Bharat Pahuja Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

Dubai, Ae

Nigeria

 Business Finance Operations Leader specializing in Margin Management, Commercial Finance, M & A, and cross-border taxation/organization structure. Excellence across West Africa, with a primary focus on Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, and some other Emerging Markets in French West Africa. Dedicated to optimizing financial performance through strategic planning, risk management, and rigorous compliance adherence to drive organizational growth and stability

India

Experienced in financial (virtual CFO) and cross-border taxation advisory services | Dedicated to delivering strategic financial guidance and solutions to clients, ensuring compliance, and maximizing opportunities across borders.

Lagos, Nigeria

 Managed finance and commercial operations for the metal vertical of the group, with a focus on commodity hedging. Led vertical restructuring utilizing tax-efficient conduits, leveraging expertise in transfer pricing and cross-border taxation. Additionally, adept at crafting feasibility reports for emerging diversification projects.

Lagos, Nigeria

 Projections, Finance facility from banks, working capital management, its economy & liaison with financial institutions for related matters Overseen full cycle accounting for month‐end and quarter‐end closure of Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss along with cash flow, product costing, and other MIS and presented a full set of yearly financial reports

Lagos

 Controlled purchase to payment (P2P), accounting to records (A2R), Order toCash (O2C), hedging contracts on exchange Spearheaded reconciliation with banks, vendors & customers, and intercompanyreconciliations, aging reports of accounts payable, and accountreceivable

Lagos

 Assessed security and fraud risks to the internal controls of organisation and their severity Prepared detailed reports on audit findings and make recommendations for improvement Formulated systems, procedures & manuals for different operations & ensuring compliance with Management & statutory requirements

Lagos, Nigeria

 Conducted periodic field audits with forensic and propriety audit approaches, covering all operational branches and manufacturing facilities/plants Analysed ratios and trends that include recovery and wastage ratios, segment wise debts / bad debts ratio, various expenditure trends

Pune Area, India

Conducted periodic internal audits, covering all manufacturing facilities/plants & prepared detailed reports on audit findings, and made recommendations for improvements.

Indore Area, India

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance, Ii

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce, Ii

Activities and Societies: Indore