CA Sonakshi Surana
SENIOR CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT
Hyderabad
Summary
Strategic Chartered Accountant with over 7+ years of experience transforming financial operations for global MNCs in sectors such as Medical Devices, E-Commerce, and Manufacturing. Proven track record in Global Controllership and FP&A, successfully managing financial consolidation for over 150 subsidiaries worldwide. Expertise in Cross-Border Stakeholder Management has enabled a 33% reduction in close timelines by effectively bridging regional teams and Global HQs. Seeking a managerial role to leverage extensive knowledge in global compliance, process re-engineering, and team leadership while driving organizational success through accurate financial reporting and strategic planning.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Corporate Accountant
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.
08.2023 - Current
- Global Consolidation Leadership: Orchestrate the end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close for 150+ global entities, utilizing Oracle FCCS, SmartView, and Tagetik.
- Process Transformation: Spearheaded process improvements that reduced global close timelines by 33%, significantly accelerating management decision-making.
- Global Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary financial liaison for regional controllers, refined consolidation processes to reduce reporting errors by 80%, and enhance data integrity.
- Systems Implementation: Championed the implementation of Oracle FCCS, leading data validation, mapping resolution, and hierarchy setups for complex subsidiary structures.
- Strategic Advisory: Direct the P&L Flux Analysis and Variance Reporting, presenting critical financial insights regarding revenue, tax, and expenses to senior global leadership.
- Complex Technical Accounting: Manage high-level reconciliations, including Goodwill, Investment Equity, and Dividends. Successfully minimized topside journals by enforcing stricter entity-level data discipline.
- Restructuring: Lead the financial integration for new acquisitions and liquidations, managing master data creation to align with corporate expansion.
- Strengthened relationships with external auditors, ensuring a smooth audit process while maintaining transparency and integrity in financial reporting.
Deputy Finance Manager
JSW ONE PLATFORMS LTD.
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Managerial Leadership: Led a finance team of three professionals, overseeing Revenue Recognition, Treasury, and Statutory Compliance.
- Working Capital Optimization: Strategized and executed a vendor payout restructuring that reduced the cycle from 45 days to 10 days, optimizing cash flow and vendor relationships.
- Automation Drive: Automated reconciliation workflows, cutting manual processing time by 20%, and achieving early audit closures for three consecutive quarters.
- Compliance Governance: Ensured 100% adherence to GST, TDS, and TCS regulations while managing statutory and internal audits.
- Financial Reporting: Conducted quarterly variance analysis to ensure accurate revenue recognition and cost tracking.
- Streamlined the accounts payable process, improving payment timeliness and reducing late fees incurred from missed deadlines.
Assistant Manager
HEMOCUE INDIA (DANAHER CORP.)
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Global HQ Alignment: Harmonized Indian reporting standards with Global HQ (Sweden) requirements, ensuring seamless integration of local tax regimes with global accounting policies.
- Asset & Inventory Control: Directed a rigorous due diligence project that identified and rectified $1 million in stock discrepancies, improving inventory accuracy by 15%.
- Profitability Strategy: Led trade scheme analysis and pricing structure reviews, contributing to a 5% increase in net profitability.
- Logistics & Supply Chain Finance: Overhauled the import-export financial process, aligning Custom House Agent (CHA) activities with finance to ensure seamless order fulfillment.
Manager - Audit & Assurance
AGHR & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)
07.2017 - 01.2020
- Client Portfolio Management: Managed audits and financial consulting for a diverse portfolio of clients in the textile, pharmaceutical, and dairy industries.
- Risk Advisory: Implemented Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and conducted 'Going Concern' analysis for distressed assets, presenting findings to Audit Committees.
- Key Projects: Executed Stock Audit for a sales depot of GCMMF ('AMUL' Brand), and assisted in Concurrent Bank Audits.
- Taxation: Spearheaded Income Tax, Service Tax, and GST filings; prepared submissions for assessments before Direct & Indirect Tax authorities.
Education
Chartered Accountant (CA) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Surat, India01.2017
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) - Taxation
VNSGU
Surat01.2015
Skills
- Global Financial Operations
- Multi-Currency Consolidation
- Intercompany Reconciliations
- US GAAP
- IFRS Alignment
- Strategic Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Mentoring
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Financial Transformation
- Process Automation
- ERP Implementation
- Data Migration
- Internal Controls
- ICOFR
Technical Arsenal
Oracle FCCS, Tagetik, SAP HANA, Blackline, OneStream, Power BI, SmartView, MS Excel (Advanced Macros/VBA)
Timeline
Senior Corporate Accountant
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.
08.2023 - Current
Deputy Finance Manager
JSW ONE PLATFORMS LTD.
06.2022 - 07.2023
Assistant Manager
HEMOCUE INDIA (DANAHER CORP.)
09.2020 - 06.2022
Manager - Audit & Assurance
AGHR & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)
07.2017 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) - Taxation
VNSGU
Chartered Accountant (CA) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India