KARTHIK V KULKARNI

• Teamwork & Collaboration, Leadership, Decision making, commercial awareness, Effective Written/Oral Communication, Professionalism, Currently working as operational head in Bangalore leading a team of 6 people
• Taking part in Leadership team meetings and Board meetings of clients
• Analyzed, developed and presented cost, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and company's actual performance compared to business plans
• Built and strengthened relationships across functional leadership areas to keep revenue development and operational plans interconnected and effective.
• Oversaw operations of finance department , set goals and objectives and design framework for those to be met
• Preparation and presentation of MIS to key stakeholders of company
• Board meeting financial report preparation and presentation before board of directors
• Working capital management including co-ordinating with Banks, investors to get money for working capital
• Analyze, design, monitor implementation of various significant flows of transaction and identify risks associated with various account balances
• Evaluate financial information obtained from clients to determine strategies for meeting client's financial objectives
• Review clients' accounts and results regularly to determine whether economic development for financial performance indicated need for plan revision
• Monitor preparation of statutory books of accounts , bank reconciliation and consolidated reports
• Administer financial statements including trial balance , profit & loss accounts , age-wise accounts payables & receivables statements & balance sheets
• Determine financial objectives and designing & implementing systems, policies & procedures to facilitate financial control, guiding preparation of cash flow and bank reconciliation statements
• Implement systems, procedures & manuals for preparation & maintenance of statutory books of accounts and financial statements and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements
• Plan & execute operational audits under different statues, of various business areas of client using risk-based audit methodology.
• Prepared accurate financial reports and monthly statements for accounts receivable.
• Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, established service rates and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures.
• Led organizational cash flow and cash flow forecasting initiatives.
• Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits, and budgets.
• Accurately completed financial statement audits and thoroughly reviewed results.
• Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.
• Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing, and sales tax returns.
• Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable, and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
• Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions and regular treasury transactions.
• Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
• Formulated strategic plans and supported tactical initiatives to execute cost-savings deliverables.
• Directed budget development, creation of budgetary controls and recordkeeping systems and investment management.
• Developed future financial plans to inform critical decision-making related to spending cuts, rightsizing labor force and timing planned business investments.

· Handled multifaceted areas (e.g., Audit, Taxation, Risk Advisory, Deal Advisory) as the Chartered Accountant to Various Companies. Coordinated with teams in companies to establish mechanisms and achieve results, maintained top professional expertise and ensured the delivery of premium service to clients.'

· Acted as a GST Consultant to one of the biggest State Government Undertakings in Karnataka. Handled Tribunal Cases of the said undertaking

· Represented various MNCS such as “A”( Engineering consulting company), “T&H” (A joint venture of two PSU one is a house hold name and another one is government undertaking venture with respect to aircrafts) in front of tax authorities.

· Acted as External auditor of various companies

· Acting consultant in various companies for matters varying from Income tax, GST to Deal Advisory and other related issues.

· Held position of Gratuity and Superannuation Trust auditor of famous brewery company head quartered in Bangalore and was instrumental in closing the Gratuity and Superannuation trust

• Preparation of Payroll and Payroll processing for up to 300 employee
• Created detailed financial reports based on financial statuses and data.
• Reviewed organization's adherence to regulatory guidelines applicable to specific activities and practices.
• Preparation of Monthly MIS – to be reported to Management outside India(Russia and USA)
• Monthly compliances and yearly compliances including – FEMA, Labour Laws, Company Law, Income Tax
• Spearheaded Due diligence activities and preparation of Due diligence report
• Transfer Pricing study and report preparation
• Involved with registration of new clients under the existing laws
• Handled statutory and tax audits of various clients while maintaining financial accounts of corporate and non-corporate entities
• Conducted tax and internal management audit for income tax reporting for several clients
• Contributed to multiple audits and preparation & filing (both manual and E-filing) of income tax returns of countless individual firms and statutory auditor of companies for Government reporting

• Headed team of 4 people
• Created detailed financial reports based on financial statuses and data.
• Created accounts, wrote ledgers and set up reporting systems based on GAAP standards and regulations.
• Performed audits on various agreements contracted with city governments and other organizations.
• Held position as Internal Auditor for Public Limited Company and also its 5 subsidiaries, spearheading the Consolidation process, Annual report publishing, SEBI Audit assistance
• Provided oversight & expertise to the financial reports, interpret financial information to managerial staff while recommending further course of actions
• Guided on investment activities and suggested strategies for the company's betterment
• Facilitated financial and operational audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits
• Developed and implemented corrective actions to bring business areas in line with organisational standards
• Effectively managed audit engagement teams, performed timely review, provided honest & constructive feedback
• Collaborated with high-performance manager/senior manager on engagement method and executed plan .

· Performed detailed analysis of the collected accounting data for various clients organization's along with handling tax audit of various fields

· Prepared & E-filing of income tax, TDS and VAT returns of various assesses while writing accounts of individual and partnership concerns and presenting annual information return to the management

Provided recommendations on internal control and process improvement besides maintaining a high standard of precision in all predications and calculations