Sridharan Kolandaivelu

Experience

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  Landmark Group

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2003

  Accountant

  Finalization and Consolidation of Management Accounts, Comparison of actual with budgets & previous year record and preparing variance reports. Allocation / Apportionment of Common expenses among Territory companies. MIS Reporting and Profit center analysis reporting monthly. Accounting of Fixed Assets – Purchases, Capitalization of CWIP, Depreciation Run and Retirements. Payment to Vendors and updating Receipts, vouchers and financial data processing. Preparation of Payroll and Coordination of insurance works (Property, Vehicle, Cash, Inventory and General). Reconciliation’s of BRS, Vendor, Customer, GL, Inter Company Accounts and Credit Cards transactions. Preparation of year-end Audit schedules and coordination with auditors – Internal and External. Reported to Finance Manager and Chief Accountant. Software’s used – Bussoft (Oracle Software), Brio-Intelligence, and MS-Office. Show less

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  Lals Group

  Mar 2004 - Mar 2006

  Senior Accountant

  Liaising with Banks regarding facilities - Letter of Credit, Trust Receipt and Term Loans for Funds requirements and timely settling down the same on the basis of funds position. MIS Reporting - Financial statements, Cash-flow Statement, Sales performance reports of various divisions, Profit Centre Analysis, Product performance, Reconciliation’s, ageing reports of Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables & follow-up of same with concerned divisional managers. Preparing daily cash flow for Group. Verification of day-to-day entries accounted by assistants and posting in JD-Eds. Preparation and co-ordination with VP- Finance of overall Budgeting & Forecasting Process. Liaising with Auditors – Internal & External and preparing audit schedules for the year. Supported IT-Dept. in the process of Designing and Structuring Finance Modules and Data Migration. Software’s Used – JD Edwards-ERP, Oracle, Ms-Office. Show less

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  Bureau Veritas Group

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2008

  Finance & Admin Manager

  Annual Budgeting for Kuwait Branch – General accounting, periodical finalization and forecasting, variance analysis reporting of MIS & KPI’s reports on periodic basis as per group timelines. Liaise with external auditors in preparation and submission of financial reports as per Local Tax Authorities and getting them audited with Ministry of Finance yearly. Accomplished successfully long pending Tax Audits with Ministry of Finance for Kuwait and cleared tax retentions. Evaluated Tender proposals in terms of the financial objectives & resources and Reviewing Contract Pricing. Implemented HR package and administering overall office work, HR & recruitment of staffs etc. headed a team size of 4 members, trained junior’s in ERP & CRM software’s of the group. To accomplish the task software used is JD-Edwards – ERP and other related reporting software, MS-Office, Lotus Notes, SAS (Business Intelligence tool). Reporting to CEO and RFC–Middle East. Show less

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  Al Mulla Group

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2009

  Senior Financial Analyst

  - Consolidation of Automotive Divisions accounts and preparation of monthly MIS reports for the management. Overheads variance analysis and suggest management the controllable overheads on periodic basis.- Prepared Budgets and Forecasts for individual automotive divisions and monthly KPI & Benchmark reports individually for each division.- Played as a Team member of successful ERP implementation of MS Dynamics NAV 2009 for a JV company of KMAS in the Group. Coordinated with the ERP provider consultants regarding the business requirements and prepared GAP/FIT analysis report.- As a key team member designed and structured of various modules of the ERP system, created Chart of Accounts, Item master, Vendor master, Customer master, Fixed Assets module, Bank structure, cost and Profit Centre’s and integration of the same and validation of Data as per system requirement. - As a part of leadership role, Trained and conducted test for the finance team of automotive divisions.- To accomplish the task software used is MS Dynamics Navision – ERP and other related reporting software’s, MS-Office. Reporting to DGM and FC– Automotive. Show less

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  GUMHO NT INDIA AUTO PARTS PRIVATE LIMITED

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  Accounts Manager

  - Worked along with company auditors & Legal advisors in various legal & statutory registrations and procedures in formation of a private limited company like –ROC, VAT, CST, Central Excise, Service Tax, etc. registrations.- Developed reports for top management summarizing the business financial position in areas of income, expenses, capital usage and cash flows, and coordinate the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and financial forecast.- Monthly Returns e-filing – VAT & CST, Central Excise & TDS-supplier payments.- Prepared Zero-based budgets & forecast for Expenses, Materials and sales with the available sources of data for the financial year 2010 – 2011. Show less

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  Bureau Veritas Group

  Apr 2011 - Sept 2012

  Finance & Admin Manager

  - Annual Budgeting for Kuwait Branch – General accounting, periodical finalization and forecasting, variance analysis reporting of MIS & KPI’s reports on periodic basis as per group timelines.- Liaise with external auditors in preparation and submission of financial reports as per Local Tax Authorities and getting them audited with Ministry of Finance yearly. Accomplished successfully long pending 2004-2011(7years) Tax Audits with Ministry of Finance for Kuwait and cleared tax retentions.- Evaluated Tender proposals in terms of the financial objectives & resources and Reviewing Contract Pricing.Implemented HR package and administering overall office work, HR & recruitment of staffs etc. headed a team size of 4 members, trained junior’s in ERP & CRM software’s of the group. -To accomplish the task software used is JD-Edwards – ERP and other related reporting software’s, MS-Office, Lotus Notes, SAS (Business Intelligence tool). Reporting to CEO and RFC–Middle East. Show less

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  Freelance

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  Financial & Accounting Consultant

  - Statutory audit support and financial analysis reporting, planning and preparing various policies and plans that suits client’s business. - Monitored financial activities, banking activities, budgeting & cash flow forecasting. - Successfully developed and implemented new methods of analyzing financial data results with decisions to further develop the internal accounting systems and growth of the business.- Providing financial and accounting consulting services for new and existing clients on periodical financial closing as per statutory norms, e-filing of All Direct and Indirect Taxation - Income Tax, Wealth Tax, TDS Returns, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Central Excise, Professional Tax and Trade License & Registrar of Companies returns on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. Show less

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  Dubai Holding Group Services

  Jun 2014 - now

  Manager - Financial Reporting

  Spearheaded periodic financial closing & group consolidation; delivered streamlined and insightful MIS & KPI reports, with comprehensive variance analysis against budgets and previous year results of multiple business units to stakeholders.Ensured statutory compliance; led audits & VAT filings, enhancing financial integrity.Optimized liquidity, managed cash flow and liaised with banks for treasury operations.Led insurance management; streamlined supplier payments and PO/PR approvals.Developed and implemented EPBCS, enhancing annual budget and forecasting accuracy.Overhauled ERP systems; implemented Oracle Fusion to improve financial operations.Designed and maintained organisations COA, User role matrix, enhanced GL/AP/AR setup through configuration workbook's in Oracle Fusion. Implemented AGIS (intercompany billing), ARCS (BS Reconciliation) & Task Manager for the company.Championed team success through targeted financial training and support in financial operations and systems.Reporting to Finance Director and CFO. Show less