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USHA P

Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Finance Manager with expertise in regulatory compliance and team leadership, previously at Milaap Social Ventures. Spearheaded automation initiatives, reducing manual effort by 50%, and enhanced working capital efficiency. Proficient in financial reporting and consolidation accounting, with a proven track record in stakeholder communication and strategic financial management.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Finance Manager

Milaap Social Ventures India Private Limited
Bangalore
11.2011 - 06.2025
  • Led and supervised a 5-member finance team and worked closely with 2 additional members from the business finance team.
  • Conducted daily finance meetings, mentored junior staff, oversaw deliverables, and worked with senior management and cross-functional teams.
  • Finalized the books of accounts for the Indian subsidiary and overseas group entities, prepared consolidated financial reports, including MIS reports, and responded to internal audit inquiries.
  • Arranged for timely audits and regulatory compliance by coordinating with company secretaries and auditors in various jurisdictions.
  • Oversaw regular accounting tasks and bookkeeping as well.
  • Managed working capital planning on a monthly basis by monitoring cash flows, vendor payments, salary disbursements.
  • Improved working capital efficiency by coordinating foreign withholding tax claims resulting in possible tax refunds totaling INR 2-3 million.
  • Reviewed and completed bank reconciliations in INR, USD, and SGD for 10+ bank accounts.
  • Also managed intercompany reconciliations across US, Singaporean, and Indian entities to maintain accuracy in group-level financial reporting.
  • Led automation by integrating bank accounts with Zoho Books and QuickBooks, resulting in approximately a 50% reduction in manual effort.
  • Also suggested a standardized General Ledger code structure to enhance uniformity in group-level reporting.
  • Processed vendor payments, payroll, and accounts reconciliations.
  • Resolved vendor queries and ensured timely, accurate disbursement of funds as per internal policies.
  • Managed intercompany fund transfers and reviewed monthly accruals, prepaid expenses, and provisions to ensure accurate month-end closing MIS reporting across group entities.
  • Oversaw statutory tax compliance, including tax return verification, TDS, GSTR filings.
  • Reviewed the Equalization Levy Tax workings, and worked with auditors on advance income tax payments.
  • Handled notices and correspondence from GST, Income Tax, and other regulatory bodies.
  • Assisted auditors by providing the required documents for prompt query resolution.

Factory – Accountant

Gokuldas Exports
Bangalore
10.2010 - 10.2011
  • Managed and filed quarterly VAT returns, ensured timely refund claims that improved cash flow and working capital by an average of 5 to 10%.
  • Experienced in Corporate Tax registrations.
  • Prepared financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for factories.
  • Oversaw month-end closures, with journal entries and GL, AR, and AP activities.
  • Managed rental accruals, and computed End-of-Service Benefits.
  • Ensured prompt GL bookings including accruals, prepaids, and provisions for clients.
  • Completed audits for multiple factories within stipulated time given by the management.
  • Reconciled multi-factories bank and client ledgers.
  • Introduced an Excel-to-tally tool, reduced workload by approximately 50%.

Senior Accountant

Springleaf Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
07.2008 - 09.2010
  • Filed quarterly TDS returns, handled deductions and collections, and ensured 100% timely deposits and statutory compliance (Service Tax, Income Tax, ROC) for the entity.
  • Prepared monthly financials, managed end-to-end accounting (AR/AP, GL and bank reconciliation), and provided projections to support forecasting, budgeting, and MIS reports.
  • Working closely with banks for the requirement of overdraft facility & Medical Instrumental loans from the SBI Bank.

Accounts Executive

D N JOSHI & Co
Bangalore
05.2007 - 06.2008
  • Managed multiple clients, GL maintenance, and AR/AP processing.
  • Prepared and presented monthly financials to the clients.
  • Prepared & filling clients statutory related compliances like TDS, PF, PT, Service tax & Income Tax.
  • Processed payroll, calculated employee benefits and deductions, assisted with budgeting, and filings for Income Tax and Service Tax.
  • Worked with clients to ensure timely and accurate compliance.

Education

Master of Commerce (M.COM) -

St,Joseph College of Commerce
Bangalore, India
05.2007

Bachelor of Commerce(B.COM) - Financial and Cost Accounting

B S V P College
Bangalore India
03.2005

Skills

  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Financial auditing
  • Team leadership
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Transfer pricing
  • Consolidation accounting
  • P&L tracking
  • Financial reporting
  • Tally ERP
  • Zoho Books
  • QuickBooks
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Amazon QuickSight
  • Record to Report
  • Finalization of Accounts
  • Audit
  • Assurance
  • Automation
  • Systems Integration
  • Group Reporting
  • Intercompany Reconciliation

Certification

Certification Program in Corporate Finance & Analytics, KPMG in India, 09/01/21

Personal Information

Title: Finance Manager | Audit, Compliance and MIS Reporting Specialist

Language

English
Native language
Kannada
Advanced (C1)
C1
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Finance Manager

Milaap Social Ventures India Private Limited
11.2011 - 06.2025

Factory – Accountant

Gokuldas Exports
10.2010 - 10.2011

Senior Accountant

Springleaf Healthcare Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2010

Accounts Executive

D N JOSHI & Co
05.2007 - 06.2008

Master of Commerce (M.COM) -

St,Joseph College of Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce(B.COM) - Financial and Cost Accounting

B S V P College
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