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Nishant Sharma

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Open to work

Desired Job Title

Income Tax OfficerBusiness ManagerRisk ManagerCredit Manager

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Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkConsultingSeasonal Work

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RemoteHybrid
Location: Gurgaon, HRJaipur, RJAhmedabad, GJ
Open to relocation: Yes

Summary

Led strategic initiatives with over a decade of experience, specializing in finance with an MBA. Excelled in financial and data modeling to support executive decisions. Developed and refined forecasting models for improved accuracy on key indicators. Maintained a detail-oriented approach while fostering team collaboration and rapid skill acquisition. Orchestrated the creation of a comprehensive business contingency plan to address and mitigate risks. Demonstrated strong communication skills in preparing reports and facilitating presentations. Mastered advanced software tools, including MS Office Suite, Oracle, SQL, and data-centric applications such as SAS and Hive.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Income Tax Officer

Government of Canada
08.2021 - 05.2025
  • Managed requests related to tax matters, Tax administered programs and related accounts.
  • Researched & resolved highly complex statutes administered by the Agency, legal cases, Agency publications and policies, as well as economic and industry-specific information from sources outside the Agency to resolve highly complex issues.
  • Assessed risk and prepared risk management reports to identify, prevent and report tax portfolios.

Business Manager

American Express
03.2017 - 08.2021
  • Skilled in various technical languages
  • Hands on experience on BI applications such as Big Data, IDN, Tableau
  • Produced & performed reports for projects to understand variances.
  • Created Monthly/Quarterly dashboards include recommendations along with various statistical tools.
  • Robust modelling analytics to help improve Operations for (Consumer & Corporate)
  • Built & identified trends to steer multi-million-dollar portfolios.
  • Proven Technical skills for IT deployment & SDLC capabilities.
  • Audited & handled multiple/complex activities to be able to identify solutions to process gaps.
  • Led multiple projects simultaneously with stakeholders such as IT, Compliance & Marketing to transform technology & implementation of procedures/policies.
  • Toronto Canada

Risk Manager

American Express
06.2011 - 02.2017
  • Interfaced with partner teams and other functional owners such as Finance, Operations, Compliance and Legal teams in the region.
  • Managed MIS monthly reporting to executive team for current & net new portfolios.
  • Deep-dived into portfolio to identify immediate risks/Process improvements and provided solutions for bridging gaps.
  • Identified opportunity & worked with marketing team to develop business strategy as per business requirements.
  • Proven analytical, project management, relationship, and problem-solving skills.
  • Closely partnered with strategy team to drive multiple projects & campaigns for spreading revenue.
  • Evaluate customer records and recommend payment plans based on earnings, savings data, payment history, and purchase activity.
  • Making recommendations to reduce/control risk, which involves a finance strategy.
  • Toronto Canada

Credit Manager

Magma Fincorp Ltd.
Jodhpur, India
05.2010 - 05.2011
  • Approved credit applications for prime lending to Construction Equipments (C.E), Commercial Vehicles, Farm Equipment & Auto Loans
  • Performed credit risk assessments/analysis of new customers to grant loan & compiled them for management review resulting in disbursement of $1700k monthly.
  • Monitored Login Application until disbursement to maintain the Turn Around Time (TAT) taking channel satisfaction as the prime objective.
  • Recommendations on credit policies were highly regarded in monthly credit meetings with sales and collections departments and was recognized by senior management.
  • Maintained cash flow analysis with internal databases to monitor Early Delinquency (E.D) and Infant Delinquency (I.D.) as well as financial statement analysis using the Management Information System (M.I.S)
  • Continued a good working relationship with customers and coordinated with sales team and field investigators to address and resolve their concerns while ensuring 100% adherence and compliance to credit control policy.
  • Extensively involved in monthly, quarterly and year end close MIS reports
  • (NBFC), Jodhpur, India

Education

MBA - Finance, Marketing

FMS-IRM (Institute of Rural Management)
Jaipur, INDIA
01-2010

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Gujarat, SLIMS college
Ahmedabad, INDIA
01-2007

Skills

Assisted teams in developing financial and data models to support decision-making at executive levels

Created comprehensive forecasting models to enhance accuracy of key performance indicators

Collaborated effectively within teams to deliver quality results and adapt quickly to new challenges

Supported creation of business contingency plans and identified gaps to reduce potential risks

Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills through presentations and case report preparations

Utilized advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Oracle SQL, and Python applications including SAS and Hive for data analysis

Timeline

Income Tax Officer

Government of Canada
08.2021 - 05.2025

Business Manager

American Express
03.2017 - 08.2021

Risk Manager

American Express
06.2011 - 02.2017

Credit Manager

Magma Fincorp Ltd.
05.2010 - 05.2011

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Gujarat, SLIMS college

MBA - Finance, Marketing

FMS-IRM (Institute of Rural Management)
Nishant Sharma