Manager - Finance
CurrentFinancial Steering and related projects - Local GAAP profit forecasting with alignment of local FP&A team, CFO and Hilti Global Tax Team and assessing implication on transfer pricing decisions- Developed profitability statement for Fleet Management Business Vertical by identifying revenue and cost drivers to bring visibility to business stakeholders- Led review of Travel Expenses (opex steering) to assess avenues for cost reductions and improvements in the travel and expense policy Financial Reporting - Led review of financial data migration onsite for Hilti Plant in Germany - Led statutory, corporate, group, tax and internal audits with no major observations- Core team member for first time adoption of Ind AS- Oversee general ledger function driving month end closing, GAAP compliance, Fixed Assets and review with CFO - Piloted process improvements in Fixed Assets, IFRS 16 reporting, Employee and Custom Duty Balance Sheet reconciliations - Global Finance Contributor - Led and assisted implementation of global and local projects (e.g. Finance Academy, Digital Supplier Invoice Approvals, ICS documentation upgradation, SOD review, etc.)- Conducted sessions in Hilti Global Process Week for Credit and Collection Process Compliance - Led a cross functional project for fiscal impact assessment of trade agreement signed between India and EFTA countries with reporting directly to Operations Director and Finance Director with active collaboration with Big4 consultant - Steered ICS compliance for 3 India entities and led a high performing team for quality checks of 7 global entities - Led Direct Tax function for 2 entities which includes Direct Tax compliances (Advance tax, TP forms, Returns, Tax Assessments, etc.) and Transfer Pricing compliances through close collaboration with consultants and Global Tax Team - Robust tax balance sheet reconciliation file to monitor tax balances and review with Finance Director
