Controller/CFO

Hari Kadavath

***, **** ******, # ***

San Francisco, CA, 94118.

Tel.: 415-***-****,

E-mail: ********@*******.***

Career Profile: Finance & Accounting professional with many years of experience at various levels of organizations.

Key Skills: Financial, Cost & Management Accounting, Financial Analysis, GAAP, Int’l Trade, Import & Export, Wholesale, Consumer Goods, Human Resources, Inventory, Manufacturing, etc.

Education & Professional Accreditations:

 CPA: Licensed by California Board.

 MBA: University of San Francisco (Finance).

 CMA: Certified Management Accountant, USA (Cost & Mgt. Accounting).

 ACMA: Cost and Management Accountant, India (Cost & Mgt. Accounting).

 M.Com: University of Calicut, India (Masters - Business Finance).

 B.Com: University of Calicut, India (Bachelors - Cost Accounting).

Employment History:

Chief Financial Officer

Cellotape Inc, Fremont, CA - August, 2006 to Present.

Cellotape Inc is a custom made screen and flexographic label manufacturer, catering needs of technology companies, large retailers and wineries.

 Responsible for all accounting and finance activities of Cellotape Inc and its subsidiaries.

 Responsibility for Human Resource and Benefits management.

 Supported the organization in its mergers and acquisitions.

 Lead in MRP implementation and its co-ordination with the accounting system.

 Lead aggressive cost control/reduction initiatives.

 Established accounting & monetary procedures, controls and systems.

 Consolidation of subsidiaries.

 Automation of accounting and sales reporting process.

 Developed a pricing structure for various product types.

 Short term and long term planning.

 Liaison with investors, creditors and Bank.

 Involved in lean manufacturing implementation.

 Familiarity with M&A activities

Controller

Formation Inc, Foster City-May 2004 to August 2006.

Formation Inc is a private label non-durable goods manufacturer, catering needs of large retailers (Target, Wal-Mart etc) in the US and Canada.

 Supervise all accounting activities for USA, Hong Kong & China.

 Preparation of Financial Statements.

 Supervision & Co-ordination of A/R & A/P.

 Implementation & monitoring of internal control policies & procedure for Int’l trade.

 Job Costing and profitability analysis.

 Budgeting and variance analysis.

 Consolidation of international subsidiaries.

 Payroll and staff benefits management & human resources function.

 Cash Management & Cash budgeting & analysis.

 Co-ordination of private label imports.

 Installation, implementation and customization of business systems.

 Co-ordination of production and working capital management.

Senior Accountant

IABC, San Francisco-August 2002 to May 2004.

IABC is an international educational organization having world headquarters located in San Francisco.

 Supervise all accounting activities on accounting software.

 Monthly & Yearly closing for two entities.

 Supervision & Co-ordination of A/R & A/P.

 Facilitate as a key point of contact for external auditors.

 Costing for various publications & inventory.

 Departmental Cost Analysis for cost control and profitability.

 Taxation, budgeting & inventory management.

 Payroll and staff benefits management.

 Cash Management & Cash budgeting & analysis.

Finance Controller

Hands Int’l LLC/Delta Cosmetics of London, Dubai – April 1998 to July 2001.

Hands International is a London (UK) - based multinational manufacturing company in the personal care product industry with operations in Europe, Asia, CIS and Africa.

 Coordinated of all financial activities of head office and branches.

 Responsible for financial activities of Middle East, CIS, Africa.& Europe.

 Cash flow & Working Capital management for group organizations including LC, LOC etc.

 Group budgeting & forecasting, Cost Accounting and Cost-Control

 Supervised shipping and logistics.

 Headed eight divisional accountants and three direct reports.

 Advised management on pricing & cost control.

Financial Accountant

Trigon Gulf FZE, Dubai – Dec 1995 to April 1998.

Trigon is a Singapore-based company dealing in newsprint, pulp & synthetic rubber, with operations in Singapore, India, and the Middle East.

 Accounting in charge of 3 branches located in Dubai, Singapore & Moscow.

 Monthly & yearly financial statements of these branches.

 Inter-branch reconciliation and multi-currency accounting.

 Costing & profitability analysis of contracts.

 Negotiation on LCs, Bills of Exchange & other financial instruments.

Staff Accountant

Madras Caps and Containers Ltd. Madras- March 1989 to Nov 1995.

A producer of containers and caps for the pharmaceutical industry.

Other Professional Skills:

o PC skills on executive desk operations & Internet.

o Knowledge of accounting software programs:

Great Plains, QuickBooks, Business Vision & Sage

Trained on Oracle Financials

Trained on Oracle and SAP.

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