Vignesh Chandrasekar Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tn, In

Greater Chennai Area

Synthite is world’s largest manufacturer/exporter of spice oleoresins and essential oils , head quartered in Kochi, India and established global footprint in USA, Brazil, Europe, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Large legacy over 50 years of growth with 1000+ employees. Currently serving the Synthite group as its Chief Financial Officer, directly supporting the Board and Promoter group in managing its financial affairs with an additional charge to lead the IT and Sustainability functions.𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿:✔️ Consolidated Balance Sheet for Synthite group’s flagship, its wholly owned domestic subsidiaries across business segments, 8 overseas operations and Joint Ventures✔️ All financial affairs including Business Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Investor relations, Accounting and controllership functions, Secretarial, Legal, statutory and tax compliances✔️ Support and manage a large team across Finance, IT and Sustainability and dotted line for Finance teams of subsidiaries✔️ Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the company's goals and objectives ✔️ Financial advisor and business partner to the Board in all strategic growth areas including M&A, structuring as well as go-to-market strategies leveraging financial insights and business acumen✔️ Manage financial performance, short and long term financial plans as well as periodical business reviews at segment, geography and entity level✔️ Actively involve in long term strategic development and execution✔️ Manage IT security and strengthen the organisation's technology landscape✔️ Develop and implement the ESG roadmap towards long term strategic goals✔️ Drive Board and corporate governance and manage shareholder communications✔️ Core member of CSR, ESG and Risk Management Committees

North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Head of Integrated Supply Chain Finance• Developed and implemented financial strategy integral to long-term business planning, and oversaw financial performance with the key objective of delivering operating income and gross margin targets• Managed an operational budget of over $500 million, and advised regional Board Members on financial performance, risk management, and strategy• Managed FP&A – developed annual budgets, rolling and LT forecasts, compared financial performance vs forecast• Facilitated employee development through direct support, mentoring, and coaching

North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Deployment and Finance Leader - Strategic Manufacturing and Supply Chain Programme• Led the deployment of a large strategic programme involving a large team of internal staffs, contractors and consultants• Reported and advised the regional leadership on the project outcome, and as a Financial Lead, reported to the regional CFO• Collaborated closely with Board members, including Regional and Global Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Agriculture and Commercial Head of departments• Managed business turnaround and major crisis with budget overspend, scope creep and operational challenges to deliver CAPEX with renewed controls, re-estimated budget and scope

Geneva, Switzerland

Director Global Treasury Operations• Managed global cash flow (short term and long term), controlled financial risk with exposures to currency, credit, commodity and interest rate, and managed global investor and syndicate banking relationships - 10 Syndicate banks, 2 Credit rating agencies, and private investors and members of the board• Secured debt funding for LT cash flow and investments, improved controls and visibility on financial risks, and implemented an effective hedging strategy

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Global Process Owner - McCain Business Services• This was a global finance role with accountability directly to HQ based in Canada with key focus on executing finance transformation strategy optimising shared service operations and global SAP implementation.• Oversaw and managed product costs and financial operations for SAP process design and regional rollouts • Rolled out key financial projects and managed systems integration supporting operations finance• Delivered a global solution SAP design and rollout for 5 major regions within 2 years - trained 200+ end users• Standardized several supporting processes and Financial Shared Service Center, transforming the way the finance and accounting processes were managed

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Managed business operations finance and management reporting function• Cost reporting, variance analysis, and manufacturing business partnership• Established financial modelling to analyse cost and profitability for new product developments• Drove and supported transformation in cost accounting and operations finance• Run finance transformation, re-engineering initiatives & implementation of financial systems

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Head Finance and Accounting, Semiconductors BusinessFormerly, part of Philips Electronics, NXP Semiconductors was formed when Philips Group divested its global Semiconductors business• Managed finance and accounting function with leadership and development of finance team• Financial planning – Lead annual and strategic operating plans & quarterly rolling forecasts• Financial controlling – Accounting function and management reporting• Led SAP process harmonisation and global rollout of financial reporting tool

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Finance Controller - Tanzanian Business• Lead finance function with e2e responsibility for country financial performance • Finance business partner to managing director & head of commercial and operations• Manage cash and liquidity and drive working capital improvements • Management reporting (Sales and performance by BU / Market, and adhoc analysis

Executive General Management, Business Administration And Management

Cpa, Accounting / Auditing / Taxation / Finance

Aca, Accounting / Auditing / Taxation / Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Commerce

Activities and Societies: From the Loyola College, Chennai