Hemalatha Prabhakar Acma Cgma
About Hemalatha Prabhakar Acma Cgma
Hemalatha Prabhakar is a Management Accountant with extensive experience in financial management and reporting. She has worked at The Female Health Company since 2010 and has a strong educational background in accountancy and management from various institutions.
Work at The Female Health Company
Hemalatha Prabhakar has been employed as a Management Accountant at The Female Health Company since 2010. In this role, she has overseen various financial processes and systems. She has played a significant part in integrating NGO projects with the company, ensuring that reporting requirements are updated accordingly. Her responsibilities also include serving as the key liaison with external auditors during year-end audits, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
Previous Experience in Accounting
Prior to her current position, Hemalatha worked at Enara Group as a Management Accountant from 2006 to 2010. She also served as a Business Services Assistant at Blevins Franks from 2000 to 2003. These roles provided her with a solid foundation in accounting and financial management within various organizational contexts in London, United Kingdom.
Education and Qualifications
Hemalatha Prabhakar holds an Advance Diploma in Business & Accountancy from Systematic Advance Diploma, which she completed from 1996 to 1998. She furthered her education at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, achieving the status of Associate Chartered Management Accountant between 2003 and 2009. Additionally, she obtained an LCCI qualification in Accounting from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1995. Her academic background supports her expertise in management accounting.
Achievements in Financial Management
Throughout her career, Hemalatha has implemented several improvements in financial management processes. Notably, she reduced the time required to close monthly management accounts from 5-6 days to 2-3 days. She also established a system for month-end close and overnight run reports in Syspro, which resulted in significant time savings. Furthermore, she directed financial system updates to enhance reporting capabilities and led the Malaysian finance team through staff transitions while managing annual external audit requirements.