SHIRIN HAFIZI (KANCHWALA)
Chartered Accountant
Pune
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 13+ Years of Global Finance & Taxation Experience | Proficient in FP&A, Budgeting, Tax Compliance & Cash Flow Management | Founder's Office experience | Proven Track Record with Synechron, Amazon, Schlumberger, Fernway Solutions & EisnerAmper.
Seeking Finance Controller / Assistant CFO Role
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Finance Controller – India and US
EisnerAmper India Consultants Private Limited
10.2023 - Current
- Continue in a finance leadership role (contractor capacity) following Fernway’s acquisition by EisnerAmper Group of companies.
- Assist on India business valuation. Lead on deal closure and execution of asset purchase agreement.
- Transition of clients and billing related data.
- Lead on vendor migration and related activities.
- Lead on vendor terminations, related communication and analysis of financial impact.
- Assist on employee transition matters.
- Lead on post close transfer of client payment and client revenue to acquiring company.
- Winding down of US and India entities of the acquired company.
- Lead on clearance of accounts receivables of the acquiring company.
Finance Controller – India and US
Fernway Solutions Inc.
01.2024 - 10.2025
- Reported directly to the CEO, providing strategic financial insights and supporting executive decision-making through timely and accurate reporting.
- Led restructuring initiatives to streamline operations and drive a leaner, more efficient P&L, resulting in improved cost control and enhanced financial visibility.
- Conduct monthly reviews and presentations of MIS reports.
- Managed end-to-end tax and audit compliance for India and the US, ensuring timely filings, adherence to regulatory requirements, and effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
- Budgeting and forecasting processes with variance analysis and cash flow management.
- Led and successfully executed an Invoice Automation Project, enhancing operational efficiency, reducing manual errors, and accelerating invoice processing timelines.
- Streamline internal processes to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition within financial systems, enhancing compliance and reporting efficiency.
- Handled client ( communications for billing, engagement-related and accounts receivable queries, ensuring clarity, timely resolution, and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Review consultancy revenue and coordination with engagement teams to ensure accurate and timely revenue booking.
Tax Manager, Withholding Tax - Latin America, United States and Canada
Amazon Development Centre India Private Limited
07.2021 - 08.2023
- Monthly review of expense ledgers, newly executed/amended intercompany agreements and intercompany payments to identify transactions that can attract provisions of cross border/domestic withholding of taxes.
- Preparation of quarterly forecast of payout of withholding taxes. Variance analysis.
- Analyze new entity formation, intercompany equity/loan funding and intercompany dividend payouts requests for any exposures to withholding tax compliances.
- Supply of W8-BEN-E form for treasury, tax reliefs and vendor onboarding purposes. Involves preparation of form and obtaining validations from various internal and external tax teams.
- Carrying out monthly/quarterly/annual withholding tax payment and reporting requirements. Involves preparation of detailed workpaper, co-ordination amongst various tax teams and obtaining senior management approvals.
- Preparation of documents required to avail low/nil withholding tax rate (as per respective applicable treaty).
- Monthly review of withholding tax deducted by global customers on payments made to Amazon. Ensuring its correct accounting based on eligibility of such tax credit.
- Carrying out month end activities that involve manual recording of tax accrual entries, monitoring the automated tax accrual entries, balance sheet movement of withholding tax accrual GLs and preparation of withholding tax related MIS deliverables.
Direct & Indirect Tax Analyst – India
Schlumberger India Technology Centre Private Limited
06.2017 - 07.2021
- Tax Audit / Income Tax Return / Transfer Pricing audit preparation, filing and documentation.
- Review of Withholding taxes at source applied over non-salary transactions.
- Preparation of Quarterly Advance tax based on projected business growth and QoQ analysis of the same.
- Preparation of Tax related schedules/workings for fiscal statements.
- Assisting Transfer Pricing Litigation at AO, CIT(A) and ITAT level.
- Monthly/ Quarterly reporting of Tax (Direct/Indirect) related balance sheet movements.
- Assist GST Implementation in the organization; Preparation of SOPs; Awareness of GST rules/ regulations amongst vendors.
- Monthly and annual filing of GST returns; monthly 2A reconciliation – follow up with vendors against mis match of credit via supply chain team.
- Filing of GST refunds and rebate application with the department; status follow-ups.
- STPI compliances – Monthly, quarterly and annual submissions, Ad-hoc requirements.
- Maintain compliance calendar for tracking tax, audit, RBI and secretarial compliances.
- Submission of ECB-2 monthly returns with authorized dealer.
- Applying for government grant under the SEIS (Service Export from India Scheme) against eligible service exports.
Assistant Tax Manager – Global (Region)
Synechron India Technology Centre Private Limited
04.2012 - 10.2016
- Led the direct and indirect tax Compliance for US, UK, Netherland, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore & Canada subsidiaries. Led the direct tax compliance portion for Indian subsidiary.
- Filing of annual corporate tax returns, renewing annual business & state registrations.
- Calculation of corporate and deferred taxes as per the applicable tax laws.
- Estimation and payment of estimated corporate taxes.
- Calculations & Filing of VAT, GST, HST, Excise tax, Sales & use tax, wealth tax returns.
- Analyze the international transfer pricing regulations between various countries and recording of inter-company transactions at arm’s length price
- Tax Audit for India Entity.
- Compliance of SEZ regulations when applying for an SEZ unit and merging one SEZ into another SEZ unit.
Tax and Audit Article
Anand Mehta and Associates
01.2007 - 09.2010
Education
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
Pune11.2011
Bachelor of Commerce -
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune04.2007
Skills
Timeline
Finance Controller – India and US
Fernway Solutions Inc.
01.2024 - 10.2025
Finance Controller – India and US
EisnerAmper India Consultants Private Limited
10.2023 - Current
Tax Manager, Withholding Tax - Latin America, United States and Canada
Amazon Development Centre India Private Limited
07.2021 - 08.2023
Direct & Indirect Tax Analyst – India
Schlumberger India Technology Centre Private Limited
06.2017 - 07.2021
Assistant Tax Manager – Global (Region)
Synechron India Technology Centre Private Limited
04.2012 - 10.2016
Tax and Audit Article
Anand Mehta and Associates
01.2007 - 09.2010
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
Bachelor of Commerce -
Savitribai Phule Pune University