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JIMMY MODI

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced Finance professional with 14+ years’ experience in retail, supply chain, chemicals, recruitment, healthcare, travel and IT sectors. Has 5 years leadership and managerial experience along with team building and decision-making skills. Worked in ASX Listed multinational companies in a faced-paced challenging environments. Highly skilled at increasing company revenue and productivity through strategic planning & detailed cost analysis. Possesses expertise in statistical trend analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. Possesses soft skills in people management.

SKILLS

Strategic Business Planning Management Reporting & Analysis Budgeting & Forecasting Modelling & Decision making

Cash flow Management Risk Management Commercial Analysis Performance Metrics Business Partnering

SYSTEMS EXPERTISE

SAP ORACLE MYOB Great Plains COGNOS SAGE Calypso Hyperion TM1 MS Office suites (Excel)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FINANCE MANAGER/CONTROLLER Helloworld Travel Limited, Los Angeles, USA 05/2018-11/2019

Helloworld Travel Services USA is a leader in designing customized vacations to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands with its parent company based in Australia. It has a revenue of $400 million with 2500 employees.

Support month-end close by preparing and presenting financial packages to upper management.

Manage annual budget preparation, gross profit analysis, and respective quarterly forecasts.

Build “what-if” type analysis and variance analysis to support leadership decision making.

Engage with external companies for audits and tax preparation, insurance, payroll, banking and other investments.

Report financial results and risk issues to the President and the key management personnel.

Serve as a key member of the senior executive team and provide recommendations on both financial and strategic business issues.

Coach sales, marketing and reservations teams to make profitable decisions on contracts and pricing.

Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements through timely annual filings.

Manage and mentor a team of 3 accountants responsible for the daily A/P, A/R, Treasury and Reporting functions.

Reported to the President and General Manager - Finance and worked on Great Plains, Sage and TM1.

Achieved $220,000 reduction in marketing costs by contract re-negotiation and by partnering with tourism boards.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS MANAGER Woolworths Limited, Sydney, Australia 12/2015-02/2018

Woolworths limited is the second largest retailer in Australia and has a revenue of $60 billion with 200,000 employees. Worked for BIG W division in supply chain/retail which has a $5 billion revenue and 12,000 employees.

Preparation of daily costing; weekly & monthly dashboards; delivering insightful analysis against budget and forecast.

Monitor revenue, expenses and financial performance drivers across the various business units in the supply chain.

Prepare annual budgets and forecasts and ensure a robust view of risks and opportunities for the business.

Identify operational inefficiencies and present financial business reviews to market and other stakeholders.

Provide recommendations on market segments, pricing strategies and cost control to senior executives.

Provide timely, relevant and accurate analytical support for primary freight & secondary freight operations.

Evaluate & provide recommendations on Capex projects, R&M Contract renewals and freight pricing.

Manage a team of 4 analysts across divisional units in warehouses.

Reported to the Logistics Manager and National Transport Manager and worked on SAP and TM1.

Achieved $600,000 annual saving in labor costs through cost analysis on various labor shift structures.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST Ixom (formerly Orica Chemicals), Sydney, Australia 03/2013-09/2015

Orica is one of the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and has a competitive edge in the chemicals and mining industry. It has a revenue of $5.5 billion with 11,200 employees.

Prepare the daily sales reports and provide a detailed analysis and commercial insight on key drivers of growth.

Produce monthly management pack and carry out variance analysis to assist in executive level decision making.

Proactively manage the end to end process for Insurance renewal, external business audit and annual budgeting.

Provide the financial recommendations on inventory provisions on obsolescent and stock loss through reviews.

Assist the commercial team in the management of the New Product Development preparation and process flow.

Reported to the Finance Manager and worked on SAP and Hyperion

Increased Gross Margin of some product lines by 3.6% through pricing analysis and contract renegotiation.

Reviewed client credit limits with commercial team which resulted in $160,000 increase in revenue per month.

COMMERCIAL FINANCE ANALYST Rubicor Group Limited, Sydney, Australia 09/2011-02/2013

Rubicor Group Limited is one of the largest providers of recruitment and human resourse services in Australia and New Zealand and is listed on ASX since 2007. It has a revenue of $300 million and has over 200 employees across 17 offices.

Drive high-level financial requirements including: budgeting; cash flow; viability monitoring; business funding; foreign exchange; financial reporting and insurance.

Preparation of management reports, monthly board reports & operational cash flow reports.

Conduct analysis of financial data to forecast revenue, identify future trends, and assess risk with capital expense.

Manage group assets and prepare consolidated monthly debtors and creditors report for bank review.

Collaborate with accounting heads of 23 subsidiaries for month end review and consolidation.

Reported to the CFO and worked on MYOB and Great Plains.

Automated reports and improved invoicing & vendor payment processes to speed up the month end close process.

Assisted in reducing business travel costs by 7.6%. by assisting in implementing the new expense management tool.

TREASURY ACCOUNTANT Isoft Group Limited, Sydney, Australia 04/2008-08/2011

iSOFT is an international supplier of software applications to over 13,000 companies for the healthcare sector. Its revenue is $530 million and has over 3,300 employees worldwide.

Accountable for bank reconciliations and daily cash reporting to Group Treasury.

Ensure daily bank balances met the operational, capital, and debt servicing needs of the business.

Prepare group cash forecasts and engaged in weekly conference calls for Asia-Pacific cash flow review.

Manage foreign exchange exposure through effective hedging.

Reported to the Financial controller and worked on Great Plains & Cognos.

Managed a start-to-finish banking migration project with Westpac bank.

Established new forecasting tracking system which helped the business gain beneficial rates from ANZ bank.

Improved cash management in the accounts payable function to prioritize payments to regular suppliers and ATO. This helped in maintaining long-term loyalty and reduced disheartened supplier calls by 40%.

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT Chandler MacLeod Group, Sydney, Australia 04/2007-03/2008

Chandler Macleod Group Limited provides temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment services in Australia and Internationally. Its revenue is $1.4 billion and has over 1,100 employees worldwide.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OFFICER Pooles Rock Wines, Sydney, Australia 02/2006-01/2007

Pooles Rock Wines is in the F&B industry. Was responsible for the debtor’s ledger, credit card payments, following up on payments, performing credit checks, debt collection and maintaining records and book keeping.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (Finance), University of Technology, Sydney 2004-2006

Bachelor of Science (Information Technology), South Gujarat University, India 2000-2003

REFEREES

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