Finance Manager or Controller with 30+ years in finance& accounts

RAMESH B.com., MBA Finance, ICWA Inter

: +971-**-**-**-*** 04-3431 373

: ***********@*****.***

: Dubai, UAE

Senior Management Professional

Finance & Accounts / Business Operations / ERP Designing & implementation of Microsoft Dynamic, Navision, Microsoft Dynamic AX, Oracle,

PROFILE SNAPSHOT

A performance-driven professional with 34 years ( 20 years in Dubai and 5 years in Nigeria ) of rich & qualitative experience in:

-Finance & Accounts - Trade Finance - Budgeting & Feasibilities

- Business Operations - ERP & POS Designing - ERP & POS Implementation

- Financial modules -MIS Modules -Commercial Operations

- Retail & FMGC Experience - Wholesale & Manufacturing -Job & Project Costing

-Cost Control & reduction -Inventory Control -Internal Control

-Credit Control -Payables Management -Warehouse Management

- Recruitment & Training -Excellent Management skills -Administration

-IT Management -HR Management -Profit centre Head

Proficient in handling entire accounting & finance functions including maintenance & finalization of accounts, working capital management, P&L account, balance sheet (including consolidation of group companies), annual statutory & internal audit, and etc.

Experience in arranging facilities from UAE banks and handling the issuance of all types of bank Guarantees, Letter of Credit, Trust receipt, LBD, etc. and various divisions of foreign exchange viz. Forex Hedging, import, export, guarantees, remittances, etc.

Excellent understanding in formulating budgets, Long term business plan, Feasibilities studies, implementing systems/procedures, preparing key reports to exercise financial control and enhancing overall efficiency of the organisation

Experience in Working as a Profit Centre head and having complete business knowledge. Experience in group companies, Trading company, Manufacturing company, FMCG and retail showroom

Abilities in end-to-end implementation of ERP from requirement analysis to system study, designing, coding testing, de- bugging, documentation, designing and implementation. Experience Oracle based accounting software, Point of Sale, MOVEX, Microsoft Navision and Tally ERP, Focus, Oracle, etc.

Deep involvement in the decision-making processes in adherence to financial regulations with the innate capability of driving business revenues via risk management, forecast and accurate analysis of financial data

Proficient managing end-to-end HR processes at different levels in a matrix structure and ensuring risk & compliance for the business

Expertise in managing business operations with focus on top-line & bottom-line performance and determining company’s mission & strategic direction as conveyed through policies & corporate objectives

A team player with exceptional analytical, problem solving & interpersonal skills

Excellent man-management skills, strong leadership, motivational skills, team building skills and highly organised professional in the line of work and experience in interacting with Senior and top management across the global teams along with an ability to influence at all levels to achieve the desired results. AREAS OF EXPERTIS

Developing and implementing accounting policies, procedures and manuals.

Handling the consolidation of multi division accounts related to Purchases, Sales & Marketing, HR, IT and Auditing

Imparting training to sales, accounts & HR personnel through classroom and on the job training methods

Managing finance functions viz. determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, conducting cost analysis & reporting variances to facilitate internal financial control

Performing financial reporting, analysis, capital budgeting decisions, monthly budgets & year plans and related activities for specific business units

Planning human resource requirements in consultation with heads of different functional & operational areas and conducting selection interviews

Overcoming complex business challenges and making high-stakes decisions using experience backed judgment, strong work ethic & irreproachable integrity

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KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW

Conversant with:

o Listing Fee, Renting of Shelf, Gondolas, Wet Sampling, Promotions, etc. o Handling all the commercial function of the enterprises with complete business knowledge o Project Costing & Management

o Getting facilities from bank, entailing letter of credit, TR, guarantees, bills discounting, credit control, recovery of receivables, inventory management, exercising control over payables, etc. EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Feb-19- still Afrina Group of Companies as Financial Controller Left- due to Covid-19 Group comprises of Cosmetic Trading, Sweets, Beauty Centre looking after entire Finance and accounts of 13 Branches plus Head Office.

Sept-17-Feb-19 Internal Line Interior Design LLC as Financial Controller Left - due to non payment of Salary One of the Leading Interior and design company which Manufacturers of Fire rated door, handling project based high level contract

Aug-16- Aug-17 K J Auto Spare Parts Co LLC as Financial Controller Left on completion of ERP Project Leading truck Spare parts trading company in the brand name of MAN, VOLVO, BENZ, RENAULT presence in UAE. Qatar, Oman, Other divisions are KJ Power House Equipment and KJ Diesel Service Jul15- Jul-16 Paramount Group as Financial Controller Left on completion of ERP Project Manufacturer, Supplier, Trader, Importer & Exporter Of Kitchen, Bakery, Supermarket & Laundry equipment presence in UAE, Qatar, Oman and India

Dec’13 -july,15 050 Telecom, Dubai, UAE as Finance Manager Left for a better prospects 050 Telecom has a recognized presence in all over UAE’s major shopping malls with its 40 retail points and 7 distribution outlets with a turnover of AED 500 million per year and employing 400 people. Key Result Area:

Looking after the entire gamut of accounts & finance of 40 retail outlets and 7 distribution centres Nov’07-Dec’13 Sultan Group of Companies, Dubai, UAE as Finance Manager Left due to closer of Division Sultan Group Investments LLC is a Dubai based group of companies, which was established in 1957 and employing over 2500 people, with activities in the Engineering & Construction, Real Estate, Healthcare, I.T., Retail of Furniture & Accessories and Fashion Retail, as well as in the Food & Beverage and Hospitality Industries. Some of the business units include manufacturing activities. The Group turnover is around Aed 1.5 billion Key Result Areas:

Supervised the functioning of Sultan General Trading LLC, Sultan Real Estate, Sultan Decoration & Furniture Factory

(manufacturing company), Sultan construction SARCO and Home Design LLC ( having retail showroom in mall of Emirates trading in furniture )

Managed the entire accounting function in a totally computerized environment (ERP) with detailed project costing and Job costing.

Looked after the credit control & receivable management, sales accounting in a computerized setup

Spearheaded the operations related to trade finance and inventory Nov’06-Nov’07 Embee Group of Companies, Sharjah, UAE as Finance Manager-Group Leading Multinational UAE based company Manufacturing Textile cloth, trading (wholesale/ retail) in Textiles, with a turnover of 1.5 billion USD per year, having textile manufacturing unit in Jordon, Egypt, Madagascar, Indonesia, India, Free zone in UAE.

Key Result Areas:

Served as complete In-charge of the entire group accounts, entailing consolidation of accounts on quarterly basis and reporting to the Board

Looked after the trade finance activities, viz. opening L/c, trust receipt and bank guarantee 2

Sep’03-Oct’06 Indian Ocean Commodities LLC, Dubai as Finance & Admin. Manager Key Result Areas:

Looked after the:

o Sourcing & importation of goods for sale in UAE

o Marketing, purchasing & warehousing activities and served as overall In-charge for day-to-day administration of the entire organization

Entrusted with the responsibility of computerizing the entire accounts and designing & implementing various internal control systems & MIS Modules to supplement/strengthen audit compliance requirements of the organizations through ERP

Formulated & implemented strategies through building sales competencies with the distributor to achieve product

Appointed & coordinated with shipping company and clearing agent on regular basis

Handled the grouping of customers in good, bad and indifferent categories of creditworthiness, fixed maximum credit limit, period of time for which credit should be given & discount structure to those offering quick payments and prepared age-wise analysis of accounts receivables on regular basis & followed-up for receivables Dec’98-Sep’03 Cotton Tex International FZE, Dubai, UAE as Accounts Manager Key Result Areas:

Complete in charge of the entire accounts & administration Jun’94-Nov’98 Orion Corporation Limited, Benin/Nigeria, West Africa as Regional Manager- Commercial Leading Multinational Hong Kong based company Manufacturing Textile cloth, trading (wholesale/ retail) in Textiles, Auto parts, diesel Engine parts, Hand tools, tyres (truck & lorry), enamelware and etc., with a turnover of 700 millions USD per year.

Key Result Areas:

Accountable for all accounting functions including Credit control, Accounts receivable & Payable management, Stock management, Bank & Inter Branch reconciliation and preparing of Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet on monthly basis of Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana and Gambia

Responsible for general supervision of Sales & marketing, purchasing, Personnel and Overall in charge for day-to-day administration of the entire West Africa region. Worked as Profit Centre Head

Handled Textiles and automobile parts with more than 5000 products in multi -location depots. Planned and controlled huge warehouse (size of 100 meters x 30 meters) Prepared Ageing analysis to take decision on slow moving stock

Served As SPOC for Contacting overseas suppliers, appointing dealers, Sales forecasting, supervising sales executives to achieve sales targets, visiting clients and maintaining client relationship, appointing and coordinating with shipping company and clearing agent on regular basis

Designated as an Internal Auditor for other branches Apr’92-Jun’94 I.T.C. Limited (Indian Tobacco Company), New Delhi, India as Senior Accounting Supervisor

(International Business Division)

Key Result Areas:

Responsible for Agencies accounting, Sales & Stock accounting, Budgeting & MIS, Export documentation & interaction with the banks, clients, export houses in India and Abroad for division activities Jun’88-Apr’92 Blue Dart Express Limited, New Delhi, India as Accounts Executive (Courier & Cargo Division) Key Result Areas:

Handling entire accounting function including Credit control & Receivable management, Sales Accounting in a computerised set-up, preparation of regional Trial Balance and Profit & Loss Account, Budgeting & MIS function and administration of Delhi Branch Office

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Jun’83-Jun’88 TSS & Company, Coimbatore, India as Junior Accountant Key Result Areas:

Preparing and maintaining all basic books of accounting up to preparation of monthly Trial Balance, Bank reconciliation & preparation of various tax returns as per the state and National law ACADEMIC DETAILS

MBA (Finance) from Hansford University, in 1996

ICWA (Intermediate) from The Institute of Cost & Works Accountant of India, New Delhi in 1994

B.Com. (Advanced Corporate Accounting & Management Accounting) from Govt. Arts college, Coimbatore, University of Madras in 1983

TECHNICAL PURVIEW

Well versed with:

Windows (Pivot Table & View lookup) and MS Office- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Designing, Implementing and developing ERP System

Oracle based software, Point of Sale, MOVEX, Microsoft Navision & AX and Tally ERP, Focus, Oracle, etc.

Converting manual accounting into fully computerized accounting

Designing MIS Modules to supplement & strengthen requirements of the organization PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth - 24th November, 1962 ( 58 years )

Language Known: English, Tamil and Hindi and Malayalam Salary Drawn…. AED 20,000

Salary Expected …. Negotiable

Joining Time required … one week

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