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Subha Rajeev

Subha Rajeev

Finance Manager, 15 Years
Dubai

Summary

  • Pragmatic, highly disciplined, versatile, multitasking Finance Manager with a propensity for diligence, organization and control.
  • A self-starter with a ‘can do’ approach, accustomed to operating in a high-velocity environment and adept at delivering key business information needs, an innovative thinker, working with attention to detail
  • Exceptional at execution and follow-through, with strong critical thinking and team management skills and proven excellence in financial reporting and analysis, consolidated financial statements, internal controls, audit, tax and working capital management

Strengths

  • Chartered Accountant and CPA (USA)
  • 15 years of experience in blending creative insights to evaluate financial data and sharp planning skills for strategizing reporting activities.
  • Experience with Big 4 (PWC, Deloitte) and DSP Merill Lynch
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Good with IFRS
  • Strategic planning
  • Business Valuation

Reliable employee seeking [Job Title] position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages

Work History

Senior Manager – Finance

Kirtanlal International DMCC
Dubai
12.2017 - 05.2018

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare financial statements, cash flows, MIS reports, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
  • Create long-term business plans, prepare trend reports of income and expenditure and other on-demand reports.
  • Liaising with auditors and cross-functional teams to resolve accounting and ERP issues.
  • Resolve universal ERP issues.

Key Accomplishments

  • Spearheaded VAT implementation for the group of companies.
  • Completing ERP set ups for conventional VAT scenarios and workflows
  • Prepared and filed the first set of VAT returns for the standalone entities and the group
  • Liaised with other department and developers for implementation of VAT and resolution of issues
  • Prepared and delivered knowledge sharing PPT presentations on VAT to the group.

Chief Accounting Officer

UIL Commodities DMCC
Dubai
04.2015 - 10.2016

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee and provide IFRS Accounting and Audit leadership / guidance to accounting teams in respect of metallurgy group deliverables, across global subsidiaries located in eight countries and direct the monthly close process.
  • Deliver subsidiary and consolidated financial reports, cash flow statements, flash figures, cost reports, payroll reports, forecasts, and variance analysis PowerPoint Presentations within TAT.
  • Strategic management of finance and accounting functions, encompassing expenditure approvals, banking operations, cash flow, payroll, regulatory compliances.
  • Effectuate, implement, and monitor accounting policies, processes, and controls, in a proactive manner and enforce chart of account discipline in group companies.
  • Supervise and report on revenue generation, intercompany transactions, department wise expenditures, cash management, payroll, and receivable‑payable overdue
  • Maintain strong work relationships with external auditors, ensuring bank and statutory compliances


Key Accomplishments

  • Functioned as a hands‑on leader in directing the group financial activities, driving report deliverable within TAT.
  • Coordinated on group audit engagements, by strategically planning resources and ensured active follow up as per completion deadlines
  • Ensured regulatory compliances
  • As a departmental budget owner, evaluated and approved expenditure as per authority matrix, ensuring post approval tracking
  • Regularly reviewed departmental objectives with the Chairman and satisfied key business information needs, aimed at leaning out costs; also implemented procedures to optimize operational efficiency
  • Supported data migration in ERP implementation.

Finance Manager

JM Financial Investment Managers Limited
Mumbai
06.2007 - 02.2012

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and evaluating financial statements of four PE funds and their Portfolio Management Company
  • P&L in‑charge, accountable for R2R, investor reporting, liaising with offshore FVCI, TPA and external auditors
  • Responsible for managing limited reviews, statutory / interim / tax audit and other tax and regulatory compliances of the Investment Manager corporate entity and Funds
  • Preparing monthly P&L, balance sheet, variance analysis, MIS & ad hoc reports per management needs
  • Supervise daily cash flows & coordinate with banks for finance arrangements
  • Preparing budgets, forecasts, monitoring actual vs budget financial, sales target etc
  • Prepare financial models, exception reports, draft legal documents for inter‑company, routine transactions
  • Responsible for timely billing, collection, and payments and day to day financial and operational requests

Key Accomplishments

  • Streamlined the accounting cycle, by defining controls in the R2R process, thereby attaining economies of scale in TAT, quality & accuracy of reporting; Acknowledged efficiency and expedience in conduct of monthly reporting and closures; Noted for punctuality and competency in statutory compliances like filing tax returns, writing skillful tax correspondences, attending appellate procedures etc
  • Meticulous control over management of receivable payable and fixed assets; Awarded 100% CEI rating thrice, in internal audit reports, for soundness of internal controls.; Handled two exits, in venture capital funds successfully.

Tax Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
Mumbai
04.2006 - 05.2007

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepared and filed tax returns for Companies / Trusts and expat employee clients
  • Drafted written tax correspondences and submissions against various notices received from tax authorities, like rectification petition, appeals, penalty proceedings, assessments
  • Handled Tax Advisory Service matters such as DTAA, VAT and tax deduction at source and service tax Represented clients before the tax authorities in their assessment, appellate and tribunal matters

Assistant Manager

Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Mumbai
04.2004 - 03.2006

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and file tax returns for Companies / Trusts and expat employee clients, draft tax correspondences and submissions against various notices issued by tax authorities, like rectification petition, appeals, penalty proceedings, assessments, handled advisory matters on DTAA, VAT, TDS and service tax, represent clients before the tax authorities in their assessment, appellate and tribunal matters

Clients Handed in Taxation Spectrum of Work

Celetronix India Private Ltd, Celetronix Power India Pvt. Ltd., ITD Cementation India Ltd., The Cementation Co. Ltd., Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd., The Cementation Foundation Co. Ltd., SGS India Apr 2004 ‑ Mar 2006 Pvt. Ltd., Asahi India Glass Ltd., Huber Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd., Calyon Bank, Oldendorff Carriers GmbH Co., The Associated Cement Co. Ltd., Wyeth Ltd., Elkem India Pvt. Ltd., The SKF Far East Company Ltd., Hoyer Odjfell

Financial Analyst

DSP Merrill Lynch Limited
01.2003 - 03.2004

Key Responsibilities

  • Assisting core finance team in finalization of accounts, tax audit, compliance matters & GAAP, besides preparing cash flows, segment reports, deferred tax, lease accounting & liaising with auditors.

Audit Senior

Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Mumbai
01.1999 - 03.2003

Key Responsibilities

  • Joined as an Articled clerk and completed my Articleship with Deloitte
  • Handled Statutory / Interim Audits, Tax Audits of several Private & Public Companies & Corporate partnerships;
  • Gained exposure to a wide varied of audits, besides independent handling, and audit finalization.


Clients Handled in the Audit spectrum of work

Morgan Stanley Group (US GAAP Audit), TUV (I) Pvt. Ltd., Paramount Shipping & Mgmt. Pvt. Ltd. (IAS Audit), New Burgandia Partners & New Saxonia Partners (IAS Audit), IATA (IAS Audit), NOCIL, Tancom Electronics, Celetron India Pvt Ltd., Saraf Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Hughes Telecom India Ltd., Technimont ICB Pvt. Ltd., Sun F & C AMC Ltd., Technimont India Project office, Galaxy Bowling Co. Ltd

Education

Diploma In Business Valuation

ACCA
UK
04.2021 - 04.2021

Diploma In IFRS

ACCA
UK
04.2011 - 08.2011

Certified Public Accountant

AICPA
USA
01.2007 - 10.2007

Associate Chartered Accountant

ICAI
India
11.1998 - 01.2003

Passed Intermediate Exams

ICSI
India
06.2000 - 06.2001

Skills

    Excellent managerial techniques

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Additional Information

I am a finance professional (Chartered Accountant) with around 15 years of working experience (7 years with Deloitte and PWC and 7+ years as a Finance Manager of reputed companies).


My knowledge of ins and outs, in this stream, is vast and I thoroughly enjoy the work. I have a strong grasp of procedures as well as sound working knowledge, foresight and experience of functioning within the legal framework and the governance surrounding thereof. I am insightful and dynamic in my thinking and work, factoring authenticates, based on sufficient scrutiny and research. I am also fastidious about work ethics, self-discipline, and responsibility in any of my assignments.


In my past employments, having worked with the Audit and Taxation Department of Deloitte and PWC and as a Controller’s team-member of various well-reputed companies. I have independently handled and have detailed knowledge of audit and tax assessments, besides preparation of financial reports, management reports, financial models, budgets, forecasts, tax returns and reports, report-writing and other legal correspondences. I also carry work experience of UAE VAT.

I believe you’ll find my credentials and personal qualities will more than meet your expectations and I’m confident I would be a productive addition to your team.

Software

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Powerpoint

MS Navision

Brief Exposure to SAP

Timeline

Diploma In Business Valuation

ACCA
04.2021 - 04.2021

Senior Manager – Finance

Kirtanlal International DMCC
12.2017 - 05.2018

Chief Accounting Officer

UIL Commodities DMCC
04.2015 - 10.2016

Diploma In IFRS

ACCA
04.2011 - 08.2011

Finance Manager

JM Financial Investment Managers Limited
06.2007 - 02.2012

Certified Public Accountant

AICPA
01.2007 - 10.2007

Tax Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
04.2006 - 05.2007

Assistant Manager

Deloitte Haskins & Sells
04.2004 - 03.2006

Financial Analyst

DSP Merrill Lynch Limited
01.2003 - 03.2004

Passed Intermediate Exams

ICSI
06.2000 - 06.2001

Audit Senior

Deloitte Haskins & Sells
01.1999 - 03.2003

Associate Chartered Accountant

ICAI
11.1998 - 01.2003
Subha RajeevFinance Manager, 15 Years