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Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates

• Established and optimized financial, accounting, and warehouse processes in UAE, Oman, and Qatar, ensuring compliance with local regulations and IFRS standards.• Implemented a customized ERP system for sales, finance, administration, and warehouse management, improving financial reporting and cost accounting.• Led the budgeting and forecasting process, accurately anticipating future financial needs and aligning them with business strategies.• Managed the complete financial reporting cycle, including variance analysis, bank reconciliations, and cash flow forecasting, ensuring financial health.• Secured Sinosure credit facility, negotiated payment terms, and verified import documents, ensuring effective risk management.• Ensured full compliance with GAAP and IFRS in financial statements and consolidation, reporting to US investors and local bodies across multi-country operations.• Conducted taxation activities, including VAT compliance, input credits, and corporate tax document preparation.• Established robust internal controls for inventory and financial management, minimizing discrepancies and errors during audits.• Coordinated and maintained strong relationships with bankers and auditors, providing necessary documentation and addressing inquiries.Key Achievements:• Launched commercial activities ahead of schedule and secured business loans through effective banking coordination.• Enhanced financial reporting accuracy and improved cash flow forecasting by streamlining processes with the new ERP system.• Established comprehensive budgeting and budget control processes across all departments, ensuring financial discipline and alignment with organizational goals.

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

• Spearheaded the financial analysis and financial modeling of key business projects, optimizing resource allocation and project profitability.• Directed the company’s budgeting and forecasting processes, enabling more accurate financial planning and cost management.• Prepared and analyzed financial statements in accordance with IFRS, providing variance analysis on major revenue streams and expenses.• Managed end-to-end financial reporting, ensuring adherence to IFRS and audit compliance standards.• Implemented internal controls to ensure proper cost accounting and avoid discrepancies, reducing operational inefficiencies.• Successfully coordinated with auditors and external consultants, ensuring the timely filing of TDS and corporate tax returns.• Generated detailed MIS reports, including project profitability analysis and monthly P&L statements, enabling data-driven decision-making.Key Achievements:• Streamlined the financial reporting process, improving accuracy and reducing turnaround times.• Implemented cost-cutting measures that increased project profitability and enhanced operational efficiency.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managed multi-country financial operations across UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar, ensuring adherence to IFRS standards.• Led the successful implementation of the Finance Module in a customized ERP system, enhancing cost accounting and financial management.• Handled financial reporting across multiple entities, consolidating reports and ensuring compliance with IFRS.• Conducted regular financial analysis and variance analysis to monitor financial health and identify areas for improvement.• Prepared and filed VAT returns for multiple countries, ensuring timely and accurate tax reporting.• Conducted comprehensive cash flow forecasting, enabling better working capital management and risk management across multiple locations.• Implemented effective internal controls for inventory management and financial processes, improving overall operational efficiency.Key Achievements:• Implemented an ERP system that reduced operational inefficiencies and improved financial reporting accuracy.• Reduced overdue payments by introducing an effective follow-up system, improving cash flow management.

Chennai Area, India

• Established and managed the financial reporting, budgeting, and consolidation processes for 106 branches, ensuring GAAP compliance.• Led variance analysis of branch-wise income, expenses, and financial contributions to the head office, improving financial visibility across the organization.• Coordinated with bankers to open salary accounts, facilitated the setup of internal controls, and streamlined cost accounting processes across branches.• Managed the preparation and timely filing of PF, TDS, GST returns, ensuring tax compliance and minimizing tax-related risks.• Conducted financial modeling to guide budget allocations, setting up a budget control system to ensure cost efficiency.• Supervised a team of 23 finance staff, setting targets and training them to manage internal controls, financial processes, and audit compliance.• Liaised with external auditors to ensure smooth audits and addressed all queries regarding financial reporting and taxation.• Managed daily fund disbursement to branches, optimizing the allocation of available resources to maximize efficiency.Key Achievements:• Finalized and presented the budget within two months, achieving a 20% reduction in EB costs through a branch-wise analysis.• Introduced the concept of Regional Accounts Coordinators and Zonal Accountants, improving financial oversight and operational efficiency.Manager - Commercial (Dec 2015 – Jul 2017)• Implemented accounting and inventory management processes, including the setup of the chart of accounts.• Led budgeting and cost control initiatives, significantly reducing event sales-related expenses.• Ensured timely statutory audit preparation and MIS reporting on sales trends, expenses, and daily financial operations.

Coimbatore Area, India

Managing four Jr. level executives and two Sr. level executives, Taking care of Accounts & Commercial with additional responsibility of Planning, Procurement, scheduling and Follow-up of Raw Materials for production, Over all checking and auditing the Vouchers and Accounting entries, Budgeting on Capex and Opex, Monthly MIS reporting with trend charts, Analyzed and reported on working capital status, Monthly analysis with trend chart on Total cost Vs Total Revenue, Daily monitoring of RG 23A, RG 23A Part1, Online filing of ER1, Service Tax and Sales Tax, Managing and controlling cash expenses, Preparing and make ready for KPMG Audit, Verification of Staff and Contract Workers Attendance, Processing for Salary and Pay Slip, Frequent improvements on systems and process for accounts and stores departments, Daily monitoring the SOP documents, Monitoring, controlling and verification of Fixed Asset Register and FA Movement register, Done and evaluated Self Inspection and Internal audits, Controlling scrap disposals.ACHIEVEMENTS:Elaborated MIS reports with Trend Charts. SOPs on stores and accounts drafted, finalized and implemented within a month. Sorted out Long pending Sales Tax Issues. Scheduled Raw Material planning one month before and avoided truck detention charges. Systemized the flow of cash vouchers. On-time issue of Debit Notes and conversion costs to the principal manufacturer. 0% deviation on physical verification is done by the principal manufacturer. Reduced cost by way of reducing casual labor and materials. Sourced material locally and reduced cost and lead time. Faced Central Excise Audit, KPMG Audit and cleared without any critical points.

Chennai Area, India

Responsible for Accounting functions of HQ & 45 Branches Like, monthly closing as well as maintenance of all accounting ledgers including daily review of all account reconciliations and journal entries. Lead and manage a team of Six Accounts Persons in HQ and 45 Accountants in branches, including selection, objective setting, performance management, coaching/development and training. Oversee the General Accounting processes of Branch, Fixed assets and Accounting and financial reporting of all entities. Preparation of all financial reports, including Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows, as well as the year-end financial reports. Provide timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets; provide corrective action recommendations to management, where necessary. Implement Firm’s Accounting Policies and interpret guidance in regards to accounting transactions. Responsible for all accounting activities compliance with statuary requirements of all places. Prepare tax schedules and coordinate tax work papers for tax group. Ensure completion and review of all balance sheet reconciliations and identify and communicate findings. Liaise effectively with finance constituents on financial accounting and reporting deliverables, issues and process improvements. Work with internal and external auditors during reviews and audits to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests. Special projects as needed.ACHIEVEMENTS:•Around 2,890 Items in Main Store was not tallying with Physical stock and System Stock, Supervised Physical verification, updated the physical stock with system stock and set checkpoints and physical verification plan for smooth Inventory function.

Luanda, Angola

Sole responsible for Government related Accounts for RIOFRIO & ELECTROMAX SA, Sales Tax – preparing sales tax for three provinces – Luanda, Lobito and Benguela, Bank – From Entry level to Reconciliation for Ten Local Currency Banks and Eight USD Banks for Riofrio and Nine Local currency Banks and Nine USD Banks for Electromax, Preparing documents to Bank for clearing Letter of Credit payments., Costing - Preparing Foliao De Calculo (Costing for Government) to submit in government dept. like Customs and Industrial Tax., Cash - Voucher checking and level one authorization., Audit check on Sales Invoices and Purchase Invoice., Withholding Tax – Capturing, Maintaining and Preparing Payment on monthly basis., Warehouse reports Vs Pastel Entry., Fixed Asset register maintained for Finalization of Accounts., Liaise with External auditors for finalizing the Industrial Tax., Maintained Expenses tracker for Eight Warehouses for Riofrio and Eight Warehouses for Electromax., Maintaining the contracts of various service providers and rental premises., Assigning Jobs and getting job done on targeted dates from four local employees.ACHIEVEMENTS:Within two months Invoice wise Costing done for all containers received from Jan’12, Pending Bank Reconciliation done for all 36 Banks and created a single page excel sheet for reconciling., Reduced unknown collections by way of transferring the values to clients account., Payable expense ledgers made Zero., Changed the process flow of documents for easy Accounting and Archiving.

Tiruppur Area, India

Responsible for performing technical and administrative accounting functions of the unit, In-charge of forecasting and budgeting process, Responsible for budget control and costing, Managing the units treasury functions like cash flow forecast, Liaise with auditors and Tax Consultants for Statutory audit and Tax filing, E-filing of monthly VAT return, Assigning Jobs down the line, Observing day to day activities and providing solution for issues raised, Inventory control and Monthly Audit on Inventory, Sales Tax Assessments.PROJECT HANDLED:Sole responsible for Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics Axapta – GL, AP, AR, Bank & Inventory Management Modules in Tirupur Unit, Co-ordinated with ERP Team for preparing Business Blue Print, Process Map Testing, Customizing & Improvising the process and method, Contact with ERP team to solve various issue raised while in testing & live server, Creation of New Item codes and removed old duplicate Items, Transferred the Physical Stock data to AX Inventory data, Transfer of ledgers, Inventory, Bank & Cash to AX, Customized and Implement new process flow as per the requirement, Training given to concern persons to work in AX, Solving there issues & query, Given continuous updates to customize on new reports.

Puducherry Area, India

Accounting & Verifying the entry as per GL Account & Cost Centre, Maintaining Purchase and Sales Register, Preparing Form ‘A’ & Declaration for refund Claim Submission, Petty Cash Handling, Maintaining Foreign Inward Register, Exchange Fluctuation and Revaluation for B/S, Reconciliation, Entry and Maintenance of Bank Accounts Both INR & EUR, Coordinating with the Bankers for FIRC & BRC, FAR (Fixed Asset Register), Valuation of Fixed Assets and Asset Numbering as per Income Tax, Excise & Statutory Audit, Maintaining & Analyzing the Contracts of Intercompany, Purchaser, Supplier & Service providers. Verification of all Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Invoices, Facing External Audit's Like - Statutory Auditors from Deloitte, Service Tax Auditors and Management Auditors, Maintaining Records for CARO (Company Audit Report Order) Requirements, Finding the Landing Cost and Pricing of the Products, Budgeting and Budget Control, Preparing Cash Flow Statement, TDS Calculation, Submission and Register Maintenance as per Income Tax Act, Level One Authorizing & Verification of Online Uploading of Payment, Inventory and Stores Audit on Monthly Basis, Valuation of Stock, WIP & FG, Monthly, Qty & Final Closing of Accounts and Reporting to HO-France, Submitting of MIS Reports to HO, Implementation Process and Business Blue Print preparation for ERP-TPCS, Knowledge in IFRS.

Puducherry Area, India

Ledger Maintaining, Core Responsible for Creditors Ledger, Preparing Payment Intimation, Interaction with Head Office regarding Payments, Taking care of Suppliers Payment Distribution, Overall checking of Parking & Posting of Invoices in SAP, Reconciling of Parties Ledger Accounts, Service Bill Accounting and TDS Deductions, Solving the problems involved while accounting, Budgeting – Plant Level RBU, NCU, WTG., Budget Control, Sending MIS Reports to HO, Controlling & Issuing of Tax Forms, Maintaining Records for Central Ex. Duty Draw Back, Monthly Auditing Done on Stores, Preparing Salary Statement for all employees, Conforming and Getting the Sales Tax Codes, Month Wise Cash Flow Forecasting, Reconciling of Materials given for Contract Labour Jobs, Solving the Queries raised by the Management Audit, Preparing Quarterly Outflow Budget, Knowledge in Cost Sheet Preparation, Accounting process is done in IIMS & SAP.

Coimbatore Area, India

Controlling of Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables, Preparing salary for all employees, Dealing with Sales and Income Tax Authorities and preparing tax related reports, Preparation of Cash Register, Bank Register, Journal Register etc, Monitoring day to day sales and purchase activities and its accounting, Preparing Delivery Challan, Co-ordinating with the External Auditor for finalisation of Accounts, Preparation and Review of Financial Reports, Continually evaluating and improving internal reporting processes, Petty Cash Handling, Accounting process is done in TALLY, Banking – Fully handled the Current Account Transaction.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General, 62%

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting And Finance, Business Management