Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Additional Information
Languages
Accomplishments
Timeline
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RAJESH BANNAPALAN

RAJESH BANNAPALAN

Al-Khobar,Saudi

Summary

Project Controls specialist, with 14-year experience managing financial data, budgets and cost control services for numerous multi-million-dollar Control system projects in oil & gas Industry.

Achievements/Tasks:
Managed the financial life cycle of projects ranging in revenue of $100K to $25M at a dedicated engagement with project delivery team. Responsible for contract billing compliance

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project controller -QATAR and OMAN

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Dammam , Saudi arabia
2023.01 - Current

• Maintains project cost to complete budgets in alignment with as sold position and in coordination with budget holders – ERP (SAP TRP & SAP -PBS)

• Supports forecast estimation and verifies the accuracy of the actual to date cost (material, labor, manufactured costs, suppliers' invoices, timesheets, travel expenses.) SGV – SAP – PMW

• Aligns with project team and time schedule to ensure forecasted cost risks are accurately captured and costs time phased- Conducting monthly project review and record MOM

• Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates

• Communicates cost status/forecasts/risk to budget holders and drives/supports risk mitigation and cost out

• Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status, budget deviations and root causes

• Aligns with Finance Director -MENA to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.

• Aligns with planner to ensure costs and schedule are aligned, providing time phased cost forecasts for sales pacing. Reports on cost movement root causes impacting sales targets.

• Coordinating with delivery and FBP -Support External Audit cycle and Internal Audit – Quarterly / Annual.

Senior Project controller -KSA

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SAUDI ARABIA COLTD
Al Khobar , Saudi arbia
2010.01 - 2022.12

• Acting Finance business partner – review and approve new opportunities in line with business COA

• Responsible for contract billing compliance (i.e., Fixed price LSTK Projects, Cost Plus and Time &

• Materials)

• Responsible for monthly financial reporting on entire portfolio, which included estimates at

completion, cost/budget analysis, gross margin analysis, as well as many other ad-hoc reports to

the various project managers and Financials HUBs.

• Prepare and analyze Monthly /quarterly forecasts.

• Reviewed and approved all invoices in line with complex contract terms and conditions.

• Support financial audit (internal /external ) in line with accounting policies

• Prepare cash flow reports in coordination with the cost consultants, and heads of departments for preparing updated, forecasts

• Liaise with tax consultants for timely tax filing, and coordinate with the tax consultants regarding tax strategy, and planning.

• Prepare P&L forecasts for the project as part of the corporate model forecasting of the group Prepare miscellaneous

• reports as requested by management.

• Monthly revenue recognition - SAP-ERP result analysis and settlement

SAP-Business Administrator

INVENSYS INC, RAJESH BANNAPALAN
2008.03 - 2010.03

• Order entry Management\ Change Management in SAP (ERP System)

• Monthly revenue recognition - SAP-ERP result analysis and settlement.

• SAP - FI-CO analysis , clearing RA settlements .

• Customer Purchase order verification inline with Co. policy.

• Bank guarantee management-

• Project related . Major Customer A/c (Invoicing /Collection )

• Account payable- Invoice booking and Vendor settlement Account Receivable-Follow up with Customers for outstanding Account payable MIS- Age wise outstanding, Vendor performance statement Various MIS reports ,

• Management reports preparation in MS-excel. Bank re-conciliation.

• Inter Company invoice booking and reconciliation Updating Financial information in Hyperion

Management Accountant.

LOGICA CMG PLC Mar 2007
Bangalore , India
2007.03 - 2008.03

• Import data from ERP for Various MIS reports, Management reports.

• Reconciliation of finance reports (GLs and Cost centre) Validate the numbers –

• Inter-company entity balance. Analyze and resolve the problems related to data entry error in accounting. Generate reports in Excel – For MIS reporting.

Project Analyst.

FIDELITY BUSINESS SERVICES (I) PVT. LTD
Bangalore , India
2006.03 - 2007.03

• Updating the status of projects in ERP based on the requirement through E-mails.

• Preparing estimates of the projects for the Client Service Managers. Preparing weekly project reports to Project mangers and monthly project report to Finance.

• Maintaining the project details using MS-Excel and MS Access. Preparing reports in Pivot tables and MS-Excel Macros.

Financial Analyst

MPHASIS BPO
Bangalore , India
2004.12 - 2006.03

• Analyzing the financial data of the company. (10 K, Annual Report, 20F etc.)

• Populating Financials under US GAAP, UK GAAP etc. for investment banker, customer template. Populating Equity and Preference shares. Operating metrics of US & European companies

Education

Postgraduate Degree - Computer science

INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Kerala /India
2009 - 2010

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Calicut University
Kerala /India
1996 - 1998

Skills

    • Business Analysis – SGV, Tableau

    • Business Process Improvement – Veritas – Internal auditor

    • SAP Project /service Module expert – SAP -PBS & SAP TRP

    • Forecasting – Excel advanced

    • Excel / VBA skills

Interests

RAJESH BANNAPALAN 3, .Hobbies: , Cricket, listening to music, traveling

Additional Information

  • Website:linkedin.com/in/rajeshbnair77Phone:
  • POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTERAPPLICATIONS, 2009 — 2010BACHELOR OF COMMERCE - BCOM 1996 — 19981. Business Analysis2. Business Process Improvement3. SAP Project /service Module expert4. Forecasting5. Excel / VBA skills

Languages

English
Advanced
Arabic
Elementary

Accomplishments

    Best performance award for project controlling and cash collection -MENA

Timeline

Senior Project controller -QATAR and OMAN

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
2023.01 - Current

Senior Project controller -KSA

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SAUDI ARABIA COLTD
2010.01 - 2022.12

SAP-Business Administrator

INVENSYS INC, RAJESH BANNAPALAN
2008.03 - 2010.03

Management Accountant.

LOGICA CMG PLC Mar 2007
2007.03 - 2008.03

Project Analyst.

FIDELITY BUSINESS SERVICES (I) PVT. LTD
2006.03 - 2007.03

Financial Analyst

MPHASIS BPO
2004.12 - 2006.03

Postgraduate Degree - Computer science

INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
2009 - 2010

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Calicut University
1996 - 1998
RAJESH BANNAPALAN