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Pradeep Kumar, FINANCE HEAD

Pradeep Kumar

FINANCE HEAD·GULFTAINER

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree,

Work experience

Total years of experience: 29 years, 5 months

FINANCE HEAD

August 2017 - Present

GULFTAINER

United Arab Emirates

August 2017 - Present

Key Profile: Head the Finance team at Logistics division of Gulftainer who is the world’s largest privately owned independent
port operator with a strong presence in various parts of the world including USA, KSA, Iraq, Brazil, Lebanon, Turkey with its
head office in UAE.
* Responsibilities include supervision of all financial and accounting tasks of the logistics division globally from UAE based HO
and ensure optimal usage of capital and resources.
* Ensuring timely submission of financial reports as per IFRS/GAAP including MBR, QBR to the Board and Shareholders.
* Develop, implement and manage financial analysis process to provide data and guidance to the management for sound
decision making.
* Manage financial and operational planning/budgeting, preparation of rolling forecast each quarter including ad-hoc project
analysis processes for logistics division and support group finance in overall budget consolidation in order to deliver timely,
realistic and accurate plans and forecasts to drive business results.
* Participate in fundraising efforts from leading banks. Maintain relationship with Bankers/Funding agencies.
* Assessing risk in investments and ensuring all accounting activities comply with regulations including newly implemented
VAT requirements in the region.
* Managing and moulding accounting team to cop up with the tight reporting deadlines using SAP and through its reporting
modules including SAP Business Intelligence (BI).
* Impactful analysis of numbers to understand the key cost drivers and implementation of effective cost controls.
* Guide the company management and board to maintain company’s financial health and increase profitability in the long
run.
Company industry:
Shipping
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Head

January 2017 - Present

Barloworld Logistics

United Arab Emirates

January 2017 - Present

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

FINANCE DIRECTOR

May 2008 - August 2017

BARLOWORLD LOGISTICS L.L.C

May 2008 - August 2017

Key Profile: Working alongside
Company industry:
Shipping
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Director

January 2016 - January 2017

January 2016 - January 2017

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

REGIONAL HEAD

July 2014 - August 2016

July 2014 - August 2016

Appointed to manage financial, legal & GRC issues of Middle East companies for a leading supply chain service
provider with presence over 26 countries
* Implement financial, and operational best practices. Ensure that the company complies with all financial and regulatory requirements.
* Report accurate financial results to the MD, Board of Directors and HO’s at South Africa & UK.
* Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
* Ongoing development and monitoring of internal control systems.
* Oversee the issuance of financial information to Internal/External Auditors and other Statutory/Government bodies
* Participate in fundraising efforts from leading banks. Maintain relationship with Bankers/Funding agencies
* Maintain good relation with the external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations
* Overall responsibility and guidance to the regional legal team for communication and implementation of Group Governance Risk and
Compliance policies across the Middle East business
* Follow up with relevant teams and ensure compliance with organizational policies and other statutory regulations as well
as effectively implementing management decisions
Job role:
Management

Head of Finance

January 2014 - January 2016

January 2014 - January 2016

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

FINANCIAL MANAGER

May 2008 - June 2014

May 2008 - June 2014

Managed consolidation of Group accounts involving multiple currencies from five regions (Middle East, Germany,
Spain, Fareast and South Africa)
* Manage Group Management Reporting (under IFRS). Maintained recons between local, GAAP and IFRS books
* Conduct impairment tests to account the right value of goodwill at the investor level
* Lead asset/business valuations on an annual basis to monitor the Investment vs carrying value of various business units
* Monitor various ratios and working capital movements across the business units and provide feedback to each BU on the
areas to concentrate for improving their respective ratios to match the group hurdles
* Perform cross-company reviews across reporting regions and implement various process improvement initiatives
* Maintain regular interaction with the MEA Finance team across five countries based on business as well as operational
requirements
* Represent finance team from the logistics group in implementation of Group consolidation program (Hyperion-HFM) and
manage switch over from old program (MPC) to Hyperion
* Update business status to the senior management and other stakeholders using detailed reports & presentations to
enable effective decision making.
* Assist in MEA regional audits and participate in
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Financial Manager

January 2008 - January 2014

Swift Freight International (Freight Forwarding)

January 2008 - January 2014

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

ACCOUNTS MANAGER

December 2004 - April 2008

SWIFT FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL L.L.C

December 2004 - April 2008

Key Profile: Spearhead activities of the Middle East Accounts, Credit Control and General Ledger team for a major Logistics
and Freight Forwarding service provider with presence in Middle East, Africa and Asia with over 30 branches
* Implement effective financial controls for the division. Identified areas for cost savings and improvement
* P&L analysis and reporting by preparing, evaluating and conducting variance analysis vs annual budgets
* Allocate budgets & funds based on departmental expense analysis. Identified financial, operational and strategic risks and
recommended cost effective solutions
* Assist the management in evaluating financial viability/ impact of new opportunities, implementing various process
improvement initiatives
* Maintain regular interaction with banks pertaining to banking transactions and maintaining adequate cash flow to cater to
existing as well as future business requirements
* Work on accounts receivable reporting and reconciliation procedures for optimal usage of working capital. Prepared
financial statements for internal and independent auditors
* Lead the group ERP Implementation team in setting up new Chart of Accounts and migrating to the new ERP (Oracle 3G) for
units under Middle East, Africa and Asia followed by organizing training sessions for end users
Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

ACCOUNTS MANAGER

June 2002 - November 2004

SELRENCE MEDICAL GASES PVT. LTD

India

June 2002 - November 2004

One of the leading Medical Gas Distributors in South India, with more than 340 hospitals, medical and research institutions as
clients and having an annual turnover of more than INR 7.5 million.
* Serve as an active member of management team and oversee all financial systems and procedures, including inventory
control, purchasing, accounts payable and accounts receivables
* Coordinated manual-to-computer accounting conversion. Evaluated, selected and installed computer hardware and
accounting software program. (Tally Gold 6.3 Multi-Users)
* Overall responsibility on stores functions.
* Control and regulate all bank transactions and banking issues
* Assist the
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounts Manager

January 2002 - January 2004

Selrence Medical Gases

India

January 2002 - January 2004

Company industry:
Medical Hospital
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTS MANAGER

October 2000 - May 2002

RANJIT KARTHIKEYAN ASSOCIATES

India

October 2000 - May 2002

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Asst Accounts Manager

January 2000 - January 2002

January 2000 - January 2002

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accounts Manager

January 1997 - January 2002

RKA Associates

January 1997 - January 2002

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

ARTICLED CLERK

October 1997 - September 2000

October 1997 - September 2000

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Articled Clerk

January 1997 - January 2000

January 1997 - January 2000

Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaUniversity of Keral

December 2020

December 2020

Bachelor's degree,

India

courses: Chartered Accountant -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaUniversity of Keral

December 2020

December 2020

High school or equivalent,

India

courses: PRADEEP KUMAR SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFILE: FINANCE & ACCOUNTS

Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaUniversity of Keral

December 2020

December 2020

Bachelor's degree,

United States

courses: Chartered Accountant Certifications: CA

Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaUniversity of Keral

December 2020

December 2020

High school or equivalent,

United States

courses: MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES Programme: LDP from GIBS (South Africa)

Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretori

December 2020

December 2020

High school or equivalent,

South Africa

courses: LDP - Leadership Development Programme

Skills

ERP
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Auditing
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Management
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ACCOUNTANCY
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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TAX PLANNING
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ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
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BANKING
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COMPUTER HARDWARE
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COMPUTER HARDWARE
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CONVERSION
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Languages

English
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