Highlights:• Spearheaded Group IFRS implementation for UK & Saudi Arabia entities, ensured seamless integration and compliance.• Conducted comprehensive analysis of cash flow, identified and corrected 3 errors in cash flow statements.• Facilitated collaborative brainstorming sessions with team to identify automation and cost saving opportunities. Automated several processes in financial reporting resulting in 20% time and cost saving.• Automated quarterly Local financial statements preparation in Wdesk for interim reviews as per requirement of SAMA.• Formulated SOPs for Saudi HR processes for internal transfers, cost recharges, payroll reconciliation, and tax payments.• Managed comprehensive statutory audit planning for UK and Saudi Arabia legal entities, achieved audit milestones.

• I’ve successfully devised business plan for one of the Kids Academy for classes online during COVID and offline post COVID.• Advised on diversifying classes and consolidating operations, etc. and achieved target of 75+ students within 6 months.• Provided Financial Advisory to one of the start-ups on Chicken and Dairy business.

Highlights:• Led comprehensive financial analysis and presentation of APAC, UK and MENA region entities' financial statements under US GAAP & IFRS, conducting analytical reviews of Profit & Loss with Budgets, and offering commentary on key business drivers.• Oversaw the monitoring of annual budgets, revenue forecasts, expenditure, & profitability, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and achieving financial targets.• Compiled and presented dashboards to CXOs, utilizing negotiation skills to implement business initiatives and improvements while effectively tracking Key Performance Indicators.• Spearheaded the Wdesk implementation for financial statement preparation and review, delivering a 50% efficiency gain and an improved audit trail for internal stakeholders and auditors.• Liaised with IT & Change teams, optimizing budget allocation and conducting cost-benefit analyses for system developments, including reviewing and signing off on BRDs, Dry-runs, and UAT.• Established robust internal controls over regulatory returns for UAE, Bahrain, Qatar & Saudi Arabia entities, and resolved queries raised by regulators.• Authored comprehensive financial accounting policies & procedures, ensuring accountability and control for Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable & Receivables, and Intercompany Reconciliations.• Successfully negotiated with vendors, recovering Rs. 1.6 million in excess TDS payments.• Established processes for SEZ reporting and compliance, corporate tax returns, and advance tax payments.• Administered employee rotation, load balancing, internal training programs leading to higher employee morale and backups.• Directed statutory audits under IFRS, Tax, and Transfer pricing audits, organized debrief meetings with department heads.• Reviewed and approved account reconciliations, TDS returns, transfer pricing revenue, inter-company reconciliations, settlements, payments, collections, journals, etc as Legal Entity Controller.

• I was responsible for managing Financial Accounting & Reporting set up including SAP implementation for the COE.• Effectively produced 3-year Accounts Payable strategic plan covering 400FTE transitions plan for offshoring work to COE.

Highlights:• Executed and streamlined Financial Accounting & Regulatory Reporting for Credit Suisse’s shared service center.• Guided Global teams as a Finance Business Partner, advising on SEZ rules, transfer pricing, and financial matters, driving informed decision-making and cost optimization.• Authored comprehensive financial accounting policies & procedures, ensured accountability and control.• Consistently achieved an A+ rating in internal audits demonstrating adherence to best practices and regulatory standards.• Drafted 5-year strategic plan, projecting cost savings and revenue exceeding INR 1000 crores for Leadership.• Managed a USD 400 million cash flow, optimized hedging & deployment of excess funds.• Enhanced controls over SLA matrix and cost allocations processes, ensured smooth invoicing for 25+ entities.• Directed statutory audits under IND-AS, Tax, and Transfer pricing audits, organized debrief meetings with department heads.• Identified and resolved inter-company breaks of USD 875k with P&L impact. Established governance mechanism via SLA with inter-company reconciliations team, enhancing financial controls and accuracy.

• Supervised the process of preparing Annual budget, Rolling Forecasts and Profitability for 2000+ tours to Senior Management for tour pricing.• Instrumental in managing FX risk in foreign exchange payments in 8 currencies.

Highlights:• Prepared consolidated financial statements for Dairy, Cattle Feed and Agriculture division, variance analysis with Budgets along with business commentary.• Pioneered the introduction of activity-based costing & zero-base budgeting for 30 dairy and cattle feed products.• Excelled in developing strategic plan for improving Dairy profitability with capex of USD 2 million & savings of USD 500k.• Negotiated with large overdue receivable customers on collections by offering discounts, better rates, etc and brought down overdue receivables by 50% over 2-year period. Personally visited clients with Sales manager for collections.• Developed Product Performance report indicating market share, sales volume and returns, profit margin, impact of promotion schemes for strategic discussion with CEO and department heads.• Designed Dealer Credit Policy assigning ratings to various factors such as business volume, risk analysis for various products, payment track record for 300+ dealers.• Implemented Great Plain Dynamics all financial modules resulting in narrowing financial reporting cycle by 6 days.• Successfully revamped inventory reorder process and saved US$150,000 p.a. on purchases due to better negotiations.• Advised Managing director on strategic investment in a bottling company within Oman from supply chain perspective.• Conducted lease vs buy analysis for delivery vans, saving USD 50k p.a. along with operational benefits.• Instrumental in preparing Due Diligence report for Strategic investment in Dhofar Poultry.• Prepared and submitted quarterly and annual financial statements and other data to Capital Market Authority of Oman.