1. MANGAT PRADEEP P.O. Box# 502898, Dubai,
UAE
Cell: +971 50 4562497; Res: +971 4 3340478 Email: mangatpradeep@hotmail.com; Nationality: Indian
Finance Support Manager with career spanning 24 years of international exposure
Seeking to be Finance Manager / Financial Controller in FMGC industry; adept in
Finance & Accounts | Fund Management | MIS & Reporting | Risk Control | Team Management
» Advanced skills in preparing management performance reports including checklist consisting of monthly
accruals/reconciliations and other business operations.
» Proficient in preparing regional overhead budget, team payroll, daily financial transactions, monthly
invoicing reports and bank reconciliations.
» Adept in managing funds & office expenses, consolidating data from various ERP sources and maintaining
compliance with Sarbanes and Oxley regulation.
» Inspiring team leader combining sound coordination, interpersonal, problem resolution skills with
analytical and decision making capabilities to attain organizational objectives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Finance Support Manager – MENA, Diageo, (based in Dubai) (Dec 2008 – till date)
Company Profile: World’s leading premium drinks company, trading in over 180 markets globally with an
outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands (Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, Baileys, J&B and
Captain Morgan). MENA (Middle East & North Africa) comprises both Duty Free and Domestic businesses and
is part of Global Travel and Middle East, which includes the rest of Global Duty Free businesses.
Key Profile and competencies include:
• Annual Operating Plan: Preparing detailed cost center wise overhead budget for the region for review by
the Regional Finance Director and Exec; assisting the Finance Manager for consolidating P&L for regional
AOP using the planning software Cognos planning system; submission of AOP – P&L in the Diageo Global
reporting system; preparing management performance reports to facilitate review by the GM & Executive.
• Monthly Reporting: Consolidating data from various ERP sources (SAP, Oxygen) for monthly MIS for the
region and submitting reports to the Regional Finance Director; analyzing actual overheads vs. annual
operating plan and highlighting key variances and issues / opportunities to the Finance Director; preparing
sales report based on sales data received from the distributors by SKU and circulating it to the commercial
team for monthly BPM (business performance) meeting.
• Bank / Cash Management: Leading process of receiving funds from UK and managing Dubai office
expenses including local payroll and local office expenses payment (rent, telephone, suppliers’ payments
and petty cash expenses); preparing bank reconciliations in Tally Accounting System for review with the
Finance Director. Liaising with DBSC (Service Centre) for accounting processes & data integrity issues
• Sarbanes – Oxley Regulation & CARM: Acting as CARM (Control and Risk Management) Champion for
Dubai office to lead compliance with Sarbanes and Oxley regulation; leading documentation, review and
assessment of key controls; managing systems delivery through Risk Control Tracking System; handling
engagement of the Dubai Office Leadership Team in the entire aspects of CARM.
• FD Checklist: Preparing monthly checklist for establishing controls of monthly accruals/reconciliations and
other business operations.
• Payroll: Managing monthly payroll for a team of 25 personnel in co-ordination with HR Manager.
Finance Analyst, MENA & Eastern Europe (October 2003 – November 2008)

2. • Key Profile: Assisting the Finance Manager for consolidating P&L for Eastern Europe region monthly and
annual plan by using the planning software Cognos planning system; preparing management performance
reports to facilitate review by the GM & Executive.
• Bank / Cash Management
• Fixed Assets Management.
Financial Accountant, DIAGEO, Dubai, UAE (Dec 1998 – Sept 2003)
• Key Profile: Preparation of Daily Financial Transactions, Bank Reconciliations, Preparing monthly payroll.
• Preparing monthly accruals.
• Supporting the FP& A Manager for finalizing the monthly report.
• Streamlined CODA system & tracked the agents’ commission for North African markets.
Financial Accountant, IMPACT BBDO (Advertising Agency), Dubai, UAE (Dec 1992 – Nov 1998)
Key Profile: Preparation of Daily Financial Transactions, Monthly Invoicing Reports & Bank Reconciliations;
Collections Follow-up; Payment Delivery; Labor Immigration Formalities Management
Accounts Assistant, Kindergarten Starters School, Dubai, UAE (Sep 1991 – Aug 1992)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Attended various Diageo Group Training Courses at Singapore & Budapest
• Various Systems Training
• Control and Risk Management Training
ACADEMICS
• Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy), Calicut University, Kerala, India (1988)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management, NIIT, Chennai, India
TECHNICAL SKILLS SET
• Tally Accounting System
• Cognos Planning System (Adaytum)
• Power play Cubes
• Microsoft Office
• SAP (creating JV upload files and running reports)
• Cartesis Magnitude
• Anaplan – BI tool
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
• Date of Birth: 3rd March 1968
• Languages: English, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi
• References: Available on request
• Preferred Location: UAE