Profile
A Fellow member Chartered Accountant (FCA) from India and Chartered Accountant from Malaysia and MBA (Finance) from India, a Master Degree Graduate in Commerce (M.Com) with specialization in Cost Accountancy and graduation in Commerce (B.Com) with specialization in Special Accounts.
With 31+ years of experience in diversified industries, viz.,
• Contracting / property / real estate,
• Manufacturing /trading /industrial, retailing,
• Automotive & Ancillaries
• Advertising & Media
• Hospitality / service sectors
• Plantations, etc.,
acquired proficiency in most of the functional areas, like, Strategic Planning, Business valuations, Company formations & maintenance, System design, Merger & Acquisition strategies, Statutory compliances, legal coordination/issues, Fund raising & Management, establishment of internal controls & devices, Audit coordination’s, FOREX management, Banks coordination, cash flow & Working Capital management & Capital Market operations, Manpower management & Team building, Senior management interfacing, monitoring CAPEX and OPEX, Transfer pricing, tax issues, Project monitoring, MIS, ETC.,.
By virtue of experience, I could evaluate & establish a good internal control system, identify and develop sound accounting policies and manage a team of professionals and other functional/department managers to have a harmonious & coordinated setup to achieve the profit/wealth maximization objectives of the group as a whole and its subsidiary.
To quote, I was heading the Finance & Accounts division of a Joint Venture (Emirates Trading Agency of Dubai, Voltas of India & Hitachi of Japan) in Mechanical , Electrical & Plumping project in the UAE’s most prestigious project BURJ KHALIFA TOWER ( world’s tallest tower at present).
Till Jan 2014, was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a Financial Advisor / CFO of the region, handled the 24+ companies of the group in Malaysia, Singapore Indonesia and India.