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CA Kiran Choudhary,

Location: Bentonville, AR Phone: 479-***-**** Email: **.*************@*****.*** Professional Summary

Results-driven Chartered Accountant with 5+ years of finance and accounting experience spanning India and the U.S. Skilled in US GAAP and IFRS compliance, leveraging advanced analytics tools (SQL, Power BI) for data-driven decision-making. Proven leader in month-end close, and end-to-end financial processes (AR/AP, financial reporting) in Oracle ERP and QuickBooks environments. Adept at streamlining operations for audit readiness and delivering actionable insights through budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Seeking to leverage expertise in FP&A, controllership, and supply chain finance in a large-scale retail finance organization. Skills

Accounting Standards: US GAAP and IFRS compliance (including ASC 606 & ASC 842).

FP&A & Reporting: Financial planning & analysis (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis) and managerial reporting.

Core Processes: Accounts Receivable/Payable management and Month-End/Year-End Close processes.

Systems & Tools: Oracle ERP and QuickBooks accounting systems; advanced Excel modeling.

Data Analytics: SQL and Power BI for data analysis, dashboarding, and financial reporting.

Controls & Compliance: Internal controls, audit readiness (SOX compliance) and external audit coordination.

Leadership & Communication: Team leadership, cost control initiatives, process improvement, and cross- functional collaboration.

Professional Experience

Brane Enterprises (NSL Hub) – Associate Solution Leader, Bangalore, India Jan 2024 – Sep 2024

Use Case Development: Developed comprehensive business use cases aligned with IFRS, US GAAP, and client-specific reporting needs to guide the design of a robust financial reporting platform.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as the liaison between finance, product, and engineering teams to translate complex accounting requirements into system functionalities.

Testing & QA Ownership: Designed and executed detailed UAT test cases to validate system accuracy, ensuring compliance with IFRS 16 / ASC 842 and full coverage of edge scenarios.

Product Management Support: Contributed to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and feature prioritization, supporting the PM function to keep the product roadmap aligned with compliance goal.

Stakeholder Communication: Facilitated knowledge sharing sessions and status reporting to ensure alignment between developers, testers, and finance leads.

Dashboard Prototyping: Created Power BI wireframes and mock reports for visualization needs, helping the development team understand stakeholder expectations and user stories.

Regulatory Alignment: Ensured that all deliverables met global financial compliance standards by integrating domain expertise throughout the SDLC

Accubits – Assistant Manager, Finance, Bangalore, India Jul 2022 – Jan 2024

End-to-end AR/AP processes: Established and streamlined the company’s accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, ensuring accurate ledger records and timely invoicing/collections to improve cash flow control.

Lease accounting and controls: Implemented IFRS 16 / ASC 842 lease accounting standards, reinforcing compliance in financial reports and strengthening month-end close controls.

Expense management: Designed and managed expense reimbursement workflows, introducing cost-control measures that reduced errors and improved the speed of disbursements (on time and in line with contractual commitments)

Reporting & close: Prepared monthly financial statements under IFRS and US GAAP, led month-end closing and reconciliations, and delivered audit-ready reports for senior management – consistently meeting reporting deadlines

Team leadership: Led and developed a finance team of 4 (bookkeepers/analysts), training and mentoring associates to build a high-performing, collaborative culture focused on quality and continuous improvement. Eka Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. – Senior Accountant, Bangalore, India Nov 2019 – Jul 2022

Accounts payable/receivable: Managed full-cycle AP and AR operations, enforcing GAAP compliance in transaction recording and ensuring on-time supplier payments and customer collections to maintain strong cash flow.

Financial reporting & analysis: Prepared detailed financial reports (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements) and budget analyses, providing actionable insights into business performance for leadership reviews.

Close and audit readiness: Completed timely month-end and year-end closing (reconciling all accounts), maintained audit-ready records, and coordinated external audit preparations – reinforcing internal controls and compliance.

Controls & efficiency: Developed automated invoicing and billing controls, improving billing efficiency and accuracy to support audit readiness and adherence to accounting policies Education & Certifications

Chartered Accountant (CA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), 2019

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Finance, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

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