Professional Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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Timeline

MITESH AGRAWAL

Warner Bros Discovery
Hyderabad
MITESH AGRAWAL
2
Languages
18
years of professional experience

Senior-level finance professional with 18 years of record-to-report and financial accounting and reporting experience. Managed RTR delivery for cross-functional teams and ensured on-time operational deadlines. Led a team of professionals through clear communication and conflict resolution to improve productivity. Trusted, ethical contributor with strong stakeholder engagement across global operations.

Work History

Senior Manager - Record to Report

2 Years 1 Month
Warner Bros Discovery | Hyderabad | 08.2024 - Current

Operations

  • Led team of 8 professionals, ensuring timely, quality deliverables, mentoring staff and establishing succession plans.
  • Managed month-end reporting, prepared closing timetables, and monitored KPIs to meet head office deadlines.
  • Managed GL bookkeeping, bank, payroll, withholding tax, intercompany accounting; performed reconciliations, journal approvals, ECL and bad-debt provisions.
  • Performed variance and flux analyses on income statement and balance sheet; reviewed reconciliations to support management decisions.
  • Ensured R2R compliance with global accounting policies, internal controls, and operational procedures.
  • Managed content accounting: capitalization/amortization, project creation, payments, accruals, and title master data for programming.
  • Oversaw revenue recognition, unbilled/deferred revenue, royalty computations, and SEC reporting for content and intercompany distributions.

Projects

  • Implementation of SAP S4 HANA & Blackline for Account Reconciliation.
  • Implementation of MAX Launch for Revenue, Content & Intercompany Accounting as per New business model & Agreements.
  • Transition of Content Accounting from U& Severance & Retention Accounting from US to Hyderabad for HBO APAC in 2025 and transition of R2R process from Singapore.

Senior Manager - Record to Report

7 Years 8 Months
Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd | Hyderabad | 12.2016 - 08.2024

Operations

  • Led finance team of 8. ensured month-end reporting compliance and timely head-office delivery
  • Prepared IFRS/Ind AS financial statements, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow reports
  • Managed GL bookkeeping, accruals, fixed-asset capitalization, inventory, lease and financial variance analysis
  • Oversaw audits, tax reconciliations, legal provisions, and resolved statutory/internal audit queries
  • Reviewed intercompany billing, export incentive accruals, payroll settlements, and master data in SAP
  • Developed team through training, succession planning, work-instruction updates, and knowledge transfer

Projects

  • Automation of FCRS Reporting using BI Prefill.
  • Integration of Sandoz & IM business in SAP system.
  • Preparation of Financial Reporting Work Instructions for Documentation & Control.
  • Implementation of Centre Of Excellence Model for making Process wise Teams.
  • Billing Process Improvement by Cost Recon and Margin Analysis.
  • Data Migration of Sandoz Business from ERP SAP P65 to SAP P34.
  • Implemented Account Reconciliation Template for Balance Sheet Analysis and Control.
  • SDC Business Implementation in SAP System for Financial Accounting & Reporting.
  • Transition of Accounting & Reporting Activities from Mumbai to Hyderabad for Sandoz.
  • IFRS 16 Leases Implementation in SAP System by Analyzing Agreements.
  • Ind AS Implementation for Financial by Analyzing Accounting Standards.
  • Export Incentive Control Improvement.

Manager - Financial Accounting & Reporting

8 Years 1 Month
Tata Consultancy Services | Mumbai | 11.2008 - 12.2016

Operations

  • Led finance team of 4 to deliver timely, accurate monthly and annual financial statements
  • Prepared balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, journals, GL reconciliations, MIS; reviewed project classification and valuations
  • Ensured IGAAP, USGAAP and IFRS application and lease accounting disclosures
  • Managed General Ledger, Intercompany & Fixed assets accounting.
  • Managed AP, vendor invoicing, accruals, bank reconciliations; AR billing, collections, debtors aging, payroll, cash management
  • Oversaw statutory, internal, and tax audits; ensured timely income/service tax, VAT, TDS and SEBI/NEAPS filings

Projects

  • Transition of Finance Activities from APAC Countries to Mumbai.
  • Onsite Deputation in Malaysia Managing TCS Malaysia & Indonesia Finance.
  • Fixed Asset Implementation in Oracle System.

Education

CA

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India | Ahmedabad | 05-2008

High School

Gujarat Board | Ahmedabad | 03-2002

B Com

Gujarat University | Ahmedabad | 04-2005

Skills

Team leadership
Process improvement
Financial reporting and analysis
General ledger management
Fixed asset accounting
Intercompany reconciliation
Month-end closing
Journal entry preparation
Audit compliance and controls
IFRS
IND AS
and US GAAP standards
SAP S/4HANA proficiency
Oracle and PeopleSoft skills
Blackline and Cadency tools
Microsoft Office suite

Accomplishments

  • Implementation of SAP S4 HANA & Blackline tool in 2026
  • Implementation of MAX Launch in 2025
  • Transition of R2R process from US & APAC in 2025.
  • Galaxy Team Award for FCRS Financial Reporting Automation in 2024.
  • Galaxy Team Award for Integration of the Sandoz and IM business Reporting in 2023.
  • Star Award in Novartis for Smooth Month End Closing in absence of key resources in 2023.
  • Applause Award in Novartis for Quarter Closing with no KPI & timely submission in 2019.
  • Ind AS & IFRS on Lease implementation in 2018.
  • Star of the Month, Star of the Quarter & Beyond Performance Awards in TCS in 2016.
  • Global Exposure of deputation in Malaysia in 2012.
  • Fixed Asset Implementation in Oracle System in 2012

Languages

English
C2
Proficient
Hindi
Native
Native

Timeline

Senior Manager - Record to Report

Warner Bros Discovery
08.2024 - CurrentRead More

Senior Manager - Record to Report

Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 08.2024Read More

Manager - Financial Accounting & Reporting

Tata Consultancy Services
11.2008 - 12.2016Read More

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

CA
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Gujarat Board

High School
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Gujarat University

B Com
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MITESH AGRAWAL