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Navaneetha Krishnan Santhanam
Manager - Project Management Office
Bengaluru
Summary
Resourceful Manager with 22 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budget and financial management.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Manager, Project Management Office
Tessolve Semiconductor Private Limited
Bengaluru
06.2019 - Current
- Preparing Presentations of the month, quarterly, Half- yearly and Annual MIS report, with respect to Project status, resource utilization and employee occupancy
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Providing specifications for new development of reports to IT team to generate customized MIS reports for analysis for management team
- Monitoring employee time sheet entries with respect to budgeted project hours for a customer project
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Monitoring monthly billings and reconciliations for time sheet entries to actual billed values
- Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
Senior Lead
Rheinbrucke IT Consulting Private Ltd
Chennai
06.2016 - 02.2019
- Interacting with the clients and Explaining the details pertaining to the ERP software, providing the insight into the cost model and the flexibility of the system.
- Gathering the requirement specifications, for configuring and customizing the ERP environment.
- Populating the necessary details pertaining to process flow of clients and requirement based upon the client's inputs for Epicor ERP implementation.
- Providing development specifications to the Process expert, to customize client’s requirement.
- Formulating, creating training documents and providing comprehensive training to Client.
Senior Functional Consultant
Pranion Technology Ventures Private Limited
Chennai
05.2012 - 05.2016
- Interacting with the clients and Explaining the details pertaining to the ERP software, providing the insight into the cost model and the flexibility of the system.
- Gathering the requirement specifications, for configuring and customizing the ERP environment.
- Populating the necessary details pertaining to process flow of clients and requirement based upon the client's inputs for Openbravo ERP implementation.
- Providing development specifications to the Technical team, to customize the client’s requirement.
- Consolidating the necessary documentary evidences for technical analysis and providing accounting expertise while formulating the Openbravo ERP implementation.
- Integrating the latest updates to region-based accounting practices and tax structures, defined by the law of the land.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
- Monitoring the ERP implementation process and ensuring all the deliverable are met at committed time period
- Formulating, creating training documents and providing comprehensive training to Client’s personnel in the Openbravo ERP environment.
Accounts Officer
Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber WLL
Doha
12.2009 - 04.2012
- Budgeting and forecasting for project related expenses, Preparing cost sheets, analyzing variances and providing reasonable explanation to the teams.
- Preparation of project execution report to facilitate decision making and cost controls.
- Identifying and analyzing opportunities and risks and explaining variances.
- Preparation of summary of Variation Orders and Claims.
- Preparing monthly accruals and transfers for both income and cost items, prepare and post journals.
- Generating financial reports in MS Excel for variance analysis, updating forecast schedules based upon historic budgeted costs versus actual numbers and providing trend analysis for project revenue to project cost comparisons.
- Checked expenses against budget controls, entered figures and reconciled business accounts to address discrepancies.
- Providing cash flow and fund flow statements.
- Providing monthly account schedules to facilitate timely final audit.
- Preparation of payroll data to facilitate monthly salary disbursements to company staffs
- Collaborated with purchasing department to reconcile vendor invoices and facilitate payments.
- Preparing and generating monthly invoices to customers and make regular follow-ups for collection of invoices.
- Generated Bank Reconciliation, Accounting Schedules and Aging reports to identify financial trends and aging accounts in need of attention.
Accounting Operational Analyst
Advantedge Global Solutions Private Limited
Chennai
08.2008 - 03.2009
- Mitigated impacts on financial accounting and business operations by working proactively to identify and resolve strategic concerns.
- Developed written documents and reports related to programs and operations.
- Used double-entry accounting methods and check backs to manage daily entries to general ledgers.
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Led daily general ledger entries, using double-entry accounting method and check backs.
Financial Accountant
Mphasis Limited
Bangalore
01.2007 - 08.2008
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by uncovering and correcting outstanding financial problems and account errors with reference to Indian Accounting Standards and US GAAP.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Trained 135 employees on established practices and accounting protocols to eliminate workflow snarls and tracking concerns.
- Contacted customers to immediately find resolutions for escalated issues.
- Mitigated impacts on financial accounting and business operations by working proactively to identify and resolve strategic concerns.
- Used double-entry accounting methods and check backs to manage daily entries to general ledgers.
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Led daily general ledger entries, using double-entry accounting method and check backs.
Accounts Supervisor
Kone Elevators India Private Limited
Chennai
05.2006 - 11.2006
- Addressed problems with accounting and payments to maintain and enhance vendor relationship.
- Built and strengthened long-lasting relationships with Insurance vendors based on accurate price quotes and company focused strategies to ensure timely execution of projects.
- Reviewed and mitigated risks involved in Insurance coverages for organization.
- Facilitated regular team meetings to discuss challenges, successes and strategies.
- Coordinated with both Internal Audit and External Audit teams, ensuring timely generation of Accounting Schedules and ledger reconciliations with reference to Indian Accounting Standards.
Team Member Finance
Saint Gobain Glass India Limited
Chennai
09.2005 - 03.2006
- Completed daily cash functions like vendor payments and banking reconciliations.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
Accountant
F L Smidth India Private Limited
Chennai
09.2001 - 09.2005
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Completed daily cash functions like vendor payments, collections from debtors, cash and banking reconciliations.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Established the process Transfer Pricing Audit of the company, ensuring accurate accounting of intercompany charges and billing adjustments, assisting Taxation team.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration, Finance
Symbiosis Centre For Distance Education
Pune 06.2010 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
University of Madras
Chennai 06.1997 - 05.2000
Skills
Accounting
Schedule optimization
Mathematical calculations
Budgeting
Operations management
Coaching and mentoring
Verbal and written communication
Financial Management
Improvement initiatives
Interests
Travelling
Music
Movies
Cooking
Fitness
Timeline
Manager, Project Management Office
Tessolve Semiconductor Private Limited
06.2019 - Current
Senior Lead
Rheinbrucke IT Consulting Private Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2019
Senior Functional Consultant
Pranion Technology Ventures Private Limited
05.2012 - 05.2016
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration, Finance
Symbiosis Centre For Distance Education
06.2010 - 06.2012
Accounts Officer
Deutsche Babcock Al Jaber WLL
12.2009 - 04.2012
Accounting Operational Analyst
Advantedge Global Solutions Private Limited
08.2008 - 03.2009
Financial Accountant
Mphasis Limited
01.2007 - 08.2008
Accounts Supervisor
Kone Elevators India Private Limited
05.2006 - 11.2006
Team Member Finance
Saint Gobain Glass India Limited
09.2005 - 03.2006
Accountant
F L Smidth India Private Limited
09.2001 - 09.2005
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
University of Madras
06.1997 - 05.2000