Finance Specialists - R2R

MANIKANDAN

THIYAGARAJAN

Contact: +91-790*******

HIG 1353, 1st Floor, D.No F3,TNHB Colony, Sithalapakkam, Chennai 600126

E-Mail:*********@*****.***

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

A result oriented professional targeting assignments in Finance &Accounts/ General Administration / Auditing with an organization of repute

PROFILE SUMMARY

●A goal oriented professional with over 9 years of experience in:

~ General Administration ~ Project Accounting Analysis ~ Cash Flow Analysis (13 Weeks) ~ NWC Reconciliation

~ Variance Analysis (p&l) ~ Internal & External Audit Support ~ IFRS Revenue Reporting ~Forecast & Budget Analysis

●Proficient in Managing Regional Reporting and analyzing functions in coordination with internal / external departments for smooth operations with financial controllers.

●Strong Experience in Revenue Reporting module and analyzing numbers in scorecards to support management.

●Ensured preparation of MIS Reports, Cash Flow Statements, Balance Sheet, Audit Reports, Bank Reconciliation and other financial reports to keep track of financial performance.

●Expertise in MS Excel with advanced techniques for easier work flow and minimize timeframe of workload.

●Experience in preparing Month End, Quarter End and Budget Reporting Analysis along with Presentation.

●Possess excellent numerical & analytical skills to serve effective solutions for enhancing the Internal and External audit operations

●Expertise in using ERP packages such as Oracle, Hyperion, M3 Smart Office (Movex), Microsoft Dynamic Ax 2009 and Tally ERP 9

●Used various BI Tools like Yellowfin, Oracle BI and Clickview to analyse transactions in ERP and present it in viewable format.

●A keen communicator with honed interpersonal, team player, problem solving and relationship building skills

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Temenos India Pvt Ltd – Specialist, APAC Regional Reporting March ’17 – Till Date

Key Result Areas:

●Supporting financial controllers in the process of Reviewing Sales Orders and Contracts submitted to Finance by Sales for accuracy to determine if Revenue Recognition criteria has been met as per IFRS Guidelines.

●Creating Bookable Value sheet & Memo for Revenue contracts to transfer it to the Oracle Contract system and get approval from the management and Revrec Team.

●Handled Asia Pacific Region Different Revenue streams like License, Maintenance, Services, Development and SAAS (Software as Services)

●Perform various month end, Quarter end & Year End functions including tie outs of Revenue with Orders to ascertain Incremental and Renewal Revenues to the management.

●Collating, preparing and reconciling the base numbers for Budget submission and get it approved by controllers by providing contractual information’s like Committed terms, Cancellation clause, CPI increase in billings by going through signed contracts from the customers.

●Providing Adhoc analysis reports as and when required to Controllers for Revenue by Customers, Regions, Entity and Revenue type.

●Creating and Posting Month End journal entries to recognise revenue in books with supporting docs and Workings

●Organizing weekly, Monthly calls with controllers to go through the month end process of revenue reporting with deadlines.

●Prepare and submit monthly forecast after getting controllers approval and upload the same in Hyperion system for management review

●Clearing NWC balances by co-ordinating with GL team and keep the BS accounts clean.

●Creating Project Control Pack (PCP) for analysing Services & Development revenue based on Man-days allocation by each projects.

●Analysing External/Partner cost related to projects and account it based on Revenue matching concept.

●Updating Project POC %(Percentage of Completion) in system by co-ordinating with CAT team(Contract Administrator)

●Analyse Marketing cost with Budget and allocating the costs in books by using correct Project code, Cost centres and product group.

Highlights:

●Facilitated successful Internal and External audits through sound and through documentation required by the auditors.

●Successfully Implemented standard process on reviewing Cloud SAAS revenue numbers (Software as Services) by creating standing reports in System and by using it to prepare PPT in month end presentation by including Waterfall chart in PPT. Also it helped in reviewing Cloud order value along with revenue generated from the order.

●Providing comments on Variances by analyzing Current Forecast i) vs Previous Forecast ii) vs Budget Submitted iii) vs Budget Restated iv) vs Prior Year Submitted

●Providing Revenue Movement analysis by differentiating the variances in Attrition, New Business and Other adjustment

●Reviewing scorecard with expected numbers and updating Top down adjustments based on controllers advise

●Preparing Backlog revenue (Committed Revenue) for the management to publish as per IFRS Standards

●End to End support in Revenue recognition concept and accounting

Chef Middle East LLC., Muscat, Oman – Branch Accountant May ’16 - Oct`16

Key Result Areas:

●Maintaining and reconciling accounts as well as preparing reports; creating, documenting, and posting complex journal entries;preparing Bank Reconciliation Statement; reconciling general and subsidiary bank accounts by gathering and balancing information

●Adhering to accounting controls by following policies & procedures in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

●Preparing the general ledger accounts by creating journal entries; reconciling accounts receivable; monthly accruals and entries; analysing and reconciling sub ledgers.

●Month End MIS Reporting to the Head Office.

●Assisting and supervising the verification work of fixed assets

●Managing Cash sales on day to day basis.

●Managing Vendor Payment Cycle processon a monthly basis by preparing Payment Advise to Bank and issuing Cheque’s.

●Proper maintenanceandtallying the petty cash books and other receivables on a day-to-day basis.

●Assisting in internal and external audits by providing information and preparing audit schedules and tallying the same with ledger

●Assisting in Preparation of Payroll Journals for the Oman Branch.

●Intercompany Books Reconciliation on monthly basis.

Highlights:

●Introduced Cheque’s Printing Software and online banking systems for the Vendor Payments in order to avoid delay in processing.

●Prepared a report on Cash flow analysis for 13 weeks which showed the actual cash outflow and inflow of prior week and projection towards future weeks

●Preparation of KPI files on monthly basis which includes Debtor Days, Creditor Days and Stock Days for ascertaining the financials status of the company.

Elekta Medical Systems India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - Executive- Accounts, IT & Admin May ’12- Mar`16

(Direct placement in Elekta May ’13- Mar`16)

(Placement in Nucletron India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Elekta) May’12 to Apr ’13)

Key Result Areas:

●Adhering to accounting controls by following company policies and procedures.

●Preparing the general ledger accounts by creating journal entries; reconciling accounts receivable; monthly accruals and entries; analysing and reconciling accounts payable ledgers

●Managing the process of 100 employees claims and payments on a monthly basis

●Assisting in internal and external audits by providing information and preparing audit schedules and tallying the same with ledger

●Liaising with external auditors to efficiently manage the audit cycle; working on MIS reportingvia. Excel by using complex formulas

●Supervising core activities related to first level IT desk support

●Planning and executing monthly / quarterly / annual closure schedules and supervising the verification work of fixed assets

●Cost centre based expenses booking and reconciliations

●Ensured the booking of op-ex vendor invoices in ERP

●Supervised in the verification work of fixed assets.

●Supported in Month End Book Closing Activities along with Balance Sheet Reconciliton.

●Vendor Payments by Cheque and NEFT

●Inventory transfer and COGS Working.

Highlights:

●Prepared Cost Centre reconciliation excel file using formulas to arrive different types of output.

●Prepared Expenses tracker based on projects along with Product Code, Cost centre and project number.

●Initiated Preparation on Audit Schedule on monthly basis and achieved timely closing of audit schedules

Adecco India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - Accounts Assistant Aug ’10 to Jan ’12

Key Result Areas:

●Managed day-to-day account related activities like creating bank, cash expenses andVendor journals in ERP

●Created and filed service tax returns every month

●Assisted in the settlement of staff reimbursements

●Prepared cash planning workings for the preparation of budgeti,e 13 weeks Cash Flow analysis

●Administered and ensured timely payments to vendors and managed invoices

●Booking for purchase related invoices i.e. GRN posting in Axapta.

●Reconciling the Intercompany balances twice per month.

●Handled company petty cash and reconciled on daily basis.

●Supported in Month End Book Closing Activities

●Vendor Payments by Cheque and NEFT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

●B.Com. (Corporate Secretaryship) from DhanrajBaid Jain College, Chennai, in 2010 with 72%

●12th from Veludayar Higher Secondary School, Thiruvarur, in 2007 with 78%

●10th from V S Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvarur, in 2005 with 66%

TECHNICAL SKILLS

●Oracle (ERP)

●Hyperion (Corporate Reporting Module)

●M3 Smart Office (ERP)

●Microsoft Dynamic Ax 2009 (ERP)

●Tally ERP 9

●MS Office 2010

●MS Excel (Advanced Level)

●Excel Macro & Excel VB (Beginners Level)

●Photoshop CS5

●HTML and CSS

●Windows 10

●Oracle BI (BI Tool)

●Yellowfin (BI Tool)

●Clickview (BI Tool)

CERTIFICATIONS

●Completed Tally ERP 9

●Pursuing certification courses on MOS certification in MS office Excel 2013 (Microsoft Office Specialist)

●Pursuing US CMA (Certified Management Accountant)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 12th May 1990

Languages Known: English and Tamil

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Unmarried

No. of Dependents: None

Passport No.: Z3181894

Driving License: TN0620120001344 (valid till 6th Feb 2032)

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