RAJU RAWAT
New Delhi
Summary
Over all experience of 13 years with 10+ years Post qualification diverse and rich experience, All India Rank 37 in CA final, academically and intellectually good, interested in comprehensive controllership, with decision making and challenging role.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Controllership
AUK COMMERCE TECH PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2024 - Current
- Oversee financial operations, Treasury, Secretarial Compliances, implement internal controls, and ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards.
- Prepare financial reports, investor presentations, and manage stakeholder communication for transparency.
- Ensure adherence to tax laws, GST, Income Tax, FEMA, RBI, and other regulatory requirements in case of overseas investors, including audits and filings.
- Led financial operations as Finance Controller during Series A fundraising, successfully coordinating Legal Due Diligence (LDD) and Financial Due Diligence (FDD), resulting in seamless closure of the funding round.
Finance controller
Nexdigm Corporate Services Private Limited
Bengaluru
04.2022 - 09.2024
- Assist in evaluation of business setup options in India, Incorporating Subsidiaries and Branch offices.
- Manage all finance and accounting operations: invoice processing, vendor dealing, treasury services, payroll processing and secretarial work.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and corporate governance including labor laws in India for respective states.
- Lead financial statements preparation, including MIS, balance sheets, income statements, and CFS, adhering to GAAP and reporting standards.
- Monitor and forecast business areas to assess the impact of transfer pricing, direct and indirect taxation, to mitigate risks.
- Complying with regulations under FEMA & RBI, for External Commercial borrowing (ECB) and Overseas Portfolio Investment (OPI).
- Coordination with Auditors, for statutory audits (incl Tax, GST and TP audits.) Ensured compliance and accuracy in all audit processes.
- Assisting with Group reporting, IFRS Translation, group audit requirement, overseas Dividend payout and other group related reporting's.
- Representation before Income tax, Customs and GST authorities and other regulatory departments, SEZ, Non-STPI and AD bankers.
- Contributed in internal process architecture and flow design, development test and implementation.
- [Bengaluru]
- Key Clients served: Entrupy, Omnicell, Workfusion and Oyster HR [USA], Sentech AI, Konciv [in Europe], Sheares and Kredivo [Singapore]
Rawat R & Co.
- Assisted numerous corporates and start-ups across various sectors in raising funds through debt, equity, or bank credit.
- Prepared project reports and financial forecasts for companies seeking funding including financial modeling, forecasts, and valuations.
- Consulted businesses in setting up financial reporting systems, including dashboards and preparation of Accounting and Payroll manuals and SOPs.
- Represented clients in assessments before Income Tax authorities, GST Department, and RBI for FDI receipts.
- Conducted statutory audits of corporate entities, Non-Profit organizations under Companies Act, Income Tax Act, FCRA, and Societies Act.
- Key Clients served: Elecbits, Flybig etc.
Audit Executive
M Mehra & Co.
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Finalization of Statutory Audit and Tax Audits of Companies and individuals Income tax return filing and various reconciliations.
- Internal audit of procurement and fund utilization of NGOs and reporting to overseas donors.
M Mehra & Co.
04.2014 - 03.2016
- Strategizing the group structure for tax efficiency, done valuations, overseeing the secretarial compliances and finally preparation of consolidated financial statements thereafter.
- Team lead for Internal & Statutory audit engagements and investigation assignments.
- Key clients: Shinmaywa Industries & Population Services International
Amit & Nitin
04.2013 - 03.2014
- Setup of businesses (LO, Branch office, subsidiary) of foreign entities in India and looking after compliances of investments and reporting to the investors.
- Successfully assisted in project of obtaining Full fledged Money changer license and setup of subsidiary of MMT.
- Key client: Mastercard Money Transfer Private Limited
Partner
01.2017 - 03.2022
Articleship training
04.2013 - 03.2016
Education
Chartered Accountant - undefined
01.2015
B.Com (Hons.) - undefined
Acharya Narendra Dev College
01.2013
12th - undefined
01.2010
10th - undefined
01.2008
CT1 - Financial Mathematics
11.2014
CT3 - Financial Reporting
11.2014
CT7 - Business Economics
11.2013
Skills
- Finance controllership
- Due Diligence
- Compliance Management
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Internal Audit
- SOP Design & Implementation
- Automation & ERP implementation
- Employee Stock option
- Intermediary Services
- Business setup in India
- Expat and Corp taxation
- Excel
- Sheets
- Word
- Outlook
- Power BI
- Zoho
- Odoo
- Tally
- Xero
- QB
- Net Suit
- SAP
- Tech-savvy
- Persistent in problem-solver
- Quick to adapt
- Self-motivated
- Eager to learn and grow
- Organized
- Detail-oriented
Languages
English
Hindi
Specialized Areas
- Automation & ERP implementation
- Employee Stock option
- Intermediary Services
- Business setup in India
- Expat and Corp taxation
Sectors Served
- IT and IT Enabled Services
- Tech Start-ups
- Engineering
- Logistics
- Educational Institute
- Health care technology
- Employer of record (EOR)
Recognition
- Star Performer, Nexdigm, Acknowledged for delivering training on preparation of financial statements as per schedule III.
- Rising Star, Nexdigm, Acknowledged and Awarded as rising the for consistently going above & beyond performance expectations, and demonstrating leadership.
- Expert Session, Rawat R & Co., Presented an expert session on financial planning and projections for start-ups at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), focusing on preparation of financial models evaluations of KPIs and valuations.
- Regulatory Representation, Successful Represent clients before Income Tax, GST, PF, ESI, and labor law authorities for compliance, assessments, and legal matters.
Training
- IT Training Programme, Undertook 200 hours of computer training covering MS Office and Tally Package Advanced Excel.
- General Management Communication Skills Programme (GMCS), Undertook 15-day GMCS skill program organized by ICAI, acquiring interpersonal and leadership skills essential for navigating business environments.
- PowerBI, Completed 100 hours of Power BI training, focusing on data visualization and dashboard development and report presentation.
Timeline
Financial Controllership
AUK COMMERCE TECH PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2024 - Current
Finance controller
Nexdigm Corporate Services Private Limited
04.2022 - 09.2024
Partner
01.2017 - 03.2022
Audit Executive
M Mehra & Co.
04.2016 - 01.2017
M Mehra & Co.
04.2014 - 03.2016
Amit & Nitin
04.2013 - 03.2014
Articleship training
04.2013 - 03.2016
Rawat R & Co.
Chartered Accountant - undefined
B.Com (Hons.) - undefined
Acharya Narendra Dev College