M Ramesh
Finance & Accounts professional with 16+ years of experience
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Finance & Accounts professional with 16+ years of experience across manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG sectors. Strong expertise in Financial Accounting, Fixed Assets, Statutory Compliance, GST & TDS, Accounts Payable/Receivable, MIS, Budgeting, Audits, and IND AS reporting. Proven ability to manage end-to-end finance operations, coordinate with auditors, and ensure regulatory compliance with accuracy and timeliness.
Experience
Assistant Manager – Finance at Kaveri Seed Company Ltd (2025-02 – Present)
Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting
- Verified supplier invoices as per PO/contract and capitalized to Fixed Assets or CWIP
- Conducted physical verification, tagging, and location tracking of assets
- Maintained Fixed Asset Register and reconciled with Trial Balance
- Processed asset sales, disposals, and write-offs
- Calculated depreciation as per Companies Act (monthly) and Income Tax Act (yearly)
- Prepared CWIP and Capital Commitment statements (quarterly & annual)
- Reconciled capital advances and followed up for pending invoices
- Created and maintained asset codes in SAP
Assistant Manager – Accounts at ETV Bharat (A Division of UEPL) (2019-06 – 2025-01)
- Processed vendor and import payments as per credit terms
- Prepared daily Bank Reconciliation Statements
- Handled statutory payments (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Electricity, etc.)
- Managed Group Gratuity Trust payments
- Monitored term loans and prepared interest calculation schedules
- Prepared import documentation (Form 15CA, 15CB, Form A2)
- Ensured timely booking of bills to maximize GST input credit
- Created monthly and annual provisions as per PO/agreements
- Prepared creditors' ageing, tracked overdue payables, and performed reconciliations
- Maintained strong vendor relationships and resolved payment issues
- Performed monthly receivable ageing and coordinated with departments for recovery
- Posted collections and adjusted against outstanding balances
- Prepared remittance documents and coordinated with banks
- Accounted for exchange fluctuation and passed necessary entries
- End-to-end FA management including capitalization, verification, depreciation, CWIP, and disposals
- Prepared P&L and Balance Sheet schedules for Statutory & Tax Audits
- Prepared financials as per Ind AS
- Coordinated with Internal and External Auditors
- Supported consolidation team with ageing and audit schedules
- Prepared advance tax workings and monitored statutory compliance
- Filed quarterly TDS returns and issued Forms 16 & 16A
- Prepared prepaid expenses, security deposit schedules
- Verified MSME vendor compliance
- Prepared related party disclosures and balance confirmations
- Prepared monthly MIS reports
- Conducted budget vs actual variance analysis with management insights
- Reconciled accounts with group and associate companies
Accounts Officer at Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (2017-01 – 2019-05)
- Filed GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B and ensured timely tax payments
- Processed employee salaries, travel expenses, and vendor payments
- Maintained petty cash and local expenses
- Verified vendor bills and coordinated with Head Office
- Managed distributor/dealer invoicing and collections
- Conducted debtor ageing analysis and ledger reconciliations
- Focused on recovery of >90-day outstanding balances
- Ensured accurate accounting and reporting
Accountant at Dharani Sampada Pvt. Ltd. (2014-06 – 2016-08)
- Processed salaries, vendor payments, and travel expenses
- Maintained petty cash and local expense records
- Verified vendor bills and coordinated with Head Office
- Prepared weekly grocery statements for depot operations
- Performed monthly bank reconciliations
- Monitored cash/bank balances and staff hospitality requirements
Accountant at Elico Ltd. (2006-11 – 2014-06)
- Filed Professional Tax, VAT, and CST returns
- Processed salaries, vendor payments, and tour expenses
- Maintained branch expense, sales, and purchase registers
- Managed petty cash and branch fund requirements
- Handled dealer/distributor invoicing and collections
- Conducted debtor ageing and ledger confirmations
- Verified sales orders, dealer discounts, and commissions
- Prepared daily BRS, fund flow, and cash flow statements
Education
M.Com (2004)
B.Com (2002)