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Praveen Rai, Manager- Finance/ Systems

Praveen Rai

Manager- Finance/ Systems ·Etihad Airways

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, finance/ Accounts

Work experience

Total years of experience: 30 years, 1 months

Manager- Finance/ Systems

December 2004 - Present

Etihad Airways

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

December 2004 - Present

•Managed day - day accounting and controlling coupled with strategic planning, forecast / budget
•Assessed the finance requirement of the company and negotiated with financial institutions
•End to end service management for core business projects - Supporting Finance, Purchasing, IT team
•Aligned ERP solutions with business objective, led selection of appropriate technology and vendor products.
•Ensured delivery / operations support - SLA, quality and Risk, Planning, monitoring and execution in Project
•Ensured legal schedule, cost and contractual compliance on significant multi-year engagements.
•Organized and managed resources, creating project estimates & plans including Work Breakdown Structure,
Project / Contingency Plan & Schedules, identifying risks within scope, quality, time and cost constraints
•Analyzed, developed and implemented strategic business plans & policies, ensuring growth, targeting maximum profitability & cost effectiveness.
•Drove initiatives to identify & understand business requirements for customization & product enhancements, serving as the Single Point of Contact for Delivery and meeting deadlines in compliance to Time & Quality.
•Defined department mission and performance standards across all functional areas and periodically reviewed performance with deft application of concurrent management audit procedures.
•Interacted with the senior management team and associates to facilitate smooth communication to understand and deliver bug free service as per requirements on overall Systems performance and enhancements
•Guided & mentored the team and end-users on implementation and assisted in trouble shooting
•Built the technical competence and resource management evaluations - set up team’s appraisal and goals.
•Provided decision support to senior management in the creation of business reviews and adhoc analysis.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Management

Finance Manager

May 1996 - November 2004

Space Age Electrical LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 1996 - November 2004

• Responsible for preparing budgets and controlling finance coupled with strategic planning, forecasts and allocations.
• Judiciously initiate, plan, execute, track/monitor, control and close the project as scheduled and implement operational processes for increased efficiency and cost reduction.

• Key player in analysis, development and implementation of strategic business plans & policies, ensuring organizational growth, targeting maximum profitability & cost effectiveness.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Education

The institute of Chartered Accountants of India

November 1994

November 1994

Master's degree, finance/ Accounts

India

Skills

Service Delivery
Expert
Service Delivery
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
ERP Management
Expert
ERP Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
ERP- SAP
Beginner
ERP- SAP
Beginner
ERP- Oracle E buiness suite- Finance and Procurement
Intermediate
ERP- Oracle E buiness suite- Finance and Procurement
Intermediate
Prince2
Intermediate
Prince2
Intermediate
ARIBA system Training
Beginner
ARIBA system Training
Beginner
Service Delivery
Expert
Service Delivery
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Finance
Expert
Finance
Expert
ERP Management
Expert
ERP Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
Internal Quality Audit (ISO 9001-2000)
Bureau VERITAS (BVQI);
May 1999

Hobbies

  • Social Services/ charity
    Arranging food and books for poor children who can not effort to go to school otherwise