Highly accomplished, results-driven senior accounting and financial management executive
with overall 15+ years of progressive experience working in finance and operations
CA Brijesh
Gopinathan
Group Finance Director
Contact
Dubai, UAE
+971-544450523
brijesh1001@gmail.com
Qualification
▪ Certified Public Accountant
Mar ’23 – Institute of Certified
Public Accountants - Ireland
▪ Chartered Accountant
Nov ’11 - The Institute of
Chartered Accountants of
India
▪ Master of Commerce
Nov ’11 -Annamalai University
▪ Bachelor of Commerce
Mar ’05 - Calicut University
management, which includes strong exposure to FP&A, Product costing & Pricing,
Implementation of ERP systems and Cost reduction strategies responsibilities, with
entrepreneurial and global multi-billion dollar organizations.
Professional Experience
Group Finance Director (Apr 2019 – Current)
Prime Logistics Group (Holding Company of Primefuels), Dubai
Reporting to the Executive Managing Director & Group CEO
• Leadership of all strategic, tactical and operational aspects of accounting and
finance - from budgeting and planning to monthly monitoring and reporting.
• Ensured growth in profitability and shareholder value through optimal business
decisions.
• Provided strong commercial and risk-based advice to CEO/top management on
customer, business development, liquidity or other matters.
• Active participant of business reviews along with Executive Committee.
• Led the Working Capital Management across 18 companies.
• Played a key role in developing and implementing the Cost reduction Strategy.
• Led the acquisition of a warehousing & freight forwarding facility named
Barloworld Logistics in Jebel Ali and currently lead the finance for Joint Tank
Services, a tank cleaning facility in Jebel Ali.
• Effectively managed the company's cash position.
• Develop and implement KPIs, linked to departmental business objectives to
corporate strategy.
• Strong Knowledge and Hands on experience in implementation of ERP systems.
Achievements
• Successfully turned around all the departments under purview in 6 months.
• Introduced monthly management reviews.
• Designed and implemented the costing system and the financial reporting system
and drafted all the SOPs.
• Developed, led and motivated a diverse team of 30 Chartered Accountants/
Management Accountants, creating an inclusive high performing team.
Finance Manager (Oct 16 – Mar 19)
Primefuels Tanzania Limited, Dar es Salaam -Reported to the Finance Controller
• Collaborated with Senior Management to develop and implement various KPI
metrics to reduce financial risk and improve long-term Business Strategies.
• Spearheaded various Direct Costs analysis which includes fuel ratio analysis,
repair cost analysis, trip, and border cost analysis, implemented control processes
and achieved cost reduction up to 30%.
• Participated in the Annual Operational Budgeting process containing 5 entities
across 9 countries.
• Analyzed and reported monthly Management Account Package including
Financial Statements and Business Intelligence Reports with 100% compliance.
• Monitored daily Cash and Bank position, approval, and control thereto across the
group.

Skills
▪ Financial Planning & Analysis
▪ Cash Flow Management
▪ Vendor Management
▪ Team Management
▪ Strategic Planning
▪ Acquisitions
▪ Budgeting & Reporting
▪ Financial Modeling
▪ Corporate Finance
▪ Pricing
Languages
▪ English
▪ Hindi
▪ Malayalam
• Oversaw spare procurement process which involves extensive review of prices,
quantity required and vendor selection.
• Set up a robust AP & AR process for the vertical partnering with the commercial
and operations team resulting in an average working capital cycle time of 18
days.
• Enhanced services and processes through SAP implementation and process
improvement methodologies.
• Oversaw accounting team to comply with IFRS and GAAP.
• Recruited and managed a team of 10 within the vertical finance function.
Achievements
• Released the working capital blockage in the inventory by periodic monitoring
and restored it to an optimum level, narrowed down inventory value by 70% .
• Rationalized the Customer balances and reduced overdue amounts by 80%.
• Streamlined various direct costs, recomputed, and helped in saving up to 30%.
Assistant Manager (Jun 14 – Oct 16)
Olam International, London - Reported to the Product CFO in London
• Business analysis & reporting – Consolidation, analysis and commentary on the
commercial performance of BU's across the product vertical.
• Finance process restructuring & automation for the product vertical.
• Budgeting & forecasting – Consolidation of the annual budget & quarterly
forecasts, liaising with multiple BU's for the product / function verticals.
• Managing a team of eight and ensuring all agreed metrics, KPIs and service
standards are met.
Achievements
• Lead the fair value process automation and customization by liaising with the IT
team leading to the month end process TAT reduction of 14 hours.
• Lead a team of 8 members in the preparation and reporting of the product vertical
financials for a $2.8 Billion T.O Business with subsidiaries in over 20 countries and
ensured strict compliance to SLA's.
Specialist (Nov 12 – May 14)
Standard Chartered, Chennai - Reported to the Capital & Liquidity Management Head in
Singapore
• Led the FP&A Balance sheet and RWA team for SCB across businesses and
segments and geographies.
• Main point of contact for Centralized data management which was used for BAU
analytics as well as for Stress testing purposes.
• Monthly reporting of Balance sheet, Risk weighted assets and related analytics
/adhoc requests from Top management.
• Detailed analytics on drivers across PnL, Balance sheet and RWA driving growth
across countries, businesses and Industry.
Achievements
• Awarded “Pride of Standard Chartered” thrice for exceptional performance.
• Reduced a total of 90 hours spend on bank levy exercise by creation of macros.
 Senior Accountant (Jul 11 – Oct 12)
Truckoman Oil & Gas Service LLC, Muscat - Reported to the General Manager

• Headed the finance and audit function at one of the operational sites and
worked on an Oracle based accounting software.
• General Ledger Management, ensure completeness and correctness of
all accounting transactions.
• Preparation of MIS Reports, Profit and Loss account and providing
variance analysis based on financial and non financial parameters.
• Managed all cost control functions as per the group financial policies
and ensuring proper adherence to set procedures.
• Prepared monthly cost reports on the rig movement projects of the
company as efficiency reporting.
• Implementation of internal checks and control to ensure streamlined flow
of data.

Achievements
• Credited for bringing the Fuel Cost under control.
• Reorganized the workshop and operations in onsite location in Nimr.

Team Lead (Aug 06 – Jan 11)

Vasu & Sivaram, Thrissur

• Responsible for the supervision and management of Accounts-

Finance related functions of the clients.
• Accounting Works: During the same period, undertaken the whole
Accounting work up to finalization of many reputed firms.
• Taxation: Preparation and filing of Returns under Income Tax for
Corporate, Partnership Firms as well as Individuals.
• Others: Preparation of Notice for AGM, Directors Report, Annual
Returns and Annual filing forms.

Achievements
• Head the concurrent audit team of a reputed bank and brought
the branch rating from D rating to A rating.
• Achieved the "Best Team Lead" award continuously for 2 years.