Pavan Reddy, Financial Controller

Pavan Reddy

Financial Controller

BPG Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Chartered Accountant
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months

Financial Controller at BPG Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2007

• Reporting to Group CEO
• Financial reporting to WPP group, London (Holding company)
• Dealing with Business heads on operational & commercial matters. (Revenues, Collections, Processes/controls etc)
• Client Meetings on contract and remuneration negotiations etc
• Implementing tighter & stricter credit controls
• Significant role in new biz pitches, RFP/tender submissions
• Oversee & Finalise year end Audit and assist Group CEO at Board meetings
• Defining of KPI parameters (financial & qualitative) to Business Heads in consultation with Group CEO

• Cash Flow and Working Cap Management
• Corporate & Legal affairs - Board related, Contracts, legal cases etc
• Oversee procurement of significant overheads, CAPEX and IT
• Mentoring and managing finance team (of 7) and admin team (of 6) and to carry out their annual appraisals
• Overseeing Admin related matters

Finance Manager at AETNA (Goodhealth Middle East)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2005 to May 2007

• Reporting to Finance Director
• Monthly MIS reports
• Claims Reports
• Finalisation of Accounts
• Audit Related
• Cash Flow budgets
• Receivable & Payable management

Financial Analyst at Publicis Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2004 to September 2005

• Reporting to Group Finance Director
• Analysis of various reports by using financial ratios
• Consolidation of various reports and feeding into Publicis Groupe (Hyperion)
• Laisioning with Finance Managers of regional offices on financial/reporting issues
• Cash Flow budgets

Education

Master's degree, Chartered Accountant
  • at Institute of Chartered accountants of India(CA)
  • November 2001

Specialties & Skills

CONTROL
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL REPORTING
MEETING FACILITATION
NEGOTIATION
PROCESS ENGINEERING

Languages

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