Nilesh Kulkarni
Pune
Summary
Result oriented professional with 10+ years of experience (7 years post-qualification) in financial accounting, taxation, tax law implementation, survey notices and international tax. Seek challenging opportunities where fully utilize skills for the success of the organization.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Analyst I
Amazon Development centre Pvt Ltd
01.2024 - Current
- Performing reconciliation for US and EU region on periodic and Monthly settlement;
- Performing PQV (Purchase Quantity Variance) and PPV (Purchase Price Variance) reconciliation for vendor statements;
- Reviewed the work performed by my peers and provide the following feedback (Audit comments):
- Reviewed monthly team activity tracker, analyzed data accuracy to support financial decision-making for leadership and stakeholders, informing MBR and QBR.
- Worked on process automation, suggested new ideas to streamline processes and reduce manual intervention.
- Conducting advanced Excel training, covering shortcuts and new features, to help team boost performance and meet deadlines;
- Followed up with team to close aged tickets impacting SLA
- Identified root causes for ticket delays, aligned team to resolve aged tickets urgently
- Highlighted highly escalated tickets, discussed with assigned personnel.
- Discuss with the Vendor manager and with the vendor to way forward.
Sr. Tax Analyst I
Amazon Development centre Pvt Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2023
- Reviewed daily payment batches prior to vendor payments;
- Performed monthly reconciliation between GL accounts 26325 and 20110
- Computed monthly withholding tax liability and made payments for all IN-Amazon entities, in collaboration with AP team.
- Performed monthly GL reconciliation for account 26325, liaised with FOAA and AP teams;
- Prepared and reviewed quarterly TDS returns for various Amazon entities, including online and offline return revisions, and year-end accrual workings for ATSPL, ADSIPL, ARIPL, AISPL, and AWIPL;
- Prepared creature template for posting TRs to refund and recover TDS;
- Resolved vendor queries on TDS short/excess payments, 26AS mismatches, Form 16A requirements, and return revisions.
- Reconciled advertising GL with monthly equalization levy (EL) payments, filed annual EL return with income tax authorities
- Performed reconciliation between GLs and quarterly TDS returns.
- Performed and reviewed end-to-end TDS clauses for statutory (CARO) and tax audits (tax rationalization) of various IN-Amazon entities, liaised with auditors.
- Managed income tax survey and assessment proceedings for various IN-Amazon entities.
- Processed TDS reimbursements through Splat and Trust tools.
- Prepared monthly MIS report for TDS reimbursement process.
- Maintained good working relationships with clients to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Performed monthly Splat vs Trust reconciliation, backfilled vendor data for TDS reimbursement and PAN master data creation.
- Managed team of 3 reportees, assigned daily activities, handled ad-hoc requests, and provided reporting TRs.
- Discussed daily syncs with team to track improvements on assigned activities.
- Discussed team challenges, helped resolve them to streamline processes. Identified duplicate supplier payments, clawed back excess TDS reimbursements.
- Posted TRs in OFA for dis-allowances identified during tax audits and internal testing, after quarterly reporting.
- Prepared allowance listing for IN-Amazon Entities post Audit tax closure.
- Performed UAT for process improvements like WIRE remittance, tax audit rationalization, payment prelims, and tax assessments. Collaborated with tech team on process automation.
- Worked on WHT remittance and reporting for EMEA (Italy, Poland, Romania). Handled vendor queries for EMEA region.
- Managed daily calls with EMEA stakeholders, led team sessions, prepared reconciliations.
- Prepared payment batches with 3-way match (GL, remittance, 20110) before remitting to EMEA tax authorities.
Accounts Executive officer
Nath Bio-Genes (I) Pvt. Ltd.
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Prepared monthly MIS reports to help in MBR.
- Computed monthly TDS liability and made payments to Tax Authorities.
- Handled employee salary advances, prepared accounting for recovery.
- Managed petty cash for expenses, handled employee and other travel reimbursements.
- Performed accounting ledger reconciliations, issued TDS certificates.
- Prepared monthly transit insurance declaration.
- Ensured high-quality invoice posting compliant with regulations.
- Prepared POs for services like insurance, rent, leases, retainers, NFA.
- Created and posted NFA POs in ERP, processed payments for various branches.
- Prepared payment vouchers and processed payments.
- Compiled VAT ITC return data for assessments with tax authorities.
- Prepared employee payroll registers.
Tax Analyst
Indus Towers Limited Viman Nagar
09.2013 - 07.2016
- Computed monthly TDS liability and made payments.
- Assisted in service tax and WCT TDS computations, processed Goa entry tax computations and payments.
- Issued TDS certificates, assisted with monthly close and reporting.
- Provided data for corporate tax reviews and IFCR compliance as required.
Accounts Officer
Savera Auto Comps Pvt. Ltd.
05.2009 - 07.2013
- Opened LCs for bank guarantees and debtor payments, computed service tax liability.
- Computation of monthly VAT liability;
- Followed up with debtors on outstanding payments.
- Processed worker salaries and overtime payments.
- Performed inter and intra-company reconciliations, booked invoices in ERP and Tally.
- Processed vendor payments via check and online.
- Followed up with vendors on payments, prepared monthly vendor payments via online and cheques.
Accounts Assistant
Ashok Patil & Associates
- Preparing Purchase Invoices
- Follow up of with debtors for outstanding payments
- Preparation salary register
- Monthly bank reconciliation
- Preparation of purchase order
- Making annexure
- Performing statutory audit of various companies
- VAT Working and cross checking
- Service Tax Working
- TDS Working
Education
M.com -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University
S.B College Aurangabad12.2013
B.com -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University
Vivekanand College 12.2010
MBI Finance -
MIT College Pune
MIT College PuneSkills
- Team Building
- Problem Solving
- Decision making
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounting Software Proficiency
- Cash Flow Management
- Payment Processing
- Tax Compliance
- Year-end closing
Projects
- Automated the toughest tax rationalization activities, collaborated with tech team.
- Completed tax rationalization and audit closure for 7 Amazon entities single-handedly, without additional callout's.
- Automated tax remittance activities by building WIRE and Trust tools.
Disclaimer
I declare that all information contained above is true and accurate.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/11/1989
Accomplishments
- Received Star Employee Award in 2019
- Achieved 2 Accolades and 3 appreciation from stakeholders
- Promoted Tax Analyst I in Mar 2022
- Supervised team of 8 to use of better advanced excel to reduced manual intervention
Singing, Playing Cricket and Pooltable
- Apart from work, I love singing.
- Playing cricket and pool are my favorite activities.
Languages
English
Intermediate (B1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Finance Analyst I
Amazon Development centre Pvt Ltd
01.2024 - Current
Sr. Tax Analyst I
Amazon Development centre Pvt Ltd
10.2018 - 12.2023
Accounts Executive officer
Nath Bio-Genes (I) Pvt. Ltd.
08.2016 - 06.2017
Tax Analyst
Indus Towers Limited Viman Nagar
09.2013 - 07.2016
Accounts Officer
Savera Auto Comps Pvt. Ltd.
05.2009 - 07.2013
Accounts Assistant
Ashok Patil & Associates
M.com -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University
B.com -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University
MBI Finance -
MIT College Pune
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