Saveen Thomas

Experience

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  Sitel Group

  Apr 2008 - Dec 2009

  Customer Service Proffessional

  • Following up with the clients on the receivables for the loans unpaid of General Motors (Third party Collections)• All collections directly reflected on the balance sheet as they fall under bad debt accounts• Was mostly among the top5 collectors & have also received the SItel Stars Awards for collections done.

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  THOMSON REUTERS (PANGEA3 LEGAL DATABASE SYSTEMS PVT LTD)

  Dec 2009 - Aug 2012

  Executive – Accounts Receivables

  • I was responsible for the Financial Accounting function of the finance vertical where recording the transactions in the accounts receivables & general ledger and finalization of monthly accounts for management. Assist as a team leader of the SAP implementation project team• Preparing invoices for the clients on monthly, mid-monthly basis for the revenue generated in the previous month• Preparing AR Aging, State-wise Revenue report, billing type revenue report at the end of each month, followed by reconciliations of accounts• Following up with the clients on the receivables & have successfully collected more than 4MM USD in a month to break records for collections• Tracking the TDS deducted by the Indian clients & following up for TDS certificates after preparing a tracking sheet and reporting to the management• Preparing the WIP sheet, tracing the MSA/SOW & sending the report to the management on a monthly basis• Presenting to the management the Top20 clients on MTD & YTD basis Show less

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  General Mills India Pvt Ltd

  Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  Executive – General Accounting

  • Ensure the preparation and presentation of Group Companies Financial Statements in compliance with IFRS and country specific accounting standards and GAAP.• Streamline internal processes and ERP systems to integrate the financial accounting and reporting process, assist in guiding the ERP systems implementation teams to align with group accounts and mapping structure• Monthly circulation of summarized compilations of key financial information, ratios, operational indicators and dashboards to senior managers and audit committees in US.• Directly deal with external audits process (US & Indian EY) and preparation of Annual Reports for publishing, other statutory requirements.• Process improvement of Shared service center by introducing SOPs.• Involved to prepare Process Migration and Transition Framework with the mind of go to market concept• Working with other overseas business team to improve service efficiency & excellency. Show less

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  Mondelēz International

  May 2013 - Nov 2015

  Sr. Executive AP Chocolate Category FP&A - Finance

  As Sr. Executive – Chocolate Category FP&A, AP Region, I allocate budgets, facilitating timely & accurate preparation of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other accounting records. Assured adherence/compliance to accounting standards in the company. I was accountable for complying with IFRS and country-specific accounting standards and GAAP in the preparation and presentation of Group Companies Financial Statements; Guided the ERP systems implementation teams to ensure alignment with group accounts and mapping structure for accounting and reporting.I successfully distributed the monthly summaries of critical financial information, ratios, operational indicators, and dashboards to senior managers and audit committees in the United States. I also managed external audits (US & Indian EY) and prepare annual reports for publication and other statutory requirements. Show less

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  Olam

  Nov 2015 - May 2019

  Financial Analyst cum Budget Controller

  As Accounts Officer – GABON, I develop and implement accounts consolidation, financial policies, systems, and procedures/guidelines to ensure smooth cash flow and streamline budgets. I also emphasized value addition to the business by overseeing the frameworks and optimizing the project costing. I also assured accordance with the cash forecast for the year for cash flow planning & monitoring of the same from Singapore. I was held accountable for enabling the divisions in accomplishing financial and operational goals, including improved profitability, customer profitability, sales margin analysis, cash flow, and inventory management by creating key performance metrics and implementing controls.I superintended and submitted the annual immature and mature budget analysis to country and corporate management teams. I conducted and completed the field audit & spot checks and developed the recommendation plan based on an audit conducted.I was acclaimed as the Employee of the Year in 2017 and bestowed with the prize of 2500 dollars.I maintained the highest levels of accuracy within the MIS reporting for the management by enhancing the information framework, and I cooperated with the SMT for performance reporting on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis. Show less

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  Golden Veroleum Liberia

  Jun 2019 - now

  Financial Controller

  In my present capacity, I am accountable for steering all the financial operations to ensure financial data is as accurate and timely as possible, cash and assets are maximized, and accounting systems are reliable and efficiently implemented. I also examine and update the end-to-end business transactions & reconciling the same for finalizing financial statements.My other job duties include:Conceptualize financial strategies to drive the transformation of business & financial outlook.Direct the development and implementation of all short-term and long-range financial plans following corporate philosophy and strategy. Develop, direct, and oversee a wide range of financial functions, including accounting, budgeting, financial and accounting systems, internal controls, decision support systems, auditing, cash management, financial benchmarking, general ledger systems, and financial analysis.Handle the accounts & finance functions of the entire plantation. Formulate and review the financial verticals, such as accounting, budgeting, financial and accounting systems, internal controls, decision support systems, general ledger systems, financial analysis, and long-range financial planningDevelop and maintain strong budget controls with monitoring and variance reporting. Examining and introducing the annual budget with analysis to country and corporate management. Present the 100% budget control for the plantation and formulate the controlling activities with reports for plantation managementManage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are appropriately recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations, and report preparationServe as a focal point to the plantation CFO to comprehend requirements and assist in ad hoc analyses and requests. Maintaining the plantation operational data and presenting it to the CEO/CFO weekly with analysisI accomplished bonuses and I enabled the reporting automation . Show less