Praveen Sinha

Accounting & Financial Management

• Managing end-to-end financial accounting function, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting frameworks (Indian GAAP / Ind AS) and regulatory requirements
• Preparation and finalization of financial statements (Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit & Loss, Cash Flow Statements) with detailed schedules, notes to accounts, and variance analysis
• Performing advanced ledger scrutiny and account diagnostics, identifying anomalies, provisioning requirements, and revenue/cost misstatements
• Designing and executing multi-layer reconciliation frameworks including bank, vendor, customer, and inter-company reconciliations with audit trails
• Ensuring statutory compliance relating to TDS, GST linkages, and other regulatory deductions with proper mapping to financial records
• Leading month-end and year-end closure processes, including accruals, provisions, deferred revenue/expenses, and cutoff procedures
• Supporting and coordinating statutory audits, internal audits, and tax audits, including preparation of audit schedules, responding to audit queries, and closure of observations
• Conducting financial due diligence and data validation exercises, identifying financial risks, inconsistencies, and control gaps
• Developing and implementing internal financial controls (IFC) and SOPs to strengthen governance, prevent leakages, and ensure audit readiness
• Integrating GST reconciliation with financial accounting systems, ensuring alignment between books and statutory returns (GSTR-1, 3B, 2B)
• Performing expense analytics and profitability analysis, enabling informed decision-making and cost optimization
• Advising on accounting treatment of complex transactions, including revenue recognition, provisions, and contingent liabilities

GST & Indirect Taxation

• Managing end-to-end GST compliance, including GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9 & 9C filings
• Handling GST reconciliations (GSTR-2B vs Purchase Register, GSTR-1 vs Sales Register) with variance tracking
• Drafting detailed replies to GST notices (DRC-01, ASMT-10, audits) with section-wise legal analysis under CGST Act, 2017
• Filing and managing appeals in APL-01, including preparation of grounds, documentation, and pre-deposit compliance
• Advising on ITC eligibility, reversals, blocked credits, and litigation risks
• Handling GST adjudication proceedings and departmental hearings

Corporate Compliance, Secretarial & Legal Strategy

• Managing end-to-end corporate and secretarial compliance under the Companies Act, 2013, including board processes, statutory registers, ROC filings, and governance frameworks
• Ensuring compliance with corporate governance norms, drafting board resolutions, minutes, and maintaining statutory records in line with regulatory requirements
• Advising SMEs on corporate structuring, regulatory positioning, and compliance readiness for growth and investment
• Designing and executing IPO readiness strategies for SMEs, including compliance gap assessment, restructuring, financial discipline, and coordination with intermediaries

Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

• Assisting in arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, including drafting statement of claims, counter-claims, replies, and procedural applications
• Preparing comprehensive legal submissions, pleadings, and written arguments, backed by statutory provisions and judicial precedents
• Supporting case strategy through fact analysis, document structuring, and issue identification

Corporate Litigation & Court Matters

• Handling corporate litigation matters before courts, tribunals, and quasi-judicial authorities across tax and commercial disputes
• Coordinating with advocates, senior counsels, and legal teams for litigation strategy, filings, and hearing preparation
• Managing end-to-end litigation documentation, including drafting briefs, compiling evidence, and maintaining case records
• Conducting legal research and case law analysis to support arguments and strengthen litigation positions
• Monitoring litigation timelines, compliance deadlines, and procedural requirements, ensuring timely filings and representation

• To ensure that entities are compliant with all the legal formalities and comply with government byelaws thereby ensuring that the company avails all benefits / concessions from government authorities such as Customs / STPI etc. Render services to Board of Directors (Indian & foreign Nationals) Convening and Conducting Board meetings, Committee meetings, Preparation of Agenda, Minutes, Notices of General meetings ,AGM, Directors report , ROC Filings, maintaining registers, Record keeping etc.
• Handling correspondences before and after meeting. Ensure that all secretarial activities as per the Companies Act are complied with. Independently handle corporate actions such as company incorporations, placement of shares, increase in authorized share capital, legal entity governance etc. Drafting, reviewing and vetting MOUs, POA, lease agreements, LOA and regular business contracts.
• Liaising and coordination with various statutory authorities such as ROC, RBI, DOT, Banks, MCA and other Government /Local authorities.
• Filling and Filing of various forms on MCA PORTAL. Conducting searches of various documents. Reply to legal notices, Complaints, dealing with external counsel etc. and providing strategic advice to senior management on secretarial / Compliance related matters.
• Preparation and submission of Annual return of asset & liabilities ,FG-GPR etc with RBI Preparation and filing of necessary documents, returns, forms with ROC as required under companies act, Statutory returns/ records with Registrar of companies, RBI Etc.
• Accounts & Taxation Exposure
• Preparation and finalization of balance sheet & profit & loss account as per schedule VI of companies act and coordination & ensuring with auditors for smooth completion of Statutory & annual audits To ensure that there is no unresolved audit queries and statutory / internal audits are completed in time. Review of monthly journals to ensure proper approvals and backups are attached.
• To provide Information to internal & external auditors Comprehensive review of month end accounting transactions to ensure smooth month end close. Recommend process improvements along with implementation after informing the key stakeholders.
• Preparation of all financial reports, including Profit and Loss Statement, Balance sheet, Statement of Cash flow and year-end financial statement of the Company.. Filing various GST returns, Closing GST on monthly basis, year to date reconciliation of GST with books of accounts , liaising with GST department and guiding group company team members in GST compliance. Ensuring compliances of Employees Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance Act, Bonus Act and Gratuity Act.

• Industry Type : Practicing Company Secretary