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Ramesh Koul is a seasoned finance and management professional with 20+ years of experience in leading teams, managing finances, and driving business growth. He has held various roles in finance, accounting, and management, including Director of Finance, Head (F & O) - India, and Regional Manager.

Experience

    • Retail
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Finance
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      - Identify and develop growth opportunities across all platforms- Identify opportunities to drive higher margins and profitability by process optimization- Own the P&L of all operations- People management

    • Financial Controller
      • Jun 2017 - Present

      As part of management & as FC, role is to achieve the financial objectives of the organisation. Monitoring financial performance and development of reporting systems and controls including preparation of monthly management accounts and reports. Full line management responsibility for the financial accounting team including selection, performance management, training and appraisal. Drive cash generation and working capital management and forecasting. Take ownership of balance sheet management and control. Embed measures for tracking performance against financial and non-financial indicators to provide meaningful management information and support decision making. Developed, documented and implemented internal control policies and procedures. Monitoring Tax planning / Compliance including cash flow forecasting.  Complete responsibility of angel round fund raising from pitch deck submission till equity conversion.

    • Head (F & O) - India
      • Feb 2013 - May 2017
      • New Delhi Area, India

      Building end to end India business operations including accounts & finance, Hiring teams, contract agreements, signing MOU with the European and Indian partners.Key Initiatives:MOU/Commercial agreements with Godrej, India bulls, ITC Mumbai, Religare Group & QRG GroupAgency distribution contracts & sales frame agreements with European partners (Tractel Secalt)Project financing from esteemed banks for different projectsIssuance of Performance/other bank guarantees based upon project to project.Additional responsibility as Chief Financial Officer.

  • Frankfinn Airhostess Training Institute
    • New Delhi Area, India, Banglore
    • Regional Manager
      • Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
      • New Delhi Area, India, Banglore

      Heading all south India centers in terms of Accounting & finance (R2R), internal audits, approvals, Reconciliations, Collection, Internal Audits, Vendor management and daily management reporting.

  • Appulse Technologies
    • Gurgaon, India, CA USA
    • Sr. Manger Finance & Operations
      • Jul 2009 - Mar 2012
      • Gurgaon, India, CA USA

      Monitoring US monthly payroll process including the quarterly filings of federal & state taxes. Involvement in transfer pricing which include hedging and forex transactions. Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis under different cost centers. Heading all finance functions from R2R, payroll management & closures of internal & external audits

  • Maple Leaf India Pvt.Ltd.
    • Noida Area, India, Canada
    • Manager Finance/Accounts
      • Mar 2007 - Jul 2009
      • Noida Area, India, Canada

      Ensuring funds are allocated/utilised in a planned manner including foreign party receipts and payments. Responsible for approvals all funds outflow including payroll and marketing approvals. Responsible for monthly/yearly direct/indirect tax compliance s are adhered to as per the requirement of acts & rules. Supervising and controlling of day to day accounting from R2R , finance & HR functions.

    • Project Manager
      • Oct 2006 - Feb 2007

      Responsible for daily complete production process which includes planning & allocation of work between in house staff and paneled registered vendors and further ensuring quality of work matches with the USA and CANADA client requirements inclusive of approval for export billing.

    • Senior Manager Quality Control
      • May 2004 - Oct 2006

      Responsible for in house & outsourced medical transcription work quality only. Ensuring daily USA & CANADA client instructions are adhered to & appropriate actions are taken for negative quality feed backs. Further ensuring month end billing process is in line with the work production for the month.

    • Senior Account Executive
      • Oct 2000 - Apr 2004

      Tracking of accounts receivables/payable including budget preparations. Dealt with salary preparations, Income Tax Projections/TDS on salary related payments. Liaison with custom authorities regarding Export-Import of goods and completion of the formalities for clearance of the same and custom bonding formalities from time to time. Liaison with STPI for the Softex Attestations for export billing and renewal of the green card from time to time including Liaison with bank for FIRC’s and issuance of BRC’s.

  • Precision Engineers
    • New Delhi Area, India
    • Accounts Executive
      • Apr 2000 - Sep 2000
      • New Delhi Area, India

      Maintaining Book keeping, cash Management, Stock Management including periodic party & bank reconciliations.Issuance of relevant Service tax forms and other relevant documents including service tax compliance matters.

Education

  • 1998 - 1999
    University of Jammu
    Post Graduation in Management
  • 1995 - 1998
    SPMR College of Commerce
    Bachelor’s Degree, Commerce

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