Krishna Raghavan

About Krishna Raghavan

Highly motivated, solution-focused leader with approx. 15 years of extensive experience…

Experience

1. Associate General Manager

   General Motors

   Apr 2016 — Present · Bangalore, IN

   The role entails playing an advisory role to the CFO and Site Lead working on Planning Budging and Forecasting which is the research center for GM in Bangalore. Managed a team of 15. Associate General Manager•Control all financial aspects of $80m GM TCI business monthly GL closure•Oversee general ledger and financial statement/reporting activities across all in-scope regions•Review and approve account reconciliations, manual journal entries•Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly KPIs and executive summary for CFO and business partners across global•Oversee strategic change and execute various ad hoc reporting in support of the CFO and divisional heads•Lead the organization through restructuring and identifying cost savings initiatives•Support internal and external audits and enhance controlFinancial Planning & Analysis & Treasury•Facilitate budget meetings to ensure revenue budgets versus expenses are met•Responsible for strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, new business initiatives•Present recommendations to leadership team on strategic decisions and planned future initiatives•Prepare financial statements including cash flow and P&L & prepared variance analysis versus budget for the top management•Monitor capex projects and ensure its execution for the period is as per the plan•Invest as per the company norms and ensure all treasury policies are adhered to•Confirm revenue entries with stakeholders on regular basis and ensure they are approved and obtained in bank account on timeManage bank relationships and global treasuryAccomplishmentsEvaluated EOU / EPCG scheme, and then ran a multiyear audit around the IT assets (owned and leased) and Vehicle assets in GM. Partnered in various projects auditing the procurement strategy that helped with savings of $3.4 Million year on yearOptimized the workspace utilization by rationalizing the shifts, optimizing the work force thus Saving ~$4 Million year on year for the company

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

  1998 — 2023

• Certified public accountant cpa

  Cpa

• Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India - ICWAI

  ICWAI

  2000 — 2003

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

  2000 — 2003

• Agile

  Agile SCRUM

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Hands-on Problem Solver
• Financial Reporting
• Management
• Budgets
• Finance
• Client Engagement
• Budget Forecasts
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Crm
• Business Process Improvement
• Stake Holder Management
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Timely Decision Making
• Retail
• Outsourcing
• Financial Analysis
• Business Development
• Mis
• Merchandising
• Forecasting
• Critical Thinking
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Process Improvement
• Team Management
• Finance Transformation
• Store Management
• Business Strategy
• Building Talent
• Strategy
• Reconcilations
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Analysis