S. Kannabiran
Chennai
Summary
Finance Leader with over 18 years of experience in finance cost management, planning, and budget forecasting. Proven expertise in program and project management, alongside a strong focus on finance operations. Notable achievements include enhancing budgeting processes and ensuring compliance through effective reporting. Equipped with advanced skills in strategic planning, negotiation, and complex problem-solving to drive organizational transformations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ARIC Program Senior Manager
Philips Global Business Services
Chennai
01.2017 - Current
- 8+ years of dynamic finance experience, including Cost management, Financial planning and analysis, Business partnering, Program management, Business process design, Transformation, ERP implementation, Accounting operations, People management, Organization restructuring.
- Program/Project management on productivity initiatives
- Cost management of Infosys activities, review and approve billing
- Part of ARIC management team (MT) and support overall governance
- Financial planning, forecasting, and cost management
- AOP Planning and monitoring
- AOP alignment with respective stakeholders
- Variance Analysis and mitigation
- Productivity management and governance
- Footprint changes and Transition management
- Stakeholder management
- People management
- Finance Transformation
- SAP Migration
- Data Migration and Blue print design for Migration and mergers
- Continuous Improvement projects
- Change management and ensuring the effectiveness
- Escalation handling
- Support analytical tools for dashboards and data analytics
- Accounting process review and simplification
- ESSA approach
Manager
Capgemini Business Services
12.2014 - 12.2016
- Handling 52 team members
- Operations and Transformation
- Monitoring and improving the daily numbers
- Process improvements and Automation
- Process transformation and RPA implementation
- Lean Projects
- Cost savings projects
- Process Re-engineering
- Continuous Improvement
- Follow up on KPI matrix
- Grooming Leaders
- Feedback and Team motivation
- Client management
- Responsible for timely/quality deliverables
- Ensure all SLA are green
- Setting up goals/Targets
- Process Transition plan and execution
- Team performance Improvements
- Internal Stakeholder Management
- Process document sign-off
- Working on Team’s Personal development plans
- Reviewing process controls and increase the efficiency
- Addressing team issues
- Bridge between Client and top management
- Backup planning and grooming next level leaders
- Performance Appraisal
Team Manager OTC/GL
Maersk Global services
02.2012 - 12.2014
- Handled a team of 33 members
- OTC - invoicing, cash application and GL reconciliation process
- AR posting and reconciliations
- Process transition
- Setting objectives at various levels
- Process review, simplification, and automation
- Preparation of Training plans and transition plans
- Green belt certified
- Performance appraisals
- Working with ERP & IT teams to get FTE efficiency
- F&A Process improvements (SLA, Accuracy & Customer satisfaction)
- FTE and cost saving
- Value added projects, RCA and process simplification
- Client calls and reporting’s
- Escalation handling
- Management reports and Dash boards
- Delegation of activities
- Validating process documents and sign-off
- People management
Team Leader
Logica
09.2008 - 02.2012
- Team handling
- Accounts payables and receivables posting and General accounting services
- Intercompany postings and Reconciliation
- GL bookings
- AR & AP Invoicing and postings
- Bank reconciliation
- Billing Activities
- Cash allocation
- Quality Audit Process, SOX, RCM
- AR Reconciliation
- Client calls
- Delegation of work
- Monthly reporting and Dash boards
Sr. Finance Executive
IBM Daksh India Pvt LTD
05.2006 - 08.2008
- Analyzing the bills receivables and making necessary adjustments for proper billing
- Billing query handling
- Internal Quality Audits
- Preparation of daily productivity reports
- Preparation of time sheet and RU Summary
- Preparation of monthly Dash boards
Audit Assistant
M.R.Narain & Co
06.2001 - 09.2002
- Preparation of cashbook Bank Book & Petty cash book
- Preparation of Trial balance
- Preparation of Profit & loss A/C & Balance sheet
- Preparation of total income for Income tax purpose
- Preparation of tax returns of individuals and business establishments as also
- Annual returns and Balance sheet abstract as per income tax act
- Bank Concurrent & Statutory Audit
Education
MBA - Finance
Department of Management - University of Madras
Chennai01.2006
B.Com -
Gurunanak College
Chennai01.2004
Skills
- Cost management
- Finance Transformation
- Financial planning
- Forecasting
- Budget Planning
- Variance Analysis
- Productivity management
- Governance
- Transition management
- Change management
- Automations
- ERP Implementation
- Team management
- Performance governance
- Accounting operations
- Process improvement
- Program management
- Stakeholder management
Industry Experience
- Accounting
- Finance planning and analysis
- Transformation and governance
- Auditing
- Continuous improvement
Personal Information
- Father's Name: D. Srinivasan
- Date of Birth: 09/19/83
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Project management professional
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Kanada
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
ARIC Program Senior Manager
Philips Global Business Services
01.2017 - Current
Manager
Capgemini Business Services
12.2014 - 12.2016
Team Manager OTC/GL
Maersk Global services
02.2012 - 12.2014
Team Leader
Logica
09.2008 - 02.2012
Sr. Finance Executive
IBM Daksh India Pvt LTD
05.2006 - 08.2008
Audit Assistant
M.R.Narain & Co
06.2001 - 09.2002
MBA - Finance
Department of Management - University of Madras
B.Com -
Gurunanak College
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