Geet Vishwakarma
Mumbai
Summary
Goal-oriented professional with over 13 years of rich experience; Dedicated in-house counsel with 2 years of experience providing legal advice and counsel to various departments of a company. Possesses a comprehensive understanding of corporate and financial law, with an LLM in Corporate and Financial Law from OP Jindal Global University. Skilled in drafting and reviewing contracts, conducting legal research and analysis, and advising on regulatory compliance matters. Collaborative team player with a proven ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives. Demonstrates strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Committed to providing top-notch legal support to the organization and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
In-House Counsel
JCB Salons
07.2021 - Current
- Provided legal advice and counsel to various departments of the company, including human resources, marketing, and operations.
- Drafted and reviewed contracts, including vendor agreements, Franchise agreements, service agreements, and employment contracts.
- Conducted legal research and analysis on a variety of issues, including employment law, intellectual property, and privacy law.
- Advised on regulatory compliance matters and ensured that the company was in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Assisted with corporate governance matters, including drafting board resolutions and maintaining corporate records.
- Participated in the negotiation and settlement of legal disputes, both in and out of court.
- Worked closely with outside counsel on litigation and other legal matters.
- Developed and conducted training sessions for employees on legal issues and compliance.
- Managed a variety of legal projects and initiatives, including the implementation of new policies and procedures to improve legal compliance.
- Collaborated with other members of the legal team and cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, including executive leadership, outside counsel, and regulatory agencies.
Assistant General Manager
Anjali Mukerjee Health total Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 07.2021
- Coordinated with the financial management team to support the financial closing process, planned and executed monthly/quarterly/annual closure schedules, and provided monthly financial statements.
- Administered day-to-day general ledger accounting and reconciliations, financial reporting, and analysis for assigned functional areas.
- Assisted with cash reconciliations, payment date accounting, monthly reporting and report production, daily modeling, and financial analysis and reporting.
- Managed the structuring, consolidation, and analysis of financial data, developed budgets, forecasts, and other financial reports for specific organizational sub-divisions, i.e., departments, regions, and units.
- Evaluated and escalated significant accounting and tax-related issues to the Global Tax Team and provided support on various non-Indian tax compliance work and ad-hoc tax projects.
- Formulated and presented weekly and monthly management reports on cost and benefit analysis, productivity analysis, inventory turnover analysis, and cost variance analysis.
- Monitored KPIs, OPIs, strategic initiatives, risk scenarios, and business plans for the Finance Department, developed and maintained operational systems for all finance and accounting functions.
- Drafted monthly profit and loss projections, established product line profit and loss statements to identify opportunities and risks.
- Maintained fixed assets, drafted reports and entries, filed returns for fixed assets, monitored site-wise capitalization and provision, undertook physical verification of assets, ensured that all assets were insured at the correct value.
- Analyzed financial results, undertook year-on-year and quarterly comparison of company performance both in terms of the top line and bottom line.
- Reviewed and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial entries and documents to bring transparency in reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
- Supervised all Indian tax compliance and submissions including Corporate Tax.
Assistant Manager
Supreme Gems Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 03.2016
Senior Executive
KGK Creations (India) Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 12.2015
Audit Supervisor
Raymonds Apparel Ltd
North India
03.2013 - 08.2013
Audit Assistant
Alok Industries
Mumbai
06.2010 - 03.2013
Education
Master of Laws - Corporate And Financial Law
04.2023
Bachelor of Law - Law
10.2020
Master of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
06.2012
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
06.2010
Skills
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Legal Drafting
- Legal Compliance
- Legal Research
- Legal Documentation
- TECHNICAL SKILLS
- MS Office
- Legal advice and counsel
- Contracts
- Regulatory compliance
- Corporate governance
- Litigation
- Project management
- Negotiation
- Settlement
- Legal research and analysis
- Policy and procedure implementation
- Financial law
- Legal writing
- Document filing
- Efficient researcher
- Corporate law
- Merger and acquisition
Accomplishments
- Certification in Financial Planning & Analysis: Building A Company's Budget
- Certification in Developing A Business Strategy Using A Value Chain Concept
- Certification in Indian and Financial Economy.
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Marathi
Intermediate
B1
Gujarati
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
In-House Counsel - JCB Salons
07.2021 - Current
Assistant General Manager - Anjali Mukerjee Health total Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 07.2021
Assistant Manager - Supreme Gems Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 03.2016
Senior Executive - KGK Creations (India) Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 12.2015
Audit Supervisor - Raymonds Apparel Ltd
03.2013 - 08.2013
Audit Assistant - Alok Industries
06.2010 - 03.2013
OP Jindal Global Law School - Master of Laws, Corporate And Financial Law
Mumbai University - Bachelor of Law, Law
University of Mumbai - Master of Commerce, Accounting And Finance
University of Mumbai - Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
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