Elango Padavettan

• Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
◦ Build and maintaining the companys financial model.
◦ Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecast updates.
◦ Track budget vs actuals and explain key variances.
◦ Supporting leadership with financial analysis for strategic decisions.
◦ Provided financial input for new projects, partnerships, and investments.
• Accounting and Financial Close
◦ Oversee the outsourced accounting team.
◦ Ensuring accurate bookkeeping and general ledger management.
◦ Managing monthly and year-end financial closing.
◦ Ensuring Invoices, expenses, and payments are properly recorded.
◦ Ensuring financial records are audit-ready.
• Management Reporting
◦ Preparing monthly management reporting.
◦ Produce clear financial dashboards for leadership.
◦ Tracking key financial metrics (revenue, margin, cash, burn, runway)
◦ Preparing financial reports for board meetings.
• Budget Control and Spend Oversight
◦ Reviewing purchase requisitions and approval memos.
◦ Monitoring department budgets and spending
◦ Ensure spending follows approved budgets.
◦ Flag financial risks or overruns early.
• Treasury and Cash Management
◦ Monitoring company cash position and runway.
◦ Managing payments and collections.
◦ Forecast cash needs and liquidity.
◦ Managing payments and collections.
◦ Managing remote relationship with UAE, Regional and International Banks.
◦ Overview multi-national currency cash flow. Dept structuring exposure, and liquidity planning.
• M&A and Strategic Transactions
◦ Support financial analysis for acquisitions or partnerships.
◦ Support due diligence processes.

• Financial Planning
◦ Led financial annual budgeting and reforecasting processes for key P&L lines, including the development,
maintenance, and ongoing improvement of forecasting models to ensure accurate financial plans.
◦ Overseeing the full financial management function, including accounting, reporting, and compliance
activities.
◦ Preparing, analyze, and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in line with UAE
regulations.
◦ Ensuring compliance with tax, audit, and other statutory requirements in the UAE.
◦ Liaise with auditors, banks, and external stakeholders as required.
• Financial Consolidation & Reporting
◦ Ensured accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple entities in UAE & Africa.
◦ Consolidated financial statements and present reports to senior management.
◦ Managed monthly and year-end financial closing.
◦ Ensured compliance with IFRS and local financial regulations in different countries.
• Reporting Analysis
◦ Led month-end variance analysis, providing insights into financial performance and key underlying drivers,
changes against the plan, and upcoming risk and opportunities.
◦ Close partnership with business to monitor and analyze key investment areas & recommend actions for
improvement.
◦ Tracking key financial metrics (revenue, margin, cash, burn, runway)
◦ Preparing in month-end close process & delivery of financial and management reports per companys
schedule.
• Risk Management & Compliance
◦ Monitoring financial risks, currency exposure, and tax regulations across the region.
◦ Ensured compliance with local tax laws, VAT, and corporate governance standards.
◦ Liaise with auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities.
◦ Managed claims in coordination with insurers, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital Management
◦ Managed liquidity, cash flow forecasting, and funding strategies.
◦ Optimized working capital management and oversee treasury operations.
◦ Managed Monitor credit risk and debt collection across different markets.

• Prepare MIS report, finance statements, profit center allocation, segment wise profitability, and forecasting,
budgeting, agreements. Preparing tax schedules and coordinating tax work papers for group companies.
Preparation of MIS Statements (Inventory, Customers, Vendors age wise report, Cash flow statements.
• Handled Tax and GST audit assignments relating to tax planning advisory and Compliance, tax payments,
Certifications and departmental visits for refund. Monitor AP cycle (P2P). Monitor AR cycle (O2C). Provide
comparative analysis of Actual results vs. Analyze report & prepare budget variance statement through ERP.
• Liaised with clients and stakeholders to provide financial information and advice. Performed tests to check
the accuracy of the companys accounting systems, and analyzed financial information to avoid risks. Manage
all audit queries and make course corrections where required. Assist group companies with their audits as
well
• Reporting of working capital and funds status on a periodic basis. Prepare and review financial statements
prepared on a periodic basis. Manage payroll for all employees of the Trust. Manage all insurance-related
matters for the Trust as well as subsidiary companies. Analyse and Manage general Accounting functions
• Helps in closure of stakeholder accounts and prepare full & final settlement in case of client exit. Maintain
documentation and keep records, adhere to standards and procedures. Prepare complex accruals, journal
entries, balance sheet and P&L reconciliations as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual close process

• Develop and maintain company general ledger, monthly close process, account reconciliation through 100%
YOY revenue growth. Assist in end to end preparation of management reports to be provided to executives,
shareholders, and the Board. Execute operational control to improve accuracy and reduce errors rate by 25%.
• Analyze, monitor and facilitate the business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business
leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time. Analyze, and present
recommendations to senior management/stakeholder on strategic decisions, and planned future initiatives.
• Design and ensure execution of SLAs, client satisfaction and metrics for supported processes. Analyze the
suspense items on a daily basis and do follow up with the Ops team to clean up them to the appropriate
account. Provide the Journal Entries for Balance Sheet Base Level / Top side Adjustments & Balance Sheet
Adjustment
• Lead a Team of 4 members for Internal audit, Diagnostic check, Process walkthrough and internal control
testing of the company and provide technical accounting support to Core Finance team and Bus within the
group. Perform account reconciliations and ensure integrity of GL Vs Sub Leger Inventory, Payables,
Receivables.
• Perform variance analysis (Actual Vs Standard) and investigate material variance. Liaise with auditors (where
applicable) and deal with any financial irregularities as they arise. Plan and prepare Group Consolidation and
ensure that the Groups periodic Consolidated financial statements comply with requirements of IFRS.
• Responsible for ensuring smoothness and objectivity of the auditing process & act as single point of contact
(SPOC) for internal & external audit of the company. Provide support in managing Bank accounts, mapping
accounting process, documentation, review and recommend changes for continued process improvement.

• Global Cash Management
◦ Ensuring cash is available in right legal entity, in right currency and in right bank a/c without delays,
disruption or distraction.
◦ Forecast free cash flow (FCF) monthly on a rolling 12 month period and identify risks / opportunities to FCF.
Perform a variance analysis between actual forecast, and last year.
◦ Ensuring efficient execution of payments, FX trades, and debt service. Ensure zero fraud or error on cash.
◦ Structuring of tax efficient inter-company loans
• Financial Risk Management
◦ Forecasting all non-operating expenses of company (FX, interest, bank fees, etc.).
◦ Eliminating volatility in P&L and cash flows to financial risks e.g. FX, interest, counterparty, etc. through
natural and synthetic hedging.
◦ Assessing insurable risk exposure and negotiate insurance coverage (e.g., general liability, property, D&O,
PI).
• Optimize Non-Operating Costs
◦ Daily cash positioning and analysis of investment alternatives to optimize after tax net interest income.
◦ Minimize all transaction costs e.g. bank fees and taxes.
◦ Driving working capital through corporate cards, real time cash flow visibility, and planning
• Budgeting & Forecasting
◦ Drive annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly budget vs actual reporting.
◦ Monitor and report on key financial and operational metrics.
◦ Build financial models to support investment decisions, pricing, cost optimization, and business cases.
◦ Support SAP digital transformation and data integration initiatives.
• Debt Management
◦ Led debt contract reviews, bank negotiations and structuring to minimize after-tax cost of debt
◦ Bank relationship mapping. Maintain strong partnerships with banking partners.
◦ Managed lease database and contingent liabilities from cradle to grave.
• Treasury Accounting Activities
◦ Expert in Treasury related accounting and updates into SAP
◦ Ensuring financials accurately reflects all treasury related transactions.
◦ Ensuring compliance with internal controls and audit requirements. Create treasury policies and
procedures. And enable treasury to evolve based on audit findings.

• Global Cash Management
◦ Ensuring cash is available in right legal entity, in right currency and in right bank a/c without delays,
disruption or distraction.
◦ Forecast free cash flow (FCF) monthly on a rolling 12 month period and identify risks / opportunities to FCF.
Perform a variance analysis between actual forecast, and last year.
◦ Ensuring efficient execution of payments, FX trades, and debt service. Ensure zero fraud or error on cash.
◦ Lead bank account strategy, documentation, KYC compliance, and fee negotiations. Minimize trapped cash
and direct debits.
◦ Structuring of tax efficient inter-company loans
• Financial Risk Management
◦ Forecasting all non-operating expenses of company (FX, interest, bank fees, etc.).
◦ Eliminating volatility in P&L and cash flows to financial risks e.g. FX, interest, counterparty, etc. through
natural and synthetic hedging.
◦ Assessing insurable risk exposure and negotiate insurance coverage (e.g., general liability, property, D&O,
PI). Manage claims in coordination with insurers, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Optimize Non-Operating Costs
◦ Daily cash positioning and analysis of investment alternatives to optimize after tax net interest income.
◦ Minimize all transaction costs e.g. bank fees and taxes.
◦ Driving working capital through corporate cards, real time cash flow visibility, and planning
• Budgeting & Forecasting
◦ Drive annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly budget vs actual reporting.
◦ Monitor and report on key financial and operational metrics.
◦ Build financial models to support investment decisions, pricing, cost optimization, and business cases.
◦ Support SAP digital transformation and data integration initiatives.
• Debt Management
◦ Lead debt contract reviews, bank negotiations and structuring to minimize after-tax cost of debt
◦ Bank relationship mapping. Maintain strong partnerships with banking partners.
◦ Manage lease database and contingent liabilities from cradle to grave.
◦ Analyze buy vs lease using NPV framework
• Treasury Accounting Activities
◦ Expert in Treasury related accounting and updates into SAP
◦ Ensuring financials accurately reflects all treasury related transactions.
◦ Ensuring compliance with internal controls and audit requirements. Create treasury policies and
procedures. And enable treasury to evolve based on audit findings.

• Internal Audit Planning
Identifying and assess audit risks across departments and functions.
Support the development of audit plans, including objectives, scope, methodology, resources, and timelines.
• Audit Execution & Reporting
Perform audit procedures such as transaction testing and analytical reviews.
Reviewing working papers prepared by junior auditors.
Evaluated internal controls and identify gaps or improvement areas.
Document findings clearly and maintain comprehensive working papers.
Prepared professional audit reports with practical, actionable recommendations.
• Continuous Improvement
Stay updated on audit methodologies, industry trends, and regulatory requirements.
Shared knowledge and mentor team members.
• Special Audit Assignments
Conducted special audits, investigations, and management-requested reviews.
Performed root-cause analysis and recommend risk-based solutions.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to validate findings.
• Policies, Processes & Reporting
Adhere to the Internal Audit Charter and Manual.
Ensure work is performed consistently and in a controlled manner.
Assists in identifying and evaluating the organizations risk areas and provides input to the development of
the Annual Audit Plan.
Performed audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and
analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures.
Conducted operational audit visits\trips to different locations.
Conducts interviews, reviews documents, develops and administers surveys, compose summary memos, and
prepares working papers.
Develops and maintains productive client and staff relationships through individual contacts and group
meetings.

• Prepare MIS report, finance statements, profit center allocation, segment wise profitability, and forecasting,
budgeting, agreements. Preparing tax schedules and coordinating tax work papers for group companies.
Preparation of MIS Statements (Inventory, Customers, Vendors age wise report, Cash flow statements.
• Handled Tax and GST audit assignments relating to tax planning advisory and Compliance, tax payments,
Certifications and departmental visits for refund. Monitor AP cycle (P2P). Monitor AR cycle (O2C). Provide
comparative analysis of Actual results vs. Analyze report & prepare budget variance statement through ERP.
• Liaised with clients and stakeholders to provide financial information and advice. Performed tests to check
the accuracy of the companys accounting systems, and analyzed financial information to avoid risks. Manage
all audit queries and make course corrections where required. Assist group companies with their audits as
well
• Reporting of working capital and funds status on a periodic basis. Prepare and review financial statements
prepared on a periodic basis. Manage payroll for all employees of the Trust. Manage all insurance-related
matters for the Trust as well as subsidiary companies. Analyse and Manage general Accounting functions
• Analyse, monitor, Supervise transaction-processing operations. Oversee outsourced accounting functions.
Maintain an orderly filing system of accounting documents. Collaborate with auditors as needed. Coordinate
with colleagues to prepare the companys annual report. Plan and Prepare operational ad-hoc reports.
• Reviewing purchase orders, claims and contracts, controlling the requisitions process and purchase orders for
supplies and equipment. Monitoring end to end payment and expenditures, including payroll, purchase
orders, invoices, accounts statements decreasing errors by 20% through organized digital and paper files.

• Perform audit work, including plan preparation, work papers, findings, and associated reports. Prepare audit
reports and work papers to ensure adequate documentation exists to support the completed audit and
conclusions. Assess, design, document and test the operating effectiveness and efficiency of key controls.
• Analyse, monitor, Supervise transaction-processing operations. Oversee outsourced accounting functions.
Maintain an orderly filing system of accounting documents. Collaborate with auditors as needed. Coordinate
with colleagues to prepare the companys annual report. Plan and Prepare operational ad-hoc reports.
• Reviewing purchase orders, claims and contracts, controlling the requisitions process and purchase orders for
supplies and equipment. Monitoring end to end payment and expenditures, including payroll, purchase
orders, invoices, accounts statements decreasing errors by 20% through organized digital and paper files.
• Conduct internal controls testing and identifying issues/gaps with respect to control design or operations.
Maintain process documentation i.e., process flowcharts, risk and control matrix etc. Interact with process
owners and stakeholders independently. Identify systems, business and process improvement opportunities.
• Support across controllership Teams to prepare the financials, Audit data and other filing. Plan and Prepare
the reconciliation and ensure the compliance of companies policies. Provide inputs for monthly and quarterly
business reviews in a timely manner. Perform ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modelling.

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