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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Audit and Assurance services.Involved on statutory audit of Phonepe obtaining rich experience in the Fintech space.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I was part of India Payments Controllership team which deals with Amazon’s payments business in India. As part of my role, I was responsible for appropriate accounting of Affordability Programs, assessment of accounting impact of RBI Regulations on the payments business, review and accounting of cost of processing, etc. Few other key areas that I was involved in were Payment Aggregator/Payment gateway guidelines, Nodal/Escrow accounts review, etc. I was also a part of the Projects Team… Show more I was part of India Payments Controllership team which deals with Amazon’s payments business in India. As part of my role, I was responsible for appropriate accounting of Affordability Programs, assessment of accounting impact of RBI Regulations on the payments business, review and accounting of cost of processing, etc. Few other key areas that I was involved in were Payment Aggregator/Payment gateway guidelines, Nodal/Escrow accounts review, etc. I was also a part of the Projects Team where I was involved in setting up of new entities to enhance India payments businesses. As part of my routine activities, I managed complex accounting issues (affordability expenses, RBI regulations for payments business), review process related controls, review and analyse accounting positions in line with IFRS/Ind AS/USGAAP for all agreements applicable to the Payments business in India.I also liaised actively with Business and Finance teams to streamline business & accounting processes and to understand the nature of the new agreements, amendments, new streams of the business, etc.I was also actively involved in the month-end close activities (including review of the Balance Sheet and PnL) and review journal entries, reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I was part of the India Audit and Assurance practice for a long span of 10.5 years. In this time, I have spent considerable time auditing clients in various sectors, primarily in Retail & Consumer, Pharma and Manufacturing.My key clients included Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Decathlon, Lifestyle International in the Retail & Consumer space|| AstraZeneca, IQVIA in the Pharma sector || and 3M India, Praxair, AT&S in the Manufacturing sector.As part of the tenure in Pw India, I led… Show more I was part of the India Audit and Assurance practice for a long span of 10.5 years. In this time, I have spent considerable time auditing clients in various sectors, primarily in Retail & Consumer, Pharma and Manufacturing.My key clients included Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Decathlon, Lifestyle International in the Retail & Consumer space|| AstraZeneca, IQVIA in the Pharma sector || and 3M India, Praxair, AT&S in the Manufacturing sector.As part of the tenure in Pw India, I led large multi-location engagements using technical, people and relationship skills to monitor and navigate in order to delivery high quality audits. Through my years of experience on highly complex engagement, I have gained significant experience in IFRS/Ind AS/IGAAP, IFCFR/SOX on the GAAP side while also engaging with the clients on the various nuances under Companies Act, RBI guidelines, FEMA, etc.Across my engagement, I have led high quality and detailed technical discussions with the CEO/CFO/Finance Controllers and in some cases, the Board of Directors.As part of managerial role, I achieved operational efficiency on many clients (~12%) through managing financial and resource aspects on audit engagements. I also successfully contributed to practice development by winning key clients for office and generated significant revenue over my tenure. Through my tenure, I have headed administrative operations, assisted leadership in evaluating practice performance and helped in recruiting resources across levels.I was nominated by the firm to the Economic Times Young Leaders’ Award in 2018 and 2019, was awarded ‘performed beyond level’ on multiple occasions, was consistently rated high for imparting technical trainings to colleagues and awarded the ’flexibility evangelist award’ for ensuring the engagement team working with me had flexible working space while ensuring high quality audit. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Assistant Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Review of Financial Statements as per IGAAP and in some cases, in line with Group Reporting (according to USGAAP). Completion of engagements within the deadlines including people management.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Took up internship in the firm which had manufacturing and trading business, dealing in palm oil, refined oil and mustard oil. Acted as Chief Accountant with responsibilities for preparing and reviewing accounts of the Company, preparation of direct taxes reports and feasibility reports for entering into any new projects.Was involved in the business operations to understand setting up machineries to manufacture oil and in certain interactions with raw material vendors/suppliers.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Undertook the articleship training handling clients from varied industries.Performed audits through sample checks, tax audit reports, preparation of financial statements for clients, involved in preparation of audit reports, etc.Learned significantly from the vast experience from the Principal and the client coordinators which provided me with very good exposure to the practical financial nuances and business level understanding.

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounts & Finance

High School, Commerce