Finance Analyst, pursuing CIMA finals

RESUME

SANJEEV KUMAR MAHINDRAN

ADDRESS: No * Jalan 11 Pandamaran Jaya, 42000 P. Klang Selangor, Malaysia. e: ****************@*****.*** m:601********

SEX: MALE MARTIAL STATUS: MARRIED

D.O.B: 9th OCTOBER 1982 AGE : 38 YEARS

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking to excel and contribute significantly in areas such as management, costing, accounting or taxation, in a well-established, renowned organization. PROFILE

Pro-active, Confident and Self-motivated professional with integrity Quick learner with flair for grasping new methods and concepts Capable in handling multiple fast-paced responsibilities simultaneously Able to work independently or as a dedicated team leader/player Good communication skills at all levels

Flexible and easily adaptable to new environment

EXPERIENCE

MARCH 2019 – CURRENT

Public Mutual Berhad a wholly-owned subsidiary of Public Bank, is No.1* in both private unit trusts and Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) in Malaysia manages more than 140 funds in-house with total net asset value more than RM80billion.

POSITION: Unit Trust and PRS Consultant

Job Responsibilities:

Understand client’s financial goals and develop investment plan Build a well-diversified unit trust investment portfolio after considering clients risk tolerance and time horizon and investment objective

Monitor and re-balance clients investment portfolios Periodically review client’s portfolio and build a trusted relationship by providing ethical and professional advisory services

Achievements: Million Ringgit Producer

APRIL 2007 – FEBRUARY 2019

Hewlett Packard - Technology company provides IT and business process outsourcing, application development and management, consulting, systems integration, and other technology services to consumers, businesses, government agencies, and schools in more than 170 countries. POSITION: Finance Analyst

Job Responsibilities:

Directly meet with client to gather, manage, document Shell requirements and communicate effectively with top management

Actively involved in re-engineer and improve business process and tools (billing and finance) Analyse financial impact on contract change and notify directors Support management information analysis for contract negotiations on new and existing product and service

Work closely with commercial team and maintain financial statements Respond to billing queries and scrutinise billing discrepancies Assist in develop pricing for new / existing services by country Prepare inter-company transactions and submit to Hp tax for approval and billing Update and provide estimate on monthly accruals to regional analyst Analyse risk and forecast revenue for APAC, AMER & EMEA region and notify regional analyst and directors

Maintain and update monthly billing document

Prepare schedule for leveraged billing team in UK on what, who and how much to bill every month Keep record of credits (volume credits), back-bills and re-bills Assist in CSL (Critical Service Level) calculation and forecast service level penalties Calculate CPI (Consumer Price Index) and update pricing per commercial agreement Resolve and recover unpaid invoices due tax, disputes, etc issues and continuously improving credit & collection functions and processes

Leads tools testing, collect feedback and provide feedback to developers to minimize the errors and further improve the tools

Analyse projects P&L and work with portfolio managers to minimise the variance in revenue and cost forecast

Developed process and reports to assist project managers to forecast revenue and cost Drill down to each project level to identify revenue leakage Work closely with Project managers and Project Management Lead on cross charges Forecast revenue and cost to support Client Managers achieve target budget Prepare month end close report for CFO and engage Client Managers to accrue cost and revenue. Achievements:

- Successfully completed 18mths credit & re-bill for 250 entities in very short period of time for new service agreement which have significant financial impact for Hp financial quarter end.

- Developed process, tools and internal control documents per SOXA to avoid duplicate or misalignment in revenue captured to system every month.

- Resolved numerous critical issues which have significant financial impact due to discrepancies in raw data, migration error, process and contract change.

- Achieved agreement from Shell leaders for payment of complex 80/20 Shell-Hp Project billing worth USD 5.9M which was due for more than 300days.

- Simplified and completed inter-company transaction for 250 entities in 80 countries.

- Achieved significant cost savings for Hp by analysing legal documents and financial impact (in certain areas, site, service and etc) with assistance from commercial team and directors.

- Earned reputation for resolving critical issues and client requirements

- Significantly reduced gap between actuals vs forecast

- Managed to bring down project revenue and cost variance by educating Project Managers from Finance perspective on estimates

POSITION: HELP DESK COORDINATOR

Job Responsibilities:

To make sure the request submitted is processed and routed accordingly. Monitor and manage IT Procurement requests of General Motor of USA. To make sure equipment shipped correctly and/or software's pushed as needed and etc. Provide day-to-day support in incident, problem and change management. To make sure the processing period for each request doesn’t breach the standard timing set (SLA) by General Motor and/or EDS.

Resolve problems as and when needed.

To coordinate with vendors, US colleagues, and many other parties involved in the loop of processing a request.

Prepare daily report for Manager’s review

Achievements:

- Earned a reputation for quickly responding to trouble tickets, prioritising user requests, resolving complex issues within standard timing set (SLA).

- Successfully resolves hundreds of issues monthly without requiring escalation to a higher level. FEBRUARY 2004 – SEPTEMBER 2004

FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURERS (FMM) The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) is Malaysia's premier economic organisation has consistently led Malaysian manufacturers in spearheading the nation's growth and modernisation. FMM is the largest private sector economic organisation in Malaysia representing over 2,000 manufacturing and industrial service companies of varying sizes, and the officially recognised and acknowledged voice of the industry.

POSITION: ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

Job Responsibilities:

Effectively involved in branch accounting and finance related activities Perform monthly accounting/financial transactions & reconciliations Responsible for all aspects of accounting functions, to ensure timeliness in submission of all reports and adherence to internal controls & reporting standards Assist Branch Manager in developing and improving work methods to ensure effective controls Assist in other task as instructed by Accounting & Finance Manager (Head Office) and Branch Manager from time to time

Assist in preparation of seminars and other branch activities Assist in handling and preparing Certificates of Origin whenever required to Handle all sales (counter sales and postal) off FMM publications and maintain inventory record Maintain record of office equipment, maintenance contract agreements, servicing of equipment, etc. SEPTEMBER 2003 – DECEMBER 2003

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CSC (M) SDN BHD, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, is among the largest global suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. Headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, U.S.A. Hamilton Sundstrand designs and manufactures aerospace systems for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft, and is a major supplier for international space programs.

POSITION: ACCOUNTS ASSISSTANT

Job Responsibilities:

Maintain accounts receivable and report to controller about debtor’s status Handle accounts payable – oversea suppliers and non-trade sections Check staff claims and prepare payment.

Maintain petty cash and reconcile trade debtors, trade payables and bank accounts Prepare full set of accounts

OCTOBER 2002 – AUGUST 2003

SEG INTERNATIONAL BHD - Bursa Malaysia listed company offers industry-relevant programs from pre- university to doctorate degrees, as well as professional qualifications. POSITION: ACCOUNTS CUM ADMIN

Job Responsibilities:

Collect payment from students and issue official receipts. Maintain student’s payment record.

Call for payment and issue reminder to students who had failed to make payment on time. Responsible to handle lecturers notes and distribute to students of all courses Reporting daily cash collection to Accounts Manager and bank in the cash. Responsible to maintain the record of books in the library and collect fines from the students returned the book late

Assist in the student registration and perform amendments when necessary Update lecturer’s claims and verify

Check staff claims

Check and maintain stationery records

Ad-hoc assignment whenever necessary

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Pursuing; Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K (CIMA) - (Strategic Level) o E-learning: Wisdom Business Academy

July 2008: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) o Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

o Examination Institute for Information Science

June 2004: Advance Diploma in Accounting, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland June 2002: London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UK (LCCI) o Third Level – Higher Diploma in Accounting

June 2002: Diploma in Business, Cambridge International Examination COMPUTER SKILLS - Fully conversant with general word processing, presentation, spreadsheet packages such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and accounting software SAP, ACCPAC, TALLY and other tools like Service Center, Active Directory, IOL, MRD SSOT & etc. TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE

HSK 1 – Mandarin Financial Risk Management

Dynamics of Leadership Sales Compliance

Security Awareness Training Export Control

Awareness: The Key to Security and Privacy Service Center Training Combating Bribery - A Global Concern Version: 2 Order to Cash Process Overview GM Asset Management 101 (GMAM) Performance Management for Employees Workplace Harassment for Individual Performers Request to Pay Processes Overview Shell Safety and Health at workplace Making virtual teams work Global Trade Export Awareness AMLA (Anti-Money Laundering) ABAC (Anti bribery and Corruption) Leadership in Six Sigma REFERENCE

Hankinson, Bob – Shell Global Business Management Leader (Former) Seattle, WA, USA. Contact: +1-253-***-****

Patro, Anil Kumar – Finance Operation Lead

****-*****.*****@***.***

DGS-Campus Phase-1, HP Avenue, 39/40, Hosur Rd, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100, India

Bhoopathy, Srinath – Finance Lead

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7th Floor, Tower 1B, DLF IT Park, 1/124, Shivaji Garden, Moon Light Stop, Nandambakkam Post, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089, India Contact: +91-988**-*****

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