Gaurav Chauhan

Financial Strategy and Analysis:

· Led setup of Service Line P&Ls: Established robust Profit and Loss frameworks for comprehensive performance analysis.

· Annual Operating Plans (AOP): Spearheaded preparation and finalization of strategic financial forecasts for senior management.

· Financial Statement Analysis: Conducted detailed analysis to evaluate KPIs and optimize business performance.

Revenue and Cost Management:

· Revenue Recognition and Tracking: Developed and managed trackers for Unbilled and Deferred Revenue Recognition, ensuring accurate financial reporting and forecasting.

· Margin Analysis and Resource Utilization: Analyzed Sold Margin vs. Actual Margins, optimizing resource allocation and enhancing profitability through efficient cost controls and approval processes.

· Automation of Sales Forecasting: Implemented automated Sales Forecast Plans, improving forecast accuracy and operational efficiency.

Business Strategy and Planning:

• Dashboard Development: Designed and developed the Booked Business Dashboard and Sold Margin Analysis tools, enabling real-time monitoring and strategic decision-making based on sales and margin data.
• Long-Term Planning: Prepared comprehensive long-term business plans aligned with annual budgets and strategic inputs from senior management, identifying growth opportunities and areas for operational improvement.

Operational Efficiency and Financial Solutions:

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with functional teams to aggregate data for annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial targets.
• Financial Innovation: Introduced innovative financial solutions including Commercial Laptop Leasing and Car Leasing schemes, optimizing cash flow management and enhancing employee retention through tax-efficient benefits.

Analytical Insights and Leadership:

• Ad-Hoc Analysis: Conducted ad-hoc analyses such as Cashflow impact of variable pay, Revenue Contribution Analysis by Project Nature, and Deal Conversion Time Analysis, providing critical insights for strategic decision-making.
• Competitor Analysis: Performed thorough Competitor Analysis to benchmark performance and sustainability strategies, informing proactive business strategies and market positioning.
• Team Leadership: Directed a cross-functional team, overseeing execution of processes and delivering essential support to project teams, ensuring accurate project profitability insights and operational excellence.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING:

· Managing day to day activities of the Accounts Payables and processing of Standard Invoices and Prepayments,

· Overall Expense Management,

· Handling Imprest and Advances of Employee,

· Handling Employees and vendors related queries regarding Expenses and Bill Payments and Providing updates to vendors on payment cycle, date or status,

· Ensuring Process practices are aligned with organization policy,

TREASURY MANAGEMENT:

· Daily Cashflow Management – Fund Allocation for All disbursals, Managing all activities for Arranging fund for All Payment of Expenses and Purchase vendors,

· Cash and liquidity management through cashflow planning and forecasting: Identifying of surplus amount and proposed for FD’s,

· Calculation of Accrued interest on Fixed Deposit on Monthly basis

· Bank Reconciliation on Weekly / Monthly Basis,

· Exposure in Forex Transactions, Issuance of Lc

· Preparation and maintaining Treasury related MIS reports for External And internal use and ensure accurate and timely reporting,

· Monitoring and Managing the organization’s banking relationships for smoothly transactions at Pan India Level,

· MIS:

· Preparation and finalization of Monthly Expense Report,

· Weekly Cash Inflow and Outflow Report,

· Weekly Snapshot (Evaluation of Sale and collection)

· Imprest Report

· Prepaid Report

· Maintain Purchase Import Register and update Bill of Entry

· Account Payable Ageing Report,

· Account Receivable Aging Report,