Mohan Vydianathan has over 10 years of experience in finance roles. He has a range of skills including developing accounting policies and processes, financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and ensuring internal controls. Currently he is the Finance Controller at Mentfield Logistics Group where he prepares financial statements, implements analytical reports, and ensures quality control over financial transactions. Previously he held finance manager roles at several other companies where he was responsible for tasks such as monthly financial reporting, budgeting, analysis, and internal controls. He has an ACA certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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Mohan Vydianathan
mvydianathan@gmail.com +44 7576 7980 96
Summary:
I have 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance department. Summary of my skills include,
Ø Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen
internal controls
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Ø Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Financial analysis with extremely high volume of data as a part of Financial Reporting
Ø Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Ø Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-
functional teams
Ø Ensure internal control remains robustly enforced
Ø Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight
gaps (submission in SAP BPC)
Ø Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives
Ø Experience in reporting in SAP BPC and commentary in SOX
Credential: Team of the year award 2011 in recognition of outstanding contribution
Experience
Finance Controller at Mentfield Logistics Group
June 2015 - Present (1 year 5 months)
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and
strengthen internal controls
Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
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Finance Manager at G3 Worldwidemail UK Ltd
January 2010 - June 2015 (5 years 6 months)
Production & Analysis of weekly & monthly results & KPI’s (Financial & Operational) in
accordance with UK GAAP & Corporate Accounting Policies (SAP BPC is used for reporting)
Complete Month End Close routines (consolidation of two entities)
Lead, Coordinate & report on any cost saving initiatives/productivity reports
Analytical Review of income statement & Balance sheet
Lead budget planning processes for two Divisions, ensuring adherence to reporting requirements
Prepare and present Consolidated Annual budget and quarterly forecasts (Revenue budget,
Direct costs, Overheads and Cashflow)
Robust and value added analysis and commentary on Actual/Budget/forecast highlights
to Senior Management
Prepare Stat Accounts and Support Statutory Audits with audit deliverables in a timely manner
Review and sign off quarterly VAT return & EC Sales
AP invoice approvals (AP workflow tool) ensuring correct booking to GL / Division / Cost codes
Manage AR team and weekly review of customer outstanding
System access controls/segregation of duties/audit & balance sheet review follow up
Supporting ad hoc financial projects.
Achievements:
Constantly improve financial working tools to assist speeding up reporting with accuracy and
Streamline the FP&A processes as required
Meeting tight deadlines
Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-
functional teams
Ensuring internal control remains robustly enforced
Project Financial Accountant at Bilfinger Berger Project Investments Ltd
November 2008 - December 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Preparing monthly management accounts with financial highlights on projects for the board
Highlighting variances compared to the financial models on each projects
Revising the financial models based on the current year performance, and budget preparation
for the next year. Each project is unique in its own financial arrangements, financial models
and merits
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Submission of flash information on the 3rd business day to the company¡¦s head office in
Germany
Full financial pack to Germany on the 7th business day. This financial pack is submitted through
the online SAP system
Compliance check with FRS4, FRS5 and FRS26
Handling year-end audit with the external Auditors
Managed 5 projects
Projects Accountant at SAS International Ltd – Project Management Division, Reading
October 2007 - October 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Project Management division’s annual Budget and periodical forecast (usually quarterly)
Presenting Monthly Management accounts to the Board including flash numbers by 3rd of
every month and complete monthly performance package by 8th (with commentary on key
financial information)
Variance analysis on individual Projects (actual vs. tender) and reporting variance (which is a
part of Board papers)
Working with non-accounting personnel (such as project director, contract managers and
project managers) with comfort. It makes easy the process of collecting key information which
works as a tool for accurate reporting
Consistently working on improving the existing system in order to ensure timely information
with simple and quick access
Finance Manager (Temp) at MESLGroup Ltd (a division of Vinci-energies UK Ltd)
June 2007 - October 2007 (5 months)
Monthly management information using the tools (i). Oracle Financials and (ii). Quatrz-i a
management information system used by all the business units of Vinci. The monthly
information pack includes performance analysis, variance analysis, balance sheet
analysis/reconciliations, reporting on key performance indicators, financial commentary
highlighting area of concern, Project costing, billing and variance analysis on projects
Annual budgets and preparation of Standard Costs statements
Periodical cash flow statements to monitor the company’s financial situation and monitor
the avenues of credit collection
Quarterly VAT and annual PAYE review and submission
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Finance Manager at Interiors International Industries Ltd
July 2005 - June 2007 (2 years)
Preparation of budgets/forecasts and monthly management accounts including performance analysis,
variance analysis, balance sheet analysis/reconciliations, reporting on key performance indicators,
financial commentary highlighting area of concern, Project costing, billing and variance analysis on
projects
Cash flow forecasting, credit control/collection, WCR management, project finance
management and relations with banks
Statutory Accounting – VAT/PAYE reconciliations and returns (periodical and annual returns
Intercompany reconciliations and Bank reconciliations
Preparation of company’s yearend stat accounts, liaise the audit process
Filing periodical returns with Companies House and maintaining company related records like
minutes of board meetings, share register, share transfers etc
When started in Enfield the company had 2 audits pending (2002 and 2003) wherein I prepared
the books of account, liaise with the accountants and had the accounts filed with company’s
house.
Finance Manager at RDK International Ltd
July 2002 - June 2005 (3 years)
The internal controls were weak and having operational lapses when I took this job. I have
experience in implementation of necessary control systems which outwitted the inadequacies
and lapses in the existing system
Working capital and project finance management
Cost variance analysis in order to highlight the area of concern needing immediate attention to
curtail costs
Balance Sheet analysis in order to bring realistic statement of affairs of the company by
eliminating assets and liabilities having no carrying value
Product wise profitability analysis to eliminate low levered products in order to tap
potential business opportunity for the levered products
Statutory Accounting, VAT/PAYE reconciliations and returns (periodical and annual returns)
Intercompany reconciliations and Bank reconciliations
Preparation of year end Stat accounts and assist audit process
Budgeting and management accounting including preparation of monthly management accounts
including performance analysis (P&L analysis, balance sheet analysis, reporting on key
performance indicators)
Cash flow forecasting, funds management and credit control
Group Company accounts consolidation
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Certifications
ACA from ICAI
Institure of Chartered Accountants of India
Education
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ACA, Audit, Accounts and Finance, 1995 - 1998
Skills & Expertise
Annual Budgeting, Quarterly forecasts and submission in SAP BPC
Variance Analysis
Performance Analysis in an extremely huge data environment
Finance Cashflow (incl Operating Free Cashflow)
Consolidation
Management Sarbanes-Oxley reporting
Navision, advanced excel, PowerPoint, Access,
SAP BPC, SOX reporting
Languages
English
Organizations
Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
Associate Member
August 1998 to Present
Honors and Awards
Team of the Year 2011
G3 Worldwide Mail NV (CHO)
April 2012
Team of the year 2011 award in recognition of an outstanding contribution at 2012 Spring Global Mail
worldwide conference.