Vinutha Kc
Vertical Head of Finance
About
Spearheading the entire spectrum of Commercial Operations, Accounts & Finance, and Auditing & Taxation, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence. Demonstrated expertise in financial statement analysis and a deep understanding of corporate finance principles, enabling timely and accurate cost recognition in accordance with internal financial policies and procedures. Skilled in forecasting economic trends and formulating actionable strategies to capitalize on emerging market opportunities.
Possess international exposure, having worked with both large-scale enterprises and startups/small-sized companies, bringing a versatile and adaptive approach to financial leadership.
Experience
Vertical Head of Finance - Collective Artists Network
(2025-04)
- Serve as the finance business partner for the vertical, driving financial strategy and informed decision-making.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to enhance growth, operational efficiency, and profitability.
- Ensure alignment of vertical financial performance with overall corporate objectives.
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
- Monitor and analyze revenue, costs, margins, and overall profitability.
- Conduct variance analysis and present key financial insights to senior management.
- Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and HR to drive business performance and strategic initiatives.
- Support pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and investment decisions.
- Evaluate ROI for projects, marketing expenditures, and capital allocations.
- Oversee daily finance operations including billing, accounts receivable/payable, and payroll interface.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal policies.
- Optimize working capital and cash flow management.
- Support internal and external audits and strengthen internal control frameworks.
- Deliver timely and accurate MIS reports, dashboards, and financial statements.
- Highlight key risks, opportunities, and business drivers in financial reporting.
- Present periodic financial performance updates to the Leadership Team.
Sr. Manager Finance - Meta Wolf Group - Germany / Singapore
(2022-12 - 2025-03)
- Developing and maintaining financial forecasting and budgeting processes to deliver a fit for purpose finance and operational function with timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting to the management team and Board members as appropriate.
- Conduct profit, cost, and variance analysis with reasoning thereof.
- Proficient in analyzing and reporting company finances to the management by interpreting data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and projecting financial probability.
- Lead team in development of day-to-day accounting, closing of monthly accounts, finalization of annual accounts, coordinating for Statutory and Tax Auditors and ensure timely compliance.
- Build and complete entire finance and accounting processes and standard based on local Statutory.
- Responsible for all statutory compliance (TDS/Corporate Tax/GST/PT/PF/ STPI Monthly/ quarterly/ Annual returns).
- Review of legal and compliance as per requirements of Labor Laws and Regulations as per specified Act.
Manager Finance - Fly Hub Travels Pvt Ltd - Malaysia / Japan
(2022-04 - 2022-12)
- Monitor and manage the day-to-day financial and accounting operations within the company (payroll, taxation, invoicing, and other related things etc.)
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial report for management team.
- Review revenue and expense account analysis and bank reconciliation for the region.
- Control financial risk with auditing skills on business operations to ensure full cooperation from finance, accounting, and compliance with all qualified requests.
- Reviewing monthly cash flow projections
- Allocate resources and manage cash flows.
Asst Manager Finance - Landis + Gyr Ltd
(2009-09 - 2020-09)
- Responsible for monthly account closures and maintenance of all accounting ledgers, including monthly reviews of account reconciliations and journal entries.
- Assisting the Head Office Tax Team in managing statutory compliances such as GST payments, GST return filings (GSTR-3B & GSTR-1), Professional Tax, and TDS deduction and remittance.
- Overseeing cash and stock management across fifty outlets in Karnataka, ensuring adherence to the firm's accounting policies and interpreting guidance on accounting transactions.
- Managing debtors for the South Region, including monthly reconciliation and confirmation of consolidated debtor balances.
- Responsible labor law compliance and reviewing adherence to regulations as per applicable Acts.
- Reviewing revenue and expense account analysis and bank reconciliations for the region.
- Managing the entire accounting process for fixed assets, including financial reporting for the region
- Coordinating with internal and statutory auditors during reviews and audits, ensuring full cooperation and compliance with audit requirements.
- Preparing detailed monthly and quarterly financial and performance reports for senior management.
- Leading and managing a team of five professionals, fostering accountability and performance excellence.
Associate Finance - Endo Soft Pvt Ltd
(2007-01 - 2009-08)
- Responsible for General Accounting
- Preparing and analyzing monthly report
- Responsible Taxation and other statutory
- Prepare and present organized account reconciliations.
- Perform analysis and prepare reports for management.
- Coordination with Auditors regarding Auditing and Finalization of Accounts
- Inter-Department Coordination
- Responsible handling of payroll
- Responsible for reconciling accounts receivable & Accounts payable
Education
M.Com - Finance - Mysuru University
B. Com - Commerce - Mangalore University

