Tarandeep Singh Chhabra
Chartered Accountant
Pune
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 14+ years of experience in financial controllership, statutory compliance, audit governance, and investor-grade reporting across VC-backed startups and global organizations. Proven ability to own end-to-end financial close, compliance frameworks, establishing internal financial controls, supporting fundraising/due diligence in fast-scaling environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director – Financial Controllership & Governance
UBS
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Own end-to-end controllership, financial close, IFRS9 disclosures, and SOX-compliant controls.
- Partner with CFO/CRO overseeing key controls for Expected Credit Loss disclosures and auditors to ensure audit readiness and governance integrity.
Finance Controller
Body Cupid (Consumer Internet company)
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Led controllership, MIS, budgeting, statutory compliance, and audits for a VC-backed startup.
- Partnered with stakeholders for efficiency, optimized working capital, monitored burn-rate and runway analysis.
- Built and led an 8+ member finance team; strengthened systems, controls, and SOPs.
Senior Manager – Finance
Trell Experiences (E-commerce platform)
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Headed finance operations for B2C e-commerce including reporting, audits, and cash flow management.
- Supported fundraising, VC due diligence, data rooms and Independently led debt financing.
- Partnered with Founders and CFO for private-label launches and establish finance SOPs.
Freelancer (Controllership)
Urban Ladder
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Led post-merger integration activities following the acquisition by Reliance Industries.
- Managed daily finance operations, book closure, monthly/ yearly financial statement publishing.
Vice President – Finance
Airpush India Pvt Ltd (AdTech/ITES)
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Owned financial reporting, statutory compliance, treasury, and audit management.
- Worked closely with US-based CFO on consolidation, cost optimization, and working capital.
Senior Executive – Audit
KPMG (Audit Consulting)
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Executed statutory and tax audits across manufacturing, trading, and services clients.
- Reviewed financial statements to ensure true & fair view and compliance with standards.
- Acted as field-in-charge for multiple statutory audit engagements.
Finance Analyst
A'XYKno Capital Service
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Maintained books of accounts and ensured compliance with statutory timelines.
- Prepared and filed Income Tax, Sales Tax, and TDS returns.
Education
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Nagpur07.2011
Bachelor of Commerce -
Sambalpur University
Odisha07.2005
Skills
Controllership- Financial Closing & Period Close, MIS, IFRS9 Disclosures & Variance Analysis
Compliance- SOX compliance, Statutory & Internal Audits, Companies Act, Income Tax, GST, TDS
Strategic Finance- VC Due Diligence & Investor Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Burn Rate, Runway & Working Capital Optimization
Governance- Internal Financial Controls, Risk mitigation, Stakeholder Management, ERP, SOPs & Process Automation
System & Tools
· ERP & Accounting Systems (startup & enterprise environments- SAP, Tally, MS NetSuite, QuickBooks, Odoo)
· Advanced Excel, MIS Dashboards, AICA Level-1
· Audit & Compliance Management Frameworks
Timeline
Director – Financial Controllership & Governance
UBS
01.2024 - 12.2025
Finance Controller
Body Cupid (Consumer Internet company)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Manager – Finance
Trell Experiences (E-commerce platform)
01.2021 - 01.2022
Freelancer (Controllership)
Urban Ladder
01.2019 - 01.2021
Vice President – Finance
Airpush India Pvt Ltd (AdTech/ITES)
01.2015 - 01.2019
Senior Executive – Audit
KPMG (Audit Consulting)
01.2012 - 01.2015
Finance Analyst
A'XYKno Capital Service
01.2011 - 01.2012
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bachelor of Commerce -
Sambalpur University