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Ashvin Appadoo

Ashvin Appadoo

Moka

Profil professionnel

Accomplished and results-driven finance professional with over 15 years of experience overseeing fiscal operations, budgeting, audits, financial controls and facilities management. Strategic leader who builds and motivates high-performance teams to improve financial reporting, reduce costs, and enhance organizational efficiency in complex environments. International experience with more than 7 years of management and controlling in DR Congo

Vue d'ensemble

23
23
years of professional experience

Expérience

Finance and Administration Manager(expat)

BIA GROUP
Lubumbashi
08.2019 - Current
  • Présentation de l'entreprise: www.africa.biagroup.com
  • Direct $50M budget encompassing Finance, HR, IT, Supply chain, and administration
  • Established new financial planning and analysis function to guide strategic group decisions towards 2025 business plans
  • Led 2019 SAP system implementation and roll out from SAGE
  • Manage 4 direct reports and cross-functional team of 80 admin and technical professionals across remote locations in DRC
  • Member of 6-person executive leadership team reporting to Hub Finance Manager & GM
  • Manage financial reporting, controllership, fiscal controls, internal audit, and shared services activities with our Mauritius office
  • Control & review the sales and cash collection process with the view of constantly improving the DSO
  • Validate monthly payroll and ensure all taxes relating to salary are being paid on time
  • Www.africa.biagroup.com

Head of Mauritius Operations

HOOQ
02.2018 - 07.2019
  • Présentation de l'entreprise: OTT Branch of Singapore Telecom- Singtel operating in South East Asia
  • Ensure all vendor and content provider invoices are paid in compliance with agreements
  • Coordinate with HOOQ content owners to ensure invoices are accurate
  • Working with finance to forecast monthly content spend
  • Liaise with content providers (Warner Bros, Sony & Disney among others) on invoices and payment issues
  • Managing the Business Analyst and data team to plan and implement changes to the report requirements
  • Liaising with the HOOQ data team to ensure new content provider report requirement can be delivered
  • Prepare monthly Board Deck slides of Content Strategy including cost per minute analysis and perform Monthly analysis of Budget vs Actual content costs
  • OTT Branch of Singapore Telecom- Singtel operating in South East Asia

Business Controller(Mauritius)

BIA GROUP
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Présentation de l'entreprise: www.africa.biagroup.com
  • Manage and support all BU revenue and expense reporting, ensuring control, accuracy, predictability and timely delivery of figures, analysis and comments
  • Issue timely and complete monthly, quarterly financial statements in accordance with HQ instructions and Group accounting rules
  • Supporting the Regional Director - HUB IV in other tasks, including assisting in weekly cash flow forecasts, monthly intercompany reconciliations, monthly management accounts and finalizing yearly audit files
  • Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts with the Regional Director
  • Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
  • Provide margin analysis per project in African entities
  • Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly accounts in close co-operation with Head Office in Belgium
  • Www.africa.biagroup.com

Country Controller(expat)

BIA GROUP
Lubumbashi
04.2013 - 12.2015
  • Présentation de l'entreprise: www.africa.biagroup.com
  • Oversee the preparation, consolidation and submission of the monthly accounts for the Region to head office finance within Group deadlines
  • Assemble, interpret and prepare formal summaries of activity in specific financial accounts (Congolese GAAP)
  • Provide explanations for changes and variances as necessary
  • Manage and coordinate the accounting function including preparation of budgets and objectives in line with the company’s strategic plan; supervision of bookkeeping, preparation of management accounts, statements, invoices; management of debtors
  • Continuous monitoring of business development in terms of productivity, risks and pricing
  • Prepare departmental budget variance reports and review with department leaders
  • Review stock provision, scrap of stocks and assist inventory days achieve target
  • Within defined limits have signatory authority for agreements, foreign transfers, cheques, approval of major expenditures and purchase and sales of assets
  • Www.africa.biagroup.com

Financial Reporting & Planning Team Leader

Ceridian
05.2008 - 03.2013

Revenue & Collections Analyst

Ceridian
06.2005 - 04.2008

Billing Administrator

Ceridian
09.2003 - 05.2005

Account Payable Specialist

Accenture
11.2001 - 08.2003
  • Underwent 4 month training in Germany(Wuppertal) to grasp the basics of SAP AP module
  • Trained more than 25 FTE upon return to Mauritius shared service centre

Formation

Part ACCA level 3 -

London College of Accountancy

BSc(Hons.) - Economics

University of Mauritius

GCE ‘A’ LEVEL - undefined

Cambridge

GCE ‘O’ LEVEL - undefined

Cambridge

Compétences

  • Financial reporting and analysis
  • Budget, forecast & business plans elaboration and management
  • Accounting, fiscal & parafiscal reporting (IFRS & OHADA for French speaking African countries)
  • Audits and internal controls
  • Team leadership and mentoring
  • Project Management of Mining operations(P&L)
  • SAP roll-out & implementation
  • Supply chain & Aftermarket management

Personnalisé

  • Mr Frederico Alves, Former Country Manager (BIA CONGO), fa@kazemanagement.com, Rwanda, +250 781 284 743
  • Mr Benoit Georges, Former Country Manager( BIA CONGO), Belgium, +32 484 95 73 47
  • Mr Hervé Nzofo, Business Controller – BIA CONGO(DRC), hnz@biagroup.com, RDC, +243 817 109 317

Langues

Français
Courant
Anglais
Courant
Allemand
Débutant

Chronologie

Finance and Administration Manager(expat) - BIA GROUP
08.2019 - Current
Head of Mauritius Operations - HOOQ
02.2018 - 07.2019
Business Controller(Mauritius) - BIA GROUP
01.2016 - 01.2018
Country Controller(expat) - BIA GROUP
04.2013 - 12.2015
Financial Reporting & Planning Team Leader - Ceridian
05.2008 - 03.2013
Revenue & Collections Analyst - Ceridian
06.2005 - 04.2008
Billing Administrator - Ceridian
09.2003 - 05.2005
Account Payable Specialist - Accenture
11.2001 - 08.2003
University of Mauritius - BSc(Hons.), Economics
Cambridge - GCE ‘A’ LEVEL,
Cambridge - GCE ‘O’ LEVEL,
London College of Accountancy - Part ACCA level 3,

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