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Kushmendra Prasad

Kushmendra Prasad

Suva ,Fiji

Summary

Highly skilled professional with expertise in talent acquisition strategy, cost breakdown analysis, and team building and training. Proficient in oral and written English, verbal communication, and presentation skills. Adept at using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, MOYB, MADCAP, and various software applications. Demonstrates strong time-management, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills. Known for reliability, honesty, trustworthiness, and a positive attitude. Career goal includes leveraging skills in system analysis and design to drive organisational success.

Visionary leader with strategic mindset, ready to drive transformative change at executive level. Demonstrates exceptional skills in business development and operational management, coupled with strong leadership and communication abilities. Poised to deliver substantial growth and innovation to organisation.

Results-driven, ambitious and competitive business leader focused on transformative leadership and continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits. Tenacious executive ready to take on challenging role, meet goals and surpass expectations.

Successful manager equipped to plan, lead and optimise operations for changing landscape. Accomplished in delivering above-expected results while streamlining operations. Ambitious to affect change and bring results in new environment.

High-achieving Chief Executive Officer with proven skills in risk assessment, strategic planning and solution management. Focused on achieving sustainable growth in dynamic market conditions through exceptional leadership and relationship-building strengths. Looking for new professional challenge in dairy

Accomplished CEO well-versed in assessing risk, developing solutions and implementing positive changes to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging market conditions. Adept at building and strengthening business and customer relationships.

Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Committed manager with exceptional leadership, organisational skills and communication abilities leads high-performing cross-functional teams. Leads projects, company operations and business growth.

Passionate with experience in data accuracy and management. Independent problem-solver focused on customer service and product development. Works well under tight deadlines.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Chief Executive Officer

Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Oversee the strategic direction of an organization
  • Implement changes and proposed plans
  • Engage in media obligations and public relations
  • Interact with other leadership executives
  • Maintain accountability with the board
  • Monitor company performance
  • Setting precedence for the working culture and environment

Senior Accountant/ Human Resources / Administration

Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited / FCDCL
01.2012 - 01.2018
  • Financial Administration
  • Assisting in the development of policies, standards and guidelines in respect of accounting procedures concepts and methodologies
  • Oversee operation to ensure highest standard of data quality and integrity are maintained
  • Effectively manage FCDCL's accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
  • Manage FCDCL's Capital Asset management function ensuring all assets are appropriately recorded and their location, condition and value accurately recorded
  • Budget
  • Coordinate and prepare the annual Budget
  • Monitor Budget Adjustment
  • Monitor budget performances to investigate and report on adverse or unusual outcomes / trends
  • Continually review the budget process and seek innovative and technological improvements to increase process effectiveness and efficiency
  • Assist in the preparation of long term budgets including the projects and capital budgets
  • Work with Farm services team to identify profit improvement opportunities and strategies
  • Financial Reporting
  • Prepare monthly Board reports, including actual results, variation from budgets full forecast result and KPI reports
  • Prepare monthly and annual Financial statements and liaise with external and internal auditors in relation to financial matters
  • Develop, implement and maintain appropriate reporting standards and procedures for financial and management reports
  • Prepare periodic reports regarding the financial status of FCDCL, financial issues opportunities or revised financial policies as the need arises
  • Manage the provision of management accounting reports including balanced scorecard reporting to the board
  • Financial Analysis
  • Conduct efficiency / effective reviews and advise on appropriate accountability strategies
  • Contribute operational decision making of the organization by providing appropriate financial analysis
  • Enhance operational and financial performance reporting within the organization including profitability analysis of key business elements including code, channel and business unit
  • Benchmark best practice wagering
  • General
  • Provide leadership and management to the business unit, within the scope of position responsibilities
  • Manage FCDCL's financial and staff resources to ensure that delivery of the services and products are within budgetary and organizational constraints
  • Maintain key relationship with banks, government ministries, auditors and other third parties
  • Ensure adherence to Occupational Safety and Health (SO&H) legislation and policies for areas of responsibilities and liaise with OS&H representatives as necessary
  • Promote organization performance management processes and staff training and development practice are maintained for staff reporting to this position
  • Represent Finance in applicable project steering committees
  • Worked with management at the project level to ensure expense plans are achieved

Senior Accountant

Pacific Batteries Limited
01.2011 - 12.2011
  • Preparation of management Accounts i.e
  • Profit and loss with budget analysis and year to date figures, Balance sheet, and cash flow
  • Maintaining accurate & timely monthly management accounts that form part of the group's monthly submission
  • Proper maintenance & reconciliation of all general ledger accounts and fixed assets registers
  • Cash management including the preparation of timely and accurate cash-flow forecasts- daily monitoring and forecasting
  • Overseeing Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Listings and liaise on with the personnel responsible for these functions
  • Monthly Inventory reporting and stock take control procedures and variances solving
  • Setting of annual budgets & quarterly forecasts as required
  • Product costing – Activity based costing, also determine accurate COS for different product sale
  • Annual statutory reporting and compliance obligations and liaise on with company's internal and external auditors
  • FRCA payment - VAT, Income taxation and other compliance issues including repatriation of funds
  • Proper monitoring of H/R and Payroll function
  • Strategic Planning and Staff training
  • Proper understanding of ERP and new wage council Legislation
  • Labor productivity and time management
  • Meeting dead line
  • Friendly well known to many senior people in FRCA and other companies
  • Good knowledge of IFRS and proper Accounting procedures
  • Excellent MYOB knowledge
  • Authorization of cheque, voucher payment invoice and intercompany reconciliation, bank reconciliation, basically general duties of accounts, admin and factory operations

Research Project Assistant

USP, School of Management & Public Administration, Faculty of Business & Economics
01.2011 - 12.2011
  • Working in research matters
  • Searching for Journal articles
  • This involves detailed literature review, analysis and report writing
  • Other administration functions as directed and the work include data input, accounting and banking tasks
  • Assist in coordination of various projects
  • Assist in searching information to compile his weekly articles that he sent in Fiji Times

Management Trainee/ Accountant

Intimate Apparel
Vatuwaqa
01.2010 - 12.2010
  • Accounts Receivables (debtors)- preparations of invoice, statements of accounts, debtors list, monitoring cash inflow, proper posting to ledger accounts, updating of cash receipt journals and track of cash inflow as at 30,60,90,days account
  • Accounts Payable (Creditors)- check the invoice received, purchase order, delivery report, statement of account and then prepare payments according on the basis of 30,60,90 days account time frame, update ledger accounts, creditors listing, cash payment journal and file the documents
  • Stock control for four Retail shop- sight the stock request and make the delivery for amount of stock requested, daily additions and subtraction of stock in and out with sales figures, monthly stock take, prepare stock reports submit to managing director and daily sales recording and setting target to the sales representatives
  • Bank reconciliations on monthly basis, monthly statement of accounts

Private Tutor

USP
01.2010 - 06.2010
  • Students Private Tutor for project, guiding in their units
  • Guiding for research project and assignments
  • Mentoring for test preparations
  • Teaching how do research on internet and library resources
  • Giving structure for projects and seminar presentation

Audit Assistant

Parts worlds
Nabua
01.2009 - 12.2009
  • Stock counting, variance solving

Accountant

Central Transport
Suva
01.2008 - 12.2008
  • Preparations of wages
  • Monthly payments amount deduction for FNPF
  • Fuel rebate

Education

Masters - Professional Accounting

University Of the South Pacific
Fiji

Post Graduate Diploma - Professional Accounting

University Of The South Pacific
Suva ,Fiji Island

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -

University Of The South Pacific
Suva, Fiji Island
01.2010 - 12.2010

Degree - Accounting in Financial Management, Economics

Indian College Fiji Form Seventh Examination - undefined

01.2006 - 12.2006

Skills

  • Oral and Written English
  • Talent acquisition strategy
  • Cost breakdown analysis
  • Time-management
  • Self-motivation
  • Team building and training
  • Verbal Communication
  • Presentation Skills
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • MOYB
  • MADCAP
  • Database Management
  • System Analysis and Design
  • Internet Skills
  • Email Proficiency
  • Software Knowledge
  • Fast Typing Speed
  • Web Page Knowledge
  • Internet Searching Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Persuasion
  • Diplomacy
  • Coaching
  • Time Management
  • Self-Motivation
  • Honesty
  • Trustworthiness
  • Reliability
  • Positive Attitude
  • Smart Learner
  • Team Player

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 08/09/87
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Hindu
  • Marital status: Married

Referee

  • Simon Cole, Board Chairman FCDCL, 9921757
  • The Board Secretary, Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited, 3470008
  • General Manager, Pacific Batteries, dubey@connnect.com.fj
  • Mr. Ravishwar Chandra, Managing Director, Central Transport Suva Depo, 9992844
  • Mr. Sukdesh Singh, Managing Director, Parts world Nabua, 9992567

Languages

English
Fluent

Affiliations

  • Engaging in Cultural activity , Gyming , Participating in Community Work .

Timeline

Chief Executive Officer

Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited
01.2018 - 01.2024

Senior Accountant/ Human Resources / Administration

Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited / FCDCL
01.2012 - 01.2018

Senior Accountant

Pacific Batteries Limited
01.2011 - 12.2011

Research Project Assistant

USP, School of Management & Public Administration, Faculty of Business & Economics
01.2011 - 12.2011

Management Trainee/ Accountant

Intimate Apparel
01.2010 - 12.2010

Private Tutor

USP
01.2010 - 06.2010

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -

University Of The South Pacific
01.2010 - 12.2010

Audit Assistant

Parts worlds
01.2009 - 12.2009

Accountant

Central Transport
01.2008 - 12.2008

Indian College Fiji Form Seventh Examination - undefined

01.2006 - 12.2006

Degree - Accounting in Financial Management, Economics

Masters - Professional Accounting

University Of the South Pacific

Post Graduate Diploma - Professional Accounting

University Of The South Pacific
Kushmendra Prasad