Rishi Saran, Manager - Business Operations

Rishi Saran

Manager - Business Operations

SAP MENA LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Finance
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Manager - Business Operations at SAP MENA LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2010

July '10 - Present Manager - Business Operations SAP MENA LLC, Dubai, UAE

Senior Finance Executive at SAP India Limited (Global Delivery Center)
  • India - Bengaluru
  • February 2008 to June 2010

senior finance executive and financial controller looking after global delivery centers of SAP India

Senior Business Analyst at Oracle India Limited
  • India
  • February 2006 to January 2008

Feb 2006 - Jan 2008
Senior Business Analyst Oracle India Limited, Bangalore, India

Roles
Part of North America Strategic Accounts Department with a team based in USA.
Reviewing & reporting financial health of projects within the line of business
Reporting deal bookings and pipeline for new projects
Handled monthly invoicing.
Reviewing and approving the invoices for release to the client. Follow up with collections regarding payment on the same.
Analyze the funding of a project. Keeping an eye if the project is running out if funds and if
additional funds are required, following up with the PM for the same.


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Taking part in the weekly meetings with senior management (LOB Head) regarding the actionable items for the recognition of revenue and preparing reports on a weekly and
monthly basis.
Comprehensive understanding on the revenue side.
Adding of new Project/Resources to the Oracle System.
Comprehensive knowledge on the various adjustments of the invoice based on the
Customers feedback.
Verifying the hourly billing rates for the resources with the client agreement and carrying the adjustments, if any.
Analyzing the contract for the Project for the rates and expenses. Comprehensive knowledge on the reading of the Contract.
Expense/Costs Side
Verifying the cost rates for the resources (onshore/offshore) for the Projects.
Taking part on the crucial meetings with the higher managements & steering committee for deciding the at risk positions of the Projects
Estimate the cost for project that is in Bid status.
Analyse the new deals for the week/quarter to get the inflow and outflow of revenue and expense.
Complete understanding of the Project Management for various project of Oracle - based at different locations in North America and Canada and to prepare and analyse various reports
based on it.
Project Risk Analysis and preparing projects at-risk reports for higher management to understand the reason for risk and working with them to resolve the at risk situation.
Analyse in details the revenue and expenses of the projects under North America and
Canada.
Preparing the chart for the monthly and quarterly utilization of resources and revenue
recognition out of those resources.
Getting the detailed report for the New Bookings of Projects and total Funding into the project to forecast the life and compatibility of the project.
Apart from the financial reporting, having responsibilities for reporting the Operations Facts to the high level management like the Percentage of Resource Utilization, Resource
Availability over a period of time etc.
Manage time and expense adjustments for the projects in North America.
Taking care for providing access to the key members of the Project.


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Process Associate at Franklin Templeton Investments
  • India
  • January 2006 to April 2006

Apr 2006 - Jan 2006
Process Associate Franklin Templeton Investments, Hyderabad, India

Roles
Maintaining financial data systems regarding transactions for trades in NYSE, matching with data of brokers from internal traders and finally posting them into accounts.
Reconciliation of client accounts with custodian bank statements and broker systems on daily and monthly basis.
Run automated scripts for transaction detail reports, market value reports, Positions reports and other for account information
Handle Proxy holdings details reports, Inquiries and Pricing errors.
Set up new security information regarding security (security deposit & security withdrawals),
its price, and company, industry, country details.
Coordinate on statements requirements for team on monthly reconciliations, maintaining
dash board and conducting weekly general India staff meeting.

Education

Higher diploma, Finance
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • May 2004

May '04 Professional Certificate (PE-II, Finance) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India

Bachelor's degree, Accounts
  • at Patna University
  • May 2001

May '01 Bachelor's Degree (Accounts) Patna University, India

High school or equivalent, English
  • at Bihar Secondary Examination Board
  • May 1996

Grade 10 completion

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Change Management
Business Transformation
Microsoft Office
MS OFFICE
CREDIT analysis
BUSINESS OPERATIONS (delivery, sales and resource)
Customer relationship

Languages

Hindi
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English
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