Financial Analyst Reporting
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HARISH R
A finance professional with 23 years of experience with leading MNCs in Finance & Accounts deliverables of ITES / retail / manufacturing / F&B / IT industries. Flexible to adapt to change and exceed the expectations. Academic achievements B. Com – 1997, CA Intermediate – Nov 1999 and ICWAI Intermediate – Dec 2002 Total experience 23 years
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-r-246206100 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Opentext, Bengaluru
Lead Financial Analyst – R2R GL, Oct 2019 to Present, 5 yrs 5 mo Month-End Close & Financial Oversight
Ensure accurate and timely month-end closing and financial reporting. Conduct in-depth Balance Sheet and P&L reviews to maintain financial integrity Perform monthly flux analysis and provide insights on variances. Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and resolving queries. Partner with other finance teams to manage financial interdependencies. Process Improvement & Team Leadership
Identify opportunities for process automation and optimization. Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to junior team members. Drive operational efficiency and implement best practices in financial processes. Monitor team performance and feedback effectively. Stakeholder Management
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders for seamless coordination. Governance & Compliance
Implement effective risk management, governance, and compliance frameworks. Ensure adherence to financial regulations and SOX / company policies. Key Skills & Expertise
Financial Reporting & Analysis – Strong knowledge of Balance Sheet, P&L, and Trial Balance reviews. Month-End Close – Expertise in closing processes and account reconciliations. Severance Accounting – Proficiency in managing financial data related to severance accounting, reconciliations and audit support. Process Optimization – Experience in identifying and implementing process improvements. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement – Ability to manage teams and work cross-functionally. Tech apps – NetSuite / Blackline
Projects – Revamp of accrual accounting; Knowledge Management sessions; Recon standardization; Identifying and eliminating Non-Value Add (“NVA”) activities
Focus Areas – SOP updates; Legal Entity Rationalization (LER) support; Transition support; SAP integration support
KPI – Journals, recons, audits closure, closure of open projects
Process improvements – P&L Analysis; IR Analysis; PO Analysis; Implementation of control framework for all accounting activities
Escalatables – to ensure no escalatables age beyond 30 days; risk analysis and mitigation; review of escalatables criteria and improvements areas
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HARISH R
EY, Bengaluru
Associate Manager, Revenue Assurance & Accounts Receivables, Sep 2014 to Oct 2019 – 5 yrs
1. Accounts Receivables SME to ensure robustness of accounting processes relating to revenue assurance, invoicing, collections, cash application and banking requirements.
2. Achieve revenue assurance and accounts receivables activities, including unbilled revenue and deferred revenue (if any) of Service Lines – Assurance, EYK, TAS, Managed Services, Client Technologies, PAN GEA & OPE 3. Team management – seven members (max)
4. Ensure appropriate controls and compliance to company’s policies, interaction with multiple stakeholders within the company (GL, Treasury, Compliance, PBFA etc).
5. Create and implement change initiatives
6. Monitor / support related AR activities including AR Reporting, debtors follow up, debtors reconciliation, debtors’ balance confirmation, rebate applications, etc.
7. Prepare / review Accrued Income Schedule, Provision for bad debts, Fx on reinstatement of Debtors balances 8. RCA for deficiencies noted
CAFE COFFEE DAY GROUP, Bengaluru
Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts, Mar 2013 to Sep 2014 1. Individual responsibility of the complete accounting and audit activities of closely held entities (proprietorship / Companies – 3 nos) of the Chairman, including filing income tax return and preparation of net worth certificates 2. Overall responsibility of the accounting and audit activities of “coffee estates related entities” (approx 30 numbers comprising proprietorship, partnership firms and companies; team size managed – four; at locations – Bengaluru and Chickamagalur), including audit and filing of Indian income tax returns and state Agricultural Income Tax returns (AITs) 3. Banks and Financial institutions loan sourcing / structuring, monitoring and / execution of pre-sanction and post-sanction disbursement activities including Credit Rating; timely service of principal and interest payments; NPA alerts 4. MIS – Month end closure and Cash Flow reporting of closely held entities EY, Bengaluru
Lead Executive, Expat taxation & Accounts Receivables, Feb 2008 to Mar 2013 – 5 yrs 1. Expat tax compliance
2. Preparation of Cost Estimates for expats, implementing the terms and conditions of secondment agreement 3. Revenue Assurance & Accounts Receivable of F&A and OPE 4. Preparation & review of Invoice Register
5. Recons of Debtors’ Ledgers, Income Ledgers, Provision for Doubtful Debts and Accrue Income Schedule Prior Experience
Tesco HSC Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru Jul 2006 to Feb 2008 Officer – Tax & Compliance – Direct Taxes
Wipro GE Medical Systems Pvt Ltd,
Bengaluru
Aug 2005 to Jul 2006 Assistant Manager – Direct Taxes Padmini Products Private Limited,
Bengaluru
Jun 2003 to Aug 2005 Senior Accounts Officer – Finance & Accounts
Freelancer, Bengaluru Oct 2000 to May 2003 Freelancer – Accounting services Mallya & Mallya, Bengaluru Oct 1997 to Sep 2000 Article trainee **************@*****.***
HARISH R
Personal Details
DOB : 30 August 1976
Marital status: Married
Permanent Address: No. 435, 12th Cross, 3rd Block, BEL Layout, Vidyaranyapura, Opp M.E.S College,
Permanent Address: Bengaluru, 560097, Karnataka, India
Passport : Available
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