Priyanka Bajaj

West Bay, Doha, Qatar

Resident Permit for Qatar

(Under Husband Sponsorship)

+974-******** / ac95vi@r.postjobfree.com

Highlights

Experienced CA professional with exposure to large strategic projects - committed to excellence and innovation

10+ years’ experience in Strategic Planning and Analysis profile for large multinational firms

Good working knowledge of GST and other key Taxation initiatives

GST certified professional

Professional Skills

• Strong Project Management skills

• Strategic Thinking and Creativity

• Experience in driving planning process

• Possess excellent working knowledge of MS Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Proficient at using business intelligence tools such as BI tool

• Good Team Management skills

• Timely and accurate development of project plans

• Excellent communication skills including Public Speaking/ Presentation skills

• Outstanding financial analysis and planning and reporting skills Work Experience

Manager - American Express GBT Apr 2018 to Jan 2019

● GST compliances for India legal entity – Payments, GST returns and reporting – extensive engagement with external tax consultants and internal cross functional teams including regional Indirect Tax Head for various tax positions.

● Business Planning and Analysis –

Business performance analysis and publishing dash boards to monitor & drive strategic business initiatives

Support India Chief Financial Officer in Annual Operating Plan (budget), Forecasting & key business-critical tasks

Partnering with Sales, Chief General Manager and other key stakeholders

● Strategic communication plan development and execution

● Support to Finance Controller in GST Audit

● Periodically report to management on the financial position and performance of the group and variances against budget- using detailed Business Unit Review decks

● Contribute to the planning and implementation of GBT projects in order to develop detailed charters and annual master plans describing work steps, dependencies, deliverables, stakeholder responsibilities, timelines and performance indicators

● Contribute to development of Corporate Strategy with key inputs on finance goals, challenges and requirements

● Assess the business plan in accordance with Planning and Quality guidelines

● Support budget preparation and financial planning processes, soliciting inputs from concerned stakeholders, as required

● Oversee the preparation of capital and operating budgets in line with its long-term financial plans, working with relevant stakeholders, and striking right balance between funding needs and available funding and coordinate accordingly

● Monitor overall performance against the financial plan and recommended adjustments and actions to ensure financial goals are met in line with the overall strategic objectives

● Act as the primary interface between banks and all other providers, to ensure funding needs are met

● Contribute to the preparation of industry reports and contribute to the preparation of annual performance reports for review to ensure the provision of timely and accurate data to management in line with firm requirements, policies and standards

● Manage Cash Flows Planning - Ensuring that the India legal entity has enough cash for operations at all times. No external investment/ borrowing involved. Working capital management by promptly settling Intercompany positions within GBT group. Extensive engagement locally with external & internal teams (International finance controllers & local disbursement) Area Accounting Manager - FCM Travel Solutions June 2014 to July 2016

● Provide overall support in the management of FCM projects according to the defined processes to successfully achieve the set project objectives smoothly and in a timely manner

● Liaise with internal and external parties at the appropriate levels to ensure smooth flow of project activities

● Conduct project inspection and review to support key initiatives implementation and improvement

● Provide data and analysis as required to contribute to the monitoring of financial performance on projects

● Monthly Reporting and preparing MIS Reports

● Build capabilities within the team, and ensure that training plans are in place to develop staff technically and managerially

● Support in preparing Budgets and planning for key milestones

● Managing all Finance and Banking related Queries and specific charge back cases

● Conducting Monthly Finance training sessions in Team Leader meetings

● Analyse and Report key performance versus budget in terms of funding, recovery, and expenditure variances

● Managing Cost savings by negotiating with Banks and reducing the cost of operations

● Analysis of ledgers and client’s refund processing

● Ensure effective accounting and reporting and oversee collection and ageing of all receivables

● Ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices

● Ensure that all financial information is made available in an accurate and timely manner

● Providing assistance in Review and Reconciliation and remarks for outstanding reconciliation Senior Officer - SK Kalsi and Associates Jun 2013 to Jun 2014

● Direct Tax Compliance Review

● Filing of returns for Corporate and Individuals & forms with Registrar of Companies

● Support in the development of the governance model and enabling tools and processes to achieve initiative objectives

● Management of Key Notices, written submissions and drafting various replies to be filed

● Handling Income tax assessment under section 143(3) of the Indian IT Act

● Handling TDS intimations under section 200 A of the Indian IT Act

● Handling Intimations under section 143(1) and Refund failure cases

● Preparation of paper books, written submissions and drafting various replies to be filed before AO and CIT(A)

● Exposure of attending hearings before CIT(A) and DRP

● Document and report on completed project milestones to ensure timely and accurate payments Senior Executive - Aditya Technologies

Jan 2010 to Jan 2013

● Ensure proper deduction & accounting of statutory dues -TDS and Service Tax Compliance

● Assistance in computation of Income and preparing Tax Audit Report

● Managing Notices and Reports for various Audit programs and initiatives

● Ensure the maintenance of all financial data and records relating to projects in order to ensure accurate records at all times

● Ensure effective and up-to-date reporting from financial management systems, in coordination with key stakeholders such as IT and other teams

Senior Auditor - Ved Jain and Associates Aug 2006 to Sep 2009

● Maintaining full spectrum of accounting activities up to finalization, such as preparing Basic accounting books, prepare and review of Trial balance, Profit & loss account, Balance sheet of various clients as per “Accounting Standards”

● Finalizing Tax Audits of Corporate Concerns, Partnership Firms, Proprietary Concerns and Individuals and preparation of Tax Audit Reports

● Statutory Audits

● Scrutinise the general & party’s ledgers, Expenses and Revenue for detection of discrepancies

● Accounting of fixed assets

● Ageing Analysis reports of debtors & creditors

Professional Qualification

Qualification Institute Year

CA Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 2017 Bachelor of Commerce Delhi University, India 2006

Achievements

● Received the Top Finance Support Award and Appreciation for the years 2014-15

● Judged various cultural activities in school

Personal Details

● Hobbies: Interacting with people and listening to good music

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