Utkarsh Shikhar Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Leveraged Entrepreneurial Stint while rendering Management Consulting & Financial Advisory. Performed analytical review of financial operations and rendering useful insights to business on risks, financial performance, capital spending, expenses, operating margins, business expansions / M&A / JVs/ financial contracts with focus on P&L and risk management

Noida Area, India

I leveraged my extensive experience in heading the Corporate Accounting function for CPA Global’s businesses across the globe and contributed to overall growth and success of the business in line with regulatory guidelines. I deployed my keen acumen in monitoring the project’s productivity and gave recommendations for enhancing services reliability, reducing costs and improving gross margins. Steered complete Financial / Accounting Operations from strategy planning, budgeting, variance analysis, forecasting, GL / accounts reconciliation, treasury, accounts payable/ receivable, audits, taxation, MIS reporting, period-end closing, O-to-C & P-to-P processes, and finalization of books of accounts as per GAAP, IFRS, UK GAAP & US GAAP.A few significant highlights across the tenure were: ✔️ Facilitated preparation & vetting of Balance Sheets, P&L, Cash Flow Statements, rolled-out new, improved management reporting packs and dashboards to assist leadership in critical decision-making✔️ Led & monitored O-to-C and P-to-P processes including vendor & client management✔️ Performed Financial Analysis, Internal & Regulatory Reporting and drove key corporate accounting activities including annual audits and finalization of annual consolidated financial statements as per IFRS or applicable local GAAP ✔️ Steered M&A accounting, Due Diligence & PPA activities, identified new changes in existing business, incorporated the impact of acquired entities into groups accounts and suggested accounting treatment for M&A

Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

I leveraged my long experience in designing business process frameworks, defined processes & streamlined workflow to improve process. Bringing about change in work practices & procedures, I tackled complex business challenges & made high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic & irreproachable integrity. Significant Highlights during this stint were:✔️ Owned and spearheaded Trading Business catering to Agricultural Sector with monthly turnover of approx. INR 3 Mn✔️ Led all aspects of operations from business development, customer service, compliances, staff management and P&L

Noida Area, India

Playing a key role in managing finance function for CPA Global's North American businesses. I leveraged my extensive experience in heading the Corporate Accounting function for CPA Global’s businesses across the globe and contributed to overall growth and success of the business in line with regulatory guidelines. Directed entire gamut of financial operations and evaluated organization’s financial performance. Highlights across the tenure✔️ Provided inputs to FP&A Team for formulating annual budgets; conducted variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results and implemented corrective actions✔️ Instrumental in developing short-term & long-term business plans and generation of financial forecasts based on analysis✔️ Designed & implemented organization's Key Accounting Policies to ensure internal controls over key financial processes

✔️ Spearheaded Accounts & Audit activities for 6 Business Units of APIL and led entire gamut of functions entailing Statutory Compliances, Direct & Indirect Taxation, Banking & Treasury, Financial Reporting, MIS, BOD Reporting and Internal Controls✔️ Successfully managed key projects like:✔️ Oracle e-Business Suite (Release 12) Implementation✔️ IFRS Convergence and Revised Schedule VI Implementation✔️ Standardization of Processes for Expansion Projects and Enterprise Asset Management✔️ Developed IFRS convergence roadmap for the company, initiated EAM activity and standardized processes for project accounting

✔️Successfully managed the set-up of entire Accounts & Finance Function for the HHML Haridwar Greenfield Project. Ensured capitalization & management of approx. INR 700 crores of plant fixed assets including allocation of pre-operative expenditure✔️Generated MIS for top management entailing product cost & profitability analysis, variance analysis, direct cost & overheads control and monitoring in order to track the financial performance✔️Ensured strict compliance to all Fiscal Laws like Excise, Service Tax, Income Tax and Sales Tax

✔️Headed the team for United States Finance Function and managed Project Accounting for the global business

✔️Led Finance & Accounting Processes of ebookers.no (Norway) and monitored F&A processes at Delhi for ebookers.oy (Finland) and ebookers.ie (Ireland); nominated & selected as Outstanding Achiever in 2004 & 2005

New Delhi

✔️Managed Accounting & Bookkeeping functions on ERP System (Freight Accounting Management Software).

New Delhi, Delhi, India

✔️Managed Accounting & Bookkeeping functions on ERP System (Freight Accounting Management Software).

New Delhi

C.A., Accounts, Financial Management, Law, Operations Management

B.Com., Commerce

Aissce (10+2), Science

Certificate Course In ‘Foreign Exchange & Treasury Management’

Certificate Course In ‘Foreign Exchange & Treasury Management’