Aman Jain
Gurugram
Summary
- An extensive and steadfast Senior Finance professional well-acquainted in budgeting, planning, preparation, monitoring and confirming financial information including general ledger and sub ledgers in accordance with GAAP.
- A skilled pioneer holding over 22 years of experience in complying with federal, state, and local statutory requirements; filing financial reports and advising management on needed actions.
- Have gained competency in enforcing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems; and developing the most efficient working plans of action to maximize return on financial assets.
- Bears a reputed career in providing effective leadership to ensure complete accountability for financial and operational performance as well as coordinating budget preparation and monthly forecast reports of financial progress within given units.
- Adept in interfacing directly with cross functional partners including compliance, legal teams & Investors, to solve problems, and communicating changes.
- Eminent in developing a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism which includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Extensive experience of setting up finance shared service centre with a team of 150+.
- Successfully transitioned various finance processes including AR/Billing/Accounting/Treasury & Cash apps from the global teams with minimum transition time.
- Successful reviewed contracts & took other cost saving initiatives resulting into savings to the tune of 10 crore.
- Led financial planning & analysis team to ensure timely completion of extensive budgeting exercise with revenue over 1500 crore.
- Managed Risk Management exercise independently & interacted with investor to ensure timely closure.
- Engaged in interaction & presentation to the company board for the Financials & new investment opportunities & business ideas.
- Involved in implementation of SAP in the organisation in the shortest possible time.
- Took over the finance function without any handover & key inputs missing. Completed 10 years tax exercise & reconciliation, without any significant support.
- Head the GST implementation exercise for 10 group entities. Successfully implementation of GST rollout without any major glitches.
- Brief experience of managing the business, in absence of Business Head. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | HEAD - FINANCE| FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Mobile:
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Finance Shared Services, Rackspace Technologies Pvt. Ltd
08.2021 - Current
Director
Rackspace Technology Pvt. Ltd
08.2021 - Current
- Direct/Matrix responsibility for managing end to end financial activities for India Finance Shared services centre
- Lead the shared service finance team in financial accounting (AP, AR, cash management, FA, GL, etc.)
- Also responsible for India entities as head finance for India Business
- Reporting to Business Head & CFO
- Partner in the growth of sharing services centre by relocating more work from onshore locations (incl US, UK, EMEA & APJ locations), hiring teams & setting up of systems & processes for shared services
- Hired more than 150 members in a short span & transitioned critical work to ensure business continuity & growth
- Taken new initiatives to setup processes & controls to ensure fanatical customer experiences
- Working towards automation of key processes, creating next line of leadership & making shared services ready for next leg of transition & growth.
VP & Head of Finance
National Geographic India, The Walt Disney Company
08.2017 - 03.2021
Financial Control
The Walt Disney Co
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Responsible for managing end to end financial activities which include accounting, business planning, and business support as well as safeguarding on-time preparation & review of monthly & yearend financials of the organization
- Reported to Business Head & APAC CFO
- Involved in reviewing of business needs to ensure adequate business support and all direct & indirect tax compliances of the organization
- Responsible for monitoring cost saving initiatives/explore possibilities
- Indirect responsibility of managing facilities & other support functions including admin & IT
- Accounting and
- Developing Balance sheet as per Indian & US GAAP by ensuring compliance to relevant accounting policies & principles
- Responsible for all finance approvals which include agreements/POs/Bank payments and other controllership functions like AP/AR/GL
- Lead the legal team with responsibility of ensuring legal & secretarial compliance
- Budgeting and Cash Flow Management
- Safeguarding regular review and improvement in the budgeting activities by guiding teams on all the aspects of budgeting
- Overseeing the relevant costs to ensure cost optimization & control and generating the entire budget to confirm regular supervision of actuals vis-à-vis budget numbers
- Superintend treasury activities to ensure effective utilization of funds & maintenance of adequate cash flow
- Auditing and Finance Processes
- As a custodian of all compliances, responsible for ensuring adherence to all Finance processes including guiding & providing support to other functions as well
- Involved in successful accomplishment of audit process with E&Y and internal auditor
- Team Management
- Regular interaction with internal as well external teams to ensure guidance on financial aspects & growth path for future
- Undergoing regular interaction with Sales teams to discuss on the customer strategies including pricing & cost submissions
- Negotiation and Partnering
- Lead supply chain team to ensure on-time procurement & effective control
- Delivering approval of various deals by undergoing negotiations and reviewing various agreements from business point of view
- Engaging in business partnering and regularly collaborating with Business head for timely closure of multiple matters.
Associate Director
Ernst & Young
01.2015 - 07.2017
Associate Director, Financial Control, Accounts Receivable
Ernst & Young
01.2015 - 07.2017
- Finance, my role comprised of ensuring end to end accounting including financial preparation, Managing treasury activities, Accounts receivable & Indirect tax compliance for all group entities
- Ensured availability of funds with timely utilization of different means of funding & investment of excess funds
- Maintained excellent relationship with bankers and avoided exposure by confirming timely hedging of foreign receipts
- Accounting &
- Created & reviewed financials of the group entities and contributed to monthly reviewing of all ledgers to ensure financial control
- Responsible for timely closure of Stat and internal audit
- Directed complete treasury operations for the group and managed relevant costs for confirming cost optimization and control
- Timely hedging of foreign receipts to avoid exposure
- Taxation and
- Implemented GST for EY & ensured timely indirect tax compliance and reporting
- Managed complete AR Process including timely invoicing to clients.
AVP-Finance & Finance Controller
NDTV Limited
12.2013 - 01.2015
- Structured business plans (Annual & LRP) as well as ensured submission of several reports as per requirements by participating in regular interaction with investor
- Ensured timely preparation of Financials, month end closing, financial hygiene and statutory compliances including tax compliances
- Managed RCM exercise to ensure coordination with all function for submission of timely report to investors
- Finance & Cash flow Management
- Facilitated business with new ideas to increase revenue and explored new business opportunities in diversification & presentation of plans to the board
- Observed performance against business plans & coordination with respective stakeholders to ensure financials are within budget
- Responsible for end-to-end accounting and balance sheet preparation for three group entities
- Collaborated with banks to ensure working capital availability and availability of funds for cash flow management on regular basis
- Reviewed costs & cost rationalization by taking new initiatives like automation of activities to cut down on redundancy
- Investor Relationship
- Maintained excellent relationship with external investor
- Ensuring timely submission of various reports as requirements including leading the Risk control matrix exercise on behalf of investor
- Head of Finance Operations & Head of Financial Planning Analysis
Head of Finance Operations & Head of Financial
Vodafone Digilink Limited
11.2008 - 12.2013
- Accounts Payable (PTP), Taxation, Accounts Receivable (AR), Fixed Asset Accounting, Revenue accounting: (OTC), IFRS Accounting, Cash Flow Management, Audit, Consolidation of Group Results, Budgeting & Planning, Decision Support and Performance Management
- Finance Operations
- Managed all activities relating to Finance & accounts as well as SSC (Shared Services Centre) functions including IFRS & IGAAP accounting and Balance Sheet preparation
- Led a team of 20 members and worked in pre-launch period with experience in Pre-Launch activities
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Looked after complete business planning & budgeting activity for the entity with turnover over INR 100 Cr
- Liasioning with various stakeholders to prepare the budget, rationalise & prepare presentation for board submission
- Involved in regular performance management including variance analysis, highlighting root cause & corrective action required.
Head
Circle, Channel Commercial | Reliance Communications Limited
02.2006 - 11.2008
Circle Lead
Bharti Airtel Limited
09.2004 - 02.2006
Reliance Communications Limited
08.2002 - 09.2004
Lead Auditor
M/s S. Jain
01.2001 - 08.2002
VP & Head of Finance
National Geographic India
Education
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis
2008
Associate - undefined
2003
B.COM - undefined
Punjab University
2000
Skills
Financial Planning & Analysis
Finance Operations
Revenue and IFRS Accounting
Budgeting & Planning
Cost Optimization & Control
Direct & Indirect tax Compliances
Supply Chain Management
Inventory Maintenance
Customer Strategies
Cost Strategies
Treasury Management
AP/AR/GL
Balance Sheet Preparation
GST Implementation
Stakeholder Management
Timeline
Director
Finance Shared Services, Rackspace Technologies Pvt. Ltd
08.2021 - Current
Director
Rackspace Technology Pvt. Ltd
08.2021 - Current
VP & Head of Finance
National Geographic India, The Walt Disney Company
08.2017 - 03.2021
Financial Control
The Walt Disney Co
08.2017 - 03.2021
Associate Director
Ernst & Young
01.2015 - 07.2017
Associate Director, Financial Control, Accounts Receivable
Ernst & Young
01.2015 - 07.2017
AVP-Finance & Finance Controller
NDTV Limited
12.2013 - 01.2015
Head of Finance Operations & Head of Financial
Vodafone Digilink Limited
11.2008 - 12.2013
Head
Circle, Channel Commercial | Reliance Communications Limited
02.2006 - 11.2008
Circle Lead
Bharti Airtel Limited
09.2004 - 02.2006
Reliance Communications Limited
08.2002 - 09.2004
Lead Auditor
M/s S. Jain
01.2001 - 08.2002
VP & Head of Finance
National Geographic India
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis
Associate - undefined
B.COM - undefined
Punjab University
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