Offering freelance consultancy in finance for clients based out of UAE & Canberra. 1) Working capital budget & Monitoring utilization and reporting2) Negotiation with bankers & financial institutions on funding arrangements3) Credit Risk/Credit Insurance Management4) Cash flow management & Budgeting5) Setting up off-shore entities.6) Initiating discussion with potential targets on M & A etc.,This is a part time assignment performed on a need basis.

Responsible for F & A, Logistics, HR & Admn, Legal and IT fucntions across the region FVC operates in MEA. About the Company: FVC is one of the leading Value Added Distributors (VAD) across the Middle East and North Africa. With dedicated offices across the region, FVC works through its growing network of channel partners in over 45 countries. With offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria and presence in three other countries, FVC focus on three clear areas of enterprise computing: Unified Communications, Information Security and Advanced Networking.• Setting up objectives, goals and structure for F & A, Logistics and Credit department• Developed policy guidelines F & A & Credit Risk management• Framed the basis for budget preparation, financial estimates and projections for the Group• Prepared financial projections and identified/organized the working capital requirements • Assumed overall responsibility on Banking (Arranging funding), Treasury operations (Banking operations) & Cash flow management for the Group• Formulating the basis of preparation of cash flow statement and ensure it is effectively managed.• Statutory Audit finalization• Financial statement analysis and reporting• Business analysis reports on Sales, Margins, Inventory, Accounts receivables etc.,• Formulating the basis for performance incentive payouts• Responsible for negotiation with contractual vendors, Insurance partners and third party vendors• ERP Implementation Orion (ERP) and re- engineering process effectively deployed in the Group• Explored potential opportunities on Mergers & Acquisitions

About the Company: Metra Computer Group FZCO is a leading supply chain company distributing IT hardware in MEA and also into manufacturing and distributing Intel & Giga byte motherboards. Metra has been ranked #2 in terms of revenue size in ME region for the past 4 financial years. The revenue for the FY 2012 is at $700M. The Group has been in existence for more than 2 decades and has got more than 25+ IT brands in its portfolio with a customer base of 3000+ and the employee strength of around 1000. Metra is considered as one of the fastest growing supply chain company in this region for the past 4 years.•Working Capital Finance and Term loan (Conventional & Islamic)•Effective utilisation of Working capital facilities•Interest Rate Swap, Hedging and Options deals•Controlling the Cost of Finance•Supply chain financing arrangements•Factoring arrangements•Cash concentration/Pooling model•Credit (Risk) management •Credit Insurance (Negotiation and Management)•General insurance (Negotiation and Management)•Statutory Audit finalisation•Financial/Business Analysis•Working capital Management (Budget, Allocation & Utilisation) •Financial projections and Budgeting•Negotiation with Vendors/Suppliers on Contract/Credit Terms•Exploring potential ‘Acquisitions and Mergers’

About the Company: A 100% subsidiary of Redington (India) Ltd, a leading supply chain company distributing IT hardware, telecom and office automation products, in the Indian sub continent, Singapore, Middle East and Africa (MEA) markets. The company was established in 1993 and in a little over a decade has emerged as one of the leading IT distributor. Redington was ranked as ‘number 1 IT distributor in MEA’ consistently from the year 2005 till date. The turnover for the FY 2010-11 was 3.50 billion, which includes a MEA turnover of USD 1.6 Billion. The company was listed in Indian Stock Exchange (NSE &BSE) in Feb 2007.

About the Company: Sundaram Finance Limited, which was incorporated in 1954 with the object of financing the purchase of commercial vehicles and passenger cars, has grown today into one of the most trusted financial services groups in India. Today, the activities of the Sundaram Finance Group span savings products like Deposits and Mutual Funds, Car and Commercial Vehicle Finance, Insurance, Home Loans, Software Solutions, Business Process Outsourcing, Tyre Finance, Fleet Cards, Tractor Finance and Mutual Funds R&T. Sundaram Finance has a Nation-wide presence in India with 541 branches.