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Overview
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Manikandan Santhakumar

Manikandan Santhakumar

Head Finance & Accounts
Chennai

Summary

A Cost Accountant Skilled Finance Manager bringing 10 years
of post qualification experience in Service based organizations.
Proven leadership and successful in leading teams in achieving
financial goals. Accomplished in working with executive leaders to
develop business, financial and growth strategies

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head Finance & Accounts

SwaaS Systems Private Limited (Fulcrum Group)
Chennai
06.2012 - Current

SwaaS Systems is an IT MNC inclusive of Product & Service with pan India operations & abroad.

  • Have been reporting to MD, CEO, CFO, Board of Directors of Company.
  • Handling Finance team of 5 Executives and 1 Manager.
  • High level Dashboards, Financial Ratios, MIS, Client wise profitability, Project wise profitability & Individual profitability.

Responsibilities

· Manage accounting and financial operations with oversight for financial reporting, account records and accounting controls.

· Consistently achieved greater than 90% monthly budget and forecast accuracy by developing and implementing a functional Sales & Operations Planning process.

· Played key role in establishment of a US-Subsidiary Organization and manage overseas financial operations and building statistical performance report by measuring territorial sales production against Business objectives.

· Presented to senior leadership monthly results with focused emphasis on key performance variance drivers.

· Division lead charged to coordinate all internal and external accounting audit reviews - no audit findings or adjustments recorded.

  • Ensure finalization and audit of accounts, report on same to board of directors.
  • Monitor Tax planning and compliance.
  • Assure legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Treasury Management, Monitor cashflows and take necessary steps to ensure continuous availability of funds and effective management of surplus funds
  • Hold Key relationships with banks, Auditors and Consultants
  • ERP system implementation and upgrades

· Develop and monitor financial department policies and procedures.

· Analyze financial statements, conduct cost/benefit analysis, and identify areas of weakness.

· Responsible of monthly Payroll Process and Income Tax calculation

· Direct all corporate functions including strategic planning, project deployment and auditing.

  • Trained on GST Standard by National Academy of Customs Excise & Narcotics from ICT academy and headed GST movements.

Chartered Accountants

NRG Associates
Chennai
05.2009 - 05.2012
  • · Responsible in building of books of accounts, Computation of Taxable Income, Filing of I.T. Return.
  • · Preparation & Finalization of Individual Accounts, Filing of e-TDS, VAT, Service Tax & Service Tax Refund Claims.
  • · Preparation of Payroll, Form 16, & Advance Tax & Finalization of Financial Statement in Compliance with Indian Accounting Standards.
  • Actively Participated in Statutory Audits as a Team Member for
  • · Unitex Logistics India Private Limited, Logistics
  • · Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)-VAT Audit
  • · CMYK Health Boutique Private Limited, Service Industry
  • · SDC Information Services Private Limited, HR Industry
  • · Elmec Group of Concerns, Manufacturing Industry
  • Spearheaded a team for Internal Audits and Preparation & Presentation of MIS Reports for
  • · BSNL (Pondicherry & Cuddalore).
  • · Cheran & Pallava Group of Companies (Rs 1000 Crores TO), Manufacturing (Textile Industry) For 3 years.
  • · Jubilant Motors [Audi Cars (Bangalore & Chennai)], Trade & Service Industry for 2 years.
  • Spearheaded a team for Fixed Assets & Stock Audit & Bank Audit for
  • · Precot Meridian Limited (Fixed Asset Register & Audit)
  • · Red Bull (Stock Audit)
  • · Provogue (Stock Audit)
  • · RDC Concrete (Fixed Asset Audit)
  • Indian Overseas Bank, Tambaram (Manimangalam Branch) (Statutory Audit).
  • Reviewed organization's adherence to regulatory guidelines applicable to specific activities and practices

MIS Coordinator

ADFC, HDFC Bank
Chennai
07.2008 - 04.2009

· Responsible to Collect, Manage and analyze data

· Involved in Data Cleaning activity and Preparation & Presentation of MIS Reports

Education

Cost Accountant – Qualified -

Institute of Cost And Works Accountants of India
04.2001 - 05.2011

MBA - Finance

Loyola College Twinning
01.2009 - 04.2011

B. Com - Commerce, Management Accounting and Business Maths

A M Jain College, University of Madras
01.2005 - 04.2008

50 Hours of Computer Training course - undefined

ICWAI

Skills

    Accouting Management

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Accomplishments

  • Cash reward received Rs 500000/- on June’22, completed 10 years in SwaaS
  • Cash reward received Rs 200000/- on FY’21, for Tax Refund
  • Cash reward received Rs 100000/- on FY’19, Best Employee
  • Cash reward received Rs 100000/- on FY’23 presentation prepared (Product and Service) to investors
  • 13 Years loss-making company converted into the profit-making Company
  • 2 Crores tax nullified in MAT
  • 2.5 Crores TDS refund claimed and received
  • 60 Lakhs TDS Exemption Certificate claimed
  • 50 Lakhs GST refund claimed and received
  • Handling US Audit, Tax, Finance & Accounts
  • Handling Hearing & Tax Audit
  • Service Tax Hearing and nullified the Debt
  • Implementing & Migrating ERP tool, Greytip (Payroll), Zoho (Invoice)

Timeline

Head Finance & Accounts

SwaaS Systems Private Limited (Fulcrum Group)
06.2012 - Current

Chartered Accountants

NRG Associates
05.2009 - 05.2012

MBA - Finance

Loyola College Twinning
01.2009 - 04.2011

MIS Coordinator

ADFC, HDFC Bank
07.2008 - 04.2009

B. Com - Commerce, Management Accounting and Business Maths

A M Jain College, University of Madras
01.2005 - 04.2008

Cost Accountant – Qualified -

Institute of Cost And Works Accountants of India
04.2001 - 05.2011

50 Hours of Computer Training course - undefined

ICWAI
Manikandan SanthakumarHead Finance & Accounts