Vineeth Hariharan

A strategy-driven finance professional with 15 years of expertise across auditing, trading, insurance, and banking sectors. Proven track record in financial management, strategic planning, and profitability enhancement. Skilled in financial reporting, budget management, and process improvement to support sustainable growth. Strong leader with experience in team development, reporting optimization, and decision-support analytics.

Senior Financial Analyst at Eleven Creative Strategy FZ LLC (2023-12 – 2026-03)

• Forecast cash flow, assess borrowing needs, manage available funds, and advise on capital structure, equity, and debt financing.
• Managed end-to-end invoicing and finance operations for the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), including ADERP (Oracle Fusion) submissions and compliance with government protocols.
• Led migration of financial systems to Oracle Fusion, ensuring accurate data mapping, system integrity, and smooth transition of invoicing processes.
• Coordinated with DMT stakeholders to resolve payment discrepancies, streamline billing cycles, and ensure compliance with government protocols.
• Prepared budgets, monitored variances, conducted cost reduction analyses, and reviewed competitor performance to recommend improvements.
• Managed accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, and cash transactions; liaised with internal and external auditors to ensure statutory compliance.

Senior Accountant at UNIDAAN FZ LLC (2018-02 – 2023-12)

• Prepared monthly financial reports, final accounts, budgets, and MIS reports to support strategic decision-making and ensure statutory compliance.
• Conducted financial analysis of business operations, cash flow forecasting, and provided expert advice to management and the CFO.
• Managed receivables, including age-wise analysis, bad debt provisioning, dispute resolution, and coordination with sales for overdue account controls.
• Liaised with internal/external auditors, business unit managers, and company leadership to maintain financial accuracy and policy compliance.
• Oversaw order-to-cash processes, monitored collections, reconciled debtor accounts, and maintained strong customer relationships in line with company policies.
• Managed full-cycle Accounts Payable & Receivable: invoice verification, vendor payments, reimbursements, ledger maintenance.
• Performed bank, client, broker, and investment reconciliations, resolving discrepancies with external parties.

Accountant at RBS Accounting & Auditing (RBS Group) (2016-02 – 2018-01)

• Managed full-cycle Accounts Payable & Receivable: invoice verification, vendor payments, reimbursements, ledger maintenance.
• Performed bank, client, broker, and investment reconciliations, resolving discrepancies with external parties.
• Prepared balance sheets, P&L, and trading accounts, recommending workflow improvements to clients.
• Coordinated with managers and teams to ensure high-quality audit standards and transparent reporting.

Senior Financial Accountant at State Street HCL India Ltd (2014-05 – 2015-09)

• Supported US client audits as part of Offshore Audit Team, ensuring timely delivery of audited financial statements.
• Managed audit preparation, review, reporting, and ad-hoc deliverables within strict deadlines.
• Handled accruals, prepaids, journal postings, and month-end closing for State Street Global Advisors.
• Extracted & analyzed AP/GL reports using Oracle Discover & FDW for accurate uploads.
• Performed reconciliations and certified operating expense accruals to align with financial statements.
• Ensured accurate expense allocation and reconciliation during month-end processes.
• Delivered training to new joiners, accelerating process knowledge with real-time examples.
• Prepared weekly/monthly MIS reports & executive summaries for Operations Manager.
• I was involved in the implementation of Oracle EBS software into their ERP system

Finance & Audit Associate at KPMG (2012-04 – 2013-12)

• Supported audits for 14+ clients (incl. Oman Insurance & Al Naboodah Group), ensuring compliance and timely reporting.
• At Oman Insurance Company, I was using Oracle EBS ERP primarily for reporting purposes.
• Posted journal entries, prepared client financial reports, and reconciled SOAs using Oracle R12.
• Assisted with cash flow forecasting, investment planning, and liquidity management.
• Provided pricing analysis and operational guidance to AP/AR teams on dispute resolution and ledger accuracy.
• Applied advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, mail merge, automation) to streamline reporting and increase accuracy.
• Prepared balance sheets, P&L, and trading accounts, recommending workflow improvements to clients.
• Coordinated with managers and teams to ensure high-quality audit standards and transparent reporting.

Master's in Business Administration in Finance specialization – Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

Bachelors in Commerce in Finance and Accounting – Mahatma Gandhi University