ANIL VINAYAK

**** ***** ***** ******, *******, VA 22033

240-***-**** (Mobile); 703-***-**** (H); abm01b@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Senior Finance Leader with over 14 years of progressively increasing

responsibilities and demonstrated success in problem solving, driving

bottom-line performance, efficiency, process improvements, guiding,

influencing, and supporting business decisions in corporate finance. Result

oriented controller, accomplished in FP&A, strong quantitative & analytical

abilities and strong leadership acumen.

AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

Financial Modeling/Planning/Strategy Software Revenue Recognition Rules

Development FAS 52-Foreign Currency Reporting

GAAP, SOX 404, Tax & SEC compliances Implementation of Financial Software

Acquisitions & Due Diligence Packages

Accounting/Finance Operations & Transfer Pricing

Consolidations Design & Administration of Incentive

Revenue/Profit Optimization/Cost Plans

Analysis External Audits

Capital Expenditure Analysis, Planning & Staff Management & Development

Funding Unclaimed Property

SOP 98-1 Capitalization of Internal SW

Development

Cash Flow Management & Modeling

Proficient in using technology to enhance data and information management.

Skilled in creating complex reports with Excel and Access and developing

board presentations. Extensive knowledge of various GL systems and

reporting packages-Oracle, JD Edwards, Solomon, Hyperion tools (Enterprise,

Pillar, Essbase, Retrieve),Baan and FRX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ProQuest (formerly CSA), Jun-06 to Present - ProQuest is a leading

electronic publisher of research and related content sold to educators and

researchers and was acquired by CIG in 2007 and merged with CSA (a $70M

company). ProQuest has 1,600 employees worldwide and revenues of $480M.

Director of FP&A (Feb-08-Present), Controller (Jun-06 to Jan-08)

. Established a Financial Planning and Analysis function including staff

reorganization. Integrated financial planning/budgeting into the

existing business environment, significantly enhancing management's

operating results, gross margin, cash flow and working capital

visibility. Prepare monthly, quarterly & annual reports summarizing

company's financial position. Supervised financial analysis,

budget/forecast models, tax functions including a staff of 3.

. Reengineered the accounting function driving GAAP & SOX compliance,

cut the close cycle from 8 days to 4. Managed external audits and

ensured the integrity of the financial reporting. Authority for the

accounting operations, billings/revenue, budgets and monthly closings.

Integrated financials and consolidated accounting departments of the

acquired companies resulting in over $1M of annual cost savings.

. Lead finance member of the due diligence team responsible for

modeling, scenario analysis and negotiation of final purchase

agreements for a 2007 acquisition (ProQuest) that more than tripled

the revenue. Prepared carve-out financial statements and financial

models for CFO's presentations to banks & investors and obtained

favorable ratings from S&P. Managed all aspects of credit facility

including compliance reporting and analyst inquiries.

. Implemented a quarterly capital budget process along with a purchasing

function to oversee IT related spends of over $25M annually.

. Developed product profitability models to improve business planning

and decision process. Proficient in the nuances of allocations of

costs back to the numerous markets/lines of business.

. Oversaw creation and financial management of foreign entities in

Australia, HK, Korea and Japan. Drafted transfer pricing between

international entities in compliance with IRS code.

. Successfully lead the accounting system migration to a platform

(Oracle) that improved reporting, product profitability visibility and

provided the scale necessary for the growing business.

. Serve as an expert in the customer contract negotiation process by

analyzing the revenue impact of 'red flag' contract terms and offering

alternative structures. Increased full year billings 6% by revising

and implementing a formal policy of sales discounting.

. Supervised cash management including interfacing with bank on loan and

line of credit facilities, bank selection and implementation.

Developed daily cash forecasting for management review. Managed

foreign exchange activities and funding of foreign operations.

. Managed real estate needs including negotiation of office leases and

building management.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) Mar-04 to May-06 - ACS is a

Fortune 500 company and a leading provider of business process outsourcing

(BPO) and information technology (IT) solutions to commercial enterprises

and government agencies worldwide.

Regional Controller, Call Center Group

. Provide fiscal leadership to the "West Region" of the Call Center

Group (150M revenue, 9 sites, 10 clients. 3,000 employees).

. Manage the entire spectrum of accounting operations, month end

closing, and financial statement oversight. Review monthly operation

results with CFO and CEO.

. Developed procurement function thus realizing cost savings of $500K/

year. Standardized the procurement processes and configured the

systems (PO, Inventory, AP modules). Develop reports to detect non-

compliant purchasing activities.

. Responsible for annual operating/capital budgets and 12 month rolling

forecasts. Developed internal pricing and other asset allocation

strategies to optimize utilization of assets by profit centers.

. Finance lead on strategic decisions regarding new clients and new

sites development. Prepared business cases for completion of build out

and yearly capital budgets. Produce three year revenue/profit

projections, monitor performance once the site was up. Facilitated

region's growth and involved in setup of 5 new call centers (500

agents each).

. Implemented weekly flash calls and created online "Financial

Dashboard" that enabled executives to understand the financial impact

of their decisions in real-time. Developed training programs for

operations to manage P&L's, cash flow & budgets.

. Served as finance lead to direct a multidisciplinary "Fix it or Close

it" operative for turnaround of sub-standard sites. Implemented

performance reports on "Money Losing Units" and developed short and

long term strategies. Result: Operations grew from a $2M/year loss to

$1M income. Achieved through production efficiency analysis, site

closures, and redefinition of business strategy.

. Developed call center metrics that provide strategic overviews related

to SLA compliances. Developed models to optimize workforce scheduling

considering different input parameters such as: call volume, call

duration, agent availability and after call work time.

Marriott, International Inc. Sep-03 to Feb-04

Senior Financial Analyst, Project Costing & Financial Analysis -

Information Resources

. Responsible for developing complex activity based cost models and

recovery analysis for internal IT projects. Developed cost forecasting

models, monitored project status, recovery of costs from Marriott

properties worldwide, and resolve funding issues.

Baan USA, Inc. (acquired by Invensys, later by SSA Global now called Infor)

Aug-97 to Aug-03 - Baan is a leading provider of software solutions to

industrial enterprises. Baan has since been acquired few times and

currently does business under the name of Infor.

Controller - CAPS Logistics - A division of Baan USA, Inc. (Jan-02 to Aug-

03)

. Direct all functions of accounting and financial reporting to include

GL, AP, AR, cash, and SW revenue recognition issues.

. Develop business models that support operational decision making.

Develop annual financial budgets and recurring forecasts. Monitor

actual vs. budget variance and revise forecasts. Monitor quarterly

cash collection and disbursement targets.

. Responsible for financial reports including statutory reports, cash

flow analysis, and other performance measurement reports.

. Review fees and deliverables section of customer contracts for license

fee/consulting revenue. Interact with legal department to finalize new

contracts. Review projects, burn rate analysis and revenue recognition

on fixed bid and T&M projects.

. AR management, aging, bad debt and collections. AP management, PO's,

and negotiate payment terms.

Finance Manager (Jan-00 to Dec-01), Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate

Finance Department (Aug-97 to Nov-99)

. Prepare and maintain financial records of $600M international software

division of Invensys. Monthly consolidation and distribution of

financial data of 30+ international entities (utilizing Hyperion),

internal and external reporting packages, including reports to the

Board of Directors. Assist with SEC and Dutch statutory filings and

press releases.

. Implemented financial systems training programs for finance employees

worldwide.

. Ongoing management of the global financial reporting database,

maintenance of database structure and user administration.

. Development of interface between GL and Hyperion products.

Customization of Hyperion for parent company reporting.

. Prepared PO and AP procedure manual and setup workflow standards.

Managed the billing function, revenue accrual, unbilled

reconciliation. Implement T&E application for consulting business to

streamline billing function.

. Led implementation of Order Entry module, master data setup and user

training, created customer & supplier structures.

The George Washington University (Non-Profit) May-95 to Jul-97

Finance Assistant, SBPM Graduate Career Center

Monitored and performed accounting entries for various funds and

grants (restricted, unrestricted, student loans).Implemented

encumbrances tracking system by recognizing future commitments prior

to an actual expenditure to prevent overspending.

HONORS: Recipient of lifetime membership in recognition of outstanding

scholastic record in Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for AACSB

accredited business programs.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

. MBA - The George Washington University, Washington DC

. Associate Degree - Accounting, Northern Virginia Community College

. Career Studies Certificate - Accounting, Northern Virginia Community

College

. BS - Nagpur University, India

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