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Prabodh Shete

Finance & Tax
Pune

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Desired Job Title

Finance & Taxation

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Full TimeConsulting

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HybridRemote
Location: Pune, IndiaPune, MH
Open to relocation: No

Important To Me

Company CulturePersonal development programsWork from home option

Summary

Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 13 years of experience. Proven skills in employing financial accounts and management, controllership & tax compliance. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvements along with automation of reporting and working closely with stakeholders to enhance operational efficiencies of the process.

Overview

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years of professional experience

Work History

Client Relationship Manager

Frontier Accounting India (OPC) Pvt Ltd
09.2024 - Current

Continued in the same Australian engagement following the transfer of Indian operations from Themis Advisors Pvt Ltd to Frontier Accounting India (OPC) Pvt Ltd.

  • Primary relationship manager for a portfolio of Australian SME clients.
  • Review BAS and IAS prepared by team members before lodgement.
  • Review financial statements, income tax returns and supporting workpapers.
  • Analyse budgets and provide insights into business performance.
  • Worked on complex tax returns and financials for SME.
  • Provide day-to-day technical guidance to junior accountants.
  • Manage workflow and performance of tax and compliance team members.
  • Communicate directly with Australian clients regarding accounting and taxation matters.
  • Attend client meetings alongside Directors/Partners to discuss financial performance and compliance.
  • Assisted in preparing advisory reports and business recommendations on entity restructure and CGT events.

Manager - Finance

Themis Advisors Pvt Ltd (Dedicated Australian Offshore Team for Frontier Accounting Pty Ltd)
08.2021 - 08.2024
  • Managed end-to-end accounting and taxation engagements for Australian businesses.
  • Reviewed bookkeeping, payroll and BAS/IAS prepared by accountants.
  • Prepared and reviewed monthly management reports.
  • Prepared annual budgets and analysed budget vs actual performance.
  • Compiled financial statements and income tax returns for various entity types.
  • Submitted supplier and payroll payment batches for client authorization.
  • Worked closely with bookkeepers of australian clients to resolve day to day related bookkeeping queries.
  • Led and guided team of two accountants.
  • Ensured compliance with ATO deadlines and reporting requirements.

Accountant

Themis Advisors Pvt Ltd (Dedicated Australian Offshore Team for Frontier Accounting Pty Ltd)
08.2018 - 07.2021
  • Managed bookkeeping for a diverse portfolio of Australian clients.
  • Processed payroll using Xero Payroll.
  • Compiled and reconciled supplier statements.
  • Managed bank reconciliations as well as general ledger reconciliations.
  • Prepared Business Activity Statements (BAS) and Instalment Activity Statements (IAS).
  • Maintained accurate financial records using Xero and MYOB.
  • Assisted with month-end and year-end financial reporting.
  • Supported preparation of tax returns and financial statements.
  • Coordinated onboarding processes for new business entities, including payroll, superannuation, and ATO registrations.

Process Specialist

Infosys BPM Limited
03.2015 - 08.2018
  • Part of UK telecom process Interconnect process GL team.
  • Executed monthly revenue and cost forecast preparation while analyzing variance between forecast and actuals for interconnect process.
  • Performed Invoicing and cost reconciliations on monthly basis.
  • Managed month-end activities optimizing financial accounting functions for general ledger closure, featuring journal postings in SAP.
  • Performed Cash Flow Forecast & Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
  • Preparation and presentation of Management Information Pack.
  • Compilation of Ofcom regulatory report on quarterly basis.
  • Ensure financial security through strict adherence to SOX compliance
  • Handled SOX Internal Controls, Audit and audit queries of entire process.
  • Australian service Engagement process as a Process Specialist.
  • Fixed Asset accounting in Oracle & preparation of Capex report for submission to onshore review. Identifying variances and posting journals for discrepancies.
  • Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliation.
  • Performed Month-End activities which facilitate financial (FI) accounting in closing General Ledger including Journal postings in Oracle
  • Preperation of Novated Lease schedules
  • Trained new recruits on the process, Getting cross trained on daily and weekly reporting.

Manager

Khutwad Devkar and Co
09.2013 - 03.2015
  • spearheading team responsible for comprehensive accounting.
  • conducted internal audit and statutory audit.
  • Performed for End to End accounting up to Finalization of Annual Accounts.
  • Preparation of Financial Statements, Reconciliations.
  • Managed computation and ensured timely payments for all statutory tax obligations, both direct and indirect.
  • Worked on assignment related to Capitalization process and providing monthly management accounts of Private Limited.
  • Contributed to due diligence process for client

Education

Intermediate - Commerce

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India
01.2012

Master of Commerce -

University of Pune
India
01.2012

Skills

Accounts Management

Tax Compliance

Financial Planning & Analysis

Analytical Thinking (Challenging Status Quo)

Analytical Tools (Microsoft 365)

Accomplishments

  • Certified with Telecom domains, Quality trainings organized by Infosys BPM Ltd.
  • Certified with Financial Accounting trainings like – General Ledger.
  • Certification from VSkills for AML-KYC Compliance
  • Information Technology Training Course' conducted by ICAI at Pune Branch of WIRC.
  • Advisor & Payroll certification by Xero.

Interests

Reading books

Watching Cricket

Hiking

Timeline

Client Relationship Manager

Frontier Accounting India (OPC) Pvt Ltd
09.2024 - Current

Manager - Finance

Themis Advisors Pvt Ltd (Dedicated Australian Offshore Team for Frontier Accounting Pty Ltd)
08.2021 - 08.2024

Accountant

Themis Advisors Pvt Ltd (Dedicated Australian Offshore Team for Frontier Accounting Pty Ltd)
08.2018 - 07.2021

Process Specialist

Infosys BPM Limited
03.2015 - 08.2018

Manager

Khutwad Devkar and Co
09.2013 - 03.2015

Master of Commerce -

University of Pune

Intermediate - Commerce

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Achievements

  • Received I Star Award for stellar performance in process to achieve goals.
  • Identified non-assessable income thereby reduced the income tax of $27.5k (AUD) resulting in client savings and efficient tax compliance.
  • Identified potential revenue leakage of £12k in monthly revenue forecasting for one of the telecom operator thereby reduced the impact on revenue reconciliation with final invoice.
  • Played an active role in implementing standardised workpapers and streamline review process.
  • Delivered AUD $40k tax saving for a client through correct treatment of dividend income under BREPI.
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