Gautham Jacob

Direct Reports : 2 Financial Controllers + 2 Financial Analyst.

Dotted line reporting : 3 Accounting Managers (FRIT, BENELUX)

• Preparation and Consolidation of Monthly Rolling Forecasts and Annual Budget
• Ownership of >$250M Regional PnL.
• Monitoring of Key Financial and Revenue metrics
• Optimization of financial and business processes : Dashboard Reporting and automization
• Business Partner to Regional Sales MD's : Focus on top line growth, market growth and pricing strategies, review of sales monthly sales KPI's
• Ad hoc Feasibility Studies & Detailed Product Analysis
• Creation of Quarterly Board Presentation with Financial and Operational Performance Analysis
• Improved Commission Scheme and worked with Sales leaders to create performance dashboard for their team.
• Strategic Planning and Analysis for International Business : (Analysis of Market, Market share, and Feasibility Studies
• Managing accounting/finance aspects of the month end close.
• Responsible for the regional month end deck for the VP ; include Revenue analysis +OPEX + EBITDA.
• Management of Finance + IT (SOX ) Audit

• Promoted to Manager in just 2 years after joining as Senior Analyst.
• Consolidated monthly management reporting at the country and segment level. (IS,BS,CF)
• Collaborated with Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and L-Catterton on various projects including preparation of a 10-year business plan, valuation, and investment deck for profit & loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow analysis.
• Prepared and consolidated annual/rolling budgets
• Conducted monthly financial reviews with COO/Directors of each business segment, analyzing sales and operating expenses to enhance EBITDA performance.
• Achieved annual cost savings of $10M through collaboration with the CFO on a company restructuring initiative.
• Created and updated Quarterly Presentations for Board Members, including PnL/BS/CF Performance, Expected Year End Results, and EBITDA Analysis.
• Developed financial models and feasibility studies for new business opportunities, emphasizing profitability and return on investment.
• Streamlined analysis of 60+ Rental Agreements, prioritizing outlets exceeding optimal rent to sales ratio leading to $1M in Savings
• Successfully reduced employee turnover and enhanced profitability by creating and implementing a highly effective incentive scheme for Retail/Café and Duty Free.

• Created Staffing Efficiency Presentation for Corporate Finance Manager, which led to reduction of staff
• Prepared KPI Reports for all operating Locations, with a focus on cost reduction and inefficiencies
• Met with Outlet managers to find problems they faced on the ground, and suggested solutions to senior management
• Analyzed Income Statement with a focus on areas with a high % on sales ratio.