Vairamuthu C

Finance & Accounting Leader with 18+ years of experience across Accounts Payable, Purchase-to-Pay (P2P), Treasury Operations, Cash & Bank Management, Financial Controllership, Shared Services and Finance Transformation across APAC, Europe, UK, CEMEA and North America. Strong expertise in end-to-end AP operations, vendor payments, payment controls, AP aging, reconciliations, month-end close, audit readiness, SOX/internal controls and finance automation. Experienced with SAP S/4HANA and global banking platforms, leading cross-location stakeholders and finance teams.

Manufacturing finance exposure includes standard/product costing, cost sheets, BOM/routing, material ledger, inventory valuation and manufacturing variance analysis.

Finance Manager | P2P | Treasury | Finance Operations - VISA CARDS – Visa Consolidated Support Services India - Hybrid

(2023-09)

• Lead end-to-end P2P and AP operations including invoice processing, 3-way matching, approval workflows, payment execution, vendor lifecycle and exception resolution across global entities.
• Lead payment operations, treasury funding, banking activities, vendor payments, employee reimbursements and statutory disbursements across APAC, EMEA, UK, France and US regions.
• Serve as Final Business Approver for high-value and multi-currency payments, treasury funding releases and banking transactions, ensuring payment accuracy, liquidity management and risk mitigation.
• Manage global banking operations across Citi, Bank of America, Standard Chartered, ANZ, UOB and other international banking portals; monitor AP aging, payment prioritization and cash flow.
• Govern SOX controls, approval workflows, segregation of duties, bank-to-GL reconciliations, account reconciliations and audit readiness; partnered with EY, Deloitte and KPMG on audits and compliance reviews.
• Lead AP close activities including accruals, AP aging reviews, vendor reconciliations, subledger-to-GL reconciliation and financial reporting support.
• Drive ERP enhancements, workflow automation, RPA, AI/GenAI, Lean and Kaizen initiatives to improve payment efficiency, exception management and service delivery.
• Partner with Treasury, Procurement, Vendor Services, Tax, Accounting, Technology and business stakeholders; coach teams and manage escalations across locations.

Finance Ops Manager | AP | Treasury Funding | Controlling - ATOS GLOBAL IT SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. - Chennai

(2018-07 - 2023-09)

• Managed finance operations covering Accounts Payable, treasury funding, cross-border payments, AP aging analysis, P&L reporting, bank-versus-GL reconciliation and month-end close.
• Supported France / UK finance operations and coordinated cross-location stakeholders on payment, reconciliation, control and reporting requirements.
• Used SAP / ERP-enabled processes, Power BI dashboards and data analytics to strengthen operational visibility, reporting and decision support.
• Drove process standardization, automation and continuous improvement across finance operations while supporting governance and control requirements.

Financial Analyst | Financial Business Partner | PMO - ICON CLINICAL RESEARCH INDIA PVT. LTD. - Chennai

(2015-05 - 2018-07)

• Supported US AP transition, P2P lifecycle management, vendor reconciliation, vendor payments, aging analysis, vendor audit support and stakeholder engagement.
• Led process standardization, team development, automation and digital solutions supporting finance operations and transition activities.
• Delivered P&L reporting, variance analysis and business-partner support for US / Ireland operations.

BPS Analyst | FP&A | Finance Operations - TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES - Chennai

(2010-11 - 2015-05)

• Supported US / Canada finance operations, vendor maintenance, cash-flow activities, cross-functional workflow governance and Lean automation.
• Manufacturing-client finance exposure: standard costing, product costing, cost-sheet preparation, BOM and routing, material ledger, inventory valuation and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Supported SAP CO-PC / manufacturing finance process improvement, controls, reconciliations and automation initiatives for global manufacturing environments.

Back Office Associate | MIS Reporting - CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE - Chennai

(2008-09 - 2010-05)

• Delivered MIS reporting, analytical dashboards, data integrity checks and trial-balance controllership support.

Office Administrator | Accountant - STATE BANKS' STAFF UNION - Chennai

(2006-06 - 2008-08)

• Handled financial administration, operational governance, bank reconciliation and cash-management activities.

MBA - Finance - University of Madras (2017)

B.Com - Corporate Secretaryship - S.C.P. Jain College (2006)