Subramanian Ramaswamy: Global Lead
Subramanian Ramaswamy
Global Lead
United States
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Global Lead | 01/2018 - Current
part of the Resources and Product portfolio. Both the deals work across time zones and have delivery out of multi centers. Scope of work covers the entire taxonomy of accounting. Responsible for delivery as well as farming of the scope and ensuring that the P&L account of the deal is managed. Have to drive projects on Standardization and Automation across the portfolio and to provide seamless delivery. Total size of the teams is around 2500FTE's.
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
Associate Director | 01/2018 - 06/2019
TCS BPS
Vice President | 09/2015 - 07/2017
Vice President Enterprise BPS in TCS BPS - Sept 2015 to July 2017
Managed the CFO operations seamlessly and achieved a 25% growth last year. Won two major deals in the F&A space and was involved from the presales stage. Been instrumental in driving automation initiatives across the portfolio and achieving a 25 % cost take out. Last three months, been involved in the Hitech and Mfg domain space. Handled the entire F&A and Supply chain portfolio as CFO operations which covers delivery, solutioning, transition, operational excellence as well as driving front end sales with the Sales team. Total strength of FTE's was around 4000. Won two major deals each worth 50 Million. Drove quite a few technology driven projects as well as ensuring the productivity levers come through as per the contract deliverables.
Datamatics Global Services Ltd
Sr Vice President | 10/2013 - 09/2015
Managed the delivery, presales, solutions and transitions for the entire BPS. Seamlessly managed global delivery centers along with the regional centers to perfection. Achieved 2X growth in two years and came in for huge praises from the CEO of the organization. Handled F&A, Document Management Services, Taxation and Health Care. Handled totally 2000plus FTE's across the BPO space.
F&A Outsourcing Accenture
Head | 11/2003 - 11/2006
Service Delivery Lead responsible on the successful transition of the operations of Exel Logistics and Woodpecker to India and stabilized the operations. Led a rigorous process improvement initiative for both deals.
Transition
Transition of AP, AR, Cash & Bank and Financial Reporting processes from Accenture Bedford meeting the aggressive timelines and ensuring quality deliverables.
Service Delivery
Team size of 350 plus covering UK operations.
Managed service delivery to client operations covering 125 sites.
Ensured SLA deliverables were met. To enable this, sponsored creation of additional operations metrics for proactive handling of any issues, escalations etc.
Designed and implemented the governance framework for the deal in a 2-delivery center delivery model.
Also participated in regular governance calls with the client for the F&A services delivered out of India.
Quality
Was instrumental in driving many efficiency related initiatives - ensured the period of credit was brought to the lowest in Accounts Receivable operations.
Worked successfully in bringing the functional model in place for all the work streams.
Played a key role in quality control focus in all the departments and ensuring continuous improvements are delivered to meet the overall objective.
Drove eSCM compliance implementation across the service delivery operations for this client.
e Business Operations Pvt Ltd
WW Manager, Global | 11/2000 - 11/2003
(100 % subsidiary of Hewlett Packard)
Reported to the Director of Shared Services Center and had four operations Managers as reportees. Instrumental in setting up the BPO unit in India. Was the first manager to join the BPO along with the Director. Key responsibilities and achievements were as follows:
Managed and Stabilized 100 roles of Intra Corporate process from across APAC, EMEA and US in a short span of six months.
Consolidated the three treasury accounting hubs from different parts of the world into Bangalore.
Transitioned the Rebates process from US (managing claims programs) thereby providing transaction-processing muscle for high dollar value, low volume programs.
Successfully managed both internal and external audits and came out successful without a single non-conformance.
Successfully completed five six sigma green belt projects and one of the projects was rated the best in a competition wherein all major BPO units participated.
Was part of the team involved in scoping and feasibility study for new transitions.
Areas handled include Intra Corporate, Treasury Accounting, Rebates, Field Inventory and Trade Revenue
Finance & Accounts, Siemens Information Systems Ltd
Manager | 11/1995 - 09/2000
Joined as Senior Executive commercial reporting into the Regional Commercial Manager at Bangalore. Had three semi qualified accountants reporting into me for two and half years. Subsequently promoted as Manager Finance and transferred to Chennai to Head the Chennai operations consisting of 125 FTE's.
Responsibilities Include:
Business plans and Budgetary control
Project Report and Planning
MIS Reports to Head Office
Monthly closure of accounts
Statutory Returns w.r.t Sales Tax
Export obligation with Software Technology Park (STP)
Cargo formalities
Inventory control for Fixed Assets
Was a key resource in migrating the accounting processes from a legacy system to SAP platform and was trained as an end user in FI and SD modules of SAP.
Apple Industries Ltd
Assistant Manager - Accounts | 05/1994 - 10/1995
Reporting to the Center Head and four accountants as reportees
Banking:
To monitor daily balances so that funds are properly utilized & to ensure completion of monthly reconciliation of bank accounts at various places of Southern Region.
Accounts:
Preparation of monthly P & L Account, Balance sheet, Cash flow and submission of weekly reports to Head Office.
Related functions regarding Sales Tax
Tax Deducted at source
Termination of Premature HP agreements
Monitoring Fixed Deposits
Real Value Appliances Ltd
Executive - Accounts | 01/1993 - 03/1994
(First assignment after becoming Chartered Accountant). Responsibilities include:
Preparation of operating results for the company on a monthly basis.
Generation of information reports for the management
Preparation of Cash flows, Budgets and monitoring the actual cash flows
Conversant with preparation of CMA application for Securing Bank Finance to meet the working capital gap
Pre - Qualification Experience
Dee Foods and Beverages - For two years as Executive Accounts at Bangalore
Joined in January 1991 and was with this firm till Dec 1992. Handled the entire accounting and banking operations with a small team of two accounts assistants.
Medispan Ltd (Shriram Group) - For two years as Accountant at Chennai
This was from January 1989 till Oct 1990. Was involved in finalization of accounts and in the closing of books of accounts with the Group companies. Headed the accounts department.
Articleship - Three years with TG Ramanathan and Company, Chartered Accountants at Chennai
Article ship for three years from April 1984 till March 1987. Continued with auditing as a paid assistant till Dec 1987. From Jan 1988 till Dec 1988 I worked with Integrated Finance Ltd (An MRF Group Company) in the Internal Audit Department.