I am a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with 8 years of professional experience. I have an extensive experience of
1 - working in multi-national/large group companies (Descon, JS Group & Crowe Horwath).
2 - planning, budgeting & controlling the costs associated with projects so that a project may be completed efficiently within approved project budget.
3 - managing finance function of a company including managing shared service based finance team and central finance team.
4 - preparation & presentation of the i) monthly, quarterly & annual financial reporting packages as per stipulated framework ii) foretasted financial statements & iii) annual budget of the company.
Providing effective financial leadership to a project team, to enable strategic foresight into the business and also provide knowledgeable and accurate information to colleagues and senior management. Currently I am performing the following functions
1. Overseeing all aspects of financial control in the projects.
2. Providing financial, commercial and strategic support to the projects.
3. Preparation of management information from source data.
4. Producing monthly management accounts, budgets & forecasts supported by meaningful commentary, variance analysis and ad -hoc analysis.
5. Involved in business planning, profit & loss, balance sheet & liquidity planning of the project and the company as a whole.
6. Developing, managing and motivating a team of finance professionals. Currently I am supervising a team of four finance professionals including a qualified CA.
7. Worked as part of a multisite/multi culture organization.
8. Identify and develop internal controls and processes to ensure all risks are timely prevented, detected or corrected and opportunities are timely highlighted.
9. Optimizing the use of SAP and other reporting tools viz. BIBW analyzer/BIBW Query Designer/Power Pivot/Power Query.
I joined the company in its early days and set up a complete effective finance function with span of control of 7 employees. During my stay at E-Vision, I have gained an excellence in practical knowledge of accounting, compliance and reporting and have successfully performed the following responsibilities
1. Producing monthly management accounts, annual company budget & monitor budgetary compliance throughout the year, variance analysis of actual results vs. budget supported by meaningful commentary and ad -hoc analysis.
2. Supervision of company tax matters viz. e-Filings of tax returns & coordinating with tax consultant to dispose of tax notices.
3. Supervising company corporate formalities and handled various assignments viz. Filing of Form-A & 29, conversion in status from private to public, increase in authorized share capital & issuance of right shares.
4. Coordinating with ERP consultant for implanting GL system, Store management system, HR system and production system & provide the training to the other member in work group.
5. Preparation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the company and supervising the compliance thereto.
6. Coordinating with banks for financing including disbursement/maturity of short term loan/running finance/invoice discounting & FATR, LC related matters from its opening to the arrival of shipment at company premises
I was engaged in various assurance & non assurance engagements including statutory audits, fund audits, pre-award assessments, internal audits and other accounting / auditing related services. My key responsibilities were as under:
1. Planning the engagement including understanding client business and related risk, understanding client internal controls & assess their adequacy, developing overall audit plan & audit program,
2. Executing the engagement including data gathering, field work, coordination with client, reviewing the work of engagement team and getting the engagement review from firm partner.
3. Dealing with technical and non-technical issues, ensuring the efficient and effective conduct of engagement
4. Establishing and strengthening of cordial client relationship through liaisons at various levels of client personnel including top management
5. Audit and review of financial statements to ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) and applicable local statutory laws
6. Advising and recommending clients on the best practices in finance and operations
7. Adequacy of legislative and regulatory compliance both in terms of operational and financial matters
8. Review of financial control systems, weakness identified and preparing reports to management on these identified weaknesses
9. Report drafting for communication with those charged with governance including management letter identifying control weaknesses, its implications and recommendations
10. Preparation of fixed assets register for a couple of listed companies in textile sector and establishing system for effective utilization of / controls over fixed assets
11. Preparation of technical and financial proposals
12. Developing the skills and knowledge of team members by mentoring and coaching them; and
13. Review and ensure the quality delivery of final products to be released.