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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Supervise finance and accounting functions across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Middle East countries, ensuring adherence to local and international standards. Responsibilities include managing budgeting, financial forecasting, account finalization (monthly, quarterly, andyear‐end), and conducting monthly financial analysis. - Conduct data analysis and facilitate strategy planning and execution, producing monthly financial reports for management. - Identify potential weak areas and guide business leaders and country heads on cost control and process improvement. - Monitor accounts receivable and payable, implementing processes to improve Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) across all entities. - Manage Company treasury, ensuring adequate cash flow for all entities, and collaborate with the collection team to develop strategies for improved customer collections. - Ensure timely monthly reporting to the group team as per group instructions and liaise with stakeholders such as Direct and Indirect tax and procurement department. - Establish and maintain internal controls to mitigate risks, aligning with the expectations set by the Global Internal Audit Team (GIAT). - Other responsibilities like Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, Internal Audit, etc.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Spearheading entire function of Finance & Accounts entailing Budgeting & Gross Margin, Finalization of Accounts, MIS, Cost Controlling (Monthly / Quarterly / Year End Closing), and Variance Analysis of Financials on quarterly basis with detailed ledger scrutiny - Facilitating Equity Investment decisions and ensuring timely presentation to management for allocated fund, its utilizations and investment of spare funds for income generation - Conducting data analysis and facilitating strategy planning & execution; producing Monthly Financial reports for management - Bringing about significant improvement in interest income through daily surveys of investment opportunities and selection of prime placement of the company's passive funds - Defining potential weak areas and guiding business leaders through cash flow analysis and cost control - Keeping a check on expense & project spends with respect to budgets; raising flags wherever necessary - Understanding new business / changes in existing business, analyzing impact thereof on financials and suggesting accounting treatment; optimizing utilization of capital and cash flow; monitoring ROI and P&L for optimum Returns

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

I am currently associated here with the Corporate Finance & Accounts team to deliver financials.- Involvement in Finalization of Corporate Accounts - Head Office (Monthly / Quarterly / Year End Closing). Preparation of Variance Analysis of Standalone Financials on quarterly basis.- Involvement in Automation of various process and Internal Financial Control at Company level including dealing with Internal Audit Team and all other locations for synchronization for all major processed like Inventory, COGS, Procurement to Pay (P2P), Treasury and Payroll process and streamline the same across plants.- Interaction with Department Heads (HOD) to provide highlight on findings, recommend corrective actions and drive various meeting.- Involvement in Preparation of Borrowing MIS for management and ensuring completeness of accounting for the borrowings in SAP - Treasury Module.- Monthly MIS for ongoing projects in CWIP and pre-operative cost calculation and capitalization, includes updates from locations for status of ongoing projects and expected timelines and reasons for delay, if any.- Handling Goods & Services Tax (GST) for Corporate including Input Service Distribution (ISD) along with monthly and annual returns along with GST Audit. Also review and ensure utilization of GST input credit on timely basis. Handling GST department notices for various queries and resolution.- Review Bank Reconciliation Statement on monthly basis for Corporate Bank Accounts (includes 65 Banks accounts) and ensures accounting for the same on time.- Dealing with Consultants for various areas along with Statutory Auditors, GST Consultant, Tax Audits & Automations projects.- Guidance to other teams as well for SAP – Treasury related module related queries.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

In general, work involves handling statutory and tax audit (both Listed and unlisted entities), Limited Review and Certification work. Industries handled includes Pharmaceutical, Mining & Metal, Automobile, Educational Institute, etc.- Roles and responsibilities as a team leader include planning the assignment, design for audit based on risk assessment analysis, team mobilization, coaching, supervision, review of work done by team, executing key areas, coordination with client and other specialists involved in audit, and ensuring quality of work.- Evaluating and verifying internal control systems / procedures of the clients with a view to highlight the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations. Drafting of management letter and thereby giving recommendations on internal controls and processes improvement.- Interaction with client senior management personnel to provide highlight on findings, recommend corrective actions and drive client meeting and presentations.- Performing analysis of client data in various Data Analyzer Tools like Payroll Analyzer, JE Analyzer,Customized Reports.- Building rapport with client personnel and dealing directly with location management and communicate as well as discuss the observations with them.

Mumbai Area, India

Involve in Statutory Audit of listed as well as unlisted companies. Limited Review of listed clients as per SEBI requirement (Clause 49).Handling a team of 4 people and reporting to the Senior Manager & Partner.Major Responsibilities:To lead the Statutory Audit team after merger for one of the reputed listed client and review the work of colleagues & Associates. Involvement in major areas like:1. Treasury & Finance at Company Level including change in the accounting policy of Financial & Derivative Instruments from AS - 30 to AS - 1 & AS - 11. Accounting for Finance Cost and Other Borrowing Cost along with Accounting Standard - 16 impact.2. Fixed Assets - Analysis of Fixed Assets along with accounting for Impairment of Plant and impact on the financial statement.3. Trade Receivables & Trade Payables including related parties transaction.4. Other Expenses - Analysis and ledger scrutiny along with regrouping of the same as the new company policy. Study & analysis of various types of agreement for expenses incurred.

Kolkata Area, India

Work involves looking after Accounts & Finance Department along with preparation of MIS reports formanagement.Ø Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statement.Ø Prepare various MIS reports related to Sales, Consumption, Other Expenses, etc. for management.Ø Filing of returns of various statutory requirements like Service Tax, CST, VAT, etc.Ø E-filing of Income Tax Returns of Directors as well as Company.Ø Calculation & planning of taxes.Ø Dealt with Sales Tax Assessment and Income Tax Assessment.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Education record

Future Fit Leader (FFL) - Leadership Programme

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Accounting And Finance, 1St Grade

Activities and Societies: One rupee revolution and Annual fest volunteering.Bachelors of Commerce - Honours

Higher School, Commerce

Activities and Societies: Blood Donation Camp volunteeringHigher Secondary education