Project Manager Management

Ranjan Raj Ranjan

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OBJECTIVE

A Senior Financial Analyst position with focus on financial analysis, reporting and strategy planning

SUMMARY OF SKILLS/ QUALIFICATION

• Result oriented professional with total 6+ years of experience in financial analysis and project management

• More than 4 years of experience in financial modeling, product pricing, budgeting, revenue forecasting, reporting and variance analysis; analytical and detail-oriented

• Around 4 yrs of experience in strategic planning, project management and business development in manufacturing and finance industry, able to handle multiple projects in fast paced organization with problem solving attitude

• Experience in annual planning, foreign currency product bundling and pricing, data and trend analysis; execution of business strategy

• Able to identify and implement process improvements that increase accuracy and reduce cost

• Proven track record of business development in B2B category, setting channel partners and favorable deal negotiation, experience in due diligence, M&A and joint venture

• MBA in Finance & Strategy from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, India

EXPERIENCE

Thomas Cook (India) Limited, Foreign Exchange Business Mumbai, India

Senior Manager- Strategy Planning (Office of CEO) Jun 2010 – Dec 2011

Finance & Strategy, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Reporting, Data Mining, Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Valuation, Project Management, Business Planning & Presentation, Joint Venture, Merger & Acquisition, Financial Consulting, Negotiation

• Prepared annual budget for the company and aligned budgeting process to company strategy

• Prepared regular financial reports and monthly sales and revenue forecast, owned P&L; process improvement based on variance analysis resulted in cost cutting by 8%

• Created sound financial models, cash flow projections and business case for new business prospects; introduced derivative based opportunity valuation technique to improve decision making

• Analyzed Indian foreign currency travel card market, data collection and analysis, trend analysis and forecasting, recommended JV with MasterCard Worldwide, negotiated with clients, managed a project to launch Thomas Cook travel card in India; increased card revenue margin by 38%

• Bridged the gap between front office daily operations and finance back office team; collected real time data and analyzed for accounting purposes

• Performed due diligence and valuation of business for an M&A call

• Reduced interest cost by 6% by optimizing currency holdings in various Nostro & domestic accounts of the company

• Analyzed revenue streams of different foreign exchange product verticals and recommended hedging strategy; prepared performance matrix and coordinated with IT team for automation

• Prepared detailed business case, entry strategy and investment plan based on secondary market research to enter in FOREX retail segment of SE Asian market; approved by the central bank, Reserve Bank of India

• Bid and acquired most profitable locations at Bandaranaike International Airport Sri Lanka (2011) and Delhi International Airport India (2010) for FOREX retail business, added incremental EBIT of USD 3.2 million

Advanced Systems Laboratory, an aerospace design & development organization Hyderabad, India

Project Manager- Finance, Group-A Gazetted Officer, Government of India Aug 2003 – Jul 2008

Project Management, Budget and Financial Management, Finance and Variance Analysis, Project Risk Assessment, Business Development, Vendor Management, Proposal Development, Strategic Sourcing, Negotiation, Process Improvement

• Managed finance and risk part of an aerospace system development project, prepared budget and performed risk and scenario analysis for this project

• Performed financial analysis and cost control, prepared periodic financial reports, KPI and presentation for the board members, performed variance analysis and updated project progress to key stakeholders

• Prepared RFPs for outsourcing manufacturing job worth USD 18 million; aggressive negotiation with vendors resulted in cost reduction by 5.5%

• Led mechanical component test center; responsible for budget management, test data analysis and functional issues; developed an optimized method for component testing which reduced cost by 35% and testing time by 20%

• Led 5 officers team for vendor development to establish hi-tech manufacturing facilities in Public Private Partnership (PPP), promoted 4 mid-sized manufacturing companies with total investment of USD 3 million

• Improved top line by acquisition of 6 new clients as a member of business development committee for B2B category

EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, India

Post Graduate Diploma in Management - Finance and Strategy, (March 2010), GPA: 3.25/4.0; top 10% of graduating class

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, (June 2003), 76.2%; First class with distinction; top 5% of graduating class

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

Possessing EAD, Employment Authorization Document (Work Permit), for USA; eligible to work for any company in USA

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite (Expert Level), Microsoft Project, Business Object, SAP, Auto CAD, SolidWorks

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Avid Capital Market Trader:

• Deals in equities and derivatives; strategy based on fundamental valuation and inefficient market hypothesis

Academic Consulting Project:

• Led a team of 3 MBA students in valuation of non-listed companies L&T Finance and L&T Infrastructure Finance for IPO issue (2009); merged entity L&T Finance Holdings Ltd got listed in Bombay Stock Exchange in August 2011

• Return optimization through portfolio diversification of High Net-Worth clients of State Bank of India (2009)

Entrepreneurial Experience:

• Founder of a startup company Raj Food Processing Pvt Ltd, Jehanabad, India (2008), a medium size food processing enterprise with turnover of USD 2.1 million, reached break even in less than 2 years

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