ACCOUNTING & FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 9 years of work experience as an accounting professional in Finance & Auditing in various industries such as insurance and chartered accountant related practices

Expertise in understanding the business, finance and technologies of the companies

Good working knowledge of the finance and accounting policies procedures, accounting standards, AAS and principles, corporate and taxation laws and statutory enactments

Detailed working knowledge in SAP, Sage ACCPAC and ERP based systems

Proficient in accounting software - advanced certificate in Tally, MS office suite,Quickbooks

Effective decision maker, team builder, quick learning & dynamic adaptability capabilities, zeal to excel & achieve organizational goals

Strong communication skills both verbal & written and excellent interpersonal skills

Read, write & speak- English, Hindi and Punjabi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Controller - Finance September 2016 to Present

Consumer Debtor Protection of Canada Ltd. Vaughan, Canada

Executing responsibilities of supervising, monitoring, and managing finance and accounting department

Preparing balance sheet, cost proposals, budget, and financial statements

Reviewing and improvising payroll processing and general ledger posting methods

Overseeing accounts payables and fetching maximum discounts as possible

Preparing forecasts and analyzing financial aspects

Developing proper channel for presenting income and expense reports

Monitoring cash flowing in and out of the company and forecasting future financial trends identifying and reviewing projects posing threat for the integrity and longevity of the company

Monitoring and posting monthly journal entries, and preparation of income tax filing reports

Prepared quarterly, half-yearly, and annual budget as demanded by the management

Prepared revenue forecast for year-end by analyzing various factors contributing to business

Reviewed and evaluated financial programs and undertaking of new projects

Developed, implemented, and maintained strategic financial policies and procedures

Managed internal auditing and financial compliance reporting in time

Senior Assurance Auditor August 2015 to August 2016

Consumer Debtor Protection of Canada Ltd. Vaughan, Canada

Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures, completion of audits and implementation of relevant recommendations.

Preparation of new operating procedures and modification of existing procedures as per findings of audit.

Preparation, analysis & submission of MIS reports to the management.

Evaluation of reports for future cross audits

Handling various audits independently such as systems audit, agreement audit, client service, and fundamentals etc.

Core area handled: Operational & quality audits

Training team on accounting and auditing aspects

Completing month end accounting activities

Deputy Manager-Finance-International Business November 2013 to June 2015

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Dubai, UAE

Ensured adherence to accounting policies & procedures, smooth completion of internal/statutory audits & implementation of relevant recommendations

Timely & accurate preparation of monthly accounts with all supporting analysis & schedules ; and verified Completeness and correctness of accounts for management & statutory reporting

Performed as a final approver for various payments of international business & monitoring imprest

Assessed and accounted monthly/quarterly/yearly expense provisions

Managed vendors, reconciled balances and bank reconciliation’s

Developed budgets and monitored variances & profitability through MIS generation for various department’s at international level

Analyzed financial figures along with usage of SAP, effective roll out of processes and cost cutting & control measures

Handled commission, incentive and salary computation’s & payouts

Worked on project for setting up new company

Core Area: Budgeting, New project set-up, Monthly closing & auditing.

Associate Manager March, 2011-November, 2013

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd., INDIA

Managed 13 Branches for payouts, fixed asset accounting and bank reconciliation’s

Generated Management Information System (MIS) for profitability & expense analysis

Developed budgets & monthly closing of books of accounts

Helped in completion of Audits-Internal & External; and tax matters

Core Area: Monthly closing, budgeting, auditing & MIS reporting

Internal Auditor May, 2010-February, 2011

Datta Singla & Co.-Chartered Accountants, India

Looked after independently all major statutory audits, internal audit, management consultancy and other assignments

Prepared audit programs & schedules of audit

Finalized books of accounts as per the statutory requirements & responsible for internal audit and compliance with the corporate policies

Independently handled the statutory audit work involving audit of units, review of notes, preparation of cash flow statements and drafting of auditors report

Prepared consolidated financial statements and drafting of principles of consolidation

Assisted in preparation of restated financial statements and other financial information and financial reports; balance sheet preparation & review, trend analysis, forecasting & reporting

Core area: Internal auditing

Audit Article Assistant July, 2008-April, 2010

Datta Singla & Co. Chartered Accountants

Prepared audit reports to highlight the shortcomings & implementing necessary recommendations

Liaison and negotiated with banks and financial institutions for raising fund and non-fund based facilities at favourable terms to meet working capital requirements

Prepared Credit Monitoring Analysis (CMA’s) & Project Reports

Conducted various statutory audits as a senior auditor independently

Audit Article Assistant 2007– June, 2008

Kansal Singla & Co. Chartered Accountants

Designed and implemented systems & procedures for the preparation & maintenance of statutory books of accounts, reconciliation statements and financial statements

Conducted verification of various books of accounts to detect any possible fraud

Conducted various statutory audits

Prepared various returns- taxation related and annual return of companies

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) -Result awaited 2016

Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario-CPA

Chartered Accountant (Associate Member) 2010

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi, India

Bachelor of Commerce with Honors 2007

Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Reference available upon request

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