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Roshan Ram

Barnet

Summary

A commercially minded, proven and methodical Cash and banking/Treasury Manager, who is results-driven, with solid experience in accounting practices, process improvement and business development. Broad industry experience gained from large blue-chip companies across media, hospitality, energy and telecommunications industries. Currently seeking an advanced financial accounts position to consolidate 25 years of office experience in a variety of financial areas.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Treasury Cash Manager (FTC)

Mundipharma International Ltd
06.2022 - 07.2023
  • Establish and maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions.
  • Implement and maintain internal controls to prevent fraud and ensure accuracy in financial transactions
  • Negotiate banking services contracts to secure favourable terms and fees.
  • Evaluate and select banking partners based on the organization's needs.
  • Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve the accuracy of financial reporting.
  • Complied with established internal controls and policies.
  • Advised management regarding significant expenditures to keep operations in line with budget limitations.
  • Analyzed financial data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
  • Negotiated and managed contracts with external vendors to optimize value for the organization.
  • Oversee account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
  • Monitor and manage bank fees.
  • Project lead for company credit card migration from Lloyd's to Barclays.
  • Planned and managed the migration of AR postings, reconciliation and investigations to the WNS project team in Delhi.
  • Develop short-term and long-term cash forecasts.
  • Identify potential cash shortages or surpluses and recommend actions to ensure payment runs were completed successfully.
  • Coordinate cash needs with various departments and subsidiaries.
  • Manage the timing and execution of vendor and supplier payments.
  • Optimize payment methods to maximize discounts and cash flow.
  • Collaborate with internal and external auditors during financial audits.


EMEA Cash Manager (FTC)

The Walt Disney Company
10.2021 - 06.2022
  • Managing a team of 6 Cash Analysts based in London and Mumbai.
  • Manage daily and monthly payments, bank reconciliations and intercompany processes which is performed by Cash Analysts across 500 bank accounts
  • Ensured that all monthly and quarterly account reconciliations, transactions and reports were completed on time and accurately.
  • Ensured compliance with SOX and internal control procedures.
  • Developed, reviewed and monitored control reports on a weekly and monthly basis to identify and resolve issues with the team quickly.
  • Responsible for bank account administration and implementation of cash management services for the team.
  • Supported the Systems Team for the Bank Implementation of new accounts in SAP.
  • Providing consultation to the India SSC Team to train and transition relevant EMEA knowledge as required in the support of shifting of cash and banking duties for Disney entities in Florida and London to Mumbai.
  • Assisted in recruiting and training new SSC team manager in Mumbai.
  • Developed and maintained a macro based SAP GL reporting tool to quickly monitor and identify problems with posting across the cash and banking team accounts.
  • Implemented reconciliation controls for team to ensure monthly reconciliations were SOX compliant.
  • Working with the Banking implementation project team to onboard new bank accounts into SAP, ART, RIMILA and in-house reconciliation software (CARS).
  • Managing the transition of duties and transfer of bank account management from teams in Turkey and the US to my team in India across FOX and ABC news.
  • Performing general housekeeping of bank accounts (500+) advising and closing of dormant accounts and associated GL's within SAP and other financial systems.


Treasury Manager (FTC)

Moto Hospitality Ltd
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Lead and coach a team of 3 to ensure accurate processing and accounting of all cash transactions in accordance with agreed timetables.
  • Ensure continuous improvement in Treasury processes and procedures.
  • Manage and maintain relationships with Banks, Credit Card Companies and payment providers.
  • Lead, manage and assist in the day to day responsibility for all aspects of cash accounting, including all receipts and payments and ensuring they are correctly accounted for.
  • Ensure all income is reconciled to the AX (ERP) as appropriate on a weekly or monthly basis to strict deadlines.
  • Review discrepancy and reconciliation reports and liaise with Site Managers, Operations Managers and Credit Card companies to resolve issues.
  • Responsible for all treasury related balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis.
  • Prepare and update cash flow forecasts on an ongoing basis and review and recommend appropriate cash levels within the sites and units.
  • Responsible for payment of all TT and BACS files.
  • Lead and manage the implementation of cash / credit card accounting and controls for new business initiatives introduced.
  • Manage and administer Merchant ID numbers and terminals to units
  • Develop and maintain good relationships with other Central Support functions, Operations teams and sites.

Cash & Banking Manager (FTC)

Wickes PLC
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Managing team of 4
  • Cash flow Reporting for board
  • Project work - Assisting with new data reporting system
  • Balance sheet reconciliation (reviewed and prepare)
  • Prepared and reviewed month end journals
  • Resolved reconciliation discrepancy's for year end audit
  • Implemented Barclays as Wickes new finance partner
  • Looking after 7 bank accounts
  • Running stores P&L and investigating issues
  • Managing Loomis cash collection across all stores
  • Managing external relationships with Bank and 3rd party suppliers
  • Involved in process improvements within Finance
  • Point of call for store managers for all cash & banking issues

Treasury Supervisor

J D Wetherspoon PLC
06.2018 - 10.2020
  • Daily management of cash balances, processing of transactions and bank reconciliations
  • Assist with short and long term cash forecasting
  • Assist cash control team with cash & credit card collection queries
  • Annually review local cash handling procedures
  • Ensure that weekly payments run is completed and is in compliance with cash flow plans
  • Supervise & review of treasury and payments team
  • Daily monitoring of key treasury activities
  • Developing treasury procedures and ensuring Treasury policy is adhered to at all times
  • Governance & Management of RCF loan facility with syndicate banks
  • Management and reporting of interest rate SWAPS
  • Optimize working capital & credit facility management
  • Liquidity management through cash flow forecasting
  • Liaise with Banks, other third parties
  • Improved & maintain internal control structure, governance & ensure adherence
  • Supporting on any internal or external audit
  • Submission of covenants reports to bank
  • Management of bank mandates
  • Month-end reporting

Treasury Analyst (3 Month FTC)

BBC Broadcast Centre
01.2018 - Current
  • Undertaking cash and liquidity management globally for BBC and Commercial businesses and ensure that BBC group’s cash and liquidity is managed efficiently within policy, ensure there are sufficient funds (sterling and foreign currency) for all businesses on a daily basis.
  • Undertaking all aspects of FX, credit risk and interest rate management for BBC group including Treasury dealing via 360T and Bloomberg
  • Monitoring daily BBC and Commercial businesses sterling and foreign currency cash positions through Wallstreet TMS, SWIFT and other reporting platforms
  • Liaise with BBC and Commercial divisions and IBM to ascertain short and medium-term cash, payment forecasts and FX positions via cash forecasts
  • Reconciliation of previous days cash positions investigating variances in a timely manner
  • Produce and maintain group actual cash analysis and short/medium term daily cash forecast
  • Manage cash surpluses generated from operating activities liaising with banks and other counterparties via Nex Treasury/My Treasury to identify suitable investments for BBC to invest its surplus liquidity
  • Responsible for BBC and Commercial businesses, Treasury and central accounts opening and closing through BAM processes.

Cashier Manager (Finance)

Pizza Hut Restaurants UK (RSC)
10.2014 - 10.2017
  • Leading and developing the Cashiers function for Pizza Hut (UK)
  • Manage, mentoring and providing leadership to a team of 3 cashiers within finance
  • Developed best practices and new procedures for cashier's to effectively reconcile all cash, cheque, credit card and vouchers to multi-site sales, daily banking's and company's multi-currency accounts, minimising variances and reconciliation errors by over 20%
  • Daily management of cash by managing bank accounts and investing surplus cash into investment accounts
  • Budgetary control over cash handling (320k), commissions (900k) and cash & card shorts (100k) in P&L and £20m in investment accounts.
  • Controlling the daily positioning and liquidity for the company (30+bank accounts)
  • Manage external relationships with 3rd party service suppliers and liaise with them and other external contacts to resolve operational issues. (HSBC/RBS/G4S/Gift card suppliers)
  • Produced weekly 13-week cash flow reports to senior management and directors for cash and investment positions
  • Provide insightful analysis of cash flow forecasts and variance analysis on actual figures vs short-term forecasts and budget/re-forecasts
  • Professionally and effectively managed external relationships with various banking organisations, 3rd party service suppliers and stakeholders to resolve external operational issues quickly.
  • Preparation & analysis of month end financial management reporting, including accruals, preparation of journals, review of accounts, budgets and forecasting.


Treasury Cashier Team Leader

Rexel UK
07.2013 - 10.2014
  • Manage, motivate and develop team to ensure all members are working to their full potential (performance reviews, and management, personal development planning)
  • Develop and manage Key KPI and regular reporting for Treasury management and banner/department management as required, including commentaries.
  • Accurately produce timely monthly bank/branch/GL & Accounts receivable reconciliations for management accounts
  • Successfully developed procedures to analyse financial reports, identify risks, patterns and forecast cash flow for month-end
  • Manage escalation of non-reconciled items internally and from branch to identify fraud or any training requirements
  • Continually enhance Company's reputation for excellent customer service both internally and externally.
  • Achievements: Successfully completed Rexel management academy in 2013

Treasury Cashier

Rexel UK
10.2012 - 07.2013
  • Branch and corporate account reconciliations and investigations
  • Running and analysing weekly reports from receipts team and management
  • Resolve discrepancies of payment and invoice queries for Newey and Eyre and Parkers nationwide branches, e-commerce and corporate sales
  • Reporting on branch performance, journal processing and performing ad hoc duties.
  • Liaising with banks, credit card merchants and software providers to ensure the smooth running of Treasury receipts processes
  • Worked on mapping transactions and testing for bespoke financial software migration.

Commissions and Credit Control (Temp)

Avenir Telecom
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Detailed preparation of analysis for commissions for revenue shares for dealers and payments from Telefonica (o2)
  • Effectively resolved disputes from dealers whilst maintaining satisfactory level of customer service
  • Reduced number of queries after months of backlog for dealer accounts and ensure sales and purchase ledger were concise and accurate
  • Reduced company's exposure to bad debts ensuring positive cash flow is maintained by assisting in timely collection of overdue accounts.
  • Acted as liaison with solicitors regarding legal claims (in absence of Line Manager)

Assistant Accountant (Temp)

Luxottica UK Ltd
03.2012 - 05.2012
  • Preparation & analysis of daily financial management reporting, preparation of journals, review of bank accounts.
  • Processed payments to suppliers and customers.

Financial Accounting Manager

The Bluephone Company Ltd
02.2005 - 02.2012
  • Timely preparation of month-end financial management reporting, including accruals, preparation of journals, review of accounts, budgets and forecasting
  • Completing monthly VAT returns, monthly deal logs, Intrastat statistics, EC sales list for HMC
  • Bank & VAT reconciliations, preparation of key balance sheets & multi-currency bank reconciliations
  • Responsible for all aspects of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger, invoicing, weekly credit control

Accounts Receivable Clerk

T-Mobile (UK) Limited
01.2003 - 01.2005

Finance Customer Services

One 2 One Plc
01.1998 - 01.1999

Retail Management and Sales

Talkland / Vodafone Plc
02.1996 - 02.1998

Education

Rexel Management Academy - Management

Ashorne Hill Management College, Ashorne Hill, England, United Kingdom
2013

BA (Hons) Degree 2:2 - Journalism and Communications

Middlesex University, London
1996
Journalism and Communications

Higher National Diploma Engineering -

Barnet College, London
1993

8 GCSE's -

St Davids and St Katherine , London
1992
8 GCSE's

Skills

  • Variance reporting
    Cash Management
  • Team leadership
  • Month-end procedures
  • Process implementation
  • Microsoft Excel (advanced level)
  • Wallstreet TMS
  • Bloomberg
  • Nex Treasury
  • JD Edwards Enterprise 1
  • HSBCNET/RBS Bankline/Barclays Corporate/Lloyds link
  • SAP
  • Sage line 50/500
  • Xero
  • Quick Books Pro

Timeline

Treasury Cash Manager (FTC) - Mundipharma International Ltd
06.2022 - 07.2023
EMEA Cash Manager (FTC) - The Walt Disney Company
10.2021 - 06.2022
Treasury Manager (FTC) - Moto Hospitality Ltd
07.2021 - 10.2021
Cash & Banking Manager (FTC) - Wickes PLC
10.2020 - 06.2021
Treasury Supervisor - J D Wetherspoon PLC
06.2018 - 10.2020
Treasury Analyst (3 Month FTC) - BBC Broadcast Centre
01.2018 - Current
Cashier Manager (Finance) - Pizza Hut Restaurants UK (RSC)
10.2014 - 10.2017
Treasury Cashier Team Leader - Rexel UK
07.2013 - 10.2014
Treasury Cashier - Rexel UK
10.2012 - 07.2013
Commissions and Credit Control (Temp) - Avenir Telecom
06.2012 - 08.2012
Assistant Accountant (Temp) - Luxottica UK Ltd
03.2012 - 05.2012
Financial Accounting Manager - The Bluephone Company Ltd
02.2005 - 02.2012
Accounts Receivable Clerk - T-Mobile (UK) Limited
01.2003 - 01.2005
Finance Customer Services - One 2 One Plc
01.1998 - 01.1999
Retail Management and Sales - Talkland / Vodafone Plc
02.1996 - 02.1998
Ashorne Hill Management College - Rexel Management Academy, Management
Middlesex University - BA (Hons) Degree 2:2, Journalism and Communications
Barnet College - Higher National Diploma Engineering,
St Davids and St Katherine - 8 GCSE's,
Roshan Ram