Gireesh Kumar Email & Phone Number

Profile: CPA (USA) with 25+ Years Financial Leadership, and Business Partnering experience in MNCs in UAE (Oil & Gas - 18 Yrs and FMCG - 7 Yrs).• Strength: Detail oriented professional, with Excellent Business Acumen & Commercial skills and proven track record in Financial Management.• Skills: Financial Leadership, Business Partnering & Planning, FP&A, Financial A/cg & Reporting (US GAAP & IFRS), Audit, Tax compliance, W/C Mgt., SAP ERP etc.

Listed skills include Financial Accounting And Management, Business Planning And Forecasting, Mis Reporting And Business Performance Monitoring, Financial Controlling, and 13 others.

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  Senior Regionalfinance Manager

  Honeywell Uop

  Sep 2011 - Present - United Arab Emirates

  Key Accountabilities: Reporting to Segment CFO, act as CFO of MENA Regional UOP Business Operations (~$400M Rev, 4 Legal Entities): Partner with Business Leadership & implement Business Growth strategies, to drive Regional Business Growth.  Establish robust process for Annual Business Planning & Results Reviews and help deliver Business Targets. Conduct high level variance analysis & reviews with Regional Business Teams to drive Performance. Conduct Pulse Reviews & provide update to Leadership on Monthly Results and QTR/FY F’cast Outlook Vs Plan. Provide Commercial support, incl. guidance on Contractual Terms, L/C, Tax aspects, Credit Terms etc. Drive W/C improvements, incl. periodic review Unbilled Receivables, Past Dues & Cash Flow management. Ensure robust Financial Control & Reporting process (incl. Statutory Audit, Reporting and Tax compliance).  Manage External Relationships with all stakeholders like Auditors, Tax Consultants, Corporate Tax Teams etc. Drive & support Business growth initiatives, incl. Localization, new Legal Entity set up, SAP implementation etc. Achievements: Provided Regional Finance Leadership to help drive Region Business grow from $200M to $400M. Implemented functional Transformation initiatives like Digital automation Shared Finance/COE set up etc. Shifted UOP ME Financial A/cg activities from UK to Dubai, providing HC saving & Cost. Resolved all Financial Control & legal issues associated with UOP JV Operations in Saudi Arabia. Currently driving New Entity set up in UAE (to drive Localization) and SAP ERP Implementation.