Part of team managing the complex group services and recovery structure of Royal Dutch Shell Plc., and providing central finance support to different operating units.• Built process and structure around the company’s cost sharing framework by bringing cross functional teams together and stitching an effective and sustainable process including analysis from tax and transfer pricing angles. Efforts streamlined operations while enhancing accuracy.• Demonstrated the value of charges by helping develop value propositions of different costs. Aid local finance teams to develop customized value propositions that address local challenges. • Supporting commercial negotiations. Support set up of cost sharing arrangements for new ventures minimizing cost recovery gaps, support divestment programs, ensure transparency of charges and respond to JV challenges. This helped take decisions from a value vs risk perspective.• Continually improve efficiency for the business. Work diligently to ensure that processes are streamlined and potential challenges are anticipated in advance ensuring that the focus can be maintained on the core goals and priorities of the organization.• Regular presenter at meetings involving senior leaders of the organization, giving them the “story” behind the numbers in clear, timely and actionable manner.

Responsible to deliver on time audit completion and statutory filings within regulatory deadlines, eliminate audit overruns and promote sustainable working across various business and jurisdictions. Proficient in IFRS and knowledge of other GAAPS (US GAAP, NL GAAP, UK GAAP) with strong financial reporting skills. Directly supervise a high-performing team of 15+ employees.• Managed relationship with external auditor as a single point focal, ensuring effective outcome of offshore audit initiative.• Hand-picked to lead migration of statutory reporting activities for North America Trading activities, led the complex transition of USGAAP reporting being first time into the team.• Led the legal entity rationalization portfolio, which includes identification of non-value generating entities, managing them into dormancy and liquidating them resulting in direct bottom line saving for Shell.• Led to developing world class people by championing sustainable working, knowledge retention, reward and recognition, high energy work environment and connected finance. Evidenced by high scores in employee engagement.• Led transitioning of IFRS 16 across business verticals with specific focus on trading and downstream business.

A closely held company with subsidiaries in the US providing benefits administration services to employees of US CorporationsDeputy Finance ManagerResponsibilities included overseeing the finance function, managing the reporting requirements of external PE investors, tax compliance activities, working capital management, managing AR /AP, preparation of consolidated financials and audit requirements.• Introduction of excel based client wise profitability statement which helped senior management take strategic decisions, this helped provide meaningful, reliable and timely management information for the business to question past practices and take tough calls • Coordinated multiple due diligence exercises on the company for private equity funding• Coordinated with banks for short term funding requirements, on multiple occasions