Sr Manager Finance & Operations Support
Baker Hughes, a GE company
Total years of experience :24 years, 3 Months
A key member of leadership team and business partner to Country Director in planning and managing operations and sustaining profitable growth and high liquidity. Accountable for financial performance of 8 product lines in South Gulf region. Additional responsibility as Finance Manager for Artificial Lift product line in Middle East region. Managing directly team of 8 employees in financial analysis, reporting and customer service.
- Providing strategic financial analysis & direction to 8 segments in Oman & Pakistan
- Restored balance sheet discipline - DSO & Inventory reductions
- Reorganizing business structure based on changing business environment
- Member of leadership team, working closely with Country Director & Product Line Directors
- Tender review & bidding strategy
- Coaching and training operations employees in finance to improve commercial acumen
- New business proposals to customers in response to market conditions
- Business rightsizing based on market conditions
- Cost management and vendor
Led financial reporting, planning and analysis for Middle East Asia Pacific region, business partner to product line directors in in planning and executing operations. Worked closely and provided decision support to VP Finance and Region president.
- Driving business plans, monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
- Capex budget and investment decisions for product line
- P&L variance analysis
- Cost control & driving cost reductions for region managed costs
- Profitability improvement and Product line rightsizing in countries
- Financial support to functional heads at region level
- Special projects for driving expat rotator pool employee costs and taxes
Managed internal financial reporting, planning and analysis for the Drilling Services product line in the Middle East Asia Pacific region; Business partner to region Operations director and Finance director. In charge of finance for Repair and Maintenance centers in Dubai & Singapore
- Provided routine analysis of actual financial results and prepared forecasts
- Prepared short and long-term business plans for the region
- Handled special project for identifying areas for cost control, rationalization and improving operational efficiencies of R&M Center
Finance manager for Drilling Systems and Drilling Fluids operations. Business partner to Operations Director
- Operations finance support, financial planning, analysis and reporting
- Tendering & advice on the pricing
- Capex planning and AFE management
- Cash flow management
- P&L ownership for India operations
- Compliance with taxation requirements
- Implemented SAP for India operations in Q3 2006
Worked as Chief Accountant, In charge of payments, banking, GL Finalisation, MIS, Payroll, budgeting and year end audit in a ERP setup. Managing foriegn currency accounts to minimise exchange rate risk. Preparation of operations budgets, buying plans, panning promotions, end of season sales and mark downs.
Handled outsourced Finance and accounts services for Multinational clients. Supervised General ledger, banking, account receivables, account payables and MIS services to various clients in manufacturing, trading and banking sector.
Passed each group of Intermediate and final examination in one attempt
Passed Bcom degree with 5th Rank from University