Qualified Chartered Accountant in FP&A

Classification: Internal

Pratiksha Kulkarni **.*****************@*****.*** +91-866*******

CA UML FP&A Budgeting Forecasting Variance Analysis Cost Control Management Reporting Statutory Audit EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

CA 2022 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 54.38% Exemption in 2 subjects (IDT- 60, FR - 67)

B.COM 2018 SBES Arts and Commerce College, CSN 70.09 % CLASS XII 2015 Maharashtra State Board 88.46 %

(Accounts - 96, SP - 93)

CLASS X 2013 Maharashtra State Board 92.73 %

(Sanskrit – 99, 3rd Rank in School)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Assistant Manager at CREAT, UNO Minda Ltd. (Pune, Maharashtra) (Dec’23 – Present)

(Uno Minda Limited is a publicly listed automotive components manufacturer with global operations, supplying leading OEMs.) Full time

Responsibilities

• Supported preparation and consolidation of the 167 crore annual budget by coordinating with cross-functional teams.

• Developed Monthly (MoM), Quarterly (QoQ) & Yearly (YoY) cost center-wise Budget vs Actual dashboard for 25 Departments and conducted variance analysis. Provided actionable insights to management for effective cost control.

• Prepared monthly Management Information System (MIS) reporting, forecasting of operating expenses and financial analysis, tracked key performance metrics and provided insights to support business planning.

• Prepared quarterly board slides, forecasting of operating expenses with financial analysis and variance reporting for senior management review.

• Monitored CAPEX budget vs actual performance and supported CAPEX planning by coordinating with cross- functional teams to track capital expenditure and ensure budget alignment.

• Prepared project cost reports and conducted reconciliation of budgeted vs actual rates to support variance analysis and cost control.

• Managed audit data preparation and documentation for Internal and Statutory Audits, co-ordinated with auditors and resolved queries to ensure compliance and smooth audit completion.

• Handled lease accounting in compliance with Ind AS 116, including ROU asset recognition, lease liability calculation, journal entries, and preparation of supporting schedules.

• Prepared prepaid expense and provision expense schedules and passed accounting entries to ensure accurate period-end financial reporting.

• Automated MIS and financial reporting processes by developing structured Excel templates. Senior Audit Consultant, Grant Thornton (Mumbai, Maharashtra) (May’23 – Nov’23)

(GT is leading Big 6 professional services firm provides audit, assurance, tax, risk advisory, and consulting services.) Responsibilities

Executed statutory audit procedures for client MyGlamm Group which is in retail industry having turnover is around 603 cr and audited significant as well as non- significant line items such as Revenue, PPE, Intangibles, cash and Bank, Provisions, Employee benefit expenses, Gratuity valuation, Leave encashments, Trade receivables, leases & Right of use assets, etc.

Performed Walkthrough of business processes.

Decided the Planning materiality and Trivial amount for overall audit.

Performed Customer wise and product wise revenue analysis.

Reperformed depreciation calculation as per schedule II.

Performed Cut-off testing for all the areas.

Tested all assertions which are applicable to the line items.

Computation & Accounting of Lease liability and ROU Asset as per Ind AS 116. Articleship

Articled Assistant at Bhartiya sahuji & Waghmare Chartered Accountants, Aurangabad (Aug ‘2017 – Jan ’2021)

(One of the oldest and leading CA firm in CSN)

Responsibilities

• Executed statutory and tax audits for clients across manufacturing, trading, hospitality and service sectors, including vouching, verification of books of accounts, and compliance with auditing standards and Income-tax Act provisions.

• Managed direct tax compliances including preparation of 100+ income tax returns, tax computations, TDS reconciliation with Form 26AS, and preparation of Tax Audit Reports (Form 3CD) under Section 44AB.

• Supported GST implementation and compliance, including ITC reconciliation with GSTR-3B.

• Drafted submissions for CIT(A) appeals, and coordination with clients for regulatory filings.

• Assisted in Stock audit of Private limited companies and concurrent audit of banks.

• Mentored and trained junior interns during work. CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

Scholastic Recognitions and

Social Initiatives

• Represented school in diagram drawing competition organized by Rotary club and won 1st prize.

• Volunteered at Aurangabad Ploggers for plogging drive.

• Accomplished to hike the Kedarnath Trek of 23 Km at Altitude of 11,755 Ft. Additional Skills

Technical and Soft Skills • SAP, Tally ERP 9, Excel, Winman CA ERP, Tax base, Saral GST, Voyager, MS-office, Power BI.

• Logical and problem-solving attitude, Creative thinking, Team worker and Quick adaptability to change.

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