Abhishek Shah

Leading the finance function for India with responsibility for accounting, FP&A, treasury, compliance, audit, finance operations, legal and IT

Key Contributions:

• Strengthened the finance team, including hiring, mentoring, and capability development.
• Reviewed existing processes and implemented system and control improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Managed cash flow, liquidity planning, and treasury operations.
• Responsible for FEMA compliances, including FCGPR and PN-3 filings.
• Act as key finance point of contact for Asia Pacific leadership, ensuring alignment with regional and global teams.
• Led budget preparation, tracking vs actuals, and variance analysis for management decision-making.
• Managed credit insurance portfolio, including coordination with insurers and monitoring customer exposure.
• Coordinated with legal advisors on ongoing cases and risk matters.
• Led and coordinated external audits (India statutory auditors and Deloitte for global audit).
• Strengthened working capital management, receivables tracking, and collection governance.
• Improved MIS, forecasting, and reporting frameworks to enhance visibility and control.

• Supported SME IPO execution including DRHP review and stakeholder coordination.
• Acted as Investor Relations lead and supported finance setup for new entities.

Played a key role in setting up and managing the finance function for India and supporting APAC operations.

Key Contributions:

• Set up the accounts and finance function for Ingevity India, including processes, controls, and reporting frameworks.
• Successfully managed and completed the first statutory audit of the India entity.
• Coordinated with consultants to ensure timely direct tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing (TP) compliance.
• Ensured all ROC compliances were completed accurately and on time.
• Responsible for SOX compliance and internal control framework implementation.
• Managed BlackLine reconciliations for India and APAC entities to ensure global accounting integrity.
• Led financial reporting, consolidation, and audit coordination across multiple jurisdictions.
• Managed treasury operations, liquidity planning, and banking relationships.
• Delivered budgeting, forecasting, MIS, and variance analysis.
• Worked closely with global finance teams and external auditors.

• Led ERP implementation and finance process standardization.
• Managed finance for Indian and international entities.
• Developed budgeting, MIS, and cash flow forecasting frameworks.

• Strengthened internal controls, inventory systems, and reporting processes.
• Managed financial reporting, compliance, and budgeting.

• Worked on financial due diligence, valuations, and M&A advisory assignments.

• Experience in audits, taxation, and financial reporting.