Balachander Natarajan

Handling Dubai Fund raising activities,
Projection of Cash flow projections,
Preparation of product costing & landing price for export & imports,
Exploring finance opportunities with bank for LC, BG & building up relationship with bankers,
Monthly reporting structure & monthly financial pack,
Preparation of Monthly, quarterly & annual budget,
Negotiation of price & product with vendors for possible opportunity of Import & export,
Coordination of audit & liaison on corporate governance & statutory compliances,

Handling Treasury of US & India, incl Cashflow forecasting, Working capital monitoring, fund raising activities, Bank relations, Risk management, Mergers & acquisitions,
Implementation of new accounting software & process for US & Canadian entities,
Created monthly reporting structure & monthly financial pack,
Implementation of Unique Chart of accounts for five companies,
Handling statutory US & Canada CPA audits, Corporate taxes, sales tax returns, payroll taxes,
Preparation of budget for all BU’s
Monthly reporting preparation for all group companies & preparation of consolidated report,
Closure of monthly Financials within deadline.
Budget, Monitoring & control of expenses across five BU’s,
Coordination of India audit & liaison on corporate governance & statutory compliances,
Transfer pricing review & discussion with management & auditors
Ensuring all statutory compliances & due diligences are taken care,
Handling US payroll & employee taxes

Spearheading the end-to-end West African accounting functions from Bangalore in cloud environment and liaising with Finance Heads on reporting & control.
Devising monthly financials for few West African entities as well as Turkey & Bangalore entities
Monitoring complete activities of Bengaluru KPO Accounting Team
Ensuring all statutory compliances are filed on time for Bangalore entity
Organizing induction for West African Finance Heads in Bangalore
Maintaining & controlling books from India by implementing short services facilities for few West African entities
Administering risk & frauds analysis and audit investigation reporting
Achieving group audit deadline by coordinating audit functions with West African FCs & Auditors
Visiting West African countries for periodic audit & controls,
Formulating financial plan and operating budget at roll-up and department levels
Providing forecast and monthly variance analysis to identify areas of concern
Steering monthly analysis of sales and actual vs. budgeted expenses and delivering financial and analytical support to all levels of management
Analyzing operating results and evaluating performance against brand objectives
Maximizing return on investments and building relationship with bankers/ investments agencies
Supervising the key parameters of the business, consolidating forecasts & budgets and analyzing trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditure & other related areas
Implementing financial planning recommendations by developing key performance indicators and trend analysis with recommendations to assist in improving cost efficiencies within the company
Engaging with top management and assisting them in developing processes to improve financial performance
Developing financial models to analyze various business opportunities & take cost savings initiatives
Determining production, productivity, quality and customer service strategies, accumulating resources, resolving problems and implementing charges
Reviewing economic trends, revenue opportunities, identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction and system enhancement
Implementation of SAP & back office support for Fertilizer division.

 Strategic planning  Revenue Cycle Management,
 Cash Management  Cost Control & Reduction,
 Budget planning and Forecasting,  Variance & Trend Analysis,
 Performance Management & Measurement,  Implementation of new systems,
 Policy and procedure development,  Team Building& Motivation,
 Financial Analysis & Reporting,  Accurate & Punctual reporting of financials,
 Team Building,  Special Projects,

 Cost control  Focusing on the profitability,
 Administration of staffs  Budget achievement and review,
 Accurate and punctual reporting of financials  Controlling the Product wise profitability and review
 Fixation of selling prices and periodic reviews  Periodic training to shop Managers
 Controlling the stock  Preparation of budgets,
 Implemtation of performance incentive schemes to shop,  Quarterly Financial review at board meetings,

 Reporting the monthly Profit & Loss report to GM-Operations, FM & HO at Innscor Africa Ltd, Zimbabwe,
 Reviewing site wise Profit& Loss report with Alliance partners and settling monthly profit share to Mobil Oil Ghana Ltd,
 Controlling the Site accountants & ensuring correct allocation of all accounting transactions,
 Controlling the stock movements of sites & to report the actual Profitability of sites,
 Coordinate & help Mobil OTR shop Managers to ensure smooth running of business in all aspects.
 Attend alliance meetings with Mobil Oil, Ghana along with GM.
 Effective fund Management between receivables and payables,
 Liaisons with bankers for smooth running of cash flow,
 Preparation of Bank Reconciliation statement,
 Preparation of Budget with site managers and submit to GM & Alliance partners,
 Doing costing with GM & to change the Selling price of products required time to time,
 Controlling Central Warehouse, which supplies all goods to be sold at sites,
 Assisting GM in solving operational problems, by providing necessary information in order take decisions.

 Controlling functional cost, to maintain the Net profit in line with the budget.
 Keep the management updated about revenues and provide alerts whenever the revenue target is not achieved.
 To analyse the monthly P&L and advice the management the reasons and causes that affect the profitability.
 To keep credit control department updated about the doubtful debts, whenever the debtors falls above the average collection period.
 Effective fund Management between receivables and payables.
 To analyse and prepare the financial statements and to prepare the underlying schedules every month.
 Provide the India Regional Office with the Monthly Station Report, which briefs about the revenue achieved against the budget, variation in quantification between the products, customers and factors affecting the of variation and highlighting the special achievements by the branch.
 To prepare the budget for the branch in conjunction with the management and to obtain approvals from the H.O. by sending with clarifications for each account head.
 To monitor and to ensure 100% recoveries done for daily collectables like cash sales, cash on delivery and customs duty shipments.
 To analyse and inform the management about customers, who are not profitable to deal with.
 Handle all legal related issues of office, including rental agreements, labour contractor agreements, Bad-debts cases etc.
 To submit the statutory returns like ESI, Service Tax, Professional tax etc.
 Co-ordination with international stations for freight import and export accounting dealings.

Compiling the revenue figures & report the same to Manager, Processing Salary and maintaining the personnel records including Staff Details, Leave Cards, PF, ESI records, submission of ESI, PF, Professional tax returns, handling Service tax monthly transactions and submission of returns. Maintaining daily books of accounts, maintaining complete creditor’s transactions, liaising with banks to arrange funds against sundry debtors bills discounting facility maintaining statutory requirements. Handled as additional responsibility of maintaining books of accounts of Super Shock Absorbers, which is a subsidy of “Shriram Group”.

Performed Internal Audit for Various companies, prepared accounts of Individuals, partnership firms, Companies & finalising P&L & Balance sheet & submission of IT returns. Personal Information