Karan Dhingra

Finance Manager at Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC

• Oman - Muscat
• My current job since March 2019

Finance Manager at Meydan Sobha LLC FZ

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• June 2018 to January 2019

Responsible for:
• Financial Planning & Analysis;
• Reporting & MIS;
• Collections

Finance Manager at HSA Group - NuStar Global DMCC

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• March 2017 to June 2017

Set up, structured and streamlined company's legal, operational and IT
framework in DMCC Freezone;
• Successfully tailored and implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP covering
financial, operational and compliance aspects of company;
• Designed and implemented operational, financial and compliance policies and
procedures and achieved 100% compliance within six months;
• Established internal control framework and operationalized it within ERP and day
to day operations;
• Achieved 100% compliance to financial reporting including presentation of final
audited results to Board of Directors (BoDs);
• Achieved 100% compliance to Freezone and Group mandates;
• Successfully filed two trademarks in over 20 countries;

Commercial Finance Manager at HSA Group - Pacific Inter-link SdnBhd

• Malaysia
• April 2015 to February 2017

Successfully designed and implemented operational, financial and compliance
policies and procedures for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Division;
• Established Credit Control Framework and Division with zero bad debts during
the tenure;
• Established internal control framework and operationalized it within SAP and day
to day operations;
• Achieved savings of USD 22K+ through critical review of credit notes and
involved costs;
• Achieved review and documentation of value chain for all products in markets
with 80%+ contribution to revenue stream;
• Improved gross profitability of Detergents Division by 2% through critical
evaluation of end product value chain in targeted markets;
• On-time presentation of operational and financial budget to BoDs;

Senior Internal Auditor at HSA Group - Pacific Inter-link SdnBhd

• Malaysia
• February 2014 to March 2015

2015
• Planned and executed Internal Audits for processes - Procurement to Pay, Order
to Cash, Inventory Management, Fixed Assets, Expenditure across Bulk Palm Oil
and FMCG Division;
• Established Risk Management and Controls Framework for Bulk Palm Oil Division
with major focus on Chartering Operations;
• Achieved USD 80K+ savings through special review of Demurrages across Chartering Operations;
• Performed Companywide Goods & Services Tax (GST) assessment and
• implemented Compliance Framework;
Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at General Electric - GE India

• India - Delhi
• June 2013 to February 2014

Successfully consolidated back-end operations under one shared services;
• Achieved targeted 10% reduction in overall cost by identifying various strategic
and process improvement initiatives;
• Achieved 100% adherence to timelines in preparation of annual and interim
budgets;
• Established KPIs related to reduction in cost, improvement in speed and quality
of operations in Shared Services;
• Represented Indian Shared Services Operations on a global platform

Corporate Audit Staff at General Electric

• Japan
• April 2012 to May 2013

• Successfully conducted Compliance Audits in GE Real Estate, Japan;
• Successfully implemented Order to Cash (O2C) Enterprise Standard across

Associate Auditor at BMR Advisors

• India - Delhi
• October 2011 to April 2012

2012
• Conducted Special Review of Incentive Schemes

Consultant at Ernst & Young

• India - Delhi
• April 2008 to October 2011

• Conducted Internal Audits in the areas such as Production, Procurement to Pay, Order to Cash, Inventory Management, Fixed Assets, Expenditure, Statutory Compliance, Contract Manufacturing for the following clients: Jubilant Shanghai Ltd., Shanghai-China (2009), Hollister Stier Laboratories, Spokane, Washington-USA (2009), Landis+Gyr, Atlanta and Pequot Lakes-USA (2009), Jubilant LifeSciences-Animal Nutrition Plant, Vadodara-Gujarat (2009-10), Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., Jacksonville-Florida, USA (2010), Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.-Contract Manufacturing Division, Mohali, India (2010-11), Jubilant First Trust Hospital Ltd., Kolkata, India (2011), Jubilant Clinsys Pvt. Ltd., Noida-India (2011), Jubilant Clinsys Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina-USA (2011), Jubilant LifeSciences Inc., Bedminister, New Jersey-USA (2011) Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, Maryland-USA (2011)
• Conducted SOX testing in the areas such as Financial Reporting, Taxation, Fixed Assets, and Expenditure, Human Resources / Payroll and IT for Avon Philippines Inc.(2010);
• Conducted SOX based reviews for the following entities (2011): Avon Cosmetics India (Gurgaon, India), Avon Taiwan (Taipei, Taiwan), Avon Malaysia (Selangor, Malaysia);
• Conducted JSOX testing in areas such as Financial Reporting Company Level Controls (FRCLC) for 13 subsidiaries of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. and High-Risk Process Level Controls;
• Successfully implemented Risk Management Framework for Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), adopted by Comptroller & Auditor General of India