PRABAHARAN MYLVAGANAM, CHAE

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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

Professional Development Program: Certification in Financial Management of Hotels July 2005 Relevant Coursework includes: Hospitality Financial Management: Operations Decision Making, Internal Control: A Fraud-Prevention Strategy for Hospitality Managers, Fundamentals of the Hotel Investment and Financial Decision, High-Performance Financial Management for Hotels

MANAGEMENT CENTER EUROPE Brussels, Belgium

Project Leadership Certificate July 2003

Relevant Coursework includes: Project Leadership, Leading Change and Innovation, Effective Communication and Building Relationships

HOSPITALITY FINANCIAL & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS Austin, TX

Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive April 2002

AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING EDUCATIONAL INSITTUTE Michigan, MI

Hospitality Management Diploma April 1999

Relevant Coursework includes: Room Division Management, Hospitality Purchasing Management, Financial Accounting for Hospitality I & II, Hospitality Industry Computer Systems, Hospitality Energy and Water Management

EXPERIENCE

Sheraton Addis Luxury Collection Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Director of Finance November 2001 – September 2020

Prepare the annual operating budget and support the management team in achieving the results.

Implemented control processes to reduce days to collect (accounts receivable) to 25 days thereby increasing year-on-year cashflow by $2.3 Million

Streamlined staffing and procurement across the enterprise to reduce overhead costs by $2 Million and improve GOP by $4.7 Million

Sheraton Sana’a Sana’a, Republic of Yemen

Director of Finance August 1999 – November 2001

Restructured Accounting Department to facilitate staff cross-training, therefore equipping staff to tackle range of month-end reporting duties and improving robustness of accounting process.

Collaborated with department heads to review and apply policy and procedure, reducing accounts receivable balance from $1.7 Million to $400K and increasing the robustness of the credit and collections process

Sheraton Addis Luxury Collection Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Deputy Director of Finance November 1997 – August 1999

Led implementation of Opera Fidelio PMS, Micros PMS, iScala and Adaco accounting systems at preopening of hotel

Organized training task force in partnership with area properties to train local staff to ensure operational capacity of accounting team at preopening of hotel.

SKILLS/ACTIVITIES

Professional: Stakeholder Relationship Management, Budget Leadership, Cost Benefit Analytics, Contract Negotiations & Strategic Alliances, International Sourcing, Operations and Finance, FP&A Controls

Languages: English (fluent), Tamil (fluent)