Esakkiammal Muthukrishnan

• Lead end-to-end financial operations for ~ USD 230
Mn petrochemical trading business
• Manage full-cycle accounting including GL review,
reconciliations, variance analysis, month & year-end
closing.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and monitor liquidity to
support high-value trade transactions (~USD 3 - 4 Mn
per transaction)
• Conduct periodic working capital analysis to support
management for smooth decision-making.
• Ensure VAT compliance and successfully secured AED
195K VAT refund for prior financial periods.
• Coordinate with banks for Letters of Credit (LC)
facility management and banking operations (~
USD 15 - 25 Mn)
• Manage year-end statutory audits and coordinate
with external consultants on corporate tax and
transfer pricing assessments.
• Strengthen internal financial controls and
improved financial documentation processes across
all finance functions.
• Ensure timely regulatory compliance with MOHAP,
DMCC, Customs authorities, and coordinate legal NOCs
to support smooth trading operations.

• Analyzed and presented company-wide financial
leakages to the CFO and Managing Director.
• Prepared and presented the company finance function
budget to CFO.
• Coordinated with multiple business units to gather, review
and consolidate financial data for preparation of financial
control certificate and Audit Committee deck for board
meetings, presented to CFO.
• Conducted internal control testing for 30+ processes across
finance, procurement, and compliance operations,
presenting findings to CFO.
• Led IFC testing finance and operation functions.
• Reviewed 400+ GL codes and 230+ user access
controls monthly, presenting findings to CFO.
• Automated review of ~ 3, 000 monthly employee
reimbursements, reducing manual efforts by 90% and
identifying 20+ critical compliance cases for action.
• Collaborated with statutory auditors for year-end audits
and coordinated with cross functional teams to ensure
timely audit completion.
• Reviewed financial and non-financial data for
publication on the company website as per
regulatory requirements.

Prepared and filed 200+ corporate, partnership, and
individual income tax returns for clients with
revenues ~ INR 10 Mn to 50+ Mn, analyzing financial
statements and tax audit reports.
• Advised clients on cross border tax implications including
DTAA and foreign remittances (~ INR 20 - 45 Mn per
transactions)
• Managed litigations from Assessing Officer level to
High Court matters including penalty proceedings and
secured refund of INR 10 lakhs for prior financial
periods.
• Conducted tax due diligence for technology-sector clients,
identifying and mitigating potential tax and compliance
risk.
• Assisted clients on voluntary disclosure schemes
(VSV), achieving potential savings up to INR 25 lakh in
penalties and interest.
• Advised 20+ clients on TDS/TCS, royalty, and
professional service taxation.
• Filed and reconciled GST returns for 30+ entities, ensuring
accurate Input Tax Credit (ITC) utilization and compliance