Ramana Kavuri
Associate Director Finance
Bangalore
Summary
Dedicated finance professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges for timely closure of deliverable. Having 8 years of post qualification experience spread across business finance in listed multi national company and handling end to end finance function in a start-ups. Having hands-on experience in book closure, taxation, account receivable and payable management, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, payroll, managing audits and due diligence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Director - Finance
Uni Cards
Bangalore
07.2021 - Current
- Responsible for managing end to end finance function and leading the FinOps.
- Assisted business teams in onboarding new financing partners by explaining the fund flow model.
- Implemented tax efficient flexi benefits policy.
- Implemented a software to automate the day to day financial operations (i.e. reconciliation of data among different sources).
- Worked closely with CFO in cost optimization drive.
- Setting up FinOps process for new products in alignment with financing partners.
- Managed post acquisition integration from finance perspective.
- Performing monthly business review presentations to management on financial KPIs.
- Performing investor reporting on quarterly basis and resolving their queries.
- Worked closely with external consultants in timely closure of due diligence for equity fund raising.
Finance Controller
MoneyTap
Bangalore
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Responsible for managing end to end finance activities such as accounts payable, account receivable, book closure, reporting, treasury, payroll, audits, statutory compliance etc.
- Incorporated entities in India, UAE & Vietnam as part of business expansion and ensured their statutory compliances.
- Implemented loan management system, policies and SOPs for NBFC entity.
- Worked closely with external consultants in timely completion of financial & regulatory due diligence for equity and debt fundraising.
- Implemented internal financial controls in coordination with Big4.
- Implemented software for automation of accounts payable, payroll processing & ESOP administration.
- Assisted product team in structuring new products from tax and finance perspective.
Senior Associate Finance
Infosys Limited
Bangalore
09.2015 - 08.2018
- Responsible for review of commercial proposals & business contracts and for reporting financial risk associated with such proposals and contracts to senior management.
- Reviewed 250+ commercial proposals worth around $3 billion. Financial risks associated with such proposals were identified and reported to management along with my recommendations to mitigate such risks.
- Reviewed 40+ business contracts and thoroughly explained the risks associated with financial clauses to sales and legal teams and proposed financially feasible clause to mitigate the risks.
- Partnered with delivery and sales team to develop and maintain accurate and timely financial reports.
- Performed financial analysis and shared financial insights & recommendations to support decision-making process of senior management.
Assistant Finance Manager
KSK Energy Ventures Limited
Hyderabad
04.2015 - 09.2015
- Prepared the financial statements and coordinated with auditors for timely completion of statutory audit.
- Performed budgeting and variance analysis for a solar project.
- Ensured statutory compliances were done on time with accuracy.
Article Assistant
Y. Subba Rao & Co
Vijayawada
04.2012 - 03.2015
- Handled the statutory audit and tax audit of multiple clients.
- Maintained books of accounts various clients and handled the statutory compliances.
Education
Chartered Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accounts of India
04.2009 - 11.2014
Cost Accountant
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
04.2011 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Commerce
Indira Gandhi National Open University
04.2012 - 03.2014
Skills
Corporate finance
undefinedTimeline
Associate Director - Finance
Uni Cards
07.2021 - Current
Finance Controller
MoneyTap
08.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Associate Finance
Infosys Limited
09.2015 - 08.2018
Assistant Finance Manager
KSK Energy Ventures Limited
04.2015 - 09.2015
Article Assistant
Y. Subba Rao & Co
04.2012 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Commerce
Indira Gandhi National Open University
04.2012 - 03.2014
Cost Accountant
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
04.2011 - 11.2014
Chartered Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accounts of India
04.2009 - 11.2014
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