Rajiv Sankaranarayanan

About Rajiv Sankaranarayanan

A finance professional having qualified Chartered Accountancy (CA), Company Secretary ship (ACS), Cost Accountancy (CMA) and Chartered Management Accountancy (CIMA) along with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM), Masters of Commerce (M.COM) and an International Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in the field of International Accounting & Business Analytics from University of Galway, Ireland. High schooling was from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in Commerce from P.S Sr Secondary School in Mylapore, Chennai.My total experience spans well over a decade with my current role being leading the Finance Planning & Analysis division at Dexian, a leading player in global staffing, solutions and services space catering largely to US and other International regions with a growing presence in India. Earlier to this, I was working with KPMG in the Management Consultant space in the sector of Financial Transformation & Performance (FT & P) based out of Dublin, Ireland. Prior to that I was employed with Philips based out of Chennai, India which also entailed regular visits to the HQ in Amsterdam, Netherlands to work on corporate finance. Before that, I was with Shell at Chennai, India working in the Downstream Business segment pertaining to the Manufacturing Division in Asia and Lubricants Division in Europe. I was also briefly employed with a full-fledged Steel Manufacturing entity handling their month end close reporting and earlier to that with Caterpillar at Bangalore, India working on an accounting and reporting portfolio. My accountancy internship was a 3-year tenure with PWC where I got the opportunity to handle a number of diverse sectors and be a part of the Audit team that conducts Statutory Audits and Limited Reviews.Am proficient in Microsoft Office suite and possess basic working knowledge of SAP, Peoplesoft, EPM, Analysis for Office and other Business Warehousing tools. I have good command and fluency in English along with possessing communication & written skills. My core areas of expertise lies in the field of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A), Record to Report (R2R), Financial Controllership, Corporate Finance, External Audit and Financial Services.Apart from profession, my other areas of interest lies in enjoying diverse genres of music and playing musical instruments, trying varied vegetarian delicacies & cuisines and penning about my epicurean adventures, following sports with Cricket & Tennis at the forefront, tracking the stock market & global economy and studying & reading about the realms beyond in the form of astrology.

Experience

1. Director of Fp & a

   Dexian

   Apr 2024 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Finance Business Partnering: Partnering with multiple stakeholders and providing timely financial results and business insights.• Portfolio Reporting: Dealing with different portfolios spread across geography, enterprise, product and departments by sharing financial information and forging a strong rapport with the stakeholders• Month Close Reporting: A robust all-encompassing analytics framework has been designed explaining movements of monthly and yearly variances both for Dexian Standalone and Dexian Consolidated• Budgetary Process: Collaborated with the Field VPs & Spocs for Budget preparation along with providing regular updates and ensuring that the figures get reflected correctly in the system• Audit Support: Supporting on the Audit process - Statutory, Internal and Quality• Initiatives: Extensive work performed on streamlining the Month End Close process and working on dashboards to customize reports for ease of use, comprehensive analysis and seamless reporting

Education

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

  Higher Secondary 12th, Business/Commerce, General

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Masters of Commerce, Finance and Taxation

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  Company Secretaryship (ACS), Legal, Secretarial and Corporate Law

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountancy (CA), Accounting, Auditing, Law, Taxation, Costing, Financial Management, Computer Systems

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  Cost Accountancy (CWA), Costing, Finance Management, Taxation

• University of Galway

  Master's degree, International Accounting and Business Analytics

• CIMA

  Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA), Cost Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Financial Strategy