KARTHIK RAVISHANKAR

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JOB OBJECTIVE

To pursue a challenging job in a competitive environment by interpreting my skills in the interest of company for which I work, where I can use my vision to beat my own benchmark and grow along with the organization.

PROFILE SUMMARY

● A competent professional with 9.7 years of experience in:

People Management Relationship Management MIS

Performance Management Process Enhancement Office Administration

Accounting Project Management

● Demonstrated business acumen in managing finance operations and contributing higher rate of organic growth

● Proven ability in improving operations for enhancing business growth & maximizing profits through internal controls & productivity improvements

● Expertise in mapping business requirements and coordinating in developing processes in line with pre-set guidelines

● Deftness in setting out quality standards for various operational areas, implementing quality systems & procedures to facilitate a high-quality customer experience, while adhering to the SLA

● Exposure in managing & leading teams for running successful process operations and experience of developing procedures & service standards for business excellence

● An effective communicator with honed interpersonal skills with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities

CORE COMPETENCIES

● Ensuring uniformity in process understanding at client’s & organization’s end, thereby representing process before higher level management

● Recruiting, mentoring, training and development of the field functionaries

● Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters the development opportunities and motivates the high performance amongst the team members.

● Implementing performance management process including objective setting, planning and half yearly/annual reviews

● Evaluating effectiveness of training & development programs and formulating strategy and determining appropriate instructional methodologies and formats

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Nov’06 McKinsey & Company, Chennai

Growth Path:

Jan’ 10 – Jul’ 10 Senior Process Associate

Aug’ 10 – Dec’ 12 Team Leader

Jan’ 13 - Till Date Supervisor

Key Result Areas:

● Set up highly skilled team (13 members) for Asia operation at all levels (APA to Cluster Leads). Allocation of daily activities to them and achieving targets. Currently handling North America and LatAm operations (10 members team) as of June 2015.

● Monitor development and provide guidance on an on-going basis.

● Conduct Monthly team meeting and One on One session to measure performance and ensure team members receive timely and appropriate feedback.

● Preparing & auditing monthly reports on Expense & Timesheets and sharing results with Accounting Managers.

● Sharing the final utilization of consultants to the office after each accounting period

● Interacting with:

General Accounting Team for finalizing entries for reclassifying & submitting monthly reconciliations on time

Office Accountants for reconciliation of WIP

● Managing constant TAT for ensuring clients reimbursement within 7 days from date of submission

● Looking after reasons for violation of policies & procedures by Consultants

● Examining Unpaid report for finding reasons of long pending items and taking corrective measures

Highlights:

● With excellent leadership skills, helped team members in achieving success in their career. 3 people in Asia team successfully changed roles from Senior Process Associate to Cluster Leads. 1 member from Americas team changed role to Senior Process Associate during 2015 year end evaluation.

● Successfully transitioned expense processing for LaTAm region (7 locations) in the year 2008, when LatAm was new to the Myexpense system (Infor). Built credibility and developed excellent relationship with Accounting Managers, Mauro Lemos (SPO) & Luis Sanchez(MEX).

● With extensive knowledge in Timesheets, I got opportunity to transition LatAm, Greece and Turkey to GFA in the year 2013.

● Spearheaded the remote transition of all Time and Expense related activities pertaining to Asia from Manila shared services with great precision and meticulous documentation

● Was invited to Japan in 2013 by James Maher(JNO Manager of Finance) to review and enhance the timesheet process.

● Adroitly saved thousands of dollars and recovered numerous duplicate payments

● Along with team handling, I have single handedly performed the Timesheet, WIP activity and Time review for North East office.

● Dexterously:

Performed quality Check on the work done by team members

Involved in process enhancement through constant calls with other offices to ensure high level accuracy & quality

● Honed with cross functional experience of working across the globe and gaining insight of client behavior

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

● Acknowledged with various accolades / appreciations from Accounting Managers & Consultants

● Received Process Star award twice as an individual contributor in 2008 and 2009.

● Received Management award from GFA leadership for 2015 1Q.

ACADEMIC DETAILS

2009 MBA in HR from Loyola College & Pondicherry University Twinning Programme

2006 B.Com. from Guru Nanak College, Chennai, affiliated to University of Madras

IT SKILLS

● Well versed with MS Office, Infor (My Time and Expenses), Oracle and Business Objects.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 18th March 1986

Address: No. 11, Nisha Avenue, Sembakkam, Chennai - 600073

Languages Known: English and Tamil

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