Curriculum Vitae

K.S. Ramachandran
Amritha, 2nd Floor,
E58A, 21st Cross Street,
Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, India
Res Tel: 00-91-44-2446 8896; Mobile: 98410-71388
Email: mailto:ksrama@covansys.com; ksrc@vsnl.com (home); chandan0106@gmail.com


Professional Qualifications

· Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(Associate Member in 1978).
· Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (Graduate Member in 1978).

Work Experience

The principal areas of work I have expertise, include:

Ø Liaising with banks and financial institutions for obtaining various kinds of short and long term funds.
Ø Project Management.
Ø Financial Planning and Control.
Ø Costing Systems and Control.
Ø Managing Working Capital.
Ø Foreign exchange Management.
Ø Supervising and controlling financial accounting function.
Ø Management Information Systems and Reporting.
Ø Management Audit.
Ø Planning and managing tax.
Ø Coordinator for the SAP implementation.
Ø Sarbanes Oxley compliance, a new reporting requirement in the US.
Ø General Administration & HR.
The companies I have worked with are (with present employment first):
1. Covansys (India) Private Limited, (formerly, Complete Business Solutions (India) Limited) effective 1st January 1998 till date, as GM – Finance & Accounts.
Corporate Investments, Corporate Taxation, Funds Management, Overseeing Branch Financials and its management, Management Audit, etc.

Critically looking at internal accounting procedures for improvement and operational efficiency.

SAP coordinator for the FICO module of SAP for the company, which went “live” successfully, on Oct 1, 2002.

Participated in the PCMM Level 5 certification, which was awarded to the company in December 2002.

Project Manager for the Sarbanes Oxley Section 404, US reporting requirements with effect from year 2004.

2. Maxworth group, Chennai, India, as General Manager, Management Audit, from April 1996 till 30th June 1997. The job involved continuos operational and financial audits of the group companies, Maxworth Orchards (India) Limited, Maxworth Orchards International Limited and Maxworth Green Harvest Limited.

3. Rich Stones (India) Limited, Chennai, India, as General Manager - Finance and Administration from June 1995 till April 1996. The job was mainly on project management, corporate finance and accounting, costing, management reporting, working capital management, tax planning and management, public issue management and general administration.

4. Alchem Group of Companies, Lagos, Nigeria, as Group Financial Controller from January 1993 to 30th April 1995.

5. Amarilo Industries Limited, Lagos, Nigeria, as Financial Controller from November 1989 to December 1992. Responsibilities included management of all functions outlined above.

6. John Edge & Company (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos, Nigeria, as Financial Controller from June 1988 to November 1989. The job involved extensive liaising with the financial institutions and banks for project and working capital finance respectively, besides supervising and controlling the financial and cost accounting functions, foreign exchange management etc.

7. Wiltech India Limited, Bangalore, India, as Chief Accountant, from March 1983 to June 1988. The job principally involved management and supervision of the financial and cost accounting functions, management information systems, tax planning and management etc.

8. Aurangabad Paper Mills Limited, Mumbai, India, as Financial Controller from August 1980 to March 1983. The job involved extensive liaising with the All India Financial Institutions and Banks for project and working capital finance respectively, besides supervising and controlling the financial and cost accounting functions.

Date of Birth : 1st June 1952
Passport Details: B 5873186 dated 29th August 2001 valid till 28th August 2011, issued at Chennai, India

Academic Qualifications

· Bachelor of Science (1970 -72) from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India.
· Pre- University Science (1968 -69) from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India.
· School Final (1958 - 67) from National High School, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Calcutta, India.

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Significant Professional Achievements…

Ø SAP Coordinator for the SAP implementation in Covansys (India) Private Limited, Chennai on 1st October 2002.

Ø Successfully completed SOX audits (US reporting requirement) till date.

Ø Involved in PCMM Level 5 certification for Covansys (India) Private Limited in December 2002.

Ø Successfully obtained long term funds from the All India Financial Institutions (ICICI, IDBI, IFCI and SICOM) and also working capital funds from Bank of Maharashtra, for the Rs 11 Crore Kraft Paper project of Aurangabad Paper Mills Limited, plant being situated in Aurangabad and registered office at Mumbai. Subsequently, obtained approval for rescheduling of loans when the company was in the “take-off” stage.

Ø Successfully set up the Accounts Department in Wiltech India Limited, Bangalore, duly installing systems and procedures, with efficient internal controls and meaningful management information systems.

Ø Successfully set up the Sodium Silicate and Air Freshener Plants, in Alchem Group of Companies, Lagos, Nigeria, within the targeted time schedule, which are presently operating with optimum efficiency, in terms of capacity utilization and productivity.

Ø Successfully obtained foreign exchange for the companies I had worked in Nigeria. Since almost all the companies in Nigeria depend on timely procurement of foreign exchange and Nigeria, predominantly has an import-based economy, this is an important activity for the very success and survival of Companies.

Ø Developed interpersonal skills in dealing with employees, their problems and generally keeping the morale of employees in high esteem.
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