain• Providing Finance Leadership for P&E CAPEX requirement, review & manage the Budget• Leading the strategic discussion on Make Vs Buy, Plant Vs 3rd Party manufacturing across APAC Region• Supporting commercial team on Plan setting, assist in winning the order by providing commercial finance support Show less

Bangalore

(Have handled similar role in 2009-2012 for a different GE Business)Working as Lead Finance Controller for GE Water ($42 MM) manufacturing & trading business and a key player in Waste water treatment and filtration process technologies.Controllership: Manage accounting and finance function for GE Water India• B2P, O2C, R2R, FA and other related compliances (Domestic and overseas)• Payroll• Treasury/banking• US GAAP, India GAAP and statutory/tax audit &… Show more (Have handled similar role in 2009-2012 for a different GE Business)Working as Lead Finance Controller for GE Water ($42 MM) manufacturing & trading business and a key player in Waste water treatment and filtration process technologies.Controllership: Manage accounting and finance function for GE Water India• B2P, O2C, R2R, FA and other related compliances (Domestic and overseas)• Payroll• Treasury/banking• US GAAP, India GAAP and statutory/tax audit & reportingTaxation:• Business tax viz., Service Tax, Sales Tax (VAT),• Transfer Pricing• Corporate Tax, return filing, tax assessments• Periodic management information reporting to various stake holders• Business support and enable decision making• Ensure adherence to and assist in implementation of corporate accounting & compliance policies and procedures• Develop and maintain effective internal controls related to the Company’s accounting and financial systems• Establish procedures that ensure timely and effective month end closes and accurate submission of financial results to Corporate headquarters as part of global consolidation process• Identify ways to promote efficiency within the financial reportingProjects:• Fixed Assets Reconciliation and Automation• Stabilisation of ERP Implementation Show less

Bangalore

• Responsible for finance monthly operation review (MOR) review preparation;• Responsible for CMS quarterly estimates, actual reporting & variance analysis• Reduced PD and released USD 200K C Forms Provisions• Prepared Business Plan for CMS in 2012, 2013 and execution of the plan• Identified areas for Cost Savings and driving Margin Improvement Plans• Partnering with CMS commercial team on pricing, customer, industry analysis • Ensured timely reporting of all financial… Show more • Responsible for finance monthly operation review (MOR) review preparation;• Responsible for CMS quarterly estimates, actual reporting & variance analysis• Reduced PD and released USD 200K C Forms Provisions• Prepared Business Plan for CMS in 2012, 2013 and execution of the plan• Identified areas for Cost Savings and driving Margin Improvement Plans• Partnering with CMS commercial team on pricing, customer, industry analysis • Ensured timely reporting of all financial, customers and other scorecard metrics. Drive enhancements in reporting visibility, accuracy, simplification, consistency and process improvement• Target Setting for CMS Sales Employees and driving till payment of Sales Incentives.• Driving Key Metric for Supply Chain organization which includes inventory, Base Cost, VCP, CPU, SMNM stocks, Process orders• Driving inventory/Cost control and VCP.. Support all initiatives related to cost savings• Participated and lead global CMS FP&A project for India region Show less

• Closure of CAS (Internal) Audit Schedule II• Supported all Plant Finance, controllership and commercial activities including set up and designed processes around compliance and control• Supported Finance implementation of ERP (SAP) for Pune manufacturing plant• Ensured 100% compliance to laws, taxes, policy requirements and maintenance of high quality accounting records.• Revenue recognition, account reconciliations, stat to GAAP reconciliations• Transitioned B2P, R2R and… Show more • Closure of CAS (Internal) Audit Schedule II• Supported all Plant Finance, controllership and commercial activities including set up and designed processes around compliance and control• Supported Finance implementation of ERP (SAP) for Pune manufacturing plant• Ensured 100% compliance to laws, taxes, policy requirements and maintenance of high quality accounting records.• Revenue recognition, account reconciliations, stat to GAAP reconciliations• Transitioned B2P, R2R and Transaction Taxations to Global Ops Team• Established procedures that ensure timely & effective month end closes, accurate submission of financial results to HQ as part of global consolidation process• Identify ways to promote efficiency within the financial reporting Show less

Pune Area, India

• Preparing Annual operating Plan for the business.• Preparation of Monthly forecast for the unit and analysis of variance with the actual.• Maintaining the profitability of the Unit with right balance of Sales, Margins, Past Dues • Deciding pricing strategy for various government related orders & quoting for tenders• Brought in great saving through Six Sigma projects related to Excise and others• Financial Analysis using DCF and NPV computation for new product… Show more • Preparing Annual operating Plan for the business.• Preparation of Monthly forecast for the unit and analysis of variance with the actual.• Maintaining the profitability of the Unit with right balance of Sales, Margins, Past Dues • Deciding pricing strategy for various government related orders & quoting for tenders• Brought in great saving through Six Sigma projects related to Excise and others• Financial Analysis using DCF and NPV computation for new product introductions.• Co-coordinating with marketing and clear the bottlenecks with respect to finance for daily operation of Business. Show less

Chennai Area, India

Direct Taxation• Represented Company in Income Tax hearing up to CIT level• Identifying various tax related opportunities for the company• Assisting in preparation of various Tax Audit SchedulesIndirect Taxation• Service Tax computation and Filing of Return• EPCG related works which includes Monitoring of Export Obligation, Filing of redemption certificates, Evaluation of Strategies to meet Export Obligation• Identifying various tax related opportunities for the… Show more Direct Taxation• Represented Company in Income Tax hearing up to CIT level• Identifying various tax related opportunities for the company• Assisting in preparation of various Tax Audit SchedulesIndirect Taxation• Service Tax computation and Filing of Return• EPCG related works which includes Monitoring of Export Obligation, Filing of redemption certificates, Evaluation of Strategies to meet Export Obligation• Identifying various tax related opportunities for the company• Provided tax related assistance for company’s expansion programAccounting and Reporting• Reconciliation of Tax related accounts• Forecast of Working Capital for Tax related Accounts• Coordinating and Liasioning with Auditors and Excise Officials Show less

Acma, Cgma, Management Accountancy

Master Of Finance And Accounting, Finance And Accountancy

Cma

Cima, Icwai, Mfa, Finance

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