Apr 2024 – Aug 2024 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• i) Responsible for Implementing a system of appropriate controls to manage business/financial risks
• ii) Managing month-end and year-end closing processes to meet established deadlines with complete review of journal entries, reconciliations, to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• iii) Responsible for ensuring compliance with relevant IFRS, SOX framework, and regulatory
• requirements related to all accounting processes such as accounts receivable/payable etc.
• iv) Analyzing information, forecasting sales against expenses and creating annual budget plans. Compiling information, analyzing, and monitoring actual Sales/GMV against projected Sales/GMV.
• v) Responsible for ensuring a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard
• assets, improve operations and profitability.

Aug 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Aug 2021 – Jul 2022 · 11 mos

• i) Financial reporting and analysis (including preparation of daily/weekly & monthly MIS dashboards on various business parameters)
• ii) Managing overall profitability of the business unit (Preparation and review of key business principles such as EBITDA, PBT, FCF etc.)
• iii) Working with category team in identifying new products, defining cost and business savings (analysis of plan vs actual benefits)
• iv) Participating as a thought leader of the business finance team (handling Board meetings,
• monthly/quarterly senior leadership reviews and strategy meetings)
• v) Responsible for closing of monthly/quarterly books of accounts, preparation of estimates, forecasts and analysis of targets vs actuals.

Apr 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• i) Product Costing: Responsible for Preparation of Product Cost Sheets, performing Costing analytics involving standardization of Product Costs across all manufacturing locations, Product Cost Variance Analysis, Driving Operations team with key insights for further improvements
• ii) Monthly Period Closing and Reporting: Responsible for Month end books closing activities, Preparation & Analytical review of MIS Reports (P&L, Working capital statement etc.)
• iii) Budgeting, Annual Operating Plan, Monthly Current View: Annual Budget preparation, Quarterly Rolling Forecast and Monthly Current View Forecast Process and Analysis of Actual Results and comparing with the Budget
• iv) Dashboards/Deck for Top Management: Preparation of quarterly CFO deck covering Key Highlights/Focus Areas/Action Plan of the Manufacturing Finance function, Implementation of Dashboards (related to Costing/Inventory) for better control and reporting
• v) Controllership Activities: Working closely with the Manufacturing team to achieve goals and objectives of Manufacturing Finance Function as a whole, Responsible for consolidation of Cost Audit workings- Preparation of Schedules/Profit reconciliation/Cost records and closing the same with the Cost auditor
• vi) Automation/Digitization Projects: Responsible for implementation of various automation and digitization projects across all the Consumer Care Manufacturing Locations

Apr 2019 – Mar 2020 · 11 mos

• Leading and executing process audits (Performed Factory/Branch audits, Controllership audit).
• i) Responsible for bringing process improvements in risky areas such procurement, vendor payments, employee reimbursements, fixed assets, statutory compliances
• ii) Identifying control lapses through process and walkthrough discussions
• iii) Excel data analytics as part of COE (Centre of Excellence)
• iv) Developing and presenting the audit plan, objectives and scope of the review to the Internal Audit head
• v) Drafting Internal audit report (capturing findings, risks involved, root cause, recommendations and action plans) for Audit Committee

Nov 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs

• Working experience in Statutory Audits of Nationalized Banks, Companies, Firms. Internal Audits of Companies, Firms. Concourrent Audits of Banks.
• Working experience in Direct and IndirectTaxation as well. (Filing of Income Tax Returns of Individuals, Firms, Companies, Trusts. Filing of GST returns, TDS returns, Filing of responses w.r.t TDS defaults.)
• Experience in preparation of CMA Data, Project Reports, Projected Balance Sheet.