Nikhil Sharma

Industry- Real Estate

• Corrected AED 50M of overstated asset value by rebuilding reconciliations for the “Property Held for Development and Sale” balance, improving balance sheet accuracy and earning management recognition.
• Managed month-end and year-end reporting activities for group entities, ensuring accuracy in journals, reconciliations, reporting packs, balance sheet reviews and variance analysis.
• Supported consolidation and group reporting processes, ensuring accuracy in intercompany reconciliations, elimination checks and review of group-level reporting adjustments.
• Coordinated with external auditors and guided junior team members on reporting and reconciliations, proactively resolving audit queries to prevent escalations.

Industry- Real Estate, Financial Services, Construction and Facility Management

• Delivered buy-side and sell-side deal support by analysing net assets, working capital and cash flows, to secure accurate closing balance sheets and a smoother post-deal integration.
• Built executive MIS dashboards tracking revenue, cost, margins and KPIs that gave management clearer visibility into business performance and effective decision-making.
• Tested and validated management forecast numbers, stress-testing assumptions to ensure reliability of projected revenue, working capital and cash flows.
• Led internal audits and agreed-upon procedures (ISRS 4400) that strengthened internal controls over financial reporting and exposed control gaps before they impacted the financials.

Industry- Multinational Groups, Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution

• Led external audits of consolidated groups and standalone entities (turnover > USD 100M), gaining extensive experience in group reporting, intercompany eliminations and consolidations under IFRS and US GAAP.
• Challenged management-prepared forecasts and projections, validating assumptions and inputs to enhance reliability of reported and forward-looking numbers.
• Analyzed revenue and cost trends through MIS analysis, delivering variance insights that informed onshore teams and client finance functions during performance reviews.
• Managed multi-entity engagements under tight deadlines, aligning audit milestones with group reporting calendars to ensure timely delivery of consolidated financial statements.

Industry- Mid-Market Corporations, Private Equity, Service & Logistics

• Conducted buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence for mid-market corporate and private equity clients, preparing historical data books and analysing revenue, margins, working capital and cash flows.
• Assessed the quality of earnings and identified financial risks impacting valuation and deal structure.
• Reviewed and validated inputs used in financial models prepared by M&A teams, enhancing the reliability of valuation outputs.
• Prepared concise financial reports and presentations for clients, supporting investment decisions and negotiations.

Industry- Manufacturing, Real Estate, Service & Retail

• Supported statutory and internal audits, preparing working papers and resolving consolidation adjustments across multi-entity group structures.
• Partnered with finance, operations, HR, and procurement teams to consolidate MIS inputs, eliminating data discrepancies at source.
• Facilitated internal communications, enhancing collaboration among cross-functional teams.