Gurnaina Kochhar Ca Email and Phone Number
I’m driven by my need to learn & use my skills to add value where it's truly recognized. I owe my strong technical accounting foundation to my CA, B.Com (Melbourne Uni) & practical experience at a Big4-Deloitte. Tata honed my skills around Reporting & Business Partnering. Running a Hospitality Business in India gave me the opportunity to truly understand all business aspects ; right from handling a guest’s crisis on the floor to real time impact of strategic decisions on financial profitability. I'm now on a mission to help SME's evolve and grow operationally & financially with my Virtual CFO and Bookkeeping Services.An ABC(D) summary of my key skills would be:🅰udit/🅰ttention to detail: I’m known to spot audit findings that others would usually miss, such as fraudulent banqueting cash theft over 2 yrs , software glitch causing incorrect discounting since 1 yr; billing spreadsheet error that led to overbilling by the service agents for 9 months🅰nalysis: I focus on understanding the real need of data, so I can tailor the analysis into succinct, visual and truly insightful reports🅰ccounting Standards Application: I believe in writing kickass memos/SOPs for documenting them too🅰ccountability: Being accountable to my team lets me expect the same from the 120+ staff indirectly reporting to me🅱usiness Strategy Development: Strategy Courses & on the job training introduced me to various tools to choose, implement & achieve the best strategic goals & pathways🅲ommunicate & 🅲ollaborate- I’m a people person; love learning from them & building long lasting relations. The right synergies can make any task achievable🅲ontrol Improvements- Auditing new clients every week for 3 years gave me the perfect exposure to identifying best practices in operations & finance across different industries with turnovers ranging from $5m to $200m+🅲reativity: Creating websites, marketing materials, team culture activities, office murals...I find every opportunity to be creative at work too🅳ancing: My true passion. From family occasions to national competitions, I just love to perform𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:Business Strategic Planning | Financial Accounting | Management Reporting/ Dashboards | Internal/External Audit | Process/Control Improvements | FP&A | Financial Modelling | Monthly Reconciliations | Business Partnering | Budgeting | Team Building | Asset Management | ROI/ Investment Assessment | Risk Assessment
Evolgro Pty Ltd
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DirectorEvolgro Pty Ltd Nov 2023 - PresentRemoteA personalized Virtual Finance Team to help SME's, HNWI's and Startups, Evolve & Grow, operationally & financially.-Extensive local accounting expertise (Australia & India)-Knowledgeable in most accounting softwares such as Xero, MYOB, QB, Tally etc.-Qualified CA & Ex Deloitte team expertise-Pitch Decks, Presentations & Websites-ROI & Forecasting Tools
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Consulting CfoHarveststack Aug 2022 - PresentMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPart-time CFO at HarvestStack, a company that connects food producers and consumers through a direct and transparent online trading platform. -
Ceo, FounderIcon Global Pty Ltd. Jan 2022 - PresentVirtual CFO Services & Outsourced Bookkeeping -
Director Of Finance & Business DevelopmentSukhija Real Estates Pvt Ltd; Interactive Restaurants P/L; S.S. Hospitality Apr 2018 - Feb 2023Chandigarh, IndiaDirector of Finance of a Hospitality group (of Hotels, Restaurants & Fast Food franchises) in North IndiaResponsible for Supervising and Managing the group's• Budgeting Process, Annual Statutory Accounts & Tax returns.• Monthly books closing (Balance sheet reconciliations & Group Financial reports)• Detailed Financial Analysis of the Management Pack & Financial Indicators.• Business Process Internal Audits; identification of control/operational improvements; Main point of contact for the External Auditors.• Financial Modelling & evaluation of Franchise profitability; updating Business Valuation for the Franchise Chain.• Advising on key strategic decisions & formulating business strategies based on hospitality trends, prepared ROI’s for various projects.• Direct manager of 15 people across the Accounting, Admin & Purchase Teams.• Overall payroll processing supervision of 150+staff.• Planning Cultural Activities of all outlets.Key Achievements:• Designed & built a complete website for the Hotel https://www.iconhotels.asia/• Transitioned all three entities on different accounting softwares to one standard chart of accounts; in order to improve reporting processes.• Structured three different FOCO, FOFO & COCO Franchise Models across the franchise outlets.• Identified key high risk areas in the various operational processes, followed by a detailed audit of the banqueting cash deposits process which helped identify and recover fraudulent cash theft of $10,000.• Introduced improved reporting techniques, such as daily updating of party bookings & customer data on an online cloud platform.• Uploaded recipes of all menu items of the Franchise Chain into the Point of Sale Cloud Software (POSist) and enabled 20% stock wastage cost improvement by digitizing the daily closing stocktake process.• Introduced cost centre profitability analysis in order to identify underperforming units and implemented necessary corrective measures
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Operations Manager-Product Launch ProjectMy Consulting Offer Aug 2021 - Oct 2021RemoteResponsible for designing and implementing the very first product launch of the “Bootcamp” Course for an online courses & training provider (My Consulting Offer) helping aspiring management consultants land jobs at Bain, McKinsey and BCG.Softwares used: Loom, Zapier, Hotjar, Active Campaign, Kajabi, Thrivecart, WordPress Google Analytics, GoogleSheets, Asana, Slack & OneNote Successfully launched the company’s first standalone course via a 3 week email campaign, leading to 71 new enrollments and $52K USD revenue for the company. Designed and set up the 3 week product launch email campaign in Active campaign. Designed and built the website Sales Page and related promotional videos using Wordpress. Built the Thrivecart billing portal and integrated with our Kajabi Platform via Zapier. Created Dashboards for easy analysis of all metrics and integrated with Google Analytics Ecommerce Analysed customer views via HotJar page tracking and implemented strategic modifications on the sales page. -
Management AccountantMap Coffee, Tata Global Beverages Australia Jul 2015 - Apr 2018Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaResponsible for preparing timely and accurate financial information in line with both internal andexternal customer requirements, ensuring integrity of the overall financials of the Map Coffeebusiness.Strong commercial involvement via category management role as well as strategic price modellingfor the corporate division of the business.Softwares used: Microsoft Great Plains, SAP BPC, Qlikview, Tableau, Jotforms- Preparation of annual statutory accounts and tax returns, including monthly BAS returns.- Monthly books close down process including Balance sheet reconciliations and completion of groupfinancial reports submission in BPC SAP.- Ensuring integrity of the general ledger and marketing budget tracker as well as managing andmotivating transactional financial team as required.- Preparation of monthly Management Pack for Executive team with detailed variance analysis. Alsoresponsible for biweekly sales, global procurement and Fairtrade compliance reporting.- Annual Budget preparation and monthly Overheads Forecasting (latest estimates).- Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.- Advising on key strategic decisions and formulating business strategies; strongly driving the corporate business division and developed their new price modelling strategy.- Co-managing Coffee Capsules Category with Senior Marketing Lead.- Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements where needed.-Managing the warehouse stock takes and assessment of slow moving and obsolete stock provisions.- Assisting Supply Chain Team and Machine Service managers with the financial inventorymanagement.-Main point of contact for the Internal and External Auditors.- Carried out detailed channel profitability analysis.
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AuditorDeloitte Mar 2013 - Jul 2015Melbourne, Australia-Carrying out audit procedures and maintaining up-to-date knowledge about audit tools, techniques and accounting standards.-Perform detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand business performance and trends.-Review business processes to identify and address potential risks and areas of improvements.-Apply accounting principles to ensure financial procedures are in compliance with accounting standards and policies.-Proficient in using Microsoft Excel, audit softwares AS2 and EMS as well as experience in using MYOB, Quickbooks, SAP and Xero.Portfolio includes clients from education, leisure (sports), consumer business, not for profit and manufacturing industries. -
Dance Choreographer And PerformerMelbourne Bhangra Regiment Dec 2010 - Jul 2013Melbourne, AustraliaDance performer and choreographer.Performed at the Orientation Week of Australian Catholic University,Melbourne University's Cultural Show, Federation Square Cultural Show and many more events.Currently a member of the Melbourne Bhangra Regiment
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Accounts AssistantBrighton Institute Of Technology Mar 2011 - Jan 2013Melbourne, Australia-Researched and prepared list of options for capital supplies and teaching resource materials for manager’s review.-Introduced business process improvements that enhanced A/P functions, established common vendor files, eliminated duplication and reduced monthly processing time significantly.-Prepared bank and credit card reconciliations as well prepared installment plans for students.-Help with miscellaneous advertising campaigns such as brochure preparation.
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Summer AnalystDeloitte Australia Jan 2012 - Feb 2012Melbourne, AustraliaInterned with Deloitte Australia in the Private Audit Division.
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Front Of House StaffDelaware North Compani May 2010 - Feb 2011Medallion Club, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne-Responsible for hosting the Medallion Club at Etihad Stadium for game day dinners.-Can work under pressure and deal with conflict situations. -
Office AssistantM.K. Associates May 2008 - Jul 2008Responsibilities:-Assisted in the costing and marketing for a particular tender.-Was responsible for the cash and cheque deposits.
Gurnaina Kochhar Ca Education Details
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First Class Honours
Frequently Asked Questions about Gurnaina Kochhar Ca
What company does Gurnaina Kochhar Ca work for?
Gurnaina Kochhar Ca works for Evolgro Pty Ltd
What is Gurnaina Kochhar Ca's role at the current company?
Gurnaina Kochhar Ca's current role is CEO and Founder @ Virtual CFO Services & Outsourced Bookkeeping | Qualified CA | Ex Deloitte Auditor | Director of Finance.
What schools did Gurnaina Kochhar Ca attend?
Gurnaina Kochhar Ca attended Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand, University Of Melbourne.
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