CFO

Gagan Vohra CPA • MBA • BBA • CSSBB • MBB • CertIFR • CBV • CertIA • PTIN • CRMP

Bellerose, NY 11426 • 917-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

Corporate Accounting • Finance Management • Director • Controller

Highly acclaimed professional with a record of excellence in all areas of Accounting & Finance Management supported by strength in communication, manufacturing, public services, healthcare and business administration. Visionary change agent who builds and leads motivated teams to drive organizational success within diverse industries and sectors, and in the face of challenging economic conditions.

Highly adept at the implementation and management of accounting systems and procedures. Collaborative management style with strong leadership instincts and ability to excel independently. Earned reputation as a perceptive and practical troubleshooter with unique ability to solve large-scale problems often deemed too challenging for others. Excellent cross-functional management skills including working across multiple departments

IT Literacy: MS Excel • MS Access • MS PowerPoint • Visual Basic (Macros) • People-Soft • Solomon Accounting • Oracle • Fund-Ware • QuickBooks • Essbase • Business Objects • MS Visio • MS FrontPage and HTML.

KEY STRENGTHS

Strategic Planning

Cash Management

Taxation

Public Relations

Financial Markets

Budget Planning & Forecasting

Performance Management

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP]

Policy & Procedure Development

Business Process Improvement

Training & Leadership

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Team Building & Motivation

Revenue Management

Cost Control & Reduction

Special Projects

Variance & Trend Analyses

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE AREA OF EXPERTISE

Treasury management

IFRS accounting

GAAP accounting

Taxation

Investment accounting

Contracts accounting

XBRL

Consolidations

Process automation

Project management

Organization-wide budgeting

Revenue recognition

Cost accounting

Reporting

Regulatory reporting

Inventory accounting

Sox testing

Internal controls

Audit liaison

Policies and procedures

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

While assigned as Director of Finance – provided valuable recommendation by introducing and personally preparing year ending GAAP financial statements – the first time the statements had been compiled by the organization itself in entirety.

Praised and mentioned by KPMG (external auditors) in their notes to the board as having done an outstanding job in revamping financial operations as Assistant Controller.

Received a far exceeded rating (highest possible) in each category in the annual review as manager of corporate accounting.

Accurately and efficiently managed large amounts of budget including over a billion dollars a month at Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield; also budgets worth over 350M at Waste Management Inc. and 300M at Levitz Furniture

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vohra Inc.- Bellerose, NY • CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2008-Present

Ensuring high quality activity management for all treasury functions for the organization including cash management and daily cash flow.

Overseeing all aspects of financial control in the business. Providing financial, control and strategic support to the business. Producing monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts.

RESULT: Implemented effective controls and procedures.

Involved in Business Planning, P&L, Balance Sheet and liquidity planning. Overseeing internal financial controls. Presenting monthly results, budget variances and ad-hoc analysis. Producing meaningful commentary and analysis of financial data.

RESULT: Effectively implemented business planning strategies to reach revenue goal while controlling expense budget.

Responsible for all tax related functions including preparation and filing of federal, state and city taxes. In addition, responsible for entire sales tax preparation and filings.

RESULT: Standardized and ensured accurate tax filings for the entire company.

Levitz Furniture – New York, NY • ASSISTANT CONTROLLER 2007

Ensured systems and procedures are in compliance with company policies, GAAP, and regulations. Managed budget: 300M.

RESULT: Successfully managed all area of finance and accounting identifying and eliminating duplicate and redundant jobs.

Reviewed account analysis and preparation of all financial reports. Advised management on finance related issues. Responsible for month end close and reviewing work of assigned staff.

RESULT: Ensured accounting and reporting was completed in an accurate and timely manner which significantly reduced close days.

Waste Management Inc. - Brooklyn, NY •ACCOUNTING MANAGER. 2006 – 2007

• Managed a budget of 350M. Managed a staff of eight including seven controllers and one Accounts Payable Manager. Train and review staff.

RESULT: Clarified roles and implemented a team environment by standardizing policies.

• Performed Compliance testing of Company internal controls and accounting[i] and financial reporting procedures under Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 requirements.

RESULT: Successfully tested and remediated several key controls including cash reconciliation controls.

• Responsible for month-end close, preparation of budgets and forecasts, financial consolidation of over twenty business units, balance sheet forecasting and scorecard reporting. Analyze new pricing actions.

RESULT: Significant tangible improvement to management reporting and pricing.

• Developed & implemented fuel inventory policy. Developed & implemented policies & procedures to standardize management reporting including consolidated MD&A report for budget vs. actual & forecast variance analysis. Developed a revenue-forecasting model.

RESULT: The fuel inventory policy lead to company wide savings measured in billions of dollars.

EARLY EXPERIENCE

Center for Employment Opportunities – New York, NY • Director of Finance 2004-2005

Community Service of NY – New York, NY • Controller 2003-2004

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield – New York, NY • Manager – Corporate Accounting 1999-2002

Lexington School/Center for the Deaf – Queens, NY • Assistant Controller 1997-1999

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Certifications

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Master Black Belt

Certificate in International Financial Reporting

Certificate in Business Valuations

Certified Public Accountant

Certificate in International Auditing

Certified Risk Management Professional Preparer Tax Identification Number

Academic Qualification

PACE UNIVERSITY – New York, NY graduated

Master of Business Administration, Major: Information Systems [Cumulative GPA: 3.92/4.00]

BARUCH COLLEGE (CUNY) - New York, NY graduated

Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Accounting [Minor: Computer Information Systems

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