Sandeep Menon
Ho Chi Minh City
Summary
Seasoned Finance professional
Building High Performing Teams
Strong business partner with ambition to drive sustainable and profitable growth, working on opportunities to drive a revenue generation initiative.
Expert in formulating strategies and successful deployment
Key contribution to commercial team in negotiating during critical projects
Outstanding knowledge and experience in all financial aspects of company operations
Drive Business Transformation projects to roll out Global Processes within Tetra Pak Entities for SAP global solution implementation
Extensive and diversified knowledge in data management, computer applications
Effective planning and organizational skills.
Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment.
Ability to successfully manage priorities and assignments
International Experience with leadership responsibilities of more than 15 years working in different countries in Asia & Middle East
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
CFO & Deputy General Director
Tetra Pak
01.2015 - Current
- High performing business partner reporting to CEO - Vietnam with focus driving profitable growth by implementing key strategies within a compliant framework across Vietnam
- Work with Front line teams to develop specific initiatives to drive growth
- Drive Working Capital Management and result monitoring with top management to secure cash flow commitments
- Drive Business cost & price analysis strategies
- Framing and helping Vietnam CEO with Balance Score Card evaluation and target setting, highlight deviations and propose corrective actions to market management team on key performance measures.
- Lead Planning and Forecasting process for the market and collaborate with stakeholders both in region and HQ
- Ensure implementation of corporate policies & risk management process to align with corporate governance and highlight key deviations
- Lead the feasibility study for inception of a new factory in Vietnam, successfully completing the project in May 2019
- Working with the Factory Director to ensure smooth operations and add value to our customers in Vietnam
Head of Business Control
Tetra Pak
09.2012 - 12.2014
- High performing team player reporting to Vice President Finance – SS&SEA leading the Cluster Business Control Team with focus on control and compliance across markets in the cluster
- Co-ordinate and work with markets to comply with group reporting requirements
- Drive Working Capital Management and result monitoring for SG&A expenses overview with top management
- Drive Business cost & price analysis (Cash Flow)
- Framing and helping the Cluster Vice President with Balance Score Card evaluation and target setting, Highlight deviations to Cluster Management on key performance measures.
- Lead Planning and Forecasting process for the cluster and provide information to HQ
- Monitor and analyze Cluster performance results on a regular basis and present key variations to the management team & take corrective actions
- Ensure implementation of corporate policies & risk management process to align with corporate governance and highlight key deviations
- Provide high quality timely analysis for Thailand market in order to enable better business decisions
- Supporting functional cluster leaders in adhoc analysis
Business Process Coach
Tetra Pak
11.2008 - 08.2012
- Part of the Global Process Team (FI) responsible for rolling out Tetra Pak Finance Global Processes in the continued rollout of SAP Global Solution
- Analyze and prioritize the business and legal requirements of new sites and to work as a bridge between the business and Global Design Team
- Drive the implementation of Finance Global Processes in new Sites
- Communicate and explain Tetra Pak Global Processes and the Global Solution to the business, driving global standardization and alignment
- Identify and prioritize legal requirements and enhancements to existing Global Solution.
- Liaise with other processes in the Global Process Team and also handle core financial issues
- Involved in Rolling out “Best Practices” as recommended by Hackett across Tetra Pak Entities with objective to gain efficiencies in the process and apply standardization.
- Lead Process Reviews to measure process compliance in the Live Sites working today with the process and system and report key variances to Process Office.
- Participating in other adhoc projects initiated by Global Projects (e.g. Internal Control Framework)
Business Systems Analyst
Tetra Pak Global Info Mgmt
08.2005 - 11.2008
- Worked as 2nd Line Support with Legacy Service Delivery Team and Reporting Systems Team, to help users on issues with NERS System and Darwin Finance.
- Currently working with BIS Service Delivery Team and help users to increase the competence level I in using Business Warehouse Reports & Cartesis Finance.
- Handed over the Responsibility to work on NERS Alignment Project for achieving the success of Replacing Darwin Finance with Cartesis Finance and overall objective of 2+2 reporting. In this role worked closely with Cartesis Project Team and GFC to make changes in NERS and advice users on workarounds to help achieve “Zero Allocation” in the Source Systems.
- Co-ordinated with NERS Development Team to explain the requirements ,Unit Testing, Preliminary User Testing to finalize the changes required in the NERS System
- Organized Info Sharing Session with other GIM Colleagues, to explain the different Business Flows in a Market Company.
- Helped in putting together a Best Practice Document for the NERS user community, in order for everyone to follow a common approach.
Financial Analyst
Tetra Pak
11.1999 - 08.2005
- A team member in daily finance and accounting activities and reporting to the Finance Manager. Main responsible areas being reporting and analysis, Consolidation, Carton Packaging material sales & cost, Legal & statutory matters.
- Reporting Responsible for Market Iran
- Preparing Customer Profitability analysis.
- Co ordinate proper closing of Books on a monthly basis with other colleagues.
- Handling Payroll for the whole office in Dubai.
- Liaise with Group Treasury & Local Banks on Borrowings, Deposits and Letters of Credit.
- Receivables analysis, Customers follow up on collections.
- Database Administrator for all the NERS Databases in Dubai.
- Participated actively in Budgeting & Forecasts, creating modules, Analysis.
- Controlling the Project Profitability & Project Financial Status for all the Filling Equipment & Processing Equipment Deals.
- Worked under pressure in a fast moving and often stressful environment
- Developed excellent interpersonal skills dealing with customers and other members of staff.
- Assisting the Technical Director, on financial concepts and suggest ideas improve process & achieve better results on Technical Profit & Loss (Spare Parts & Service)
Education
Executive MBA - Strategy Building, Digital Transformation, Human Resources, Business Process Management, Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Brand Management
Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii
01.2021
Master’s - Commerce
University of Bombay
01.1995
Skills
- Member of Beta Gama Sigma business society
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Advanced Excel, and Access
- SAP Functional Knowledge
- Attended Project Management Course
- Attended SAP BI Courses (Business Warehouse)
- Attended Business Object Financial Consolidation Course
- Good Knowledge of IFRS and Implementing Internal Controls
- Attended training on improving strategic thinking capabilities
Positions of responsibility
- CFO
- Deputy General Director – Distribution Company and Manufacturing Operations
- Business Transformation Leader
- Business Partner to Commercial Team
Hobbies and Interests
Enjoy team sports such as Soccer & Cricket, Enjoy music and Reading
Timeline
CFO & Deputy General Director
Tetra Pak
01.2015 - Current
Head of Business Control
Tetra Pak
09.2012 - 12.2014
Business Process Coach
Tetra Pak
11.2008 - 08.2012
Business Systems Analyst
Tetra Pak Global Info Mgmt
08.2005 - 11.2008
Financial Analyst
Tetra Pak
11.1999 - 08.2005
Executive MBA - Strategy Building, Digital Transformation, Human Resources, Business Process Management, Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Brand Management
Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii
Master’s - Commerce
University of Bombay
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