Paras Dedhia

ZeroAvia is a clean-tech scale-up focused on developing hydrogen-electric powered aircraft engines. The company has secured > $300m in funding from major investors, SWF & Govt funds. Ranked #1 GreenTech company by TIME magazine.

• Managing FinOps function of UK & US operations.
• Managing group-wide tax operations, including UK compliance (Corporation Tax, VAT submissions, PSA/PAYE) and US obligations (state and federal filings, sales tax)
• Preparing standalone & consolidated monthly, quarterly financial & management reporting decks.
• Led the PCAOB-compliant audit of the parent company conducted by a Big 4 firm. Key achievement: Within the third year audit cycle no control deficiencies or misstatements identified, resulting in a clean audit opinion - a rare accomplishment for a rapidly growing startup.
• Project managing and key personnel on system migration/ERP implementation from Xero/QuickBooks to NetSuite across ZeroAvia group.
• Managing various external investor reporting including reporting to InnovateUK on government-funded projects (circa £50m). Managing R&D tax credits claim preparation & submission (circa £5m).
• Designing process and financial controls as part of public company readiness.
• Leading and participating as the key finance stakeholder in cross‑functional teams.
• Financial statement preparations including footnote disclosures, accounting policy, and technical accounting memo on capitalization of R&D costs, intangible assets, impairments, revenue recognition, grant income recognition, inter-company funding.
• Project managing transfer pricing implementation.
• M&A integration of HyPoint Ltd into ZeroAvia Ltd, integration processes, finance systems & managing reporting.
• Oversee USD-based treasury operations including FX hedging strategies, working capital optimization, and cash flow forecasting.

MarketFinance (now known as Kriya) is enterprise pay later solution, offering B2B payment solutions & have processed over £28 billions in B2B payments.

• Taking ownership of accounting and financial systems, including expense controls, bookkeeping records, accounting records and supporting systems.
• Bringing accounting function of 2 SPVs in-house from outsourced third-party service provider.
• Preparing statutory accounts under FRS 102 and leading YE audit process.
• Drafting technical accounting memos, accounting policies and procedures handbook.
• Bank account and cash management, including operational control over company bank accounts and credit cards, bank reconciliations and payments (accounts payable, expenses).
• Delivering monthly closure of accounts across three entities.
• Preparing monthly management accounts and external investor reporting.
• Taking complete ownership of tax filings incl, VAT return, Corporate tax return & R&D tax credit.

Hostmaker is a PropTech startup in short-term rental space and was featured by Forbes as one of the five fastest-growing British businesses to watch and ranked #11 by StartUps UK in 2017 and #3 in 2018, and #16 in 2019 by Deloitte's Fast50

• Review & analysis of monthly trial balances from local entities post month‑end procedures (5 subsidiaries).
• Preparation of monthly management information & consolidated group accounts.
• Supporting CFO in finance team management, specifically overseas teams from European entities.
• Preparing year‑end consolidated financial statements in accordance with FRS 102. Closely working with CFO on the external group audit process end to end.
• Drafting technical accounting memos, accounting policies & procedure handbook.
• Closing of subsidiaries year-end in accordance with the local GAAP standard of the entities' jurisdiction & liaison with external accountants/tax advisors for compliance from the local and group perspective.
• Actively working & with the team on process improvements, efficiencies & control functions.
• Reduced month‑end reporting time from 20 to 8 working days.
• Introduced monthly flash P&L to report business performance within 2‑3 working days post‑month‑end with +(‑)5% deviation to actual management accounts on key metrics such as revenue, gross margin, centre of excellence and consolidated EBITDA.
• Leading and participating as the key finance stakeholder in cross‑functional teams.
• Working closely with CFO on financial/tax due diligence (sell‑side) and Series C funding round.
• Working on financial system integration, post-acquisition of European entities of Hostmaker by Houst.

• Setting up accounting system for new entities (Xero). Preparing P&L and management information pack for new entities.
• Finance systems and integration with Hostmaker's operation function.
• Engaging with operational teams for process improvements.
• Liaison with external advisors on tax matters/regulatory compliance.
• Providing support to Finance manager/Finance director on external audit and due diligence on fundraising.
• Training & development of new accountants in team.

• Preparing statutory accounts for companies and sole traders in accordance with the regulatory framework of FRS 102 & FRS 105 1A.
• Preparing CT600, tax computation & compliance for 'Ltd' companies.
• Preparing self‑assessment tax returns with focus on technical areas of residence, remittance & domicile.
• Preparing capital gains tax computation, calculations of share pool & S104 holdings. Responsible for VAT compliance.
• Preparing & assisting with HMRC worldwide voluntary disclosures & settlements.
• Xero system setup & implementation for SME clients.

• Responsible for book-keeping for SME clients.
• Preparing statutory accounts for companies and sole traders under FRS 102 & FRS 105 1A.
• Preparing personal tax returns and VAT returns. Writing memo's on personal tax & corporation tax planning.

Back office of MHA McIntyre Hudson.

• Preparing personal tax returns (UK taxation), sole trader accounts, property accounts.
• Personal tax planning, documentations for HNWI clients. Bookkeeping, accounts production incl work papers for SME clients.
• Managing various project related activities (ISO and ISMS audits).