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BALAJI MUTHURAMAN

Finance & Accounting
CHENNAI,Tamil Nadu

Summary

Professional Synopsis

A competent professional having strong passion and depth of experience in Business Service delivery operations. Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with proven abilities in customer relationship management.

❒ Overall 19+ Years of experience, with M.B.A (Finance), in the areas of Finance accounting operations including GL, R2R, P2P, Financial Analysis, Annual Operating Plan (Budgeting), Quarterly forecast, variance analysis & Profitably Analysis.

❒ Current Role is “Operations Manager” with Accenture, in Chennai.

DipIFRS course completed in KPMG and Strong Accounting skills and comprehensive understanding of accounting standards (US GAAP & IFRS).

❒ Pursuing CMA in Institute of Management Accountants, USA.

Transition - Set up offshore operations - 60 FTE's - USA & Paris.

❒ Adherence SOX controls & compliance.

“Lean Six Sigma Green Belt” Certified in Tata Consultancy Services.

❒ Industry Work Experience –Manufacturing, Communication, Technology and Financial Services.

Overview

11
11
years of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd – Chennai
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu
07.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for managing R2R activities, including General Ledger and balance sheet reconciliations, inter-company reconciliation & Cost center settlement, recording monthly accruals/amortizations and other journals.
  • Ensure SLAs & KPIs are achieved and Present “Service Delivery Deck” to the stakeholders (Client Leadership).
  • Manage month/ quarter/ year end processes and ensure books of accounts are closed timely.
  • Ensure all month end activities are completed within agreed time & quality and Ensure that metrics/KPIs are met.
  • Managed a large team and be responsible for their functional and administrative deliverables.
  • Driven a specific task or Project activities.
  • Drive the preparation of the financial statements for segments / entities and interact with senior stakeholders.
  • Good Exposure & adherence compliance US GAAP & IFRS standards.
  • Facilitate various internal & external auditors and SOX Compliance.
  • Provide timely and effectively response for Escalation management from internal and external.
  • Worked with Finance Controller and stakeholders to Deep Dive Analysis on P&L/Balance sheet Variance Analysis and taken necessary action taken.
  • Coordinates with BU Controllers & Asst.Finance Controllers.
  • Balance sheet Reconciliations – High level review & sign off.
  • Supporting to Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis on costing.
  • Prepared and provided adequate support for onthly/Quarterly/Half yearly reports.
  • Good Exposure in “Project Management” and executed few rojects.
  • Prepared, Review and Analysis Ad-hoc reports.
  • Driven Standardization and Automation across Deal.
  • Recruitment and Empower the team.
  • The Job Roles and Responsibility Regional Finance Controller (FPNA) – Report to Regional CFO.
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Analysis including Revenue, Cost of sales and Opex and Non Opex Expenses and written detailed commentary for variance Analysis.
  • Analysis all Revenue and cost reports by Product, Segment, Pricing & Region and Report to CFO.
  • Participated in Business Review Meetings and discussed Business Results & future decision making.
  • Prepared and Published “Daily Revenue Flash” and “Dashboard” with detailed commentary by using Power BI (Business Intelligence) Tool.
  • Prepared CFO Revenue Forecast Model for each quarter based on Pipeline business, Historical Run rate & Predictive analysis and upload them in tool.
  • Performed Annual Operations Plan (AOP)/Budgeting activities and uploaded in the tool.
  • Worked on Variance Analysis for Actual vs Budget, Actual vs Forecast & Prior Year Actuals for each Segments, Products, Pricing level and Regions.
  • Worked with Business Controller and stakeholders to Deep Dive Analysis on Variance Analysis and Written commentary with potential cause for variance.
  • Supporting to Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis by product line, segment wise and region wise Reporting.
  • Manage & supervise Revenue Accounting and Reporting in compliance with U.S.
  • GAAP guidance Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.
  • Identify and help to recognize revenue in Point of time or over time.
  • Prepared presentations to Business Team, Product category and Senior Management Team.
  • Prepared and Review of “Monthly close pack” for Revenue and cost with detail commentary.
  • Prepared and provided adequate support for Monthly/Quarterly/Half yearly reports.
  • Prepare, Review and Presentation the “Service Delivery Deck” to the stakeholders.
  • Good Exposure in “Project Management” and executed few projects.
  • Prepared, Review and Analysis Ad-hoc reports.

Business Process Lead

TATA Consultancy Services LTD
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu
12.2009 - 06.2015

The Roles and Responsibility – FP&A

❒ Compute Revenue Budget on basis of Corp Cascade with historical trend. Upload the values in SAP and Reconciled by Profit center.

❒ Prepared and Consolidation of “Forecast P&L and Balance Sheet ” in Hyperion.

❒ “ Profitability Ratio Analysis” for P&L and Balance sheet and provided cost element wise breakdown.

❒ Uploaded P&L Budget values in SAP and reconciled by Cost center and cost element wise.

❒ Prepared Sales Reports by Profit center, Product and Region wise.

❒ Prepared AP/AR ageing reports and provided Analysis to stakeholders.

❒ Retrieve and Review Financial reports from Business warehouse (BW).

❒ Prepare and provide adequate reports during Month close/quarterly reviews.

The Roles and Responsibilities - R2R – Team Leader

❒ Managed a Team – End to End R2R Operations.

❒ 50 Hours training taking for new joiners about End to End R2R activities and process flow.

❒ Review revenue journal entries as per collaborative arrangement as per US GAAP ASC 605.

❒ Booking the interest entries as per Discounting long term receivable and payable as per US GAAP ASC-835.

❒ Review All JEs including recurring and accruals.

❒ Creation and Manage GL accounts in Chart of Account Level.

❒ Prepared and reviewed Balance sheet accounts Reconciliation as per schedule.

❒ Prepared monthly financial reports by cost and profit centers wise.

❒ Internal Order settlement by Cost center/GL wise.

❒ Execute Foreign Currency Revaluation for Sub Ledger & Bank Accounts.

❒ Cost center Cycle creation and Assessment Execution.

❒ Prepaid account reconciliation and Amortization every month.

❒ Suspense account cleared and ensure zero balance at month close.

❒ Carry out Month close activities and reporting.

❒ Prepare and Review of Inter Company Reconciliation and post accrual accordingly.

❒ Fiscal Period open and close in SAP as per close calendar.

❒ Prepared and Presented “Monthly SLA Metrics” to the Stakeholders.

❒ Netting of Intercompany Payments and Receivables.

❒ Intercompany and Agent commission payable and receivable process.

❒ Cash Application on Customer Accounts.

❒ Exposure in Project Management and executed few projects.

❒ Support provided to SOX and Internal auditors.

❒ Updated P&L and Balance sheet Exchange Rates in SAP for every month.

❒ Worked on Yearend reports and carried forward GL Balances to next year

Process Assistant

Sopra Steria Ltd
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu
07.2006 - 11.2009
  • Executed the payment run process in SAP.
  • Clearing of Bank payments & receipt items.
  • Analysis on Vendor's debit balances and I have recovered $1.7 Million from suppliers.
  • Reconciliation of Supplier Accounts.
  • Purchasers, Suppliers and Employees' queries resolution.
  • Auditing and Processing the T&Es Claims in SAP & Concur tool.
  • Extract Employees Debit balance and send notification to them.
  • Requested for Employee Vendor number creation in SAP.
  • Month end activities like Credit processing, Advance Transfer and Write-off.
  • Offsite Knowledge Transition for T&E and Payment run Processes.
  • Created SOP for T&E & Payment run processes.
  • Managing Escalation and taking corrective action.

Senior Office Assistant

Margadarsi Chits Pvt ltd
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu
09.2001 - 06.2006
  • Day to Day Accounting Transitions and Processing JE's for all Receipts and payments.
  • Cash handling, Bank transactions and Customer Account Reconciliation.
  • Handling of the Petty Cash Fund and updating in the system on daily.
  • Preparation and Distribution of monthly Cost Centre reports.
  • Prepared Bank Reconciliation.
  • Preparation of Month end MIS reports and Publish them to Managing Directors.
  • Coordinated with Internal and External auditors.

Education

MBA - Finance

University of Madras
08.2009 - 04.2016

Master of Arts - M.Com

Annamalai University
07.2007 - 04.2009

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Madras
08.1998 - 03.2001

Skills

    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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Timeline

Operations Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd – Chennai
07.2015 - Current

Business Process Lead

TATA Consultancy Services LTD
12.2009 - 06.2015

MBA - Finance

University of Madras
08.2009 - 04.2016

Master of Arts - M.Com

Annamalai University
07.2007 - 04.2009

Process Assistant

Sopra Steria Ltd
07.2006 - 11.2009

Senior Office Assistant

Margadarsi Chits Pvt ltd
09.2001 - 06.2006

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Madras
08.1998 - 03.2001
BALAJI MUTHURAMANFinance & Accounting