SAP, MS Office
Achal Patel
Ahmedabad
Summary
F&A professional with 20+ Years of experience with ability to seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Head Finance & Accounts
Adani Foundation
01.2017 - Current
- Plan long term policy with senior management team for the organization for sustainable working of the organization.
- Budget and utilization planing for ~400 Cr, annual plan of CSR receiving from 100+ group Companies.
- Report and certify CSR utilization to Board of Directors and CSR committee.
- CSR compliances for the group in coordination with CFOs, Company Secretaries, ESG department and CSR implementation team.
- Responsible for Statutory & Internal Audit, Income Tax, GST, ROC, Charity Commissioner and other statutory compliances, resolving litigation and coordination with Consultants.
- Maintain internal control system, DOAs and approve notes, expenses and payments.
- Deal with Statutory & Internal auditors, consultants, implementing agencies, inter department leads, CEO & CFO of various funding companies.
- Oversee cost control through effective contract management and procurement management.
- Team building & dispute resolution within and intra team.
- Governing effective MIS system.
- Due diligence for new entities.
- Investment and Assets management.
Deputy Manager
Adani Group- Real Estate
11.2009 - 01.2017
- Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Closing of Financials for Real Estate companies within timeline.
- Help in Consolidation of Accounts.
- Cost compliance certificate from Cost Auditor.
- Ensuring timely filling of XBRL reports and reports with RBI for foreign transactions.
- Deal with Statutory, Internal & Cost Auditors, Project team, Secretarial team, tax team, SAP Departments and SEZ Authorities.
- Handling SEZ related matters and filling QPR & Half yearly reports.
- Allocating work, tasks and taking reports from cross functional team.
- To verify and release business models, Purchase/Service Orders and SAP masters.
- Verify and release bills for purchase, expenses and contracts.
- Provide input for all MIS related Real Estate business.
Sr. Officer – Accounts
K. Raheja Corp
09.2007 - 11.2009
- Responsible for overall functioning of Accounts Department of Gujarat Regional Office, which covered operation of Four of the Group Companies.
- Handling all SEZs related matters and liaisoning with Designated SEZ authorities for all Compliances and Clearances
- Preparation of annual financials and its statutory audit and finalisation.
- Verifying POs and Contracts for optimum tax and commercial benefit to the company.
- Ensure compliance with VAT laws, by timely return filing, replies to department queries and PT authorities, filing of appeals and liaisoning with VAT consultants.
- Routine review of TDS and Service Tax requirements and fulfill them
- Prepare and submit MIS and other ad hoc reports to HO
Account & Finance Executive
Ketan Construction Ltd
02.2007 - 09.2007
- Assistance in finalization of accounts to DGM and in statutory audit.
- Review of branch and project accounts and support in resolution of their queries.
- Evaluation and negotiations for finance proposals of banks and financial institutions.
- Dealing with banks for arranging bank guarantees, credit appraisal limits, bills discounting, and opening Letter of Credits
- Reconciliation of site accounts with HO accounts
- Preparation and filing of TDS returns
- SAP implementation as a Core Team Member at Corporate office as well as at project sites, this involved training to end users in FICO module
Previous F&A Assignements
With Various Employers
06.1995 - 01.2000
- Horizon Housing Limited (NRI Group Company) : Jan 01 to Feb 06
- GE Countrywide Limited (part of GE Capital) : Jan 00 to Jan 01
- Shah & Shah Associates (including articleship) : Jun 95 to Jan 00
Education
Inter CA - Accounting, Auditing And Taxation
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi11.1995
Bachelor of Commerce, India - Accounting, Economics, Statistics
L J Commerce College
Ahmedabad, India04.1995
Skills
- Ability to Lead, Perform, Illustrate and motivate team
- Good Analysis, Interpretation and Compliances of Laws
- Swift learner
- Open Minded to adopt new technology
- Good handson understanding cross departmental issues and resolving the same
- Task Master with cordial environment
Accomplishments
- Made tall tax saving by planing a strategic decisions for Adani Group companies.
- Successfully roll out SAP in several companies and organizations in exceptional situation.
- Implemented Revised Revenue Recognition Guidance Note in Real Estate companies of the group.
- Designed various control systems for the Adani Foundation smooth and sustainable working.
- Good hands on Investment management of the funds.
- Participated in contract management with partners and hands on skill for procurement of material in time with reasonable cost and understand market sense.
- Sound understanding of various laws and practical implementation of the same for organization.
- Excellent interpersonal skill with various stake holders.
Software
Timeline
Head Finance & Accounts
Adani Foundation
01.2017 - Current
Deputy Manager
Adani Group- Real Estate
11.2009 - 01.2017
Sr. Officer – Accounts
K. Raheja Corp
09.2007 - 11.2009
Account & Finance Executive
Ketan Construction Ltd
02.2007 - 09.2007
Previous F&A Assignements
With Various Employers
06.1995 - 01.2000
Inter CA - Accounting, Auditing And Taxation
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bachelor of Commerce, India - Accounting, Economics, Statistics
L J Commerce College
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