Co Ltd Kochi

CA JAYESH B SHAH

+91-808-***-**** ***************@*****.**.**

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To be part of a professional organization with ample opportunities for career development and contribution to the growth of the organization.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

CA with 7 years of post-qualification experience in Financial reporting,MIS & Variance Analysis, Budgeting & forecasting, Auditing, Taxation, Statutory Compliances. Keen on leveraging my skills developed in an organization that promises a challenging, creative & learning environment along with personal growth & achieving professional excellence. WORK EXPERIENCE

The Indian Hotels Co Ltd – (A Tata Group Company)

Taj Bangalore Airport Hotel (Jun’21-present) - Manager Finance Taj MG Road,Bengaluru (Jun’17 – May’21) - Manager Finance Currently working with IHCL under the brand Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts & Safaris (gained exposure in 4 properties in 2 cities) with the following job responsibilities:

Managing the finance team under the guidance of Director of Finance.

Preparation of monthly MIS, annual capex & operating budgets, forecast in conjunction with Director of Finance & General Manager.

Handling quarterly & annual statutory audit including Internal audit, Tax Audit & GST audit.

Handling the statutory compliances of the unit.

Managing working capital & forecasting cash flows for the unit.

Handled complete project accounting & capitalization worth Rs 100 crores

Interfacing with taxation authorities for GST, Service Tax, VAT & LT assessments, & filing of various Forms, Returns etc required under various statutes.

Reporting of applicable IND-AS in financials.

Vivanta by Taj – Whitefield, Bengaluru (Jun’16 – Jun’17) - Assistant Manager Finance The Gateway Hotel – Ernakulam (Jun’15 – Jun’16) - Assistant Manager Finance

Handling the GL/AP/FA/Inventory modules in Oracle Applications ERP and complete maintenance of books of accounts.

Monthly & yearly closing of books, preparation of Dept P&L,MIS reports as per corporate guidelines. Analyzing the variances & conducting root cause analysis.

Assist & counsel department heads in the interpretation of financial data & recommending course of action to maximize profitability.

Analysis of monthly expenses & facilitating finance head to inculcate various measures to reduce fixed as well a variable costs.

Ensuring computation & timely payment of taxes & filing of returns.

Ensuring timely processing of payroll & liasioning with outsourced payroll team.

Monitoring process controls & plugging of revenue leakages through daily reports.

Ensuring periodical preparation of cost control reports & reviewing the same for any deviations & taking corrective actions.

Liasioning with the Statutory & Internal auditors & getting audits closed without any major qualifications.

Capitalization of Fixed Assets

Monitoring payables & receivables of unit and ageing analysis.

Providing quarterly reports required by CFO for board meeting. Deloitte & Touche AERS India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad (Nov’14 – June’15) Audit Senior Assistant

Worked as an external auditor for CIP-Retail (Consumer & Industrial Products Industry- Retail cluster) US clients & executed components of audit regulations under remote service delivery model according to PCAOB and AICPA standards.

Completed the following assignments:

Audit Scoping – selection of account heads based on analytics for further verification & testing based on materiality & risk.

Preparation of Management Representation letters, summarization of BOD minutes & Analyst reports, Internal Audit Reports.

Sampling & Testing of various account heads under Assets, Liabilities, Revenue, & Expense, Process flow diagrams, Master maps.

Tie outs- comparison and reconciliation of financial statements with prior year financials, details and schedules.

Preparation of lead sheets and grouping & updating of Trial Balance. M/s Kaimal & Co, Chartered Accountants, Kochi

Audit Executive (June’12 – Oct’14) Article Assistant (Apr ’08 - Oct’11) Completed articleship training period of 3 years and worked as an audit executive, having gained practical knowledge & experience in the field of:

Auditing – Independently handled audits of various private limited companies and other clients in compliance with AS issued by ICAI

Statutory audit of private limited companies having turnover of upto 100 crores in the following sectors:

Seafood exporters

Automobile dealers & service centres

Real estate sector

Hospitality sector (Hotels, Flight catering, Tours & Travels, Ayurveda)

Audit of various Trade Associations, Chambers of Commerce, Hospital, Chit-fund company, Retail company etc.

VAT audit of Kerala region for a leading Indian tyre manufacturing company

Tax Audits of clients dealing in trading and manufacturing of garments, clearing & forwarding, automobile dealership

Stock Audit of a leading ATM installation company.

Taxation - Tax compliance and tax planning for Individuals and corporate clients.

- E – Filing - ITRs, TDS & KVAT Returns, Service Tax Returns

Accounting - Supervision & finalization of financial statements of various entities such as Individuals/Sole Proprietorship, HUF, Charitable Trusts & institutions, Private Limited Companies, Public Limited Companies in compliance with AS issued by ICAI.

Compliance - Company Law Matters & compliance of statutory requirements (Annual Returns)

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Degree/Exam University/Institution Year % of marks C.A. (Final) – Second Group I.C.A.I. May 2014 61%

C.A. (Final) – First Group I.C.A.I. May 2012 50%

C.A. (PCC) I.C.A.I. May 2010 53%

C.A. (CPT) I.C.A.I. Nov 2007 57%

B.Com (Taxation) Cochin College, Kochi Mar 2010 84% Higher Secondary Sacred Heart H.S.S., Thevara, Kochi Mar 2007 89% Secondary Shree Cochin Gujarati High School Mar 2005 81% ACHIEVEMENTS

Awarded Silver Medal for securing 84% marks in B.com in 2010 by Sri. Kutchi Jain Gurjar Samaj, Matunga, Mumbai

Participated & won various essay and poetry writing competitions at school level COMPUTER & OTHER SKILLS

Completed certified course in Tally.ERP9 from G-TEC, Kochi in 2007 Reasonably conversant with the latest version of MS Office.

Proficient with Oracle Applications ERP, Hyperion Essbase & Legatrix

(Legal compliance software).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 21st February 1990

Marital Status: Married

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kutchi

Personal interests:

Residential Address:

Cricket, Listening to music, Drawing, Writing poems No.10,2

nd

Floor, Lakshmaiah Reddy Road, Opp Sri

Chowdeshwari Flour Mill, Halasuru, Bengaluru

560008

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