Candidate Profile

Targeting Senior Level challenging position for any of the following:-Business Controller/ Financial Analyst/Audit Manager/ Associate Audit Manager

Location Preference: International

Capable of directing & controlling financial operations including payables, budgeting, planning & forecasting and expenditure; rolling out monthly MIS & management dashboard while developing comprehensive fund management and treasury policies with focus on risk mitigation.

Exhibited leadership in maintaining the financial health of the company, providing support in internal & external auditing and ensuring smooth execution of audit by statutory and internal auditor.

Excellence in making presentation on budget justification and comparative analysis, financial performance management, profit & loss reporting, variance analysis of revenue, cost & operating expenses including the customer, trade lane and product wise revenue analysis.

Certifications

IT Skills

Company Secretary (In) from Institute of Company Secretaries of India in 2010.

M.com from Mumbai University in 2006.

CFrA-Certified Forensic & Audit Analyst from Certified Forensic Practitioners Institute, U.S.A in 2017

CMA-Certified Management Accountant from I.C.M.A.I in 2017

CIPFA– Member of Certified Institute of Public Financial Accountants, U.K

MS Office Suite

SAP- P50, P55 Modules

ERP- Oracle Financials

IDS

Cognos

Discoverer

ACL & IDEA (Basics)

Work Experience

May’2019- Present–         Team Leader-Internal Audit, Ruparelia Group- Kampala, Uganda.

                                          (Industry – Hospitality & Real Estate)

Key Result Areas:    

Manage and conduct audits throughout the organization to identify and develop recommendations for improvement and prepare audit reports for presentation to Senior Management.

Provide advisory services that assist Senior Management to achieve their strategic objectives and improve the operations.

Support Manager, Internal Audit in designing the annual audit plan cycle by identifying the area of business process to audit using a risk based approach.

Examine and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with current legislation.

Plan and coordinate audits and involve various technical specialists as necessary.

Draft audit services report for Senior Management.

Interact with Mid-to-Senior level Management to discuss issues and recommend improved business practices.

Assist the Manager, Internal Audit in improving the audit methodology to ensure delivery of high quality, professional, cost-effective, and risk-based audit services to all areas of the business.

Establish a high level of credibility and build professional relationships with business unit management.

Previous Experience

Oct’17 to Apr’19:                Business Controller, Henkel Polybit, United Arab Emirates.

                                             (Industry – Manufacturing & Trading)

Review & analyze P&L in detail (Budget v/s PY v/s Forecast)

Manage/prepare analysis & commentary explaining variances for executive presentation (Country Director)

Act as the Financial Advisor to the business by an active communication with Sales Cluster Management and Sales Cluster field organization.

Manage/Prepare and conduct review of P&L results within the market Unit, Operating Unit & Senior Executive leadership (finance & operations)

Work with HQ to ensure proper accruals and recording fees, payment differentials, write offs, post audits, etc.

Lead/participate in interactions/communications with shared services and various functions across UAE team to ensure accurate and timely recording of financials with detailed explanations.

Owner of analysis daily, weekly & monthly results whether prepared by team or self. Leading/preparing the monthly Forecast with analysis of changes and the all-important Identification of Risks & Opportunities, providing additional perspective on implications and trends.

Create, develop and deploy strategies to mitigate risks and execute opportunities.

Prepare Annual Budgeting of with help of Supervisors of P&L by Market Unit inclusive of operating expenses, budget template creation/maintenance, analysis, and presentations to Executive Leadership working with business partners and other stakeholders

Managed the review and approve output of financial models and operational reporting to incorporate in business plan, rolling estimates and/or other models.

Identify, lead and execute process improvement initiatives

Ad-hoc assignments, duties, reporting, analysis and other projects as assigned by HOD.

Achievement with Henkel:-

 Got controlling activity of additional UAE (Polybit) & Saudi Manufacturing Plant within 6 months of joining.

May’16 to Sep’17-               Internal Audit Manager, Quality Group, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

                                              (Industry – Manufacturing & Trading FMCG)

Key Result Areas:

Conduct operational, financial and compliance review of department’s operations as per schedule provided and other than schedule as well, to add value in achieving company’s objectives.

Plan as per scope of audits, determine techniques to be used, coordinate and schedule audit activities with the appropriate staff/managers, manage conducting assignments with in-depth analysis and ensure assignment progress within the timelines set. Also ensuring that audits are carried out in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Appraise Head Internal Audit, with relevant data/information, regarding issues and activities, though not part of regular or periodic reviews, where weaknesses/discrepancies observed.

Discuss audit observations with concerned staff/manager, draft reports, ensure of maintaining audit working papers and documentation, and support Head internal Audit is finalization of reports in all respect.

Achievement with Quality Group:

Drafted SOP’s for two FMCG sister concern companies within first 3 months of joining and got it implemented.

Feb’12 to May’16-              Senior Internal Auditor, Eros Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

                                            (Industry – FMCG)

Key Result Areas:      

Audit Plan: Provide professional inputs to the Audit Manager in developing audit plan, programs / procedures and long range goals for ensuring completeness and quality in conduct of Operational / Financial Audit

Internal Control: Review the business process in order to identify the gaps and to ensure adequate controls are built in.

Group Policies and Procedures: Review the approval process to ensure that Group Policies / procedures and delegation of authorities are complied

Risk Assessment: Design risk assessment modules in order to establish volume / profit relationship and to identify potential high risk customers

Audit Findings: Discuss preliminary audit findings with concerned staff / management in order to highlight the observations to management and to get their concurrence.

Drafting Audit Reports: Prepare draft audit reports for enhancing controls in risk areas and to highlight the shortcomings.

Special Assessments: Perform special assignments including investigation of frauds, irregularities or defalcations on order to establish facts or to evaluate a specific situation.

New Audit Techniques: Keep abreast with current developments that may affect audit and the latest audit techniques, methodologies, tools and procedures to ensure that risks and exposures are identified and adequate controlled in an environment changing dynamically. Adopting “Financial Risk Control Matrix”, “What can go wrong” in process audits to highlight significant risks in company activities and provide solutions to mitigate risk.

Achievement with Eros Group:

Got promoted within first 2 Years from the team of 5 Auditors.

Oct’07 to Dec’11-             Auditor, Talati & Talati, Ahmedabad-India &Kinshasa (DRC)

                                           (Industry – Financial Services-with Manufacturing & Trading FMCG)

Key Result Areas:

Carrying out finalization of accounts, maintenance of cash book, bank book, ledgers, Petty cash books

Liaison with banks, Income tax offices and developed income tax, Service Tax, VAT returns of different Assesses

Conversant with company accounts, Statements of capital gain, Short term & Long-term gain etc.

Played a key role in preparation of computation Income of Individuals, Partnership firm, Private Limited and Limited Companies and filing the returns of income.

Assist the Internal Audit Supervisor, in long term and short-term audit planning, at the entity level.

Handled audit engagements from planning to finalization as performed on companies using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Achievement with Talati & Talati:

Got selected for IFRS & Internal Audit assignment for African Country (Democratic Republic of Congo) among the team of 45 auditors.

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 24th April 1983

Current Address: Kampala, Uganda

Languages Known: English, Hindi & Gujarati

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Married

Visa Status: 3 years employment visa.

Validity: January’2023

Driving License: U.A.E, India& Uganda.