Raj Gopal
Chief Financial Officer
Lightsview,SA
Summary
Senior Finance Professional with over 26 years of rich experience spread over a broad spectrum of companies, countries and cultures. Pro-active, results-orientated and consistently demonstrated the ability to streamline business operations that has driven growth and increased efficiency and bottom-line results.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Financial Officer & ICT Officer
ADX Depot Pty Ltd
Edwardstown, SA
02.2022 - Current
- Provide advice and a plan regarding financial, strategic and overall financial governance to the Board.
- Responsible for compliance and regulatory requirements for the business.
- Responsible for internal controls for the group and ensure they are fully compliant. Report deviations on a monthly basis to the board.
- Project Manager for rolling out ERP (MYOB Advanced and Spruce), CRM (Hubspot), Sharepoint & intranet and inventory management systems (Netstock) for ADX and Bone Timber.
- Lead, mentor and coach the finance & IT team.
- Review and approval of all customer and supplier agreements and contracts.
- Responsible for internal controls in both finance and operations and ensure they are fully compliant.
- Submit monthly financials (P&L and Balance Sheet), operational and financial and operational KPIs for the group. Analyse and report variances against budget and last year and provide monthly bridges.
- Liaise with all key stakeholders including financial intuitions, auditors and lawyers.
- Lead continuous improvement projects for the finance team and reporting status of CI projects to the board on monthly basis.
- Prepare and submit annual P&L and cash flow budgets by profit centre, branch and product category.
- Responsible for rolling out policies and procedures including
Chief Financial Officer
Stair Lock Pty Ltd
Elizabeth South, SA
07.2020 - 02.2022
- Oversaw deployment of strategic business plans to accomplish accounting, compliance and revenue targets.
- Completed in-depth analyses of risks to control company profile, enhance systems and track legal concerns.
- Conducted detailed analysis of company financial information to drive internal and external financial reporting, stewardship of company assets and ownership of cash management.
- Managed and led direct reports to handle controllership, treasury and corporate finance functions.
- Developed future financial plans to inform critical decision-making related to spending cuts, rightsizing labor force and timing planned business investments.
- Analyzed inventory strategy, reduced expenses and renegotiated contracts with vendors to increase profit margin.
- Lead, mentor and coach the finance and estimating team.
- Lead continuous improvement projects for the finance team and reporting status of CI projects to the board on monthly basis.
- Prepare and submit annual P&L and cash flow budgets by profit centre, branch and product category.
- Determine departmental overhead rates and hourly machine rates and calculate product costs for each category, based on Activity based Costing method.
Group Financial Controller/Regional CFO
Multi-Color Corporation
Mile End South, SA
11.2008 - 04.2020
- Lead, mentor and coach a team of 21 in finance team and 8 in IT team. The Adelaide finance team is responsible for all accounting and reporting functions for the 7 sites in Australia and New Zealand.
- Financial and business modelling for existing and newly acquired businesses with an aim to improve business performance and provide strategic direction.
- Review and approval of all customer and supplier agreements and contracts and negotiate better terms and conditions.
- Acquisitions and mergers – involving due diligence, arranging finances for acquisitions and post-acquisition integration.
- Company secretarial duties including maintenance company registers, prepare and organize Directors’ meetings and minutes and filing returns with ASIC.
- Ensure US GAAP reporting requirements are fully met. Reconcile and report any local reporting requirements.
- Responsible for SOX controls in all the operations and ensure they are fully SOX compliant. Manage quarterly (external) and annual (internal) SOX audits.
- Submit monthly financials (P&L and Balance Sheet), operational and financial KPIs and develop systemized dashboards. Analyse and report variances against budget and last year and provide monthly bridges.
- Liaise with financial intuitions in Australia, New Zealand and China for leasing facilities, FX hedging and long term financing especially for acquisitions and major capital expenditure.
- Support departmental managers with a thorough analysis of all capital expenditure proposals and submit the recommendations to CEO for approval.
- Working Capital management including Credit control for all companies and reporting on a weekly basis to US.
- Lead continuous improvement projects for the finance team and reporting status of CI projects to the executive team on monthly basis.
- Prepare and submit annual P&L and cash flow budgets for all companies in Hyperion.
- Prepare and submit rolling 12 months forecast along with variance analysis on a quarterly basis for all companies.
- Preparation and submission of annual group Income Tax returns including R&D return. Prepare and review for BAS and FBT returns for all companies and review calculation and submission of all payroll statutory returns and liabilities.
- Review of monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts and liaise with auditors for annual audit of financial statements and tax returns.
- Determine departmental overhead rates and hourly machine rates and calculate product costs for each company in the group.
- Review cost center expenses and payroll costs with departmental and General Managers. Review and maintain a suite of insurance covers for the group.
- Assist in developing a 3 year strategic plan and prepare a business plan with marketing, financial and operational strategies defined for each company.
- Support the IT team in rolling out Radius and SAP system across all ANZ sites.
Financial Controller
Poly Products Pty Ltd
Regency Park, SA
05.2006 - 11.2008
- Collaborated with executive team in preparation of annual capital and operating budgets, forecasts and all financial reporting and analysis.
- Prepared accurate financial reports and monthly statements for accounts receivable.
- Led organizational cash flow and cash flow forecasting initiatives.
- Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, established service rates and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare monthly financial reports including scorecards and EBIT bridges.
- Organized and maintained budget and financial administration for three business segments.
- Accurately completed financial statement audits and tax returns.
- Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.
Management Accountant
Goodman Fielder PNG
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06.2003 - 05.2006
- In-charge and supervision of staff responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoicing and Inventory, Payroll and HR functions. Provide training of finance staff under Kisim Save project (Localisation program).
- Ensure internal controls are adhered to and maintained and improved. Participated in the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley Project.
- Review weekly and monthly stock take and apply variances after proper analysis.
- Responsible for credit control and manage customer accounts within terms and limits.
- Manage funds and treasury functions and support Head office in managing cash flow.
- Ensure monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts and liaise with auditors for yearly audit financial statements.
- Product costing and analyse margins and recommend selling prices of manufactured products.
- Manufacturing Variance analysis and provide business support to departmental managers.
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining credit policy and procedures. In - charge of review and revising credit limit to customers.
- Develop and report financial and cost KPIs and review results and variances with departmental managers.
- Responsible for implementation of projects like Materials Resource Planning (MRP), establishing policy and procedures and train staff in using the system.
- Assist Managers in preparing annual budgets and report deviations of the same with actual results on a monthly basis.
- Support functional managers with a thorough analysis of Capital expenditure proposals and recommend Capital expenditure proposals to the Head office.
Financial Controller
Colorpak PNG Ltd
Lae, Papua New Guinea
02.2000 - 05.2003
Financial Controller
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
Baroda, India
09.1996 - 01.2000
Education
Associate CPA - Management Accounting, Taxation, Governance, Legal
CPA Australia
Australia 01.2010 - 11.2011
Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) - Financial Reporting, Legal, Taxation, Audit
Institute of Chartered Accountants
India 03.1993 - 09.1996
Graduate Chartered Management Accountant - Costing, Management Accounting, Governance
CIMA
UK 05.1997 - 06.2002
Associate Chartered Management Accountant - Costing, Reporting, Audit
Institute of Management Accountants
India 03.1992 - 11.1995
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Audit, Costing, Legal
Osmania University
India 04.1991 - 06.1994
Skills
Management Accounting & Reporting
Accomplishments
1. Successfully rolled out CRM, Sharepoint, inventory management system at ADX Depot.
2. Successfully rolled out SAP at all 6 manufacturing sites at Multi-Color
3. Involved in acquisition of 6 entities in Australia from due diligence to integration at Multi-Color.
4. Involved in start-up business in China and New Zealand including presenting a business and capital expenditure proposal to the Board at Multi-Color.
5. Established and replaced an antiquated costing model with an Activity Based costing model for each product category. This enabled the analysis of product and branch profitability at Stair Lock.
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer & ICT Officer
ADX Depot Pty Ltd
02.2022 - Current
Chief Financial Officer
Stair Lock Pty Ltd
07.2020 - 02.2022
Associate CPA - Management Accounting, Taxation, Governance, Legal
CPA Australia
01.2010 - 11.2011
Group Financial Controller/Regional CFO
Multi-Color Corporation
11.2008 - 04.2020
Financial Controller
Poly Products Pty Ltd
05.2006 - 11.2008
Management Accountant
Goodman Fielder PNG
06.2003 - 05.2006
Financial Controller
Colorpak PNG Ltd
02.2000 - 05.2003
Graduate Chartered Management Accountant - Costing, Management Accounting, Governance
CIMA
05.1997 - 06.2002
Financial Controller
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
09.1996 - 01.2000
Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) - Financial Reporting, Legal, Taxation, Audit
Institute of Chartered Accountants
03.1993 - 09.1996
Associate Chartered Management Accountant - Costing, Reporting, Audit
Institute of Management Accountants
03.1992 - 11.1995
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Audit, Costing, Legal
Osmania University
04.1991 - 06.1994
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