Arun Kumar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led finance operations across 22 countries.
  • Automated processes reducing refund TAT by 60%.
  • Established reporting procedures preventing losses over $50k.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with strong expertise in finance operations and fraud prevention.

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Skills

Core Skills

Finance OperationsData AnalysisFraud Prevention

Other Skills

Accounts Payable & ReceivableAnalytical SkillsBusiness AnalysisCommunicationCustomer ServiceDecision-MakingFinanceFinancial AnalysisFraud InvestigationsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)LeadershipManagementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPoint

Experience

Headout

5 roles

Senior Manager - Finance Operations

Promoted

Oct 2025Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager - Finance Operations

Jan 2023Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Finance Operations Lead

Promoted

Apr 2018Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Leading the Finance Operations Team, which handles all vendor invoices and partner payments across 22 countries, the team handles over 200 invoices amounting to $5MN on M-o-M basis.
  • Automated a critical refund process ensuring reductions in refund completion TAT by 60%. This helped the customer support, rating & retention by the company.
  • Took on a primary role in the set up of an automated invoicing system that sent out montly sales reports to the vendors. Onboarded 70% of our vendors to this new process, this helped in payment accuracy and timeliness. This further helped establish confident relationship with business partners globally and better pricing for products.
  • Set up the reporting procedure for charegebacks received by the company which helped identify trends in fraudulent activity on our platform at an early stage and set up rules based on patterns to prevent losses worth over $50k to the company.
  • Revamped the chargebacks filing process which increased our win rate by 20% M-o-M.
  • Coordinated with data analysts and enigneering team to set up a 3DS verification process for highrisk transactions bases on business data, thereby reducing the fraudulent transactions by over 40%.
Finance OperationsVendor ManagementProcess AutomationData AnalysisFraud Prevention

Operations Lead

Promoted

Jun 2017Mar 2018 · 9 mos

  • Supervised the Broadway Concierge program in coordination with our partners and the operations team in Bangalore.
  • Handled acquisition, training, scheduling & payroll maintenance for the entire NYC team.
  • Incorporated approximately 90% of Headout’s Broadway category into the Concierge program and ensured a success rate of 90% Week-on-Week. The Broadway Concierge program also helped increase the category profit margins by 20%.
  • Maintained relationships with various affiliates in NYC for Headout. Reconciled transactions on a weekly basis to ensure timely & accurate accounts are maintained.

Senior Associate

Feb 2016May 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Analysed vendor and consumer data by constructing easy-to-understand process models.
  • Supervised the community operations team and managed workflow to ensure SLA compliance of 20 Minutes.
  • Help maintained data of day-to-day sales by liaising with the finance & operations team. This helped with the decision making process for the management & various teams in the organisation.
  • Provided analysis and input into developing and modifying the forensic system for better tracking of fraudulent charges, which would go on to reduce chargebacks by around 60 percent in two months.

Happay

Assistant Manager - Accounts Receivable

Nov 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Wear it out

Co-Founder

Jul 2014Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

  • Established an Enterprise/Operation called WEAR IT OUT (www.facebook.com/wearitout-india)
  • Established a channel of Manufacturers, Suppliers & Distributors; Management of Purchases, Logistics - Transportation, Deliveries, Pricing Strategies, Audits, Sales and Marketing.
  • Currently managing a network including but not limited to: Accountants, Suppliers, Auditors, Tie-up companies, IT Personnel, Marketers, Stock Managers, Sales Staff, Housekeeping etc.

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Advanced Tax Analyst

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Bangalore

  • Performed detailed analysis of data to determine Tax liability for clients, USA.
  • Responsible for process optimization.
  • Assisted clients with a detailed Tax plan based on State & Federal rules
  • Liased with the IRS on behalf of the clients to rectify discrepancies.

Education

Victoria University

Bachelor of Business — Banking and Finance/International Trade

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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