vrkrishnan40

Age : 46 Qualification : Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting; MBA - Finance & Systems No. of Years Experience : 20 V.Ramakrishnan BCom; MBA-Finance Flat No. 102, SV’s Kavya Greens, Brindavan Estate, Nizampet Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, India 500072 Telephone: +91 040 40269712 (LL) [login to view URL] (M) Email: Objective Member of the executive management team, reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer, responsible for developing and monitoring of business plans, budgets and strategies; business process documentation and improvement; and ensuring compliance and controls. Highly successful finance and audit professional with proven leadership abilities with 20+ years of multi-industry and cross-functional experience in documenting, automating and improving business processes, procedures and controls across the company, to facilitate transition, performance, profits and growth. Now looking for opportunities to leverage professional experience to make sustained and significant contributions for reputed, growth-oriented companies in India and abroad. Professional Accomplishments Developing and Monitoring Implementation of Business Plans & Strategies § Developed Annual, Medium Term and Long Term Business Plans for Tractors and Farm Equipments (TAFE) Limited (1998-2005), Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd (2009), Sterling Holiday Resorts (1993-94), and clients of Price Waterhouse Associates (1989-90); § Established, documented and coordinated processes for monitoring achievement of strategies and plan targets. Lead a cross-functional team at TAFE which successfully achieved (100%) plan targets every year from 1999 till 2005. Budgeting, Variance Analysis and Monitoring § Established and documented Budgeting and Monitoring processes on SAP – FM & CO modules at TAFE (1998), Client of Price Waterhouse Associates based in Nepal (1989)Manual, and Gulf Oil Corporation 2009 on SAP; § Developed and presented Annual Budgets – Revenue & Capital to the Board for six consecutive years from 1999-2005 and 2009; § Lead cross-functional teams at TAFE for six years which succeeded in controlling costs within the annual budget. SAP Implementations, Business Process Improvement and Cost Control. § Mapped and documented Business Processes and procedures (SOP) across the company at TAFE (1998-2000), and Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (2007-2009). § Established Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) at TAFE; § Three (3) end-to-end SAP implementations between 1998 and 2004 as SAP Functional Leader for CO, PS (Project systems), BI, FM (Funds Management) and MM modules; § Member of cross-functional team responsible for : o Reducing Tractor component material costs by 25% from 1999 to 2005 despite increases in steel and other metal costs; o Monitoring and reviewing reduction of Inventory - reduced to 20 days holding from 210 days between 2000-5; and Improving collections by an average of 40% every month from 2000-5; § Designed and implemented a comprehensive system for approval, review and monitoring Capital Expenditure on SAP; § Implemented SAP - Project System (PS) Module to account for, and monitor Projects, at Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited; § Implemented TPM and Six Sigma as member of team at TAFE’s Tractor, Engineering Plastics and Gears Divisions in consultation with external consultants. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE-TPM ) improved from 48% to 95%; and Process Efficiencies improved from 3 sigma to 5 sigma levels between 2002-05; § Re-structured operations and rationalized departments and processes as member of cross-functional teams across TAFE, resulting in reduction in fixed costs by 5% every year . Project Financing and Foreign Exchange Risk Management § Financed the rehabilitation and modernization (cost : Rs. 300 Million) of sick ceramics plant (Neycer) taken-over by Spartek Ceramics in 1990. Piloted the entire process of rehabilitation starting from conception to approval by BIFR; § Financed construction of two new manufacturing facilities to meet increased demand at Gulf Oil Corporation Limited; § Secured gains on foreign exchange contracts (including Sterling/Dollar cross-currency hedge in 1991-2) at Spartek Ceramics totaling Rs. 60 Million between 1990 and 1993. Internal Controls and Risk Assessment § Developed a Fraud Risk Assessment document at Deloitte & Touche USA LLP; § Developed Limits of Authority and Delegation of Powers Manual at TAFE, Reliance and Gulf Oil; § Developed and implemented a comprehensive Whistle Blower Policy at Reliance Haryana SEZ Ltd. Facilitated review of Whistle Blower Policy by Reliance Industries Group Internal Auditors; § Developed Segregation of Duties (SOD) document for SAP environment. Career Growth May 2009 to date Head – Finance & Accounts Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd, Hyderabad, India July 2007 to February 2009 Head – Project Accounting, Monitoring and Business Excellence Reliance Haryana SEZ Ltd, Gurgaon, India October 2006 to June 2007 Deputy General Manager – Internal Audit Reliance Retail Limited, Gurgaon and Delhi, India April 2005 to July 2006 Manager – Internal Audit Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, New York, USA July 1997 to April 2005 Senior Manager - Finance Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, Chennai, India June 1996 to June 1997 Project Manager Gauri Constructions Private Limited, Chennai, India October 1994 to June 1996 Senior Manager – Project Finance Onida Finance Limited, Chennai, India April 1993 to October 1994 Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Sterling Holiday Resorts India Ltd, Chennai, India October 1990 to April 1993 Senior Finance Officer – Project Finance & Foreign Exchange Spartek Ceramics India Ltd, Chennai, India June 1989 to June 1990 Assistant Consultant Price Waterhouse Associates, Management Consultancy Division, Delhi, India Education 2003 CFE ( USA ) ACFE, Texas, USA 1989 PGDBM – Finance & Systems T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Karnataka, India 1984 Bachelor Of commerce (BCom) RKM Vivekananda College, Madras University, Chennai, India 1981 All India Senior School Certificate ( CBSE) DAV Senior Secondary School, Chennai