Shathees Shanmugapalan Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

• Compile and present monthly management reporting on Centralised Projects portfolio financial performance
• Produce annual budget and quarterly forecasts for Centralised Projects portfolio
• Liaise monthly with Investment Committee; the governing body for Centralised Projects, to provide analytical data and report on current spend and performance of various projects
• Conduct reviews of business cases and investment proposals for IT projects; ensure proper classification of capital expenditure
• Assist project managers and sponsors prepare required documentation to attain project budget approval and funding, and continue to provide ongoing support via regular reporting of project status and ad-hoc requests
• Liaise with Technology stakeholders to discuss monthly results and ad-hoc requests relating to project financials

Melbourne, Australia

• Assess and challenge ongoing financial performance of project/initiative activity across the organisation with a particular focus on benefits realization
• Critically assess benefit value of each initiative undertaken as part of Transformation program
• Active involvement in initial business case value assessment and determining the KPIs to measure performance against
• Provide and regularly update reporting around actual forecasted benefits and timing
• Engage as necessary with business stakeholders to identify variances in actual and planned value at a workstream level and determine actions to close

London, United Kingdom

• Serve as finance business partner for Global Gas, Power & Derivatives (GGPD) business unit, which accounts for 45-50% of GM&T Group’s net income; in addition to serving as Finance BP for Global Strategy & Business.
• Compile and present monthly management reporting on cost centre and business unit financial performance for GGPD and GSBD, across multiple statutory entities across several countries
• Produce annual budget, 10 year business plan and twice-yearly forecast for all responsible business units and support functions
• Allocate all support function costs to business units in Annual budget and 10 year business plan, via preparation and execution of packages in SAP planning tool – BPC
• Prepare balance sheet and working capital position for treasury and bank covenant requirements for GM&T Group
• Prepare and post journals as part of month end close process

Melbourne Area, Australia

• Compile and present monthly management reporting on cost centre and business unit financial performance
• Produce annual budget and twice-yearly forecast for all 22 IT Cost Centres
• Conduct reviews of business cases and investment proposals for all Corporate projects; ensure proper classification of capital expenditure
• Assist project managers and sponsors prepare required documentation to attain project budget approval and funding, and continue to provide ongoing support via regular reporting of project status and ad-hoc requests
• Prepare and post journals as part of month end close process
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations

Melbourne, Australia

• Work with Business Units to understand key processes and associated financial risks, and document processes and identified controls within the Internal Control Framework
• Test key controls and provide recommendations for improvement to management
• Complete monthly reporting of control exceptions to Management
• Assist in the co-ordination of the annual and half yearly General Representation Letter (GRL) process for EnergyAustralia Management in line with CLP timeframes
• Maintain changes to EnergyAustralia Delegations Manual and schedules, including temporary and permanent increases
• Monitor and report the resolution of internal and external audit issues

Melbourne, Australia

• Oversee audit engagements across Retail, Manufacturing and Government industries
• Implement requirements of International and Australian Accounting Standards in the preparation of management and statutory financial statements
• Compliance audits across a number of industries including Retail, Manufacturing and Government
• Complete audit work papers in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards
• Manage client relationships, including regular correspondence with key management personnel
• Prepare and deliver summary of key findings at conclusion of fieldwork to audit committee

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

Education record