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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Managed client relationships in the Information Technology, Hospitality and Construction space. Key areas of engagement include the following:Financial planning and reporting:Managed CFO Services for a wholly owned UAE subsidiary of a Norway Listed entity. This role included financial controllership and managing finance operations in respect of the entity.Areas of responsibility included establishing policies and processes, improving operating performance including reduction of work at risk and overdue receivables, annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, month end and year end books close and financial reporting to the parent company.As a business partner, supported improvement in cash flow forecasting cycle and improved overall working capital position. Collaborated with Group Executive Management based in Norway for matters pertaining to the overall financial health of the entity.Change management:Ensured delivery of business engagements involving change management programmes, financial accounting and HRM. Facilitated implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP BusinessOne and other IT softwares) programmes as a change agent and managed transition to regular operation state.

New Delhi, Delhi

Country Finance Head with ownership of financial control, transformation,compliance and operations.Finance Controllership:Led Finance and Operations Team across three locations. Developed organizational policies and processes, ensuring adequate internal controls and governance. Complete ownership of legal entity financial reporting, payroll and treasury matters. Was involved in restructuring of local entity consulting business and its eventual divestiture. Engaged with the US, Australia and APAC teams in financial analysis, employee transfer matters, contract development and operations management. Strategic Planning:Managed business planning, budgets and forecasts liaising with Global Executive Management. Business partner to Vertical Heads supporting commercial viability of new business propositions, measuring performance of existing deals and mitigating contract risk on significant client engagements.Change Management:Played crucial roles in implementing inorganic growth strategies which included both acquisition and divestment of business entities. Managed business and technological change including ERP implementation.Regulatory Compliance:Managed regulatory requirements pertaining to formation of company and limited liability partnership entities. Managed associated tax and central bank regulatory requirements. Evaluated cross border funding options to strengthen capital position of local business. Finance Transformation and Outsourcing:Managed client relationships with a view to developing and sustaining a new Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Vertical. Client portfolio included:- Finance transformation and operation services for a private equity fund manager having Investment Vehicles domiciled in Cayman Islands, Channel Islands and Mauritius.- Accounting services for the India subsidiary of an American financial services company in the business of global risk management benchmarking solutions.

New Delhi, Delhi

Finance Lead and a member of the Business Operations Board. Was responsible for strategic planning and financial reporting aligning local entity reporting to the UK parents requirements. Member of project team for finance transformation including establishment of shared services.Complete ownership over tax and regulatory matters.

New Delhi, Delhi

As Finance Business Partner, was a member of the Business Operations Board and reported to the Group CFO based in UK and Country Manager. Was responsible for financial planning, budgeting and reporting of local entity financial performance.

New Delhi, Delhi

As part of Global Finance Transformation initiatives, was involved in the establishment of shared services for finance, accounting and tax processes of Agilent worldwide operations (APAC, Europe and America regions). This included finalization of Service Level Agreements, development of Balance Scorecards and Performance Metrics for the various outsourced processes.

New Delhi, Delhi

Advised clients on structuring cross border transactions, tax compliance matters and represented them in proceedings with appellate authorities.Set-up retrial benefits schemes for multinational clients in power and insurance businesses.Managed tax planning and compensation structuring for senior executives and expatriates.