Rajesh Balakrishnan, key account manager

Rajesh Balakrishnan

key account manager

Emirates Neon Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Local & International business laws
Experience
24 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 3 Months

key account manager at Emirates Neon Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2018

Company Activity: Outdoor advertising (400+ group)
Key responsibilities: Sales & business Development. Managing key customer revenue accounts of the company on Edge-1, leading new projects & development of new markets for the company. Supported Data mining, Analytics & Digital marketing initiatives.
Reporting: Reporting to Top Management.
Clients Serviced: Confidential.

Senior Manager Business Development at RSVP Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2010 to December 2017

Advertising agency :
Managing Key Accounts of the company and developing new clients for the company. Created and Developed Sales and marketing tools for the company .Secured major contracts / projects for the company .Currently servicing some of the top UAE corporate and retail brands.

Business Development Manager at Concept Media Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2007 to March 2010

Advertising agency : 400+ employees
Successfully managed Abu-Dhabi Branch office & headed media sales Senior Sales Manager in Concept Media. Penetrated new market and achieved 75 % market penetration in first year itself. Made major in-roads into Abu Dhabi market and increased market share. Handled complete sales management including developing sales & marketing strategy, concepts, forecasts, planning, handling sales teams, market intelligence & market analysis. Also Secured major business UAE government contracts / projects for the group and one of the biggest clients for the company. Promoted and moved to Dubai Head office in Media city to supervise overall sales, marketing and supervision of distribution of the company’s media products. An 800+ people company. Reported to top management.

Senior Accountant / Receivables Supervisor at Damac Properties
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2002 to January 2006

UAE's biggest private real estate developer
Successfully supervised over 5000+ receivables ledgers and generated KPI's for strategic sales planning. Serviced some of the world’s biggest real estate investors. Was a core member of the development team for a multi-million dollar integrated real time (GALELIO model) customized oracle CRM / financial property management system that catered to DAMAC Group 5000 plus employees. A 5000+ people Company. Reported to top management.

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER at GEOSCIENCE TESTING LABORATORY
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 1999 to December 2000

Geo-Technical laboratory
Successfully managed the entire company's financials and assisted the general manager in administration and negotiation on turnkey civil engineering projects in UAE. Projects like DIP ring road, Al Barsha Interchange road etc. The company is accredited by Dubai Municipality and is an ISO 9001 company. Clients included some of the biggest names in civil engineering /contracting including Wade Adams contracting, Al Nabooda Bin Hafeez, Khansaheb, Transgulf cement, etc

Audit Supervisor at Ganesh & Ganesh Partners
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 1997 to January 1999

Goa's leading Audit firm
Lead a team of audit clerks to audit major industries & star hotels.
Scope of work included vouching and verifying key source documents, KOT, BOT, Cashier billings etc and verify revenue / collections / treasury management and ensure that implementation of internal procedures within the organization are in order.

Education

Master's degree, Local & International business laws
  • at KARE COLLEGE OF LAW
  • October 1995

Completed post graduate degree in LAW ; Bachelors Degree (LLB Gen). After completing Bachelor of Commerce Degree (B.Com) at GOA university

Bachelor's degree, Financial Accounting, Auditing & taxation
  • at College
  • April 1992

Successfully completed bachelor of commerce degree in GOA’s leading college of Commerce and Economics. Majored in industrial laws, Finance Auditing & Taxation.

Specialties & Skills

Marketing
General Finance
General Sales
Top Management
Management
MS office
General Management
MS Excel
Sales Management
Marketing Management
Financial Accounting Management
Ability to multi-task
Ability to develop tools & processes
Quick problem solving & Decision making Skills
Anaylitical skills & Ability to plan, budget & forecast
Excellent Communication, persuasion & nehotiation skills
Ability to lead a team & be team player
Adapting to changes quickly
Ability to work in MNC environment
Ability to work under pressure, manage & prioritize timelines
Ability to think out of the box / critical thinking

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Marathi
Beginner
Arabic
Beginner
French
Beginner
Urdu
Intermediate