Noor Asik Ahamed Maraikar

Assitant Finance Manager - s & Op and Pricing @Unilever

Medan, ID

Developed financial models for sustainability transition strategy that delivered $20Mn savings based on the in-house production vs external sourcing (Investment Evaluation)- Transformed business case & forecasting models for backward integration production that identified the savings of $70Mn, business case evaluation of $0.5bn- Prepare annual budget plan, assumptions, variance analysis and developed cost optimization/savings/P&L/S & OP/strategic plan for next 5 years- Liaise with head procurement manager/global finance controller to develop competitive strategies by benchmark results with our direct competitors (+300bps improvement on turnover)- Forecast P&L, commodities prices, budget, cashflow, working capital, CAPEX evaluation and pricing strategy to compile with strategic plan, resulted in 90% accuracy in plan over last 3 years- Variance analysis against the budget and YoY savings resulted 5% against the target, developed cost reduction plan that results in $1Mn savings against the budget- Developed cost models/pricing models and benchmark with external competitors, performed extensive study on competitiveness to provide recommendation to senior stakeholders to implement growth action plan- Liaise with manufacturing team to evaluate the process, provide savings ideas to minimize wastage and improve efficiencies/performance of the plant (savings of ~$12Mn in 3 years)- Evaluate cashflow statement against the targets, measure days impact and recommend action plan to stakeholders in optimising inventory & receivables- Improved Transfer pricing SOP and incorporated authority matrix to mitigate tax/regulatory compliance risk resulted in savings $10Mn (1% penalty avoidance)- Collaborated with IT infrastructure team to develop pricing automation, Upalm (timely market insights for hedging) and Supply & Operational planning using Anaplan (end-to-end automation)

ICC Academy

Export Import Certification, International Business/Trade/Commerce

University of Madras

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Marketing

The New College, Chennai

Bachelor of Commerce - B. Com, Accounting and Business/Management