Pratik (Patrick) Shah, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Collaborating with business owners and individuals on accounting, tax planning and preparation, fractional CFO services, payroll management, and a range of advisory solutions

Levallois-Perret, France, Fr

~ Consolidate annual budget for eight countries in the Americas region (700 million business unit) including Financial, IT, Working Capital, and Cash Flow budget, develop forecast and five-year strategic plan. ~ Work closely with Business unit CFO and country CFOs; develop ways to continually improve the processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting; mentor and provide succession planning for the direct reports.~ Prepare presentations on the monthly business reviews, flash, financial position, cash flow, product reporting, business development, financial bridges, and various other operations KPIs to review with the Executive team of the company.~ Drive value creation through helping the business make better operational and strategic decisions by providing weekly and monthly forecasts, assess monthly performance, identify key trends impacting gross profit, cost of sales as well as overheads spend, EBITDA, DSO, DPO and Productivity to achieve annual targets.

Levallois-Perret, France, Fr

~ Responsible for accounting functions including general ledger accounting, Interco reporting, fixed assets, payroll, various other accounting tasks for the two lines of business’s US entities (Freight Forwarding - 450 million and Supply Chain Optimization - 175 million). ~ Direct a team of seven direct reports including mentoring, motivating, monitoring team productivity and distribution of their work flow.~ Review and sign off month-end close journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and variance explanations for the two US entities. ~ Liaise as a main contact for the audit and tax matters for the two US entities.

Levallois-Perret, France, Fr

~ Managed a team of four direct reports and six indirect responsible for general ledger accounting and accounts payables.~ Oversaw consolidations and month end close for the international division (400 million) and work with overseas companies to ensure accurate financial reporting.~ Directly responsible for all accounting functions for EMEA and AU operating companies (90 million) and various holding companies.~ Reviewed Audited Financial Statements (AFS), Statutory Financial Statements, Compilation Reports and GAAP to STAT Financials reconciliations.

Levallois-Perret, France, Fr

~ Prepared monthly consolidations, cash flow statements and review monthly journal entries for the international division. ~ Prepared and reviewed balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of general ledger accounts. ~ Provided variance and trend analysis for all OHL’s international companies.~ Managed month end close including intercompany eliminations process and approving account reconciliations for all companies in international division.

Levallois-Perret, France, Fr

~ Prepared monthly month end close journal entries for few companies in international division. ~ Prepared and reviewed balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of general ledger accounts.~ Assisted with various audit requests including data compilation and work on various ad hoc projects as requested.

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~ Managed accounting department including introducing and implementing various accounting policies and procedures, assigning responsibilities and reporting requirements to employees. ~ Prepared balance sheets, profit and loss statements, analysis of financial performance, budgets, actual vs. budget, variance reports and other adhoc financial reports.~ Oversaw financial reporting, monthly close process, accruals and deferrals, AR, AP, G/L reconciliations, administer biweekly payroll for company employees & monthly commissions ensuring proper recording and compliance.

~ Prepare accounting procedures and manuals for Inter-company Accounting, Accounts Receivables, WIP and Revenue Recognition as required by Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.~ Major contributor to the month-end closing process including determining accruals & deferrals, A/R reserves and WIP reserves, client exposures, interco processing, preparing journal entries, reconciling general ledgers, and preparing & analyzing monthly revenue analysis reports.

~ Responsible for Monthly A/R and WIP reconciliation to G/L, A/R aging, and generating Financial Statements relating to A/R.~ Work on various projects in a wide spectrum of fields including Tax Estimates and Manpower Analysis.

Mba, Finance

B.Com, Advance Accounting And Auditing