1. SUMMARY:
Cost & Management Accountant and Company
Secretary with over 17 years of diverse exposure in
Organising and Controlling Finance / Accounting /
Reporting / MIS / ERPs / Project Management / Secretarial
Compliance domains in Middle / Top leadership positions.
Excellent ability to envisage, think and implement actions to
meet organisational objectives. Thorough professional to
organize and manage financial and techno commercial
assignments with clear result oriented approach.
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To be a senior management member of a professionally
managed organization, which provides a challenging
opportunity, where the professional skills and personal
abilities can be effectively utilised for reaching organisational
objectives and professional excellence.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional
AICWA 1998 - All Groups in First Attempts-60%
ACS 2008
Academic
B.Sc (PCM) 1995 Kuvempu University
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EXPERIENCE:
♦ Financial Accounting and Controlling: Lead
critical management functions across Finance/Accounting and Commercial functions including
Statutory reporting and compliance Portfolio/Project management, Budgeting, MIS, Audits and
Assurances in Listed public entities in diverse business sectors and dimensions.
♦ Strategic Project Management: Lead
finance/commercial teams for projects/business ventures of varied scales, SOPs and establish
clear SLA/KRAs across project / product life cycle
♦ Project Management: Techno-commercial and
financial evaluation / feasibility studies, evaluation of investments. Establish Project, Reporting
structure. For project outlay – Over INR 550 Crores. Lead liaison of Govt bodies/departments to
set up SEZ/unit.IT Project implementations of SAP-FI module and customised ERPs with
diverse business needs /functions and reporting requirements.
♦ Treasury Management: Establish and maintain
working relation with key financial institutions for long / short term funding, 1. Term Loans: INR
388 Crores (Project – INR 555 Crores). 2. Working Capital Borrowings- CMA, sourcing
(PC/PCFC, Buyer’s Credit, Discounting). 3. Cash Flow and Forex Management: Controlling Forex
Exposure, and operating cash flows to optimize Forex exposure and risks.
♦ Benefits Management: Ensured processes to avail
all eligible state subsidies / incentives under TUFS /SEZ /EOU /DTA regulations,
♦ Secretarial Compliance: Companies Act
Compliance, Simultaneous Stock Split (1:2) and Bonus Issue (1:1) (GDS) of issue size - USD 63
million, Compliance with Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges, Preparation of legal
documentation for Working Capital & Term Loan Facilities, Negotiations and drafting of
commercial contracts/Agreements.
Gireesha GH
B.Sc. AICWA, ACS
Contact: +91 97398 60000
+91 94819 39670
Email: giree75@gmail.com
Skype: gireeshgh
Address: Swathi, No. 68 First Main,
AMCO Layout, Sahakara Nagar Post,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. PIN: 560
092
Passport No: Z 2248216
(Valid till: 27-06-2021)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: 19-May-1975

2. ♦ Direct and Indirect Taxation and Benefits
Management: For new/established businesses, establish benefit management for
exports/Transfer pricing and related regulations.
♦ Corporate Communications/Representations:
Prepare management responses and forward looking statements and active follow ups with key
stake holders and agencies.
♦ Team Building and Management: A meticulous
planner with proven ability to build teams, Compassionate mentor.
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS:
Financial Accounting, Assurance, Controlling, Tax Compliance:
♦ Financial Accounting and Reporting: For Listed Companies with layered subsidiaries /
diverse Segments across industries and operating scales.
♦ Audits and Assurances: Statutory, Internal, Cost, Departmental and Process audits,
Establish SOP/organisational governance frame work with clear KRAs, SLAs, deliverables and
value optimizing projects. Establish complete team and reporting structure for large new
business Division with Investment/ T/O INR 500 Crores.
♦ Budgetary control and MIS.
♦ Statutory compliance, Taxation: Excise & Customs, Service Tax, and Sales Tax, Lead
SEZ Taxation from end to end, DBK/ EPCG Licences /MLFPS and Service Tax refunds, FBT.
Manage IT computation/Returns/Audits for Listed Company.
ERP and Project Management:
♦ Spearheading various activities for project management including Techno/commercial
Feasibility reports, detailed project report (DPR) preparation / financial analysis/ appraisal.
♦ Establish organisational structure and control for new SBUs/Businesses.
♦ Project Management of ERPs: Establishing SOP/ process audits to determine scope
and deliverables for the ERP. Reimplementation of SAP-FICO and integrating with legacy
system and custom built MRP.
♦ Garmenting ERP for business division (NOW), FI/FA/MM module of Businessoft for the
company as a whole with multiple segments/subsidiaries.
Strategic Financial Planning, Treasury and Project Management – (INR 550
Crores)
Long term funds - Equity - GDS (USD 63 Million),
Term Loans – INR 388 Crores),
Short term funds: Working Capital Facilities (Over INR 140 Crores), Buyer Credits
♦ Successful in compiling financial /commercial evaluation for Equity offerings (GDS) with
funds raised of USD 63 Million
♦ Preparation of offer document, presentations/ discussion papers, inputs for interacting
with investors/ analysts/ banks and facilitate investor discussions/ road shows for investors.
♦ Formulating Technical/commercial/Financial evaluation of alternate business plans,
forecasts and quantifying strategies for maximizing organisational objectives,
♦ Liaison with financial institutions/banks/Vendors for the funding of integrated Textile
manufacturing project with total project outlay of more than INR 550 Crores.
♦ Establish term loans/financial closure, documentation and performance reporting for
term loans for INR 388 Crores from Premier Financial institutions and PSBs.
♦ Managing cash flows for the project and routine operations of the SBU.
♦ Monitoring AP / AR cycle to positively influence cash flows and optimize capital employed
and working out various short term funding options/tools.

3. ♦ Formulating periodical budgets and establishing credit limits to meet requirements of financial
institutions (CMA, project progress reports, utilization/implementation reports).
Secretarial Compliance and Management
♦ Oversee maintenance of Board and General Meeting Minutes, Statutory Books prescribed under
the Companies Act
♦ Assisting Company Secretary in the matters related to compliance of the listed entity, a (paid up
capital of INR. 48.72 crores.)
♦ Company Law Compliance, assist in Board and its Committees, General Meetings
♦ Compliance with Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges
♦ Preparation of legal documentation for Working Capital & Term Loan Facilities
♦ Establish compliance checklist during Simultaneous Stock Split (1:2) and Bonus Issue (1:1),
Global Depository Shares (GDS) of issue size - USD 60 million
Organisation Development and Management
♦ Involved in re-organisation and benchmarking of organisation structure and preparing
organisation diagram, establishing functions, systems, processes, interface between functions
for diversifying company operations across business/geographies.
♦ Training, motivating & monitoring the performance of team members/functions to bridge
individual & organisational objectives. As an accredited Mentor, takes the responsibility of
teams/functions and bring out higher performance.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS
Founder Director of Precitex Fashions Pvt Limited, Beyond Blu Apparel
Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bhadraa Fashions Private Limited
Bangalore Duration: Feb-2013 to date
Started Garment Manufacture and Buying Office Ventures with focus on creating and
offering value added Garmenting solutions and support services to domestic and international
retail and branded stores (including Govt Schools, Govt Departments, Pepe, Lifestyle, Myntra,
Monnari (Poland), Orby (Russia)).
The main objective of the companies are to address requirements of niche brands with focus
on product differentiation. Catering to renowned customers in Domestic and International
markets of Eastern Europe, USA and Russia.
Arvind Limited, Bangalore Duration: Nov 2009 to Jan-2013 -
(Service: 3 years 3 months)
Designation: Head – Finance for GED-Jeans Division
Reports to: Dual reporting - Director-Finance and CFO & CEO – GED-Jeans Division
Direct Reports: 4 (Total Team Strength - 20)
Special Achievements:
♦ Financial and operational turnaround of Jeans Garment Division – Turned around the division’s
by bringing in prudent financial and commercial practices and overhaul of the
functions/processes by ensuring operational deliverables. Established task forces/teams,
SLA/deliverables across functions and timely and accurate reporting and follow up mechanisms
to reach results aimed.
♦ Implementation of ERP/Systems: Successful Re-implementation of SAP – Project monitoring
and integration with existing module of SAP/integration with other MRPs.
♦ Successful implementation of MRP (NOW) and smooth transition from legacy MRP to NOW.

4. ♦ Preparing blue print for brown/ green field projects, project report for new ventures.
♦ Successfully clear old and long pending financial issues to release cash and bring hygiene into
financial and commercial operations/reporting, Clearing pending Export benefits DBK/ST FMS
/EPCG Licenses
♦ Building / mentoring compassionate team of motivated professional teams and establish
performance linked pay/incentive system across business. Establishing SOPs across functions.
Employer: Himatsingka Seide Limited, Bangalore Duration:
Jan 2002 –Nov 2009
Designation: Assistant General Manager – Finance
Reports to: Dual reporting into CFO and Executive Director
Direct Reports: 3 (Total Team – 14)
Achievements:
♦ GDS issue – USD 63 Million
♦ Financial Accounting and reporting covering subsidiaries /divisions which were being audited by
the top auditing firm of the world.
♦ Project evaluation and appraisal: Arranging term loan of INR 388 Crores and successfully
completed drawls and related documentation/requirements.
♦ Successful implementation of project with capital employed in excess of INR 550 Crores.
Handling all activities of finance from project inception to day-to-day operations of the SBU.
♦ Successfully established TUFS subsidy for Capital and interest subsidies.
♦ Project Management across Finance/IT/businesses – Implement Businessoft – ERP for the
entire company and its subsidiaries and devising SOP/MIS system and reporting structures.
♦ Assist in secretarial and compliance management, Liaison with banks/FIs in optimizing cash
flows and fund management to meet operating cash flow requirements.
♦ Devising Teams, SOPs, systems, processes and MIS for various businesses in SBU structure and
implementing these across businesses.
Employer: Lincoln Helios India Limited, Bangalore Duration: June
2000 – December 2001
Designation: Accounts Officer
Reporting to: CFO & Company Secretary
Achievements:
♦ Handled Transfer pricing documentation, which resulted in successful departmental audit
without any penalty, proceedings (only 2nd
company out of 48 taken up for audit)
♦ Inventory Management. Implementation of ERP (MAGIC) for material management,
Implementation of perpetual inventory/ABC analysis.
♦ Implementing Order Costing / product costing structures and reporting in ERP. Establishing
order costing module in customised ERP (Magic)
Employer: Hindustan Lever Limited, Bangalore Duration:
June 1998 – August 1999
Designation: Cost Trainee Reporting to: Finance Controller
♦ Consolidation of units/profit centers (43 reporting entities), provide timely Financial Reports to
HO/Auditors (one of Big 4). reconciliation of unit / reporting entities, profit center accounting.
♦ Maintaining Fixed assets register in ERP. Mapping and analysis of P&L/Balance sheet schedules.
Employer: Madura Garments, Bangalore Duration:
October 1997 – April 1998
Designation: Industrial Trainee Reporting to: Finance controller
♦ Documentation for Import. Bank, Sales and showroom reconciliations, Payroll data processing
and filing returns under statutes,

5. ♦ Sales reconciliation and accounting for returns/identifying adjustments for stocks/sales.
Place: Bangalore
Date: Gireesh GH

6. ♦ Sales reconciliation and accounting for returns/identifying adjustments for stocks/sales.
Place: Bangalore
Date: Gireesh GH