Qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Cost Accountant (AICWA) with 15+ years of work experience at Senior management level in Gulf countries (UAE & Oman)
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Group Finance Manager
NEW INDIAN MODEL SCHOOL GROUP
11.2022 - Current
Heading & handling the entire Finance & Accounting functions of the well reputed Group of Educational Institutions consists of 20 companies under the Group, which includes various sectors of businesses namely Trading, Manufacturing, Transportation, Services, Hospitality, IT
Designing & implementing proper Accounting & Financial systems & procedures
Corporate Restructuring
Regularization of Intercompany Transactions
Consolidation of Accounts
Financial Planning & Analysis
Treasury Management
Statutory Compliances including VAT, Corporate Tax, Labour (WPS)
Preparation of Financial Statements in compliance with IFRS
Presentation of MIS Reports for Executive leadership and Stakeholders
Budgeting & Variance Analysis
Managing Relationships with Auditors, Regulators, Banks & Investors
Mentoring and leading finance team members, fostering a culture of accountability & performance
Identifying and mitigating the financial risks
Director
JV Thomson Chartered Accountants
05.2019 - 11.2022
Company Overview: Professional Services to various clients located in UAE, Oman & India
Professional Services to various clients located in UAE, Oman & India
Internal Audits
Statutory Audits
Duediligence Audits
Statutory compliances like VAT filing, Corporate Tax filing
Transfer pricing
Financial Services
Advisory
Professional Services to various clients located in UAE, Oman & India
Senior Manager - Finance & Accounts
Agnice Contracting LLC
04.2016 - 05.2019
Company Overview: Heading Finance & Accounting functions of the long standing & well reputed Construction company in UAE, Oman & India. The activities include Civil, MEP & Fire Protection
Heading Finance & Accounting functions of the long standing & well reputed Construction company in UAE, Oman & India. The activities include Civil, MEP & Fire Protection
Independently arranged both Funded & NonFunded Bank facilities as per company's requirement from five reputed local Banks in UAE namely Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), Mashreq Bank and Al Masraf
Project management by monitoring the progress & its profitability on a regular basis
Cash flow management
Vendor management
Heading Finance & Accounting functions of the long standing & well reputed Construction company in UAE, Oman & India. The activities include Civil, MEP & Fire Protection
Senior Manager - Finance
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
05.2012 - 02.2016
Company Overview: Handling Finance & Treasury functions of one of the divisions of the topmost Construction company in the region
Handling Finance & Treasury functions of one of the divisions of the topmost Construction company in the region
Financial planning by tracking the progress of all the Projects throughout India
Raising of Invoices on time
Pooling of funds from all the projects
Allocation of available resources as per Project's requirement
Handling Finance & Treasury functions of one of the divisions of the topmost Construction company in the region
Finance Manager cum Compliance Officer
National Life & General Insurance Co SAOC
08.2007 - 03.2012
Company Overview: Heading the Finance & Accounting functions of the leading Life Insurance company
Heading the Finance & Accounting functions of the leading Life Insurance company
Handled the additional responsibilities as 'Compliance Officer' to ensure the compliance of Corporate Governance & legal activities of the company
As 'Company Secretary', organized & conducted the Executive Committee, Audit Committee, Board & Annual General Meetings of the company
Did the Due diligence of starting 'General Insurance' business and made it as an independent profitable division within a span of two years
During my tenure of service, I had an opportunity to work together with the Big4 audit firms, which includes E&Y, Deloitte, KPMG, Moore Stephens, Price Waterhouse Coopers
Heading the Finance & Accounting functions of the leading Life Insurance company
Manager - Finance & Accounts
K R Agro Services Private Limited
08.1998 - 08.2007
Heading & handling the entire Finance & Accounting functions of the company
Accounting
Finalization of Accounts
Statutory Audit
Filing of statutory returns
Banking
MIS Report with variance analysis
Education
CA - Chartered Accountancy -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.1996
ICWA - Cost Accounting -
The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
01.1995
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
A M Jain College
01.1993
Skills
Financial Planning Analysis
Financial Management
Auditing
Costing
Group Consolidation
IFRS Reporting
Statutory Compliances
Group Restructuring
Proper Systems Procedures
Languages
English
Hindi
Tamil
Timeline
Group Finance Manager
NEW INDIAN MODEL SCHOOL GROUP
11.2022 - Current
Director
JV Thomson Chartered Accountants
05.2019 - 11.2022
Senior Manager - Finance & Accounts
Agnice Contracting LLC
04.2016 - 05.2019
Senior Manager - Finance
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
05.2012 - 02.2016
Finance Manager cum Compliance Officer
National Life & General Insurance Co SAOC
08.2007 - 03.2012
Manager - Finance & Accounts
K R Agro Services Private Limited
08.1998 - 08.2007
CA - Chartered Accountancy -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICWA - Cost Accounting -
The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India