Quintes Global (QG) is a new-age startup venture of few pioneering leaders (Ravi Ramakrishnan, Rakesh Sinha and Anand Maheswari) who have led the Business Process Management value story of India since mid 1990s. QG was established based on specific demand from Mid Sized Global Corporates and India MNCs to provide contextualised transformation centric business process solutions under the differentiated & unique global first 'Dedicated Captive (D-CapTM) model', with the objective of 'co-creating value' and simplifying tomorrow!Abhinav is responsible for leading the significant strategic initiatives for the company including transformation consulting, new business development and building a new age edtech vertical.

Abhinav started Skill-Ivy to provide a platform to young leaders and students to learn the real world skills. Skill-Ivy is focused on delivering life-skills, Mindset skills and Leadership skills to school and college students across the country. Skill-Ivy's mission to help nurture a more confident, capable and empowered generation of youth. We work with schools, communities, universities and organizations to impart skills that go beyond the academics and equip our youth to live victoriously. Skill-Ivy's suite of modular, multi-year curriculum enables students to find greater, path-breaking success across all aspects of life - academics, health, relationships and passions.

We are the 'No Nonsense Business Experts' who can quickly and credibly get to the heart of a business issue/opportunity and then deal with it in a very practical way. Positive Momentum partners bring the best of their experience to clients with the assurance of being part of a business. Please visit www.positivemomentum.com for details or send me a message at abhinav.goel@positivemomentum.com.

Leading the Operations Accounting function for the Company, I was leading a team of 200 professionals who are responsible for managing the compliance and financial integrity of AXP Balance Sheet Accounts. The team drives accounting for AXP's Payments, Merchants and Disputes functions and has close linkages with Card Member satisfaction.

Working as a Director in the Global Account Reconciliation area of American Express, I am leading a team of over 100 finance professionals managing the financial integrity and reporting of the balance sheet of the company. The role involves reporting, analytics and compliance to internal policies and external reporting requirements.In my current role, I deal extensively with stake holders from across the globe and am also responsile for identifying and developing new business for my organization.

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Director – Finance – PKS Infra Engineers Private Limited (Apr’09 till date). I am responsible for the day to day finance and operational activities of the company. The role includes the following:• Business strategy, planning and development – Worked with the Board of Directors to chart out growth strategies, business development through networking and operational management• Project financing – Organized financial closure for mid-sized construction projects through nationalized banks and NBFCs• Budgeting and controls – Finalizing projects budgets and cash flows in consultation with project managers and tracking them• Project Management – Responsible for handling projects worth Rs. 20 Crore from a comprehensive management stand-point. This also included making project plans, client relationship management, team hiring and management and execution• Responsible for setting up the accounting procedures and manual for the company

Worked with Google India as a Manager in the Finance Shared Services Group. I joined as a core member of the leadership team mandated to set up the Finance Center of Excellence in India. The highlights include: • Establishing the service delivery and engagement model; hiring the start-up team and setting up the India Center of Excellence;• Branding the Center, significant business development and establishing governance and communication channels with business partners in US and Europe;• As the overall lead for the Accounting and FP&A verticals of the center; led and managed the transitions of reporting, analytics, reconciliations, Fixed Assets &Inter-company accounting processes;• Developed SLAs and performance metrics – a ‘first’ with in Google;• Building a strong compliance culture, SoX compliance and robust internal controls;• Improving processes through standardization, automation and centralization;• Building team culture – creating a proud, engaged team which was at the forefront of the change in the Finance organization

Managed multiple processes such as Global Fixed Assets, India Payroll and Latin American Reconciliations. I delivered on the following objectives across the multiple roles:• Ensuring that the team meets its Service level Agreement for all processes, managing relationships with customers from Controllership, Operations, Real estate and other groups;• Reducing the balance sheet exposure, process risk assessment and controls, investment optimization studies and identification and elimination of front end process gaps;• Management Information for the business partners to highlight the key business and financial parameters and drivers;• Managing the end to end payroll and employee benefits function for over 3000 employees. • Working in partnership with Human Resource to design and implement compensation related policies and guidelines.• Handling Corporate and statutory audits, compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act: Account attestations, assigning account ownerships, policy compliance, Trial balance reviews and quarterly SO404 testing of the reconciliation process;