Anand Ramanathan

About Anand Ramanathan

A Qualified Finance Professional with more than 20+ years of progressive Finance and Accounting experience.

Experience

1. Associate Vice President

   HCLTech

   Sep 2021 — Present

   Service Agreements Creation and Management (SLA). Developed a pro-active approach to manage SLA’s by using Lead Indicators. This involved breaking down each SLA into “child indicators” that provide insight into the operations. Leading Indicators provide valuable insight that enables us to plan our actions. It is to move away from a reactionary approach to operations. • Strategize and Lead Transformation exercises for the Finance Track. Transitions for location optimization, Transformation involving process consolidations, activity consolidations and systems intervention. • Based on Analysis, creation of Target Operating Models (TOM) that requires Stakeholder consent implementation of the TOM.(High Level Interaction Model creation)• Creation of Control Framework (Identified Risks and the Controls to mitigate the risks) & Governance Model (that involved interaction with stakeholders at different levels.(Weekly Operational Calls, Monthly Strategy Calls with Senior Stakeholders and Quarterly reviews with the Oversight Board)• As part of the Global responsibility, developed the Business Continuity Plan for the Finance Delivery spread across multiple locations. Developed the training plan that involved remote learning during the pandemic environment. • Manage Global Transitions involving movement/transfer of roles between locations which includes stakeholder management, resource management (ring fencing, re-hiring, training)• Lead discussions with Internal and External Stakeholders. Support new bids in the Finance value chain by working with the Sales team on deals that involve Solutions, Transition, Costing.

Education

• Columbia Business School

  Certificate, Mergers and Acquisitions

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

  ACMA, Financial Management

  2006 — 2016

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  ACA, Finance

  1999 — 2002

• SBOA Matriculation Higher Secondary School

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1996

• Rice Business

  NOV - FINANCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Project Planning
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Managerial Finance
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership
• Petroleum
• Financial Accounting
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Project Management
• Treasury Management
• Analysis
• Training & Development
• Procurement
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Financial Reporting
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Budgets
• Finance
• Auditing
• Business Strategy
• Customer Management
• Business Planning
• Internal Controls
• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act