Senior Finance professional

Core Competencies

Strategic Planning

Financial Planning & Analysis/

Development of medium & long

term plan

Budgeting & Budgetary control/

Forecasting/ Cost Control /MIS

Management Reporting & Analysis

Accounting/ Audits/ Internal Control

Finance Business partnering/

Stakeholder Management

Project management, Contract,

AR and AP management

Team Building & Leadership

Achievement-driven professional targeting senior level assignments in Finance & Accounts with an organization of high repute. Profile Summary

Senior Finance Professional with over 3 decades of experience in Finance & Accounts with 4 major international carriers. Supported Cargo division to achieve revenue of +USD2.4Band contributed targets for 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 at Qatar Airways Directed Revenue and financial analysis, budgeting, & forecasting, management reporting that led to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity

Proven excellence in reviewing and enhancing all financial procedures and internal controls, automating financial information systems. Provided insight to the financial decision-making process through analysis, financial projections (planning, budgeting and forecasting) and reporting; brought in scalable financial control in operations Maintained & developed organizational culture, values and reputation with all staff, associates and external stakeholders

Focused on productivity based culture and ensured same embedded into line areas to seek improved efficiency and continuous improvement. Education

Master of Financial Management (MFM) from the University of Bombay in 1989 Master of Commerce (Banking & Finance) from University of Bombay in 1984 Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Kerala (Advanced Accounting

& Costing as the main subjects) in 1982

Certification & Training

PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management; Certification No. 9980067381911559 effective 21 April 2015

Task Orientated® Negotiation Training Program 02-05 August 2015 conducted by Latitude Consultancy, UK

Career Timeline

Gulf Air as

Financial

Controller

Gulf Air as

Financial

Controller & Head

of the Gulf Air

Visa Division

Gulf Air as

Finance &

Admin. Manager

Oct’91 – Nov’99 Dec’99 – Sep’03 Oct’03 – May’06

Gulf Air as Manager

Financial Business

Support- Cargo and

Holiday

Jun’06 – Aug’07

Ramesh Subramoniam

Senior Professional

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Etihad Airways as

Senior Manager

Financial Control,

Corporate Financial

Control

Apr’14 – Feb’16

Etihad Airways

(Cargo) as Senior

Manager Contract

Management

Aug’07 – Mar’14 Feb’16 – Aug’19.

date

Qatar Airways,

Doha as Senior

Manager Finance –

Cargo

Jun’84 – Oct’91

Cathay Pacific

Airways as

Accounts

Officer

Work Experience

Qatar Airways, Doha, Qatar as Senior Manager Finance – Cargo Feb’16 – Aug’ 19. Team Size: 7

Role:

Responsible for the management and preparation of financial and strategic planning. Preparation of Budget for cargo division. Annual revenue of USD +3Billion with contract targets. Conducting reviews of monthly performance including KPI’s/quarterly financials/annual financials along with proper analysis and presentation to Executive Management Coordinating with Business and Finance stakeholders for inputs and ensuring implementation of adequate processes to enhance organizational effectiveness

Defining the risk management framework for the department and ensuring that the highest level of quality was maintained Analysing operating results and evaluating performance against organizational objectives Administering & reporting Monthly Rolling Forecasts, Budgetary Control, Variance Analysis, & Capacity Analysis Conducting monthly review of detailed freighter route performance review and highlighting the same to Senior Management

Implementing financial planning recommendations by developing key performance indicators and trend analysis with recommendations to assist in improving cost efficiencies within the company Highlights:

Streamlined business processes like global customer contract & incentive settlement, and station recharge process Improved visibility in business operations through reporting Freighter Aircraft utilisation including leased aircrafts with profitability analysis for taking timely decisions Reduced cargo handling unit cost by 2% through strict controls, increased efficiencies and better alternatives such as collection at source as OCDC, recharges, etc.

Managed business performance reporting and standardization and initiated automation of business process Etihad Airways (Cargo), Abu Dhabi as Senior Manager Contract Management Apr’14 – Feb’16 Role:

Contributed in Contract Management – Divisional Contracts, Aircraft Leasing Contracts, Global Customer Contracts (GKA), and conducted freighter route performance review Prepared business case of major projects and provided support in budget preparation and budgetary control – Expenditure Budget of US$700 Million+, Revenue Budget of US$1 Billion+ including cargo product budgeting Participated in profit improvement plan including project management of ongoing cost reduction/saving opportunities Highlight:

Played a key role in linking business & finance and managing increasingly complex strategic partnership with multiple carriers, with total business of the division exceeding US$1 Billion Participated in two major projects with Air Berlin and Jet Airways Participated and was the finance Lead for the EY-Avianca joint operation project Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi as Senior Manager Financial Control, Corporate Financial Control Aug’07 – Mar’14 Role:

Contributed in Financial Planning and developed short-term and 5 year plans Steered division’s revenue for 2013 US$850 Million which is 20% of the group’s topline Prepared Budget & Budgetary Control – Expenditure Budget of more than US$500 Million Monitored cost management including project management of ongoing cost reduction/saving opportunities Performed tender analysis – GSA & GHA, and analysis of business cases (Financial, Route and Revenue Analysis) Highlights:

Steered a cost effective third party supplier organization keeping operating costs under 60% of the division’s annual revenues

Directed cost management initiatives and projects: o Project on Foreign Exchange – China – US$2 Million pa o Sales self-handling in Thailand – US$ 450K, ongoing review of GSA/GHA contract to achieve efficiencies and cost reduction targets

Implemented CASS – 36 countries, 55% penetration; participated in CASS on worldwide basis Successfully developed & implemented MIS tool for monitoring cross-functional business performance project:

“Feel the Business”

Previous Experience

Gulf Air, Bahrain as Manager Financial Business Support - Cargo and Holiday Jun’06 – Aug’07 Promoted and posted to Head Office in Jun’06 to provide Financial Business Support functions to Gulf Air Cargo and Holidays Division Worldwide

Highlights:

Launched dedicated freighter services on short-term basis and generated revenue of US& 2.5 Million Successfully concluded a new global key account contract with DHL value worth US& 3 Million Directed the Finance Divisions of Gulf Air Holidays (Circa US$10million) and Gulf Air Cargo (Circa US$55million) Steered India Sales & Operations Insourcing which resulted in cost saving of US$ 2 Million Coordinated with various divisions for the GF Bahrain Grand Prix -2007 (F1) Initiated process for the e-holiday booking system Gulf Air, Abu Dhabi as Finance & Admin. Manager Oct’03 – May’06 Highlights:

Managed Gulf Air Main Hub with +40 International Departures per day with a staff of 450 personnel and annual revenues of US$65 Million

Reorganized the Finance Department organization structure and developed an excellent team of finance personnel Performed lead role in establishing & implementing BSP in AUH & AAN in Sep’04 Steered initiatives in revenue matters, cost rationalization and automation processes Gulf Air Dec’99 – Sep’03

Growth Path

Dec’99 – Jun01: Financial Controller - DXB & North Emirates, Gulf Air, Dubai, UAE Jun’01 – Sep’03: Head of the Gulf Air Visa Division, Dubai, UAE Gulf Air, Trivandrum as Financial Controller Oct’91 – Nov’99 Cathay Pacific Airways, Mumbai as Accounts Officer Jun’84 – Oct’91 The Comfort Travel & Tours, BOM (IATA) as Chief Accountant Sep’83 – May’84 CIFCO Ltd., Mumbai as Accountant Aug’82 – Aug’83

Technical Skills

Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Computerized System of Accounting Personal Details

Date of Birth: 28th July 1962

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam & Tamil Address: PO Box No. 22550, Doha, Qatar

Nationality: Indian

Visa Status: Employment Visa valid up to 27th February 2021 Driving License: Qatar license valid up to 22nd June 2021 Marital Status: Married

No. of Dependents: 1

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