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Vaibhav Gopalka
Product Manager | Finance Professional
Bangalore
Summary
Passionate individual offering close to 10 years of experience in finance, taxation, tax technology & product management. Transitioned from consulting to B2B SaaS due to keen interest in problem solving and to leverage the experience in finance, tax and product management to keep creating value by building exceptional product / experiences for the end customers.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Product Manager
Clear
Bangalore
04.2023 - Current
- Re-vamped product to improve stability, scale and support additional use-cases which included writing PRD, finalizing design and ensuring appropriate validations are built-in
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to re-brand existing product along with successful migration of existing customers.
- Moved adoption metrics from 55% to 77%
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy / feature development at regular intervals (based on trade-off analysis).
- Prepare handbooks & value proposition slides for value delivery to customer
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax
Clear
Bangalore
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Heading South India Managed Service practice to manage cliental worth INR 6 crores and helped it grow by INR 3 crores in FY 22-23
- Worked on multiple automations & analytical reports initiative to derive value for internal team & end customers
Manager, Indirect Tax
BSR & Co. LLP, Bangalore (KPMG)
Bangalore
02.2019 - 10.2021
- Filing of Representation before Government to amend couple of GST provisions and also analyzed global comparative regulations to substantiate it
- Working on multiple due diligences (~35/ 40) mostly for buyers during acquisition, merger or takeover to comment on tax health of buyer
- Assisting internal tax technology team to develop & enhance solutions which led to automation of various processes such as (Tax Data Hub, GST Compliance & Reconciliation Tool, QR Code scanner tool, BOT for availing airline credit etc.)
Manager, Indirect Tax
Ernst & Young, Bangalore
Bangalore
10.2014 - 02.2019
- Helped clients analyze tax impact on business due to introduction of GST including business structuring for close to 20 businesses
- Assisted multiple companies in preparation of replies, appeals, service tax refund before multiple tax authorities and representing before government authorities
- Undertaken detailed health check reviews, indirect tax reviews and due diligence in respect of clients to evaluate exposure during merger, acquisition, takeover etc.
Education
Post Graduate - Finance & Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India 01.2011 - 01.2014
Skills
Finance & Taxation
Problem Solving
Business Development
Networking & Client Relationship
Accomplishments
- Won multiple awards at EY and Clear (Noble CTzen, Outperforming Team etc.)
- Represented Clear at multiple forums to speak on the problem that we are solving
Interests
Analysing business model
Networking
Timeline
Lead Product Manager
Clear
04.2023 - Current
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax
Clear
10.2021 - 03.2023
Manager, Indirect Tax
BSR & Co. LLP, Bangalore (KPMG)
02.2019 - 10.2021
Manager, Indirect Tax
Ernst & Young, Bangalore
10.2014 - 02.2019
Post Graduate - Finance & Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.2011 - 01.2014