
Girishankar duttargi
@girishankarduttargi
Accounting Manager at Caterpillar overseeing reporting and consolidation for a business unit handling approximately USD 1 billion.
What I'm looking for
At Caterpillar, I oversee financial planning, period cost accounting, reporting, and consolidation for a business unit handling approximately USD 1 billion. I also supported the transition of US operations to the COE Centre in Bangalore.
My career spans finance operations at Honeywell, finance control at Hindustan Unilever Ltd., and accounting roles at Tesco HSC (I) Ltd. and Capgemini Business Services (I) Ltd. At Honeywell, I managed payments worth £1 billion; across my work, I contributed to R2R transformation that delivered 35% productivity savings and the automation of 5,000+ account reconciliations, saving 11 FTEs. I’m seeking to contribute my finance and accounting expertise, particularly in financial governance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr. Manager- Cost Accounting
Caterpillar Inc.
Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Oversaw financial planning, period cost accounting, reporting, and consolidation for a business unit handling approximately USD 1 Billion. Directed allocation and annual review of Core Service charges and orchestrated transitions of US operations to the COE Centre in Bangalore.
Managed finance operations, banking, payment, and general accounting functions. Managed collaborative relationships with over 6 stakeholders to deliver 350+ Bank Accounts and associated services across 263+ client sites.
Accountable for Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) submissions, balance sheet reviews, automated payment systems, and service policies. Augmented effectiveness of automated payments through in-depth data analysis and replicated best practices across functions.
Finance Executive
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Aug 2012 - Feb 2016 (3 years 6 months)
Managed financial reporting including pension accounting, compliance, treasury operations, and drove simplification activities to streamline processes leveraging SAP. Governed pension accounting and reporting, including transition from UK to Bengaluru, and share-based accounting across Unilever.
Led processing of journal entries, managed GL accounts, and prepared management reports. Directed accurate processing of up to 600 journals and 250 employee payments on a monthly cadence for various large, multi-site organizations.
Managed assets and processed documents while meeting end-to-end payroll requirements. Operated as Acting Team Lead managing fixed assets, intercompany accounting, and journal entry postings.
Handled assignments and verifications of Journals, balance sheets, management reports, and various operational tasks. Generated management reports, including Profit Center and Cost Center reports at the company code level.
Learned R2R processes, maintained vendor master data, and processed journals for an FMCG company. Acquired knowledge of Record to Report processes and executed vendor master data maintenance.
Relationship Manger
India Infoline Securities Ltd.
Aug 2006 - Mar 2007 (7 months)
Directed team performance and monitored SLAs. Led a team of five sales executives to meet or exceed service delivery standards and maintained day-to-day MTM positions for clients.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ICFAI University, Tripura
MBA, Finance & Banking
2009 - 2011
MBA in Finance & Banking from ICFAI University, Tripura, from 2009 to 2011.
Gulbarga University
B.Com., Commerce
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Commerce from Gulbarga University, Raichur, from 2002 to 2006.
Caterpillar Inc.
Lean Leadership Training, Leadership
2024 -
Completed Lean Leadership Training at Caterpillar in 2024.
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