Rajagopal Rangasamy

RAJAGOPAL RANGASAMY Present Address: Flat No. 1406, Abdul Aziz Al Majid Building, A4 Building 14th Floor, Al Nahda Sharjah, UAE. Mobile: -, E-Mail:-Seeking senior level assignments in Accounts/ MIS, Budgeting, Auditing & Costing with an organisation of repute PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT Þ Dynamic, competent & result oriented professional with over 25 years of experience in Accounts/ MIS, Budgeting, Auditing & Costing. Out of which 15 years of experience in Dubai, UAE MNC companies. Þ Presently designated as a Finance Manager with Liquid Media and Marketing FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE. Þ Extensive experience in Financial Planning, Budgeting, Finalization of Accounts, Budget Analysis & Reconciliation and MIS Development. Þ Experience in formulating and implementing systems and procedures to facilitate financial discipline and achieve pre-determined objectives. Þ Adept at interfacing with taxation & government authorities for filing returns/statutory documents, assessment and audits. Þ Deftness in formulating regular budgets to determine difference between projected figures & actual expenditure for the top management to make decisions. Þ Practical and business focused approach to achieve organisation goals & coupled with strong inter personal & communication, analytical & presentation skills. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS - C.A (Inter) Gr.1 passed in May 1998 from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India M.Com from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India in 1997. B. Com from Madras University, Chennai, India in 1991. - TECHNICAL AND IT CREDENTIALS Certified SAP FI ERP Consultant from SAP Global Certification, Germany, in 2010. Well versed in Tally ERP 9 UAE VAT enabled and integration with CRM Well versed with Oracle financial (ERP) – 11i (AR, AP & GL Modules), Sun accounting and MS Office Certification of SAP FI ECC 6.0 completion from SAP Authorized Training Centre, SIEMENS, Chennai. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2019 – At Present Liquid Media and Marketing FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE, Finance Manager 2005 – 2018 Intersun Intl. Sun Group of Co., Dubai, UAE, MNC Baku Assistant Accounts Manager 2004 – 2005 Rolls Royce Marine Middle East, Dubai, UAE, MNC UK Senior Accountant 1999 – 2004 Sea bulk offshore Dubai LLC, Dubai, U.A.E; MNC USA Senior Accountant 1995 – 1999 Enmas Ahlstrom Limited, Chennai, India; MNC Finland Accountant Growth Path; ! 1991 – 1994 ! 1994 – 1995 Article Clerk Senior Audit Clerk 2 CORE COMPETENCIES Accounts/ MIS - Preparing & administering finalization of year-end financial statements using International Accounting standards inclusive of accounts payable / receivable, Income statement & Ratio Analysis. - Supervising preparation and maintenance of various books/registers viz. cash book, bank book, ledgers, and fixed assets register to ensure smooth accounting operations. - Developing periodic closing statement, bank reconciliation of inter-divisional/ company accounts & other closing statements as well as making accounts schedules and disbursing payments to vendors. - Devising & implementing MIS reporting system as well as monitoring monthly management reports (MIS) and other allied reports. - Supervising the overall invoicing activities by comparing actual vs. budget on monthly basis. Budgeting - Monitoring budgets & actual performance reports for enhancing operations by preparing purchase/agent accrual, payroll and reporting head counts. - Formulating regular annual budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected figures & actual expenditure and implementing corrective actions in coordination with management. - Coordinating with banks for arranging and preparing LC documents and BG related matters. Auditing - Managing the complete planning and management activities for ensuring completion of statutory audits. - Preparing audit schedules & coordinating with internal, external, financial & statutory auditors for conducting audits in for reviewing internal control framework involving accounts payable transactions. - Conducting internal audits & cost audits for evaluating internal control systems, preparing audit reports as per the cost accounting record rules while engaged in audit firm. Costing - Monitoring variance analysis, preparation of cost statements, creditors aging and payment forecasting on weekly basis for weekly cash flow purpose & achieving optimum cost control. - Screening & reconciling between cost sheets & General ledger for every project on monthly basis through costing records to determine appropriate price keeping in consideration the profit margin. - Handling preparation of cost sheet, cost statements and comparative statements, and cash flow analysis for the top management to make decisions. RESPONSIBILITIES At Liquid Media and Marketing FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE. - Independently handling overall Accounts and finance department. - Preparing Trial balance and Profit and loss account and Balance sheet and MIS on monthly basis and reporting to Chief Financial Officer. - Handling banking works independently and coordinating with banker for all banking matters etc., - Significantly contributed in following up with customers for payment on overdue invoices on weekly basis and making payment to supplier in time without any delay. - SAP B1 implemented & Zoho Books system has been implemented. (AR, AP, Inventory and GL Modules) and coordinating with SAP B1 team for Implementation work. - Played a key role in managing clients properly by providing proper response to get outstanding payment. - Liaising with Internal auditors and statutory auditors during audit periods and finalising audit reports. - Merit of finalising and timely submission of MIS, Audit reports. - Preparing monthly cost sheet for various product/services and submit to the management along with MIS report. - All statutory and legal works. (Taxes and VAT filing and VAT report, board meeting minutes etc) - Preparation of yearly budgeting and forecast At - Intersun International Sun Group of Companies, Dubai (FMCG Company) Preparing monthly MIS reporting including cost reporting and year end closing under IFRS. Coordinating with bankers and handling independently all banking & Finance related matters (LCs & TR Loans) Working Experience in SAP FICO, MM, SD Modules. Intercompany and Bank reconciliation on monthly basis. Significantly contributed in following up with customers for payment on overdue invoices on weekly basis and making payment to supplier in time without any delay. Customer collection and follow up and submitting MIS report to Management on monthly basis. Liaison with statutory auditor and Internal auditor Preparing Fixed Assets Schedule. Preparing monthly cost sheet for various product and submit to the financial controller. Assisting yearly budgeting and forecast Participating SAP implementation team and UAE VAT Accounting and VAT return filing. 3 At Rolls-Royce Marine Middle East, Dubai - Involved in preparing MIS reports with explanations of variation against budget & sending it to General Manager on monthly basis. - Successfully generated various Income statements and balance sheets through oracle financial. - Instrumental in entering all the relevant data into Hyperion system for consolidation of head office accounts on monthly basis and reporting weekly overdue receivables & cash balance to head office, UK. - Significantly contributed in following up with customers for payment on overdue invoices on weekly basis and making payment to supplier in time without any delay. - Assisting implementation of Oracle Financial 11i system (AR, AP ,Inventory and GL Modules) - Played a key role in managing clients properly by providing proper response to get outstanding payment. - Distinction of making alliances with major clients like Dubai Dry-docks, Middle East shipping management, Goldens, Dubai, Doha Marine & Qatar. - Merit of finalising and timely submission of MIS, Audit reports. At Sea bulk offshore Dubai LLC, Dubai - Instrumental in journalising all vendor/agent invoices in Multi Currency and handling data entry in Account payable under oracle financial on daily basis. - Played a key role in selecting & communicating with all vendor/agent payments in multi currency and deleting from system on weekly basis. - Inter company & Inter office fund movements and reconciliations. - Functioned as an overall In-charge for accounts payables. - Reconciliation of all suppliers and agent on monthly basis and make proper accruals for expenses to complete month end and year end closing. - Assisting for Implementation of Oracle Financial 11i (PO, AP, AR & GL Modules) for smooth operations in the company. - Successful in handling National Petroleum Construction Company, Qatar petroleum & Maersk oil etc. - Verify all payments and handles all agents and suppliers. At - Enmas Ahlstrom Ltd; Chennai Successfully handled the books of accounts including income tax and sales tax matters. Played a key role in implementing tally accounting package. Significantly contributed in handling various clients such as Ahlstrom Corporation Finland, AP Rayon Paper Mills; Star Paper Mills, BHEL, Tiruchy. - Distinction of handling independently sales tax assessment and income tax & central excise and RBI matters. IT SKILLS - Certified SAP FI ERP Consultant from SAP Global Certification, Germany, in 2010 - Well versed with Oracle financial (ERP) – 11i (AR, AP & GL Modules), Tally ERP 9, QuickBooks, Middle level Knowledge about Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sun accounting and MS Office. PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth : 15th May 1970 Marital Status : Married Passport No. & Expiry date : R- & 06/03/2027 Place of issue : Dubai; UAE Dubai Driving Licence : 767390 Valid till 01/05/2024 Contact Mobile No. : -