Latha Pillai

About Latha Pillai

Have been associated with Topnotch for more than a decade, a strong professional with a Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce focused in Accounting and Finance Before working with Topnotch, spent 18+ yrs with Raghuvanshi Co Op Bank Ltd with varied exposures to all the Departments at the Bank. Such as Savings Accts /Cash Credit Accts / Current Acts managing staff Salary and Income Tax/ Etc. Highly skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management and Analytical Skills. Currently leading recruitments as an Associate Director handling end to end recruitments at all levels Mid, Senior & Leadership for various Industries viz : FS/Banking, Retail, IT, FMCG, Telecom, Manufacturing, Ecommerce, Cash Management Cos, Start Ups, NGO, Mobile Payment Cos, QSR, E-commerce. Has a wide exposure of handling various positions in Legal, Commercial, Finance & Accounts, Taxation, Marketing / Operations, Project Managers, Product Managers / Head Alliances /Head IT/ CFO/Strategy / Head HR etc in various industries viz : E Commerce, BFSI, Real Estate, Retail, Power, Manufacturing, QSR, Cash Management Cos and Start Ups. Has assumed the criteria and responsibility of a team leader by training and coaching the team members. Used keen interpersonal skills to interact and train to accomplish mission goals and outcomes.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Topnotch Placements

   May 2018 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Founded in 2005, Topnotch Placements is an established search firm providing search and Human Capital advisory services. Topnotch also specialises in search for top management and board positions serving clients across industries. It is a partner of choice for sectors like Retail, CPG, manufacturing, Infrastructure, Realty, IT, ITES Consulting, FS and new age Industries- eCommerce and Startups in general. The high deployment of Technology across the search and operations ensures high level and consistent delivery standards and provides near real time updates to the clients while enabling delivery through a virtual workforce to handle spikes in activity levels. Topnotch Placements Services include: Planning and Complete execution of your hiring needs C-level and Board level search Team Ramp up Assistance Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Specialized service for Start-ups

Education

• St Anthonys Girls High School

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Fmcg
• Management
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Accounting
• Sourcing
• Human Resources
• Employee Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Credit
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• Mis
• Negotiation
• Project Planning
• Business Strategy
• Retail
• New Business Development
• Team Management
• Sap
• Customer Satisfaction
• Analysis
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Market Research
• Business Planning
• Change Management
• Management Consulting
• Forecasting
• Process Improvement
• Real Estate
• Talent Acquisition
• Training
• Vendor Management
• Budgets
• Operations Management
• Inventory Management
• Recruiting