Santhosh Karottu, Team Leader

Santhosh Karottu

Team Leader

Intertec Systems LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
18 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months

Team Leader at Intertec Systems LLC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since November 2015

Intertec is a leading IT solutions and services provider having local offices in 5 countries and 1000+ customers across 18+ countries. Customers include Government, Banking & Financial Services, Large Enterprise, Retail, Healthcare and Education.
Intertec is aligned with global best practices in PMI, ITIL, ISO2000, ISO 27001 and MSP; continuously invests in systems and processes to improve quality of customer engagements. It has developed IP’s in Digital and business applications such as Regulations Management, AP Automation, P2P and ERP.

Assistant Manager - Commercial at Pixel Digital Systems L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2014 to October 2015

Manage the overall logistics function. Coordination with sales & support team.
•Review and ensure that customer purchase orders are correct in commercial terms and risks are covered compliance to commercial policies and generation of exception reports.
•Review / control on Invoicing.Ensuring billing is done as per milestones and guidelines.
•Oversee sales invoicing function and ensure invoicing is performed on a timely basis, in accordance with company policy for revenue recognition.
•Tracking all projects and maintain a report with status update.
•Vendor Management & Evaluation.
•Control on Ordering, procurement and stock transfers.
•Inventory Control.
•Manage outbound deliveries.
•Review of pending sales order report and priodically arrange for a meeting with project, sales and services team to discuss about the progress.
•Handling first level escalations for all logistics issue
•Preparing and analyzing MIS reports to provide feedback to top management on pending sales orders, billable revenue and gross margin & outstanding inventory.
•Ensuring compliances to ISO processes
•Managing & Performance analysis of a 13 members team of Procurement, Delivery & Billing.

Senior Executive at Raqmiyat, L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2011 to May 2014

This organization is over 25 years old, is part of one of UAE’s biggest business houses, has some of the country’s leading corporate names on its client list and works with a competent team of over 500. The primary IT Company of the Al Ghurair business group, Raqmiyat delivers technology-enabled business solutions that helps companies benefit from cutting edge services. Applying our knowledge and expertise, we help you identify new trends and developments, increase revenue, optimize performance and maximize returns from technology


Primary Job Responsibilities:

•Contract Management.
•Preparation and/or review of Contractual agreements with Clients that include commercial & contractual matters, including but not limited to all correspondence Notices, Claims etc., in the Company’s interest of the entitlements under the Contract.
•Review tender documents, assess scope, risks involved, tender complexity etc. and provide feedback and suggestions to the Legal Dept & Finance manager.
•Tracking, maintaining and preparation of the contract extensions.
•Evaluate the risks of tender conditions on contractual and cost matters. Issue a risk evaluation report prior to the sign off on the contract.
•Sales and Budget Reports / Analysis.Costing and Financial inputs.
•Control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
•Oversee analysis of all costs charged to projects and liaising with project coordinators to ensure costs have been correctly recorded and allocated.
•Recording and Reporting of Cost Variance, performance analysis and identification.
•Coordinate weekly revenue forecasting meeting and ensure forecasting/ budgeting deadlines are met.
•Maintain basic records of time charging, invoices, services and all other costs associated with the project.
•Agreement follow-ups with customers.
•Assists in the formulation of the department budgets and business plan
•Review / control on Invoicing.
•Outstanding reconciliation and follow up for the payments.
•Preparing financial and operational reports, cost reports and financial forecasts on a regular basis in order to control the budget and financial situation.
•Preparing and analyzing MIS reports to provide feedback to top management on financial performance, fund management, credit control, profitability, etc.
•Create and maintain detailed cost tracker reports & ensure projects remain within budget.
•Preparation of actual cash flow of project and forecasting future net cash flows from the life of the project and to review for the deviations if any compared to past projections.

Assistant Manager at Manpower Services India Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • January 2007 to October 2011

is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2008, the $21 billion company offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

•Billing to the various customers.
•Review / control on Invoicing.
•Outstanding Follow-up and Reconciliation function -Coordination with Customers
•Control on Receivables and reconciliation of accounts.
•Preparation of Monthly, Weekly and Daily Reports include Outstanding Statement, Collection Report, TDS details etc.
•Review of Compliance to Commercial policies and generation of exception reports.
•Manage cash flow through monitoring aged debt with Client and expediting payments.
•Develop relationships with members of the team and liaise on a regular basis with them to update the budget & reporting at month end cut offs
•Pre Audit Functions & Control on Money.
•Preparing and analyzing MIS reports to provide feedback to top management on financial performance, fund management, credit control, profitability, etc.
•Evaluation of future Cost to come, comparison & variance analysis of previous projected to actual costs incurred till date.
•Maintain accurate and timely cash flow data, both current and forecasted as compared to projected cash flow assumed in the financial model.
•Budget Preparation based on forecasts, control & reporting.
•Coordinates with the Accounts department on related accounting issues.
•Built strong relationships with clients/consultants and technical staff to enhance company reputation on delivery
•Assists in the formulation of the department budgets and business plan.
•Coordinating the month end closure of Accounts.
•Attend to Audit Queries.
•Review of Tender / Order documents/PO.
•Review commercial terms of Purchase Orders / Contracts and issue order acknowledgements after obtaining acceptance of required terms and conditions.
•Manage Accounts Receivables of a large number of accounts; implement systems to monitor and initiate follow up action for payment on the due dates.
•Review tender documents assessing scope, risks involved, tender complexity etc. and provide feedback to the finance manager.

Commercial Executive at Bluestar Ltd
  • India
  • February 2006 to January 2007

This Organization is a leader in Central Plant Air Conditioning which enjoy Maximum Market Share in India.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

•Billing to the various customers.
•Review / control on Invoicing
•Maintaining financial records in compliance with accepted policies and procedures
•Preparing financial management reports.
•Bank Reconciliation.
•Coordinating to prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close
•Continuous management and support of budget and forecast activities
•Review of Tender / Order documents/PO.
•Preparation of Monthly Reports and Daily Reports include Outstanding Statement, Collection Report, TDS details etc.
•Control on Ordering, procurement and stock transfers.
•Coordinating for the follow up functions for the various documents receivable from the customers.
•Outstanding Follow-up and Reconciliation function -Coordination with Customers.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Mahatma Gandhi University
  • June 2015
High school or equivalent, Software Management
  • at Aptech Computer
  • January 2002

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Bachelor's degree,
  • at Calicut UniversityCalicut UniversityBoard of Public
  • January 1992

Master's degree, Finance MG
  • at Calicut University

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Master's degree, Finance MG
  • at Calicut University

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Specialties & Skills

Logistics Management
Credit Control
Contract Management
Invoicing
Accounts Receivable
AUTOMATION
BILLING
BUDGETING
FINANCIAL
INVOICING
POLICY ANALYSIS
Logistics Management

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Badminton,Chess,Cricket