6+ years work experience as a Chartered Accountant with experience majorly in Business Finance and Cost Assurance in Media Industry. Skilled in Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Cost Assurance and Financial Accounting. Looking forward to climb up the ladder to help business achieve stability and growth.
Overview
8
8
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager - Business Finance.
Viacom 18 Media Private Limited
Mumbai.
01.2016 - Current
Supporting Business units of Colors, Kids, Youth & International business genres.
Forecasting for Annual Operating Plan and Quarterly Estimates in line with business expectations.
Preparing Management Review Decks on monthly basis to focus on profitability and ratings.
Support in analysis of Project Approval Forms(Feasibility reports) of new shows and their evaluation post show closure.
Monthly book closure by providing inputs and reviewing numbers.
Competition analysis with respect to shows being run and respective ratings on on-going basis.
Senior Executive - Cost Assurance (Jan 2016 - Mar 2018).
Handling the Accounts Payable function of Youth & Music genre.
Ensuring correct and timely accounting of invoices.
Finalizing cost for monthly reporting.
Handling Fixed Asset capitalization, ensuring the timely turnaround from CWIP to FA.
Managing yearly FA verification process.
Preparation of MonthlyVariance Analysis.
Cooperating with Statutory, Tax & Internal Auditors and ensuring timely closure of audit queries.
GST Implementation – Was part of the GST implementation team, worked alongside the Tax team to put necessary validations in SAP to ensure accuracy of invoice posting as per GST norms.
P2P Process - Initiated & Designed process of Procure to Pay.
Associate - Statutory Audit.
PwC
Mumbai.
08.2014 - 10.2015
Handling and assisting in Statutory audit assignments.
Identifying and testing of controls applied by client.
Handling Tax Audit assignments and preparing Tax Audit Reports.
Attending Stock Count.
Articled Assistant (Internship).
M/s Yeolekar & Associates
Mumbai.
10.2010 - 02.2014
During the tenure, I handled various statutory and tax audit assignments, prepared tax computation of clients, filed Income tax, VAT and TDS returns.
Education
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
India
06.2009 - 05.2014
Diploma in IFRS -
ACCA
UK
12.2015 - 01.2016
Masters of Commerce -
Mumbai University
India
06.2013 - 06.2016
Skills
SAP
MS Office
BARC/YUMI
BroadviewTally ERP
Accomplishments
Completed 9 Himalayan trekking expeditions. Also completed several hikes in Maharashtra Western Ghats.
Represented Mumbai Suburb volleyball team at senior level (2015).
Represented Maharashtra volleyball team 4 times and Mumbai volleyball team 5 times in school and college (2006-2009). Represented college volleyball team at University level.
<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.<ul><li>Company Overview: Group Company of PUIG, Spain</li><li>Team Leadership & Process Excellence: Organised the transformation of the Finance & Accounts function, establishing performance-driven goals, and embedding a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drove operational efficiency through process redesigns, SOP implementation and optimal resource deployment, leading to measurable improvements in turnaround time and accuracy.</li><li>Strategic Partnering with CXOs: Acted as a key advisor to the CEO, CFO, and other CXOs on business planning, pricing strategies, and business model pivots to support scale-up and profitability. Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.
Assistant Manager - FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNERING TEAM (Major client Aviva - UK) at WNS Global Services (Pvt) LtdAssistant Manager - FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNERING TEAM (Major client Aviva - UK) at WNS Global Services (Pvt) Ltd