Kaushal Hardasani
Surat
Summary
Dynamic finance leader with over 14 years of experience in SAP systems, financial controlling, and consolidation. Proven track record in strategic planning and financial management. Expert in enhancing operational efficiency and driving profitability through precise budget forecasting and financial analysis. Committed to leading finance teams to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager of Finance
Autotech Nonwovens Private Limited
Surat
03.2023 - Current
- Led financial strategies to drive company growth and profitability.
- Executed SAP B1 implementation to enhance data visibility for management.
- Led financial strategies to drive company growth and profitability
- Restructured monthly MIS reporting for improved accuracy.
- Negotiated favorable banking terms to optimize financial operations
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, and capital expenditure to maintain financial discipline and liquidity.
- Implemented pricing strategy to maintain healthy profit margins across all segments.
- Integrated POWER BI dashboards with SAP B1 for real-time data visualization.
- Identified and secured GST refunds, boosting cash flow.
- Implementation of P2P, O2C, financial, and asset-related internal controls.
- Ensuring timely compliance related to direct tax, indirect tax and labour.
- Liaise with auditors, banks, regulatory authorities, and other external stakeholders.
Senior Manager
Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Surat
08.2011 - 02.2023
- Leading the delivery of integrated SAP FICO solutions through the analysis and mapping of end-to-end business processes while working with business process owners, multiple stakeholders, and other team members.
- Interacting with every stakeholder for preparation of Annual Budget and reviewing the actual numbers along with CFO.
- Engaged in preparation of next 5 year Budget and performing monthly consolidation of financials.
- Working closely with international entities for monthly closure.
- Analyzing product cost on a monthly basis.
- Involved in Handling internal audits of the company.
- Consolidating Financials from different entities and providing it to management on a monthly basis.
- Directing the statutory Auditors (Deloitte), & successfully concluded with closure of gaps
- Implementing Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes along with Asset Accounting, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger accounting including new General Ledger (GL) migration.
- Implementing SAP in international entities i.e. Ireland, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, and Poland.
- Providing Pre-Sales support in the evaluation of Accounts Payable (AP) automation solutions including requirements gathering to final selection, Request for Quotation (RFQ) creation, business case preparation and presentation to stakeholders for final project approval.
- Ensuring adherence to standard SAP best practices and business process mapping.
- Engaging with stakeholders to identify opportunities for business process simplification / optimization and sustainable solutions.
- Steering expense budget posting, release, transfer, supplement, return, and so on; supervising Budget & Consumption, monitoring, controlling & Periodic Variance Reporting in SAP.
- Preparing Cost Sheet and filling Compliance Report as per CAS-4 for all the products of the company.
- Initiating monthly Expense MIS and Variance MIS along with the analysis for the purpose of information to the management and overall control.
- Generating: An actual (as and when needed) and forecasted in-depth Cash Flow report exclusively for the CFO to enable him to decide upon arranging of funds for future.
- Monthly sales/revenue reports (product wise, region wise, International-domestic, and so on) and also Sales/revenue variance report along with the analysis.
- Participating in material management process improvement by identifying and closing the gaps, making the entire process rigid and by auditing at frequent intervals.
- Assisting the team in standalone and finalization of Account; working on improving the areas affecting timely closure of Accounts.
Education
CWA -
Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
01.2010
CA (Inter) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.2007
B.Com. -
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
01.2006
Skills
- Budgeting and financial reporting
- SAP FICO and FM
- Data visualization and analysis
- Cash flow management
- Strategic financial thinking
- Internal auditing practices
- Financial consolidation techniques
- Direct taxation expertise
- Financial MIS
- Cost analysis
Accomplishments
• Successfully handled statutory and internal audit with Big 4 Firms i.e., PwC, KPMG and Deloitte.
• Acted as a Key Person from F&A Department in implementation of SAP (FICO) in foreign entities, namely Spain, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Swiss.
• Furnished monthly Financial MIS to management.
• Acted as a Key Person from F&A Department in implementation of SAP (FICO) in foreign entities, namely Spain, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Swiss.
• Furnished monthly Financial MIS to management.
Executive Profile
- A versatile professional with more than 14 years of experience in SAP System, Financial Controlling, and Financial Consolidation.
- Currently serving as the General Manager – Finance & Accounts, overseeing the company’s accounting, finance, and strategic planning functions.
- Acted as a financial controller for all the entities and worked closely with international entities for monthly closure.
- Hands-on experience in working with CFO for the preparation of annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and strategic plans.
- Track record of implementing SAP in acquisition entities as a key member.
- Prepared and presented weekly and monthly management reports on cost and benefit analysis, productivity analysis, inventory turnover analysis and cost variance analysis.
- Developed Cost Centre accounting as per the requirement of the Management and an exhaustive list of expenses along with their definitions & cost centers allocation criteria.
- Key Member from Finance in Go-Live SAP Projects in international entities.
- Key Member from Finance in Financial Due-Diligence during PE funding of Samara Capital and Morgan Stanley.
- Incisive acumen in performing financial analysis, product costing & cost analysis for the business and in compiling reports required for the preparation of business plans.
- Proficient in performing financial analysis, product costing & cost analysis for the business and in compiling reports required for the preparation of business plans; skilled in developing, analysing & executing budgets, evaluating budget proposals in terms of the organizational objectives & resources and conducting variance analysis.
IT Skills
- SAP ECC6, SAP B1
- Tally 9.1
- Financial Analysis Pro-degree (KPMG)
- Training on preparing dashboard using Google Data Studio
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Gujarati
- Sindhi
Training
Gujarat State CA Students Conference, 1st Theme in Global Environment
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/08/86
Address : B-1502, Eco Garden, G.D. Goenka Canal Road, Surat - 395007
Timeline
General Manager of Finance
Autotech Nonwovens Private Limited
03.2023 - Current
Senior Manager
Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
08.2011 - 02.2023
CWA -
Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
CA (Inter) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com. -
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University