Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
PROJECTS COMPLETIONS
Certification
SUMMARY OF ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION
LANGUAGES
DISCLAIMER
HOBBIES&INTERESTS
Timeline
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K RAJASEKAR

K RAJASEKAR

Chennai

Summary

F inance & Accounts Professional with more than 20+ years' advancement and experience in overall F&A portfolio – P2P, O2C, R2R – Day to day Finance operations, Book closure, Auditing, Reporting, RPT, Business Finance, IFRS, Country and Entity Operations, Corporate Insurance, Automation & Process Improvements project, S4 HANA, etc., - Across - INDIA, UAE, MIDDLE EAST and AFRICA (MEA)countries.

E xplored work experience in Manufacturing, Trading, IT Distribution and Service business. and Committed to optimizing financial performance and strategic decision-making through insightful analysis and leadership.

P ossess strong communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills. Employed fiscal policies for effective compliance and was accountable for institutionalizing financial controls for effective management.

I am eager to leverage my expertise to drive financial excellence in my next role.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Manager-Finance&Accounts – MEA Operations

Redington Gulf FZE(Branch)
07.2022 - Current

· Core Member of "Centralized Accounting, Reporting, & Audit team" in shared service model

· Managed day to day P2P, R2R operations with larger team members with region accounting and reporting

· Handled 38+ Middle East & Africa entities accounting & Auditing with Multiple currencies as per the local policies

· Managed across MEA entities IFRS-16 accounting & reporting

· Involved Automation and Process Improvements project and completed with good outcome and significant improvements

· Managed all types of Audits for 38+ entities & 13+ Auditors across MEA region

· Involving S4 Hana (SAP) Implementation Project

· Having complete control on monthly book closure activities across MEA region

· Managed 10+ Corporate Insurance policies and claims across MEA region

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Manager & Country Operations

Redington Kuwait Computer Distribution Co WLL
07.2017 - 06.2022

· Responsible for Country Operations role for Distribution & Service Biz

· Build very good relationship with Local sponsor & Govt Dept

· Contributed more to the country business by the way of enabled many Financial options - BG, LC, PDC, Customs etc.,

· Maintained very good business relationship with all the customers, suppliers, Bankers and Local Govt Authorities

· Handled complete day to day Cash & Treasury Operations

· Handled complete P2P& R2R activities

· Managed Inter-Co transactions(Sales, Purchase,Expenses etc.,)

· Successfully Completed 14 years Tax Assessments by coordinated with Kuwait Govt Tax team and Deloitte Auditors

· Re-structured many policies and processes into the system

· Had very good control on the Opex and Business budget

· Managed the Business and employees well in order & safe during COVID-19

· Recognized with " Best Performer award"

Assistant Manager & Entity Operations

CDW International FZE (Redington Company)
07.2015 - 06.2017

· Part end to end discussion for the new company formations

· Worked with DAFZA(Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority) for all activities related to new company setup

· Involved to new warehouse setup in DAFZA

· Controlled Opex & Business budget within the agreed number

· Managed end to end Business & Finance Operations

· Handled book closure and Financial Audit

· Managed larger team members as Entity ownership role



Senior Executive – Finance & Accounts

Redington Gulf FZE
10.2010 - 06.2015

· Handled F&A roles – Distribution, Service & Supply Chain Biz

· Handled both Petty cash and Customer cash and deposits

· Managed P2P invoice booking, MIRO, GIT & Vendor Recon

· Monitored Inventory movements and physical stock inspections

· Managed 25 Corporate card transactions, accounting and recon · Preparation of monthly reconciliations

· Handled Inter-Company accounting and reporting

· Managed collections and deposits and AR ageing reporting

· Handled month end book closure activities (R2R)

· Handled all types of Audits for UAE Regions entities


Accounts Executive

Redington Limited
06.2008 - 09.2010

· Handled daily Cash & Employee Claims reimbursements

· Managed P2P Invoice booking and payments

· Part of Treasury Operations for all the Trade & Non-Trade supplier payments and accounting

· Handled end to end book closure activities

· Part of core member team for Limited Review, Synnex &Statutory Audits

Accounts & Commercial Executive

Hansraj Systems & Traders (3M & TATA Distributor)
08.2007 - 05.2008

· Managed Sales & Procurements from the inter-state companies

· Responsible for the end to end Accounting and Auditing Dept

· Handled all the Tax & Administration and monthly Tax returns

· Handled all the Tax & Administration and monthly Tax returns

· Direct reports to Managing Director for all the organization related discussions for the business developments

Accounts & Commercial Executive

Shreyas Communications & Services Pvt Ltd
08.2006 - 07.2007

· Managed day to day Accounting activities

· Handled the procurements from the International companies

· Handled All the Tax & Customs and administration's

· Managed payroll,Admin and HR profiles

· Part of business developments members with management team

Accountant

Excel Tax Aid Services(Audit Firm)
04.2004 - 07.2006

· Maintained clients accounts, All the Tax & customs return and Audits

· Handled 45 Clients books of accounts end to end

· Completed Tax Assessments for about 10+ clients and submitted the tax clearance certificate

· Brought many and controls and discipline in books maintenance

· Handled Labour Inspections and reportings


Marketing Executive

Indian Express
06.2003 - 03.2004

· Marketing and promotional activities of Indian Express new papers

· Responsibilities to analyze the market to increase the sales volume

· Preparation of the goal basis the area and demand to achieve the sales target

· Submitting the feedback and suggestions to improve the articles


Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Information System Management

NIIT
Chennai, TN
01.2010

Master of Arts - Commerce

University of Madras
Chennai, TN
01.2009

Master of Arts - Finance Management

Loyola College, Pondicherry University
Chennai, TN
01.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Commerce

Dhanraj Baid Jain College, University of Madras
Chennai, TN
01.2006

Skills

  • SAP ERP & S4 Hana
  • Tally ERP
  • PGDCA
  • Oracle
  • FoxPro
  • MS office

Accomplishments

  • Part of core members team for SAP ERP & S4 Hana Implementation project
  • Successfully handled 15 years Internal & External Audits
  • Limited Review, Internal, Synnex, Statutory & Tax Audits

  • Successfully completed 14 Years Tax Assessments within 3 Years timeline in Kuwait by managing Deloitte &Govt Team
  • Successfully transited&Handled 38+MEA entities Audits from In-Country to Shared Service model
  • Successfully transited across MEA counties lease data from MEA based software to India based software for IFRS-16 Lease Accounting and reporting
  • Completed 12+ Automation and Process Improvements projects with outcome of significant improvements
  • Standardized Employee travel advance, Reimbursement and Non-Trade Accounting - across MEA entities
  • Regularized Customer CN process through system across MEA entities
  • Standardized vendor reconciliation through system across MEA entities
  • Brought cost control on Corporate Insurance Policies and claims and regularized through tracking model
  • Controlled Opex & Business budget within the agreed numbers

PROJECTS COMPLETIONS

>Completed Tax Assessment for 14 years in Redington Kuwait Region

>SAP ERP on 2014 and S/4 HANA in 2024-2025 project Implementation

>Lease Accounting & Reporting (IFRS-16) transition

>Automation & Process Improvement – SAP & BOT

Certification

  • Special Recognition - Shining Star Award
  • Performance Award - Outstanding Performance MEA
  • Six Sigma yellow belt certification


SUMMARY OF ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Internal, External Audits & Financial Preparations
  • Tax Administrations and Assessments with Govt Dept
  • All types of Corporate Insurance policies, Claims & Negotiations
  • Monthly & Quarterly book closure and control
  • Opex review and control the budget vs actuals
  • GL Accounting and reporting
  • Intercompany accounting and reporting
  • Receivables & Payables accounting and reporting (O2C & P2P)
  • IFRS-15,IFRS-16, IFRS-9&other Financial reporting (Stock, BBND, VR etc.,)
  • Prepaid and Provisions amortization and review
  • Common and Global cost accounting and reporting
  • Trail balance analysis & reporting
  • Compliance documentation and control
  • Payroll and treasury Operations
  • Inbound/Outbound operations and support (P2P)
  • Supporting budget holders to prepare the annual budget
  • Managing larger team members in both shared service and In-country
  • Implementing improvements for the financial/accounting processes
  • Ensure proper accounting with established standards
  • Consistently focusing on Automation and Process Improvements
  • Handled over all country operations (HR,Admin,Credit,F&A&Biz etc.,)

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION

  • FoxPro, Oracle & ISM – NIIT Chennai
  • Tally ERP
  • Postgraduate in Diploma Computer Application

LANGUAGES

English: C2 Proficient
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil: C2 Proficient
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi: A2 Elementary
Elementary (A2)
Malayalam
Intermediate (B1)

DISCLAIMER

I hereby declare that all the information contained in this resume is in accordance with facts or truths to my knowledge. Thank you Date: Nov – 2025 Place: Chennai – India

HOBBIES&INTERESTS

Photography, Listing Music, Reading books, Dance, Cricket

Timeline

Sr. Manager-Finance&Accounts – MEA Operations

Redington Gulf FZE(Branch)
07.2022 - Current

Manager & Country Operations

Redington Kuwait Computer Distribution Co WLL
07.2017 - 06.2022

Assistant Manager & Entity Operations

CDW International FZE (Redington Company)
07.2015 - 06.2017

Senior Executive – Finance & Accounts

Redington Gulf FZE
10.2010 - 06.2015

Accounts Executive

Redington Limited
06.2008 - 09.2010

Accounts & Commercial Executive

Hansraj Systems & Traders (3M & TATA Distributor)
08.2007 - 05.2008

Accounts & Commercial Executive

Shreyas Communications & Services Pvt Ltd
08.2006 - 07.2007

Accountant

Excel Tax Aid Services(Audit Firm)
04.2004 - 07.2006

Marketing Executive

Indian Express
06.2003 - 03.2004

Master of Arts - Commerce

University of Madras

Master of Arts - Finance Management

Loyola College, Pondicherry University

Bachelor of Arts - Commerce

Dhanraj Baid Jain College, University of Madras

Certificate of Higher Education - Information System Management

NIIT
K RAJASEKAR