Manjunatha Nagaraj — CEO

I am a Transformational Thought Leader, with excellence in implementing an FP&A framework to drive performance management best practice, collaborating with all key business & operational stakeholders and Executive management across Regions and Group. I am currently associated with Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India Pvt. Ltd., as Head of FP&A (IT & Corporate Functions), heading a team of 4 Managers for day-to-day FP&A for IT & Corporate functions and also managed portfolio of 500+ crore for finance functions of PF Trust. I was part of Demerger Team and managing Demerger Accounting Process and establishment of new processes/ systems. Also, acting as a Head Finance Business Partner for the IT Leadership, CEO, CFO, CHRO, and Legal Counsel. I possess expertise in preparing standard & ad-hoc management reports, supporting annual operating plan & forecasts. I have a proven track record of developing financial models and scenarios as a key input for business planning decisions in areas such as capital deployment, sourcing, product development & pricing, and acquisition. I was acknowledged with “Best Project Award” for designing and implementing a new process for managing capital expenditure for Tesco, 2008 and Annual Award” for the best project for implementation of Oracle 11i for Fixed Assets Module in 2008. I have extensive experience in restructuring operations and introducing important measures to bring in profitability which included product development & pricing, reflecting the need for greater sophistication and dependency on funding and derivatives. I am monitoring various cost lines at various stages of approval and pay-outs, thereby bringing cost-consciousness in the organization. I completed the Chief Financial Officer Program (Batch 1) from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta in May 2022. I completed CMA (US) from Institute of Certified Management Accountants in 2014. Moreover, I have undergone ‘40-hour training on PMP’ and ‘Tesco Leadership Academy Training Fire Starter and IFRS’. CORE SKILLS Financial & Strategic Planning | Financial Controllership (FP&A) | Accounting Standards , I Financial Analysis and Reporting | Budgeting & Forecasting | Demerger/Scheme | Cash Flow Optimization | Operational Excellence | Strategy Design & Implementation | Fund & Cash Flow | Business Partnering | Treasury Management | Team Building & Leadership

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance Professional with expertise in FP&A and operational excellence in corporate finance.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 20 yrs 9 mos