Feb 2021 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Mar 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Pune Area, India

• Responsible for entire finance, payroll, and administration operation of the company.
• Ensure timely closure of books of account.
• Instrumental in expanding the shared services operation. (Germany, Austria, Netherland, Switzerland AP & Bank process, PMO process for UKISA & US).
• Part of member team for setting up Concur expense portal in India.
• Review internal controls of all the processes.
• Accountability and ownership of the processes. Ensuring TAT and SLA’s are met consistently.
• Effective resource planning and load balancing.
• Control process assessment identify gaps and propose recommendations.
• Support talent acquisition, development and retention efforts.
• Manage transitions of the process.
• Managing M&A activity.
• Regular interaction with all the business unit heads & providing insights on monthly performance of their BU’s & build relationship with them.
• Monthly Review meeting with India management & Global management.
• Preparation of Annual Budget for the organization.
• Analysis of Budget vs/ forecast V/s actual. Manage & optimize all possible cost heads.
• Preparation of monthly MIS for group reporting in Hyperion financial module. (France & Germany)
• Cash forecast & funds deployment to optimize the returns.

May 2010 – Mar 2017 · 6 yrs 10 mos · Pune Area, India

• Manager Finance – May 2010 – March 2017
• Assistant Manager Finance - (Dec 05 to Dec 08)
• Audits – Statutory, Tax, Transfer pricing. Responsible for annual IGAAP /US GAAP requirements.
• Streamlining of Internal control processes. Regular interaction with various business groups.
• Regular interaction with the statutory auditors for timely completion of Audit.
• Direct Tax / VAT compliance of 6 states & Service Tax compliance & assessment.
• Overall AR & AP management.
• Expense forecasting & Funds management.
• Inventory accounting & Valuation.
• Preparing Deferred Tax work papers as per UG GAAP requirements.
• Monthly reporting to the parent company in the US by submitting monthly & yearly account reconciliation. This includes INDIA GAAP & US GAAP Reconciliation.
• Represent India controller’s team for the Quarterly Balance Sheet review by corporate controllers in US.
• Supporting the North America Global sales & Marketing team in FP&A activity.
• Represented controller’s team in formalizing the billing process in India in SAP.
• Preparing various expense reports for Quarterly Board meetings.
• Branch account consolidation (Avaya Bangladesh & Srilanka)
• I was involved in filing the APA application with tax Authorities.
• Managing a team of 6.

Dec 2008 – May 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune Area, India

• Finalization of Accounts
• Involved in commercial negotiations in expansion project.
• Payroll Management including RSU, ESOP, ESPP perquisite calculation.
• Support the FP&A function. (Facilities & Legal)
• Service tax compliance

Jan 1996 – Jan 1999 · 3 yrs