This document contains a resume for Ravi Kumar Kasagoni, who is seeking a senior role in finance and accounting in Africa. He has over 8 years of experience in financial accounting, tax compliance, and MIS reporting. Currently he works as the Cluster Accounts & Finance Manager for Sonam Cameroon Ltd., Sarl, where he prepares financial reports, manages budgets and cash flow, and ensures regulatory compliance. Previously he held accounting roles at Aditya Birla Retail Ltd and Next Retail India Ltd. He has expertise in accounting software like SAP and Tally, as well as Microsoft Office programs.

1. Ravi Kumar Kasagoni
:Kasagoniravikumar@yahoo.co.in/ravikumarkasagoni@gmail.com : +237655979806
SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Competent professional, targeting senior level assignments in Finance & Accounts and Taxation with an organisation of repute
Location Preference: Africa
PROFILE SNAPSHOT
• A dynamic professional with 8 years of experience in Financial Accounting, Tax Compliance and MIS Reporting
• Presently associated with Sonam Cameroon Ltd., Sarl as Cluster Accounts & Finance Manager(Cameroun, Benin, IVC &
Ghana)
• In-depth knowledge of the principles related to all matters linked to finance, accounting, budgeting and controls
• Excellent in managing financial accounting, preparing ledger books, bank reconciliation statements and performing
finalization of accounts
• Sound knowledge of working on accounting software application such as SAP(FI & CO),Tally ERP, FoxPro, MS Excel and so
on
• An effective communicator with excellent analytical, decision-making & interpersonal skills
CORE COMPETENCIES
~ Financial Accounting ~ Tax / Legal Compliance ~Auditing
~ MIS Reporting ~ Budgeting & Forecasting ~Cash Management
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Nov’12: Sonam Cameroon Ltd., Sarl as Accounts & Finance Manager
Key Result Areas:
• Preparation of entire Gamut of Financial, Commercial and accounting activities for Sonam Cameroun.
• Preparation of Management account for west Africa division
• Consolidation of Financial reports for West Africa Zone, such as daily/weekly/monthly MIS
• Reconciliation of bank accounts and other outstanding accounts/ sales order on a weekly / monthly basis
• Setting up the accounting systems and procedures to enable controls and systems in place.
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and take appropriate actions based on the forecast
• Supervising the staff of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Inventory reco
• Controlling/Managing Debtors and regular follow-up with Sales team
• Preparation of Costing for the Rice type wise/vessel wise.
• Managing effective working capital as per requirement of business.
• Timely reconciliation of Trade Creditors & Trade Debtors, Inter Country & Inter Company Recon’s on every month.
• Liaison with commercial banks for fund and non-fund based limits.
• Generating daily MIS reports for review by management for expenses, revenue, sale and deliveries along with cumulative
MIS for all branches to be sent to Head Office
• Authorising and signing contracts, cheques, drafts and ensuring on-time payments
• Drafting schedule for expenses, fixed asset, current asset & liability on a regular basis
• Formulating budgets and controlling pending deliveries, unclosed, cancelled BDL, ADL, issue & pluck cards
• Verifying invoices for sales order and issuing slips & gate pass serials
• Facilitating stock maintenance for rice & fish stock and controlling the movement of their stock
• Checking details for sundry debtors & creditors on a monthly basis and finalising P.O. for suppliers for P.O. on an yearly
basis
• Assisting in timely completion of audits by providing answers to auditors and administering internal & external audits
• Preparing credit & debit notes and following up for cooperative payment /fresh LPO
• Facilitating declaration of documents before importing fish & rice and reconciling goods received

2. • Adhering to French Laws for making payment of taxes and preparing yearly schedules to be submitted to Tax Department
• Providing assistance in the development of annual and long-range plans that linked business strategies to operational plans
and the expected range of financial results
Highlights:
• Automated the preparation of daily & weekly reports using Excel that had previously required 15-20 hours of effort per
week
• Have received a good appreciation from Stallion Group MD for good MIS presentation and implemented in all other
countries.
• Provided information on financial status by preparing special reports such as Cash /funds flows /working capital & various
important ratios
• Forwarded recommendation notes with ratio analyses on the financial viability of type of fish/ rice businesses / operations
to senior management
• Executed important documentation such as tax & license on behalf of the company
• Highly well versed in MS-Office(2007 & 2010) especially in Ms Excel,
• Improved the timeliness of month-end financial reporting from approximately 15 days to 10 days
June’10 – OCt’12 Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, Hyderabad as Assistant Accounts Manager
Key Result Areas:
• Finalisation of Accounts for Management on monthly basis.
• Daily/weekly/Monthly MIS reports
• Supervising the staff of Accounts Payable/Accounts receivable
• Statutory compliance/ Audit Compliance
• Preparation of Cash flow/Budgets
• Inventory reco every month as per dept wise
• Preparation of Bank recon on daily Basis.
• Co coordinating all month end closes.
Jun’08 – May’10 Next Retail India Ltd, Hyderabad as Assistant Accounts Manager
Key Result Areas:
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly MIS reports
• Supervising Accounts receivable/ Accounts Payable
• Preparation of Bank recon on daily basis.
• Coordinating with all store Accountants to get daily MIS
• Consolidate all stores daily MIS for Sales and collection.
• Inventory reco for all stores/warehouse and physical stock take on monthly basis.
ACADEMIC DETAILS
2014 Diploma in IFRS from ACCA-UK.
2014 Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting from IACT Global-Delhi
2011 Master of Commerce from New Science PG College, Kakatiya University Warangal.
2008 CA-Inter from Institute of chartered Accountants of India.
2006 B.Com. from New Science Degree College Kakatiya university Warangal
2003 12th
from Lal Bahadur College, Warangal
2000 10th
from ZPSS Narayagiri High School Warangal
Other Courses:
• P.G.D.C.A - Warangal
• Tally ERP 9 from Vijayawada.
• MS Office from CA Club India Delhi

3. PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 19th
November 1985
Languages Known: English, French, Hindi, Telugu
Address: Post: Mupparam M:Dharmasagar Dist: Warangal Telangana- PIN: 506142