Shalu Sardana
Chartered Accountant
Gurgaon
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 12 years of experience which includes 6 years with Limited companies and 2 years with a start-up with direct reporting to MD. Currently working as Manager-Finance with Debbas Lighting India Pvt. Ltd (Headquarters at Dubai).
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Finance Manager
Debbas Lighting India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
09.2017 - Current
- Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
- Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Drove profit increases through market research and strategic asset management to meet dynamic industry conditions.
- Audited and reconciled payroll and distributions for personnel.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
Manager Finance
ASAS Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
11.2015 - 09.2017
- Supported operations management, sales and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
- MIS Reporting to MD- On Weekly and Monthly Basis
- Funds Management
- Budget Vs Actual- Variance Analysis- P & L Part
- Statutory Compliances- Depositing Monthly TDS and Service Tax and filing of TDS Returns & Service Tax Returns
- Supervision for books of accounts- Checking Vouchers, Cheques etc
- Banking- Checking BRS, dealing with banks on SOS basis
- Vendor Reconciliation for all the vendors / employees etc. in the system as per defined guidelines.
- Payroll Processing- Processing of Salary, Issuing Pay Slips, Full & Final Settlement etc
- SOS visits to EPF office, ESI office, Labor courts, High courts etc.
- Assisted the engagement team to check the accuracy of financial information contained in the financial reports and compliance with accounting standards.
- Perform and review the substantive procedures and testing of various financial line items such as trial balances, lead sheets and other financial statements such as the Equity statement, Cash Flow statement, Balance sheet and the Income statement.
- Assisted the client engagement team to check the accuracy of information contained in financial reports
- Liaising and working with teams from different service lines for example Tax and IT risk specialist for compliance purposes.
- Helped our clients meet their reporting requirements by providing an objective and independent examination of their financial statements
- Conducted timely and constructive discussions with the client engagement on accounting and reporting matters and provide a robust and clear perspective to audit committees
Deputy Manager
DCM Shriram Limited
New Delhi
07.2012 - 02.2014
- Vendor Team
- Job Responsibilities: Scrutiny of General Ledger and preparation & finalization of Monthly MIS within stipulated internal deadlines
- Preparing various Business Analysis reports impacting Top Line, COGS and various General & Administration heads
- Budget Vs Actual, Variance Analysis on monthly / ytd / Qtd basis
- Vendor Reconciliation for all the vendors / employees etc
- Scrutiny and rectification of entries in books with transaction team Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Closing of books of accounts Independent Liaising with statutory & Internal Auditors and closure of Audit Points
- Taking Physical verification of stocks at ROs Inter Unit and Inter Company Reconciliation & coordinating with the concerned persons in other unit/subsidiaries A multi-tasking role to manage & support routine and non-routine operation interfacing with team members
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Assumed senior management workloads in absence of general manager to maintain operations continuity.
- Partnered with upper management in executing functional strategies and reporting capabilities.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
Treasury
02.2009 - 06.2012
- Team, Job Responsibilities
- Managing Fund requirements on daily basis and co ordination with different units and do investments or raising short term loans from different banks based on the net cash flow
- Foreign remittances and compliance of statutory requirements in relation to that
- Handling of LCs (ILCs and FLCs), Buyer Credits, Bank Guarantees
- Reconciliation Statements: To check the BRS prepared by the team member and to resolve the issues in BRS
- FX Accounting along with Quarterly Reinstatement of foreign liabilities:
- Liaising with Banks 3
Executive-Accounts
Jindal Polyfilms Limited
04.2008 - 02.2009
- M.I.S Reports
- Sales Accounting
- Sales Reconciliation
- Accounting of Collection procedures
- Aging analysis of Debtors
- Supervising daily activities of Debtors
- Making Debit/Credit notes as per Company Policies.
Articleship Trainee & under study
Anil Dhawan & Co
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Learnt Accounting, Auditing and Taxation Functions
- Personal details
- Gender: Female
Education
Attended Classes of IFRS Organized By EY - IFRS
EY
New Delhi 01.2017 - 02.2017
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi 04.2004 - 05.2007
B. Com -
Kurukshetra University
04.2004 - 05.2007
Debbas Ligthing India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2017 - Current
Maternity Break March 2014 to Nov 2015 DCM Shriram Limited (Deputy Manager) - undefined
11.2015 - 09.2017
Skills
Financial Planning and Analysis, Management Reporting, Monthly Closing &Reconciliations, Budgets & Forecasts, Banking & Treasury, Process ImprovementSystemsSAP, Tally, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
Skilled in [Software]
KPI management
Financial analysis
Revenue Generation
Certification
22nd Aug 1984
Timeline
Finance Manager
Debbas Lighting India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2017 - Current
Debbas Ligthing India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2017 - Current
Attended Classes of IFRS Organized By EY - IFRS
EY
01.2017 - 02.2017
Manager Finance
ASAS Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
11.2015 - 09.2017
Maternity Break March 2014 to Nov 2015 DCM Shriram Limited (Deputy Manager) - undefined
11.2015 - 09.2017
Deputy Manager
DCM Shriram Limited
07.2012 - 02.2014
Treasury
02.2009 - 06.2012
Executive-Accounts
Jindal Polyfilms Limited
04.2008 - 02.2009
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
04.2004 - 05.2007
B. Com -
Kurukshetra University
04.2004 - 05.2007
Articleship Trainee & under study
Anil Dhawan & Co
01.2003 - 01.2006