Prasad Mathew
Navi Mumbai
Summary
Strategic finance leader with over 20 years of extensive experience across Accounts, Financial Planning & Analysis, GST Returns, Working Capital & Cash Flow Management, MIS Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting, Process Improvement, Audit & Management Reporting, Indirect Taxation, Sales Operations, SCM, AR & AP, Fixed Assets, and ERP Implementation. Adds value through process flow enhancements, systems improvement, customer migration, process standardization, and workload planning. Skilled at establishing efficient recordkeeping and MIS systems, and at reviewing and strengthening financial procedures, inventory, and cost controls.
Overview
5
5
Languages
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager – Accounts & Administration
The Professional Couriers Pvt. Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
08.2026 - Current
- Led collections coordination across TPC stations through consistent follow-up communication.
- Managed invoice verification, ensuring authenticity, GST portal compliance, and prevention of duplicate billing.
- Oversaw accounts finalization and audit preparation, minimizing turnaround time for auditors, and coordinated Annual Report preparation with the Company Secretary.
- Ensured timely statutory compliance by managing TDS, GST, Advance Tax, and Professional Tax payments and filings.
- Authorized and processed payments, including cheque issuance and online transfers, based on fund availability and management approval.
- Handled petty cash management, inventory tracking, and staff recruitment, training, payroll, and HR administration.
Group Finance Manager
Poweron Enertech Pvt. Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
10.2025 - 01.2026
- Managed financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, to support business objectives.
- Managed cash flow to optimize liquidity and ensure availability of funds for operational needs; led and mentored a finance and accounts team of 7.
- Implemented robust internal financial controls and cost management strategies, liaising with banks, auditors, and regulatory authorities.
- Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate annual audits, achieving clean audit reports.
- Oversaw month-end and year-end close processes and project cost controlling and pricing.
- Conducted regular stock audits and reviewed/approved all financial transactions, maintaining strict control over expenditures.
Senior Manager – Marketing Operations (West)
MRF LTD
Chennai
10.2021 - 12.2024
- Headed Accounts & Sales Operations for MRF's Western Region.
- Oversaw daily accounts operations, general ledger and provision/prepaid scrutiny, and monthly Trial Balance and Cash Flow reviews.
- Generated MIS reports and overhead analysis for management review; ensured GST, TDS, TCS, and Income Tax compliance.
- Managed bank, customer, and vendor reconciliations, cash flows, and coordination with banks for credit facilities and fund management.
- Administered payables/receivables with ageing analysis, legal follow-ups, and timely debit/credit note issuance to dealers and vendors.
- Supervised inventory verification and stock audits across multiple branches; processed and validated marketing vendor invoices.
- Prepared branch MIS reports with budget-deviation notes for senior management, and led risk-management and insurance initiatives.
- Achieved 100% on-time vendor payments and reduced receivables >60 days through robust follow-up and legal escalation.
- Liquidated Rs. 6.5 crore of non-moving inventory (13,000 tyres) to export markets and closed annual accounts before the April 30th deadline every fiscal year.
- India's largest tyre manufacturer, with an annual turnover of ~Rs. 28,000 crore.
Senior Manager – Regional Accounts Head
H&R Johnson, Prism Johnson Ltd
Mumbai
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Handled the entire accounting process of the Kerala region with a team of 7 direct members, and supervised branch accounting for H&R Johnson (India) from HO.
- Consolidated monthly financial reports to management, reviewing the existing system and highlighting further improvements.
- Led national-level budget and business plan preparation and consolidation, and complete management accounting including periodic closing of accounts.
- Monitored PAN India dealer order tracking and release based on credit limits, and reviewed debtors to set collection targets for the sales team.
- Verified sales incentives and dealer schemes before final disbursal, and tracked PAN India dealer balance confirmations quarterly.
- Meticulously configured and implemented SAP Concur for employee expense reimbursement, simplifying travel and variable-pay processing.
Commercial Manager
Fenesta Building Systems, DCM Shriram Ltd
Chennai
09.2014 - 01.2019
- Oversaw daily accounts operations for the Chennai Plant of Fenesta.
- Responsible for MIS reports, cash flows, SOP development, and debtors management/receivable planning.
- Managed filing of Excise, VAT, and Service Tax returns, monthly payables and input credit calculations, and statutory registers/tax audits.
- Oversaw finished goods custody, dispatch documentation, logistics, and monthly physical inventory verification.
- Prepared budgets with inter-departmental input and represented the company in Sales Tax and Central Excise audits, assessments, and appeals.
- Implemented Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and supported the S4HANA rollout under the Leap Project; defined KRAs for the Commercial Team.
- Recovered ~Rs. 34 lacs of doubtful debts and independently set up a new sales office including statutory and legal registration.
- India's largest windows and doors brand, with annual revenue of Rs. 814 crore.
Accounts Manager
Aramex India (P) Ltd
Chennai
08.2011 - 09.2014
- Managed accounting operations, closing of books, reporting, and reconciliations for Tamil Nadu across Chennai and Coimbatore offices.
- Analyzed regional office profitability and variance against budgets, reporting findings to senior management.
- Delivered monthly MIS reporting across branches and managed debts, inventory, COD, and cash collections; assisted HO with yearly budget preparation.
- Led a team of 16 across branches, managing debtors above Rs. 1 crore a month, with training and half-yearly efficiency evaluations.
- Drove cost control and rationalization initiatives and collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audits.
Sr. Accounts Executive
Fugro Geotech Private Ltd
Mumbai
04.2006 - 08.2011
- Recorded, maintained, and finalized scrutiny of accounts and basic taxation work; delivered MIS reporting including monthly cash flow.
- Handled periodic reporting, balance sheet, and consolidation of accounts per IFRS and US GAAP, including billing, revenue recognition, and transfer pricing.
- Managed ~INR 2 crore of average monthly receivables and ~INR 1 crore of payables, plus payroll for 90+ office staff and 100+ field workers.
- Handled Service Tax working and return filing (CENVAT adjustment) and reconciled Form 16A collections against NSDL records.
Accounts Assistant
Print-Packaging.com Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
07.2004 - 03.2006
- Conducted debtors and creditors analysis, overhead analysis, and ledger scrutiny; handled cash transactions and bank reconciliation.
- Managed day-to-day payments (cash and cheque), sales accounting, and debtor follow-up, and oversaw statutory payments for the company.
Education
PGDBA - Finance
Welingkar Institute of Management Studies
Mumbai, MH01-2016
M.Com - Finance
Deva Matha College
Kottayam, KL01-2004
B.Com - Costing
Deva Matha College
Kottayam, KL01-2002
Skills
- Financial Accounting & Analysis
- Working Capital Management
- Regional Accounts
- ERP Implementation & Consolidation
- Inventory Management
- Bank Reconciliations
- Audit, Taxation & Internal Controls
- Sales & Commercial Operations
- MIS Reporting & Analytics
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Budgeting / Cost Control
- Payables / Receivables Management
Languages
English
Hindi
Tamil
Malayalam
Marathi
Date of Birth
1st March, 1982
Timeline
Manager – Accounts & Administration
The Professional Couriers Pvt. Ltd.
08.2026 - Current
Group Finance Manager
Poweron Enertech Pvt. Ltd.
10.2025 - 01.2026
Senior Manager – Marketing Operations (West)
MRF LTD
10.2021 - 12.2024
Senior Manager – Regional Accounts Head
H&R Johnson, Prism Johnson Ltd
01.2019 - 10.2021
Commercial Manager
Fenesta Building Systems, DCM Shriram Ltd
09.2014 - 01.2019
Accounts Manager
Aramex India (P) Ltd
08.2011 - 09.2014
Sr. Accounts Executive
Fugro Geotech Private Ltd
04.2006 - 08.2011
Accounts Assistant
Print-Packaging.com Pvt. Ltd
07.2004 - 03.2006
PGDBA - Finance
Welingkar Institute of Management Studies
M.Com - Finance
Deva Matha College
B.Com - Costing
Deva Matha College