Finance Manager
Pyramid Pharma Limited
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
SUMMARY:
Extensive diversified functional span - Self-motivated individual and trusted partner to MD/COO/CFO and management team through participation in business planning, account planning, reporting, controls and compliance, business financing, Intercompany transfer pricing policy, ERP (Microsoft Dynamics Navision) implementation, Taxation and Audit and Annual returns, Inventory management. Excellent ERP skills, Excels skills and time management. Multi culture and multi Countries geographical experience: India, East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya).
Professional Skills:
Budgeting and Forecasting
Statutory and Supplier’s Audit
Internal control and process improvement
Inventory management and Analysis
Management reporting -Design, review and support team building
Direct and Indirect Tax returns & Compliance
ERP implementation and improvement
Banking facilities and compliance
Facilitator for Bank, Supplier and company for trade finance activity
ROC compliance and filing
Financial Analysis (with focus on cash flow and cash cycle)
Transfer pricing guidelines for Intercompany transactions
Feasibility Analysis and ad hoc analysis
Proficiency:
Internet Applications Internet Banking Advance Excel MS Access
Microsoft Office Power Point Navision Microsoft Dynamics Tally
EXPERIENCE:
PYRAMID PHARMA LIMITED- Finance Manager (June 2012 to Present)
Lead and drive the financial statement management within the fiscal quarter and over a rolling 12 month cycle including forecasting and planning of quarterly, annual and long range plans.
Recommend improvements to departmental policy and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of Finance and Budgeting activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service to both internal and external stakeholders.
Stimulate subordinates and contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account best justified option, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement
Ensuring strict adherence to key compliance, business controls and policies required to execute business in line with organization’s ethical standards
Lead, develop and build the Sales support & Finance team with a focus on Talent Development
Influence change across broad areas of organization, by working with and leading a number of key initiatives
Monthly review & discussion of financial accounts & variances against budget for east Africa region.
Exercise control on all costs incurred by the projects, ensuring that they comply with the budget
To design, supervise and prepare monthly MIS, Balance Sheet and P/L statement, Finalize Audits and Accounts
Lead and develop and Inventory management with a focus on analysis of movement, expiries and cost with a focus on variances between physical and system inventories.
Lead and develop improvements in ERP system to provide more accurate information in an efficient and user friendly environment.
Ensure compliance of company policies, practices and accounting standards
Conduct and facilitate yearly audit of the financials, statutory returns (PAYE, VAT and Brela (ROC) filing.
Coordinate, initiate and facilitate Banking facilities, (Trade finance and other products).
Representing finance department in all management meetings
To prepare monthly MIS, Balance Sheet and P/L statement, Finalize Audits and Accounts
Ensure compliance of company policies, practices and accounting standards
Conduct and facilitate yearly audit of the financials
Ensure finance team follows a set of internal control measures
Compliance with the requirement of financial institutions
Supervising and timely submission of all statutory returns (PAYE, WHT, VAT etc.)
Finalising corporate tax returns and Directors' personal income tax returns.
Ensuring timely ROC filings and annual returns
Ensuring timely payment of Land and Property Tax for all group company assets
Ensuring and supervising bank reconciliation and posting.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
MIS design for newly established Luxury camps company of the group
Successfully implemented online return submission and online payments
Initiating and implementing computerized ROC filings for all group companies
To prepare monthly MIS, Balance Sheet and P/L statement, Finalize Audits and Accounts
Ensure compliance of company policies, practices and accounting standards
Conduct and facilitate yearly audit of the financials
Ensure finance team follows a set of internal control measures
Compliance with the requirement of financial institutions
Supervising and timely submission of all statutory returns (PAYE, WHT, VAT etc.)
Ensuring timely ROC filings and annual returns
Ensuring timely payment of Gaming tax return (weekly and monthly)
Ensuring and supervising bank reconciliation and posting
Preparation and timely process of payroll
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Strengthen internal controls and identified cash theft (by Cash staff)
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Bank Branch Statutory Audit
Stock Audit
Concurrent Audit
Tax Audit
Income Tax returns, TDS return, Service Tax return
CMA preparation
Feasibility Preparation
Fellow Chartered Accountant
Post graduation in accounts and business statistics
Senior Secondary (Class 12th )
Secondary education from Rajasthan board of secondary education.
