Manikandan Jayaraman

Managed $600M of controllable expenses and delivered a 15% cost reduction in the fiscal year while providing timely financial performance updates to the CFO team and stakeholders.

Presented financial commentary influencing strategic decisions, automated reporting to save ~80 work hours monthly, and led a team across markets to improve budgeting and forecasting accuracy by 10%.

Designed dashboards and cost reports for USD 170M projects, coordinated quarterly forecasts and headcount tracking, and consolidated annual project budgets.

Prepared monthly profitability statements with commentary, supported SAP ERP implementation, and led initiatives that contributed to 30% sales growth for the market.

Managed direct material payables and vendor reconciliations, automated vendor-payable reporting, and supported production increases that contributed to $50M sales growth.

Handled ~200 customer queries daily and contributed to a 15% improvement in customer satisfaction while supporting global business process market share growth.

Conducted audits and tax consultancy engagements, performed stock audits, prepared P&L and balance sheets, and improved client retention by 15%.

Postgraduate diploma in business administration focused on management subjects and applied business practices.

Completed CWA (CMA) Intermediate level coursework covering cost and management accounting principles.

Bachelor of Commerce degree encompassing accounting, finance, and business studies.