Varni Jathu

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732-***-****, acei6i@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Certified management accountant (CMA) with experience in project management, finance

and strategic planning.

Team leader with strong supervisory, relationship management, communication, multi

tasking skills and proven financial management abilities.

Goal driven performer in business development, client handling and servicing who has

managed multiple,time sensitive projects collaborating with cross functional staff teams,

suppliers, senior managers and board members.

Analytical problem-solver, adept at seeing the big picture and able to anticipate issues and

create new systems that streamline operations, resolve concerns and improve efficiency.

Capacity to acquire skills quickly & successfully to take new challenges in diverse

environments

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Project Management • Account Management • Business Development • Relationship

Management • Financial Planning • Strategic Planning • Brand Development •

KPIs/Metric development • Budget Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Excel (Advanced skills) • MS Word • MS PowerPoint • QuickBooks • RDBMS •MS

Access

HONOR

Served as a judge for ARC Awards an international competition held in New York that honors

outstanding achievement in annual reports from 2009 to date.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Smart Media – The Annual Report Company (www.smartannualreport.com)

Smart Media operates in eight countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar,

Bahrain & Sri Lanka) and helps organizations report and communicate most effectively by making

the best use of any medium traditional print, web, mobile, video and audio.

At Smart Media I was successfully promoted to positions of increased responsibility based on

consistently exceeding goals and expectations.

CONSULTANT – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

[2011 – to date]

Responsible for helping and supporting the company to develop business relationships with clients,

as well as exceed annual income targets & increase the brand value of Smart Media.

Understand client brief and opportunity and make recommendations on the optimal

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allocation of the given budget across the print annual report and on line HTML annual report.

• Make recommendations on the resource allocation and monitor resource utilisation during

the delivery of the project.

• Provide consultancy to clients of diverse industries on content architecture & content

development of annual reports on areas such as intellectual capital, corporate governance, risk

management, and sustainability reporting.

Create and support client retention strategies for existing customer base and for new

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customers.

Create presentations, training guides, FAQs, WebEx training sessions etc. to benefit project

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managers take better decisions on their feet.

• Provide leadership to the Company's think tank that is developing the annual report of the

future.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

[2008 2009]

Managed the operations of the company consisting of fifty full time professionals, in addition to

strategic alliances with five top printing companies, photographers and paper suppliers. The

company operates in eight countries spanning three different regions.

Contributed to formulate business strategies, build structure, identify new market

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opportunities & execute plans.

• Managed client relationships to build a reputation for excellent service and generate repeat

business.

• Provided direction & support to the team

• Responsible for budgets, cost management and company's financial status

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MANAGER – FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

[2007–2008]

Responsible for identifying and managing projects related to increased profitability & market share.

Generated $1.5million in new revenue by identifying and setting up a wholly owned subsidiary

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of the company to cater to the second tier of the annual report market. My responsibilities for

this project included:

Conduct extensive market research regarding industry trends & competition

Create a detailed business plan on the operational & financial viability of the new

company

Develop budgets & cash flow forecasts

Developed and implemented a simple & effective project

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costing system using MS Excel to streamline the costing process which resulted in 12%

increase in profitability & time saving for the company.

Defined and created pricing, costing and planning models

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to manage and measure the value of the projects and account profitability.

Process data and prepare monthly statements, budgets,

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and analyse variances.

PROJECT MANAGER

[2003 – 2007]

Responsible for delivering projects against agreed scope, budget, schedule & customer

expectations. Doing this whilst supervising, directing & motivating teams of multi discipline

employees & suppliers.

• Managed client expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality service

• Strengthened working relationships with clients, utilizing excellent communication

techniques.

• Worked with a consultancy in United Kingdom to develop a format for publishing corporate

governance ratings reports and corporate responsibility ratings reports. The first ratings reports

were published in 2006 for Aviva NDB Insurance and this was the first time in the world that

such ratings reports were published in an annual report.

• Planned & scheduled project timelines & resource allocations

• Train & supervise project managers

• Involved in recruitment & induction of new personnel to the department

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting, Chartered Institute of Management

Accountants, UK

CERTIFICATION

Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Institute of Management Accountants, 2010

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