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Pravina Paturkar

Pravina Paturkar

System & Internal Controller
Pune,Maharashtra

Summary

Experienced System Controller with a strong background in SAP implementation, internal auditing, inventory control, and risk management. Proficient in process development, troubleshooting, and training teams across departments. Recently completed a Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Business Analytics (PGPDSBA), with hands-on experience in projects focused on supply chain, finance, risk analytics, and predictive modeling. Currently pursuing further certifications to expand expertise in data science and internal auditing.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

System & Internal Controller

Pushpam Foods & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
07.2010 - Current
  • Led the implementation of new business processes into the SAP system, troubleshooting technical issues and training teams
  • Conducted internal audits to assess risk, improve internal controls, and ensure compliance with company policies
  • Evaluated inventory data, identified discrepancies, and recommended improvements to mitigate risks of fraud or misreporting
  • Developed risk-based test plans and audit approaches, contributing to business process optimization
  • Collaborated with external auditors, ensuring accurate and transparent financial reporting.
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
  • Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
  • Enhanced system stability for improved performance through regular monitoring and maintenance.
  • Ensured regulatory compliance in all aspects of system management, including data privacy standards and industry-specific regulations.
  • Optimized resource allocation by assessing user needs and strategically configuring systems accordingly.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative system solutions that increased productivity.
  • Developed comprehensive training materials to expedite the onboarding of new team members.
  • Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes.
  • Investigated discrepancies discovered during auditing process.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and execute comprehensive audit plans, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
  • Conducted training sessions for staff members on best practices in internal auditing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Enhanced internal control systems by conducting thorough risk assessments and implementing effective audit recommendations.
  • Improved operational efficiency by identifying and addressing financial discrepancies through meticulous examination of financial records.
  • Improved operational effectiveness, analyzing and recommending optimizations for supply chain processes.
  • Fostered culture of transparency and accountability, conducting regular meetings to discuss audit findings and corrective actions.
  • Promoted best practices in data management and privacy by auditing information systems for security vulnerabilities.

Head of Accounts and Finance

Pushpam Infotech Corporation
06.1998 - 06.2010
  • Accounting Management: Directed accounting operations across partnerships, proprietorships, companies, and import-export businesses, ensuring accurate financial reporting and adherence to compliance standards. Managed branch accounting processes, verifying documents and maintaining consistency.
  • Branch Accounting & Verification: Supervised branch office accounting, verified financial documents, conducted sales tax audits, and prepared reports for management, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
  • Sales Tax & Compliance: Calculated and filed sales tax returns, including C-form and F-form management. Handled service tax, TDS, and professional tax returns, ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Import-Export Accounting: Managed import-export accounting processes, verifying all related documents to ensure compliance local regulations.
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepared and analyzed financial statements, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow reports. Delivered insights to management decisions and support financial planning.
  • Budgeting & Financial Analysis: Developed and managed budgets for departments, performing financial analysis to identify trends and provide strategic recommendations for growth and efficiency.
  • Investment & Share Accounting: Administered and tracked investment portfolios, including share investments, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards.
  • Risk Management & Internal Controls: Established and enforced internal controls to safeguard financial assets, mitigate risks, and prevent fraud. Led internal audits and assessments to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
  • Taxation & Compliance: Managed sales tax and income tax assessments, calculated fringe benefits tax, and ensured compliance with all legal and licensing requirements.
  • Payroll & Stock Verification: Conducted payroll verification and performed physical stock verifications, reporting discrepancies to management for corrective actions.
  • Team Leadership: Provided guidance to the accounting team, overseeing daily activities and ensuring high levels of accuracy and efficiency. Led training, conducted performance evaluations, and maintained a collaborative work environment.
  • Financial Control & Planning: Led the control, planning, execution, and supervision of all accounting and related financial activities to ensure operational efficiency and financial compliance.
  • Banking & Credit Facilities: Prepared detailed financial reports for submission to banks, securing and managing cash credit facilities for the organization.
  • Account Reconciliation & Ledger Management: Performed periodic scrutiny of debtors and creditors ledgers, ensuring accurate financial records. Managed timely bank reconciliations and addressed outstanding transactions.
  • Audit Coordination: Collaborated with statutory auditors for timely audit completion, addressing queries and ensuring compliance with auditing standards and best practices.
  • Corporate Compliance: Coordinated with the company secretary to ensure ROC-related compliances were met, maintaining adherence to corporate governance requirements.

Education

Master of Science - Data Analysis, Statistics, ML, And Data Management

Deakin University
Online
02.2026

PGP in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Advanced Deep Learning

Great Lakes Institute of Management
Online
02.2025

PGP in Data Science & Business Analytics - New Software And Analytical Skills

University of Texas At Austin
Online
05.2024

Skills

  • Financial Management & Reporting: Expertise in preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements for informed decision-making
  • SAP B1 Implementation & Optimization: Proficient in implementing and optimizing both SQL-based and HANA-based SAP systems, ensuring enhanced business processes, performance, and system stability
  • Internal Auditing & Risk Management: Strong knowledge of audit processes, internal controls, and risk management, adept at implementing procedures to

ensure compliance and accuracy

  • Regulatory Compliance & Data Privacy: Expertise in ensuring adherence to financial regulations and data privacy standards
  • Inventory Control & Fraud Prevention: Adept at managing inventory, identifying discrepancies, and mitigating fraud risks
  • Branch Transfer/Stock Transfer Accounting: Proficient in managing and accounting for branch and stock transfers to ensure accurate inventory records and compliance
  • Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategic Planning: Proficient in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting to guide business growth and efficiency
  • Taxation: Specialized in Sales Tax, Excise, Service Tax, GST, TDS, TCS, FBT, and tax optimization strategies
  • Import-Export Accounting: Skilled in managing import-export accounting processes in compliance with regulations
  • Team Leadership & Development: Extensive experience leading teams, fostering collaboration, providing training, and ensuring high performance
  • Process Optimization & Cross-functional Collaboration: Expertise in optimizing processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency
  • Audit Coordination & Corporate Governance: Experience coordinating audits and ensuring adherence to corporate governance and compliance standards
  • Data Analysis & Reporting: Proficient in SQL, Python, Excel, Knime, and Tableau for generating actionable insights through data extraction, manipulation, and reporting
  • Proficiency in Financial Software: Advanced skills in SAPB1(SQL Based & Hana Based), Tally, and other financial tools (Taxbase, Saral Paypack Payroll software) for efficient transaction recording and financial reporting
  • Analytical & Problem-Solving: Proven ability to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges, ensuring accuracy and compliance
  • Quick Learner & Adaptable: Capable of rapidly learning new skills and excelling in dynamic environments
  • Detail-Oriented & Organized: Ensures accuracy in work, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines and maintaining organized processes
  • Multitasking & Efficiency: Skilled at managing multiple responsibilities and prioritizing tasks in fast-paced environments
  • Compliance & Regulatory Knowledge: Extensive experience ensuring compliance with internal controls, audits, and financial regulations
  • Supportive Team Player: Committed to fostering teamwork, providing guidance, and supporting colleagues to ensure collaborative success
  • Self-Motivated & Independent: Thrives in both autonomous and team-based settings, driving results with minimal supervision
  • Committed to Continuous Learning & Professional Growth: Dedicated to ongoing learning and improvement for both personal and professional development

Certification

  • Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Business Analytics (PGPDSBA), [The University of Texas at Austin & Great Lakes Institute of Management], 05/2024
  • Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (DLAI), [Great Lakes Institute of Management], 02/2025
  • Master of Data Science (MDS), [Deakin University], 02/2026
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), [Institute of Internal Auditors IIA Inc. US-Based], 2026
  • Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), [Information System Audit and Control Association(ISACA)], 2025
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B.COM), [Barkatullah University], 1997

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 10/04/75

Residential Address : B1-1002, Mangal Bhairav, Nanded City, Pune - 411041

Accomplishments

  • System Implementation at Pushpam Gas Agency: Successfully implemented a new system that clearly delineated responsibilities between the accounting department and the billing counter. Designed the Tally system to enable efficient operations for users with no prior experience, ensuring segregation of duties for accountants while providing access for auditors. Modernized report management and completed the project effectively, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Centralized Accounting Management at The Pizzeria & SWS Veg Pizzaria: Spearheaded the implementation of Tally software across multiple branches to centralize accounting, income tax, and sales tax functions. This initiative facilitated better control over inventory, bill of materials, and costing, empowering management to assess financial performance and mitigate potential losses.
  • SAP B1 SQL Base Implementation at Pushpam Foods and Beverages Pvt. Ltd.: Led the successful implementation of the SAP B1 SQL Base with technical team support, overseeing departmental training activities. Executed numerous customizations to the software, including process establishment, tailored reporting for trading and manufacturing sectors, batch-wise system controls, and comprehensive inventory management.
  • Successful Transition to SAP B1 HANA Base at Cherry Park Speciality LLP: Achieved a successful implementation of the SAP B1 HANA base system at a new unit, working closely with the technical team. Developed customized dashboards, including SQL-based solutions, to meet specific operational requirements, enhancing data accessibility and decision-making.
  • Enhancement of Internal Auditing Processes: Improved internal auditing processes, leading to greater operational efficiency and compliance across the organization.
  • Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Business Analytics (PGPDSBA): Completed certification with hands-on project experience in supply chain, finance, risk analytics, and machine learning, equipping me with advanced analytical skills applicable to diverse business scenarios

Data Science & Business Analytics Project

  • Supply Chain Capstone Project: Developed solutions for optimizing supply chain processes through data-driven insights and predictive modelling, focusing on improving efficiency and reducing costs.
  • Finance and Risk Analytics Project: Analyzed financial data to assess risks, modelled credit risk, predicted future performance, and conducted fraud detection using statistical and machine learning models.
  • Tableau Visualization Project: Built interactive dashboards to visualize business data for reporting, using advanced visualization techniques for storytelling and data-driven insights.
  • Time Series Forecasting Project: Applied statistical techniques such as ARIMA models to forecast trends in sales, demand, and other business metrics, improving strategic decision-making.
  • SQL Project: Managed and queried relational databases to extract actionable insights and support decision-making through complex queries, joins, and subqueries.
  • Machine Learning Project: Designed and implemented machine learning models (regression, classification) for predictive analytics, improving decision-making across various business functions.
  • Predictive Modeling Project: Utilized regression and classification models to predict outcomes in real-world scenarios, increasing accuracy in forecasting business trends.
  • Data Mining Project: Extracted meaningful patterns from large datasets using clustering and association rules mining to enhance decision-making.
  • Statistical & Advanced Statistics Projects: Applied statistical methods, including ANOVA and hypothesis testing, to analyze data and provide insights for business decision-making.
  • E-commerce Project: Analyzed online business data to optimize marketing strategies, improve customer retention, and enhance sales performance through data-driven marketing insights.

Languageskills

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi


Work Availability

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Software

Tally ERP

SAP Business One (SQL Based and Hana Based)

Taxbase

IRIS (E-invoice and E-way Bill)

Python

My SQL

Advance Excel

Tableau

Sai Package (Inventory Software)

Saral Pay Pack ( Payroll and Attendence Software)

Knime

Power BI

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

System & Internal Controller

Pushpam Foods & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
07.2010 - Current

Head of Accounts and Finance

Pushpam Infotech Corporation
06.1998 - 06.2010

Master of Science - Data Analysis, Statistics, ML, And Data Management

Deakin University

PGP in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Advanced Deep Learning

Great Lakes Institute of Management

PGP in Data Science & Business Analytics - New Software And Analytical Skills

University of Texas At Austin

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