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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Comprehensively lead the finance function for the Region. Drive profitability, Business expansion & partnering, External Stakeholder Mgmt., Cash generation, Accounting, Reporting, Treasury, Audit, Compliance and Taxation. • Heading IFRS compliant financial statements across countries; Leading monthly books close & reporting.• Evaluating all investments and withdrawals in the business for profitable running of operations. • Managing funding requirements, forecasts, cash pooling, and local treasury management to facilitate business.• Spearheading entire taxation function (direct & indirect) including compliances and tax planning across the region. • Ensuring compliance across countries for relevant external & internal regulatory, secretarial & legal framework. • Drive profit and loss activities across businesses; determine divergence and remedial actions in timely manner. • Maintaining a strong business rapport with external partners to ensure timely collection of fees and Profit share. • Implementing financial concepts through business and operational metrics to achieve better P&L performance. • Continuously assess gaps and streamline processes across sub functional areas & teams for sustainability & efficiency. • Partner with Top management on regular business reviews and actively contribute towards achieving grp goals.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Establishing & Stabilizing finance function for a Multinational oil trading & refining start up in UAE.• Acquired startup funding from the group through feasibility, risk & profitability analysis of business across 5 yrs. span. • Developing and maintaining first time right finance processes, accounting & reporting framework, defining KPI’s across business for inventory mgmt. P&L drivers and overall performance measurement packs. • Preparation and consolidation of accounts and Monthly MIS adhering to IFRS and Group policies. • Perform hedge accounting to align the books with the economics of the risk mitigation. Recognizing the impact of the derivative on the business position on month close basis. • Collaborate with Senior mgmt. in monthly business reviews and implement improvements to increase profitability. • In-house end to end VAT Implementation for the business - from Impact assessment study to efficient compliances. • Planning and executing offshoring of the entire finance function to a shared services team up until Stabilization. • Responsible for all internal and external financial and tax audits ensuring timely completion.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for maintaining P&L at zero for a cost recovery entity. • Lead pre closing Balance Sheet & P&L review across entities to identify anomalies & advise rectification.• Ensuring compliance across businesses to various regulatory, Legal, Internal controls and tax compliance frameworks.• Preparation of various performance metrics & dashboards analyzing different financial parameters for management.• Develop and manage KPI’s and performance measures to assess performances across businesses & countries. • Handle all Internal & External Audits, ensure timely completion and implement on recommendations if any. • Manage banking relationships externally, oversee banking operations internally and cash flow planning. • Conversant on Six Sigma methodology – Undertook a transformation project in MIS to achieve six sigma results.

Dubai, Uae

Technical & Operational lead for VAT for the business across Europe & South east Asia.• Ensure complete & accurate VAT accounts in the general ledger in compliance with tax law & policies.• Own the preparation process, validation and filing of monthly VAT returns in compliance with the relevant regulations.• Continuously evaluate business changes to understand any impacts on VAT compliance then undertake appropriate actions to ensure smooth operations & proper reporting.• Setting up tax registrations, IT systems, advisors and finance teams for new countries in scope.• Development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives in VAT area to improve process efficiency.• Designing and Managing of an end to end tracker covering compliances, cases for real time visibility to senior mgmt.. • Continuously evaluate new business operations to determine tax impact and establish go forward treatment.

Mumbai Area, India

Functional In charge to Implement various SAP finance modules from conceptualization to post implementation care across entities and businesses in Shell India.• Assured compliance to local laws, and assurance policies, while implementing global systems for assets & projects for downstream India business. • Spearheaded complete preparation of legal/fiscal requirement checklists with focus on compliant systems, controls, and process solutions. Improved project outcomes and deliverables by overseeing multiple milestones, including training, testing, role mapping, cutover data preparation, and reconciliation.• Delivered subject matter expertise, while leading SAP Implementation for 30000+ assets worth $250M.• Planned and implemented first ever ERP for projects for 100+ projects worth $100M.• Ensured integrated planning, and keeping stakeholders informed/engaged, while leading wide spread working groups and dependencies, including global, regional and local teams.• Recognized for leading various project stage gates, such as data cleaning, cutover, live simulations, hyper care.

Chartered Accountant

Management Accountant

General Management

Bachelors In Commerce