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Thilagarajan. Vasagam

Thilagarajan. Vasagam

Senior Accountant
Muscat,Oman

Summary

Accomplished financial professional with extensive expertise in financial accounting, reporting, and regulatory compliance. Proficient in managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and inventory management. Demonstrated excellence in external audit processes and MIS reporting. Skilled in Oracle Financials and Excel proficiency for accurate budgeting, financial reporting, and account reconciliation. Adept at payroll management and bookkeeping with a strong focus on maintaining compliance with financial regulations.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Oman Airports Management Company
Muscat, Oman
08.2002 - 11.2024

Company Overview: Oman Airports, established in 2002 and affiliated with the Oman Investment Authority, manages key airports in Oman, including Muscat, Salalah, Duqm, and Sohar, as well as regional airports in oil areas. The company has grown into a major regional and international player.

  • Managing Finance & Accounts of Airport Operator
  • Adopting, application of accounting manual, policy procedure, indirect tax guidance and IFRS standards, procedures in financial system to enhance the internal control and create fair and accurate financial statements
  • Participating and providing valuable input to review & upgrade accounting manual to upgrade committee as per the current business trend and financial standard (on core area AP, FA, Inventory & intercompany transactions)
  • Review & Supervision of performing financial compliance on general auction of assets and scarp sale transactions
  • Reviewing & validating the AP invoices Staff expense claims & contract payment application executed by the team
  • Preparing payment plan for Cash flow & executing the payments
  • Solving discrepancies, periodic reviewing of subledger executing appropriate action in ERP
  • Leading the team for estimating provision for accrued expenses, guiding to prepare standard template for monitoring accrued expenses provision
  • Planning & executing investment of excess cash generated from operation
  • Liaising with HR for payroll, gratuity and other services for accurate staff contractual payments
  • Leading & guiding the team to maintain accurate and comprehensive archiving of all payable document for retrieval
  • Planning & executing month end & year- end account closing process (Operating Expenses, Fixed Assets, and Inventory & Accounts Payable)
  • Preparing annexures & schedules for financial statement (Trade payable & accruals, Other-payable, Inventory & Major Operating Expenses) and liaising with External, Internal & State (Govt.) Auditors, resolving all audit quires
  • Periodic reviewing of intercompany transaction, reconciling the balances and preparing related party transactions
  • Preparing various ad hoc report for Management, Govt Institution. (Worked in multiple area e.g MIS, Budget)
  • Leading an Operational Team representing Accounts Payable, Treasury, Fixed Assets Bookkeeping, Inventory and day to day accounting functions
  • Setting task to the team, motivating to achieve the objective, equipping to incorporate new functional changes on ERP, leading to accurate automation of the process
  • Skilled handling of Finance & Accounts in ERP Oracle Financials, providing concrete solution for solving the functional errors
  • Financial Accounting & Reporting
  • MIS & External Audit AP,AR,FA,Inventory ,Payroll
  • Oracle Financials Budget

COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

CORBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL Ltd (CUMI)
Chennai, India
04.2001 - 05.2002

Company Overview: authorized capital INR387mn, manufacturing of 20k varieties of abrasives, refractories products, annual turnover approx 400mn USD

  • Preparing Costing statement for various product to facilitate pricing and valuation of Inventory (Raw materials, WIP and Finished goods)
  • Liaising with External Auditor and day-to-day accounting functions

ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR

VIJAYARAHAVAN & Co
Bengaluru, India
06.2000 - 03.2001

Company Overview: auditing of non-profit organization

  • Inspection and Vouching of Urban Govt Institutes (Corporate, schools) books of accounts
  • Preparation of financial statements and Auditing of non-profit organization

ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR

THE RESIDENCY (group of SAS Residency Motels & Resorts Ltd)
Coimbatore, India
12.1996 - 05.2000

Company Overview: authorized capital INR100mn

  • Reviewing and closing of daily sale report, Supervision of day-to-day accounting functions, Treasury management and liaising with internal Audit and Government Institution for taxation.

Education

ICWAI (Inter) - Cost & Management Account

ICMA- Kolkata
Kolkata
12.1993 - 12.1995

M.com -

Madurai Kamaraj University
TamilNadu
06.1993 - 04.1996

B.com -

Nazareth Margochis College
Tamilnadu
06.1989 - 04.1992

Skills

  • Financial Accounting
  • Reporting
  • MIS
  • External Audit
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Fixed Assets
  • Inventory Management
  • Payroll
  • Budgeting
  • Financial reporting
  • Account reconciliation
  • Bookkeeping
  • Excel proficiency
  • Oracle Financials proficiency

Accomplishments

  • Successful implementation of IFRS 16 (Leases) and IAS16 (PPE) at subsidiary company (Transom Handling) Financial year 2021.
  • Resolved various discrepancies at subsidiary company financial transactions, delivered appropriate guidance and training the team members.
  • Implementation of VAT & developed related reports in financial module.
  • Participate & successful completion of archiving 1st ten years financial document from the date of inception.
  • Developed simplest process and template to perform monthly payroll related JVs.
  • Recognized as best employee (many times achieved full bonus points).
  • Key User in Oracle Financials, front line issues solver while successful implementation of Oracle, migration and switch over of open transactions of accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, defined the COA & other key master values.

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Malayalam
Elementary
Hindi
Elementary

Personal Information

Passport Number: T2486250

Software

  • Oracle Financials Implementation, actively involved in Oracle Financials Implementation (R12) (initial implementation year 2018 and upgraded in year 2022)
  • Microsoft GP Dynamic system Implementation, actively involved from Finance in GPS Implementation

Affiliations

  • Bee keeping
  • Gardening
  • Travelling

Quote

The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost

Timeline

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Oman Airports Management Company
08.2002 - 11.2024

COST & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

CORBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL Ltd (CUMI)
04.2001 - 05.2002

ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR

VIJAYARAHAVAN & Co
06.2000 - 03.2001

ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR

THE RESIDENCY (group of SAS Residency Motels & Resorts Ltd)
12.1996 - 05.2000

ICWAI (Inter) - Cost & Management Account

ICMA- Kolkata
12.1993 - 12.1995

M.com -

Madurai Kamaraj University
06.1993 - 04.1996

B.com -

Nazareth Margochis College
06.1989 - 04.1992
Thilagarajan. VasagamSenior Accountant