K V Hariharan, Board Representative for Finance (Group CFO role)

K V Hariharan

Board Representative for Finance (Group CFO role)

Al Ghazzawi Group of Companies

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Master's degree, Finance, Accounts, Taxes, Law
Experience
19 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months

Board Representative for Finance (Group CFO role) at Al Ghazzawi Group of Companies
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since October 2010

Ghazzawi Group covers various industries including Businesses - Manufacturing, F&B, Professional and Legal Services, Real Estate, Construction & Property Management, Trading and Investment and Services - Telecom, Aviation, Farm & Family Services.

As Group CFO, reporting to the Board of Directors with Responsibility for Finance & Accounting, Strategic Investments and Projects across the Group

Associate Vice President (Finance and Accounting) at HCL Technologies Limited & BPO, Chennai
  • India - Chennai
  • August 2007 to September 2010

A Leading US$5Bn Enterprise with Operations covering Hardware, Software, Infrastructure & BPO

 Reported to CEO of BPO with bottom-line responsibilities as head of global finance and accounting practice, spanning global delivery locations and over 2, 500 headcounts.
 In earlier role as CFO of BPO, reported to the CEO of BPO with responsibility for entire Finance & Accounting of BPO.
 Simultaneously reported to the Chairman, HCL Technologies and fulfilled the responsibilities of Director while handling, conceptualising, articulating and planning business for special projects.

Vice President ( Finance) at Al Fardan Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2006 to July 2007

A leading Corporate Group with a diverse investment portfolio including Pearl Qatar, Exchange, Trading, Luxury Retail, High end Jewelry & watches, premium Automotive dealerships and Real Estate Development and Investments

As a CFO, reported to the President and was responsible for Finance, Investments, M&A and Back Office Operations including Accounting, IT and HR..

General Manager (BFSI and Healthcare) at Wipro Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 2005 to March 2006

A blue chip and pioneer BPO & IT organization.

Report to the President BFSI & HC with bottom line responsibility for multi-location 2, 500+ BPO headcount.

Education

Master's degree, Finance, Accounts, Taxes, Law
  • at AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) - CPA
  • April 2003
Master's degree, Finance, Accounts, Taxes, Law
  • at ICPAS (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore) - CPA
  • December 1999
Master's degree, Finance, Accounts, Taxes, Law.
  • at ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants , UK) - FCCA
  • December 1999
Master's degree, Finance, Accounts, Taxes, Law
  • at ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) - CA
  • January 1984
Master's degree, Finance, Business Policy, Systems, Marketing and Organization Behaviour
  • at IIM-A (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) - MBA
  • April 1983
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
  • at St. Joseph's College (Bangalore University) - B.Sc
  • April 1977

Specialties & Skills

Management
Finance
Top Management
Strategic Planning and Development
Solution Architecture & Business Development
Operations Delivery & Management
Corporate Finance and Financial Management
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Corporate Integration
Indian GAAP, Singapore GAAP, UK GAAP and IFRS, US GAAP, SOX
Leadership and Communication
Transitions/Program Management
Oracle Financials, HR, Logistics, Manufacturing, Project Management
Restructuring/Transformation

Languages

English
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Tamil
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Hindi
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Kannada
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Arabic
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