Experience

Bon Conseil

• United Arab Emirates
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • May 2017 - Present

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Key Responsibilities include: End-to-end ESG Strategy Formulation for software companies & corporates; Operationalization of ESG Strategy for various clients including end-to-end report drafting and filing with leading ESG Frameworks/Standards; Major contributor to the Report on EU Sustainability Reporting and Standard Setting; Formulating GTM Strategy for leading software vendors helping them capture potential markets in the Non-Financial… Show more Key Responsibilities include: End-to-end ESG Strategy Formulation for software companies & corporates; Operationalization of ESG Strategy for various clients including end-to-end report drafting and filing with leading ESG Frameworks/Standards; Major contributor to the Report on EU Sustainability Reporting and Standard Setting; Formulating GTM Strategy for leading software vendors helping them capture potential markets in the Non-Financial Space; Assisting software companies in analysing current capabilities, challenges, future readiness and techno-economic feasibility of their tool so as to enable them to offer a comprehensive ESG solution to their clients; Conducting training via workshops and webinars to various ESG Stakeholders; Writing whitepapers and articles relating to Integrated and Non-financial reporting Show less



U2L Learning Solutions Ltd.

• India
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Mumbai Area, India Key Responsibilities at U2L Learning Solutions Limited (formerly known as Future Sharp Skills Limited): Rebuilt the finance function, implemented formal budgeting, forecasting and reporting systems to measure and communicate financial and operational performance Daily Funds Flow Management and Strategic financial planning Preparation of Budgets, Yearly assignment execution plans and Scheduling of Resources Advising the company in respect of Taxation and Company Law… Show more Key Responsibilities at U2L Learning Solutions Limited (formerly known as Future Sharp Skills Limited): Rebuilt the finance function, implemented formal budgeting, forecasting and reporting systems to measure and communicate financial and operational performance Daily Funds Flow Management and Strategic financial planning Preparation of Budgets, Yearly assignment execution plans and Scheduling of Resources Advising the company in respect of Taxation and Company Law matters Presentations to the Board, Audit and Compliance Committees and Management (Future Sharp Skills Limited is a Future Group Company and a leading player in Corporate Skilling, Learning and Training Space) Show less



Amar Chitra Katha

• India
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head - Business Transformation

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Mumbai Area, India Key Responsibilities: Design and evaluation of Operating effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls Preparation and updation of Internal Policies and Standard Operating Procedures Preparation of Financial Projections and Valuation Reports for Group Companies Key member of Strategic Leadership Team to provide concrete action steps to align financial activities, streamline operational processes to ensure cost optimization



Uttam Abuwala & Co. Chartered Accountants

• India
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner (Assurance and Risk Management)

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2018

  Mumbai Area, India Key Responsibilities: Statutory, Risk Management, Concurrent Audits of Listed and Large Private Limited Companies across Manufacturing, Service, Banking and Financial Sectors Design and Evaluation of Operating effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls Legal and Financial Due Diligence of Target Companies Advising the clients in respect of Taxation and Company Law matters Part of the Strategic Decision making team in charge of addition of new lines of… Show more Key Responsibilities: Statutory, Risk Management, Concurrent Audits of Listed and Large Private Limited Companies across Manufacturing, Service, Banking and Financial Sectors Design and Evaluation of Operating effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls Legal and Financial Due Diligence of Target Companies Advising the clients in respect of Taxation and Company Law matters Part of the Strategic Decision making team in charge of addition of new lines of professional services and expansion of existing clientele Audit Committee Presentations to Boards of Corporate Clients on quarterly basis Preparation of Budgets, Yearly assignment execution plans and Scheduling of Resources Drafted and reviewed Legal Agreements, Opinions and Certifications Assisted senior partners of the firm to research and draft articles for publishing and initiated Inhouse Research and Training workshops for benefits of all employees Major Assignments handled: Heading the Risk Management Audit of a leading Indian General Insurance Company having Annual Gross Premium Receipts of ~USD 410 Million and of Cement Company having Annual Revenues of ~USD 300 Million since last 4 years Execution and Signing Partner of statutory audits of standalone and consolidated financial statements of 2 publicly listed Production House and Movie Screening Companies having combined Annual Revenues of ~USD 18 Million Led the Team responsible for Concurrent Audit of Investment Function of Life Insurance Company having Assets under Management of ~USD 2.5 Billion for 3 years Representations on behalf of clients to SFIO, EOW and RoC Key team member for Central Statutory Audit of a state-level Co-operative Bank having Advances of around ~USD 300 Million Special Audit of major oil companies on behalf of Central Board of Excise and Customs

• Senior Manager (Risk Management)

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2013

  Mumbai Area, India Independent Execution of Statutory and Risk Management Audits of Listed and Other Corporate Clients Financial and Legal Due Diligence of Corporate Clients Preparation of Audit Programs and ensuring timely execution Filing of Income Tax Returns and drafting of submissions for Corporate and Individual Assessees Drafting of Legal Agreements Conduct of in-house training and knowledge updation workshops

• Articled Assistant - Risk Management

  • Nov 2008 - Sep 2010

  Mumbai Area, India Key Responsibilities: Preparation of income tax and service tax submissions and appeal documents for individuals and corporate assessees Preparation of Income Tax Returns for individuals and corporate assessees Statutory and Internal Audit of Listed and Private Limited Companies Filing of ROC returns Drafting of Articles for Partners of the firm



Uttam Agarwal Corporate Advisory Private Limited

• Executive Director - XBRL and Corporate Advisory

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2018

  Mumbai Area, India Key Responsibilities: A. Corporate Advisory: Study and identification of Opportunities for improvement of various Operational Monthly Oversight Processes for corporate clients. Rebuilt the finance function, implemented formal budgeting, forecasting and reporting systems to measure and communicate performance for a skilling and training subsidiary of India’s leading Retail Chain Streamlined Working Capital function for a corporate client through accelerated billing… Show more Key Responsibilities: A. Corporate Advisory: Study and identification of Opportunities for improvement of various Operational Monthly Oversight Processes for corporate clients. Rebuilt the finance function, implemented formal budgeting, forecasting and reporting systems to measure and communicate performance for a skilling and training subsidiary of India’s leading Retail Chain Streamlined Working Capital function for a corporate client through accelerated billing, improved collection terms and extension of vendor payment terms Contributed in preparation and updation of Policy & SOP’s of clients Prepared financial forecasts, valuation and project reports for corporate clients Analysed Budgets and Macro Economic Policies for a leading newspaper in India Prepared and presented training and corporate presentations on Ind AS and GST B. XBRL: Established and currently leading the XBRL Initiatives at Uttam Agarwal Corporate Advisory Private Limited in relation to US GAAP SEC Filings, Indian GAAP Filings and Taxonomy Development and Advisory Services. Headed the team to execute XBRL filings for leading corporate houses in India like Reliance ADAG, Birla Corp, Welspun Corp, Star Group, Times Group, etc. Little Laurels in XBRL: Track Program Presenter for 2 sessions at the 24th XBRL International Conference held in Abu Dhabi between March 19 - 22, 2012. Passionate speaker on XBRL having conducted 20+ workshops and speaker at various seminars and study circles of ICAI and ICSI, across India and leading corporate houses. Major contributor in creation of the Tata Index for Sustainable Human Development Taxonomy, which is World’s First XBRL Acknowledged Integrated Reporting Taxonomy. Co-authored article on ‘INTEGRATED DYNAMIC REPORTING’ which appeared in the first issue of Interactive Business Reporting - the official magazine of XBRL International. Co-authored the book ‘XBRL: Zero to Pro in Two Days’, a book on the XBRL India Mandate

• Senior Manager (XBRL and Corporate Advisory)

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

  Mumbai Area, India Assistance to corporate and individual clients in relation to Private Equity, Restructuring and Project Financing activities Advising the clients in respect of taxation and company law matters Creation of financial forecasts and project reports for corporate clients Analysis of Budgets and Macro Economic Policies for a leading newspaper in India Valuation of Businesses and Shares XBRL US SEC and Indian Filings



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assurance Assistant

  • Sep 2007 - Oct 2008

  Mumbai Area, India Statutory Audit of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) (India’s Largest FMCG Company) with turnover of ~USD 2.2 Billion, Fisher Scientific (India) Private Limited (Indian Subsidiary of Fortune 500 Company - Thermo Fisher Scientific Group) and other corporate clients Foreign Reporting and Tax Audit assignments for corporate clients SOX Audit (Assessment of Internal Controls as required under SOX Act of USA) of HUL