Shreyas Shridhar

• Prepare and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, ensuring compliance with IFRS, tax regulations, and accounting standards. Maintain accurate financial statements and coordinate external audit documentation. • Supervise general ledger activities, ensuring accurate entries and account reconciliation. Manage month-end and year-end closing procedures to maintain financial integrity. • Monitor cash flow and treasury operations by tracking cash transactions, managing bank accounts, and ensuring accurate recording of deposits and disbursements. • Lead and mentor the accounting team, setting individual and team goals, tracking performance, and providing guidance to enhance workflow efficiency and professional growth. • Support budgeting and forecasting by analysing financial trends, providing insights for strategic planning, and monitoring budget performance to identify variances. • Ensure tax compliance by overseeing tax filings, working with auditors and consultants, and maintaining documentation for regulatory reporting and audits. • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including CFO, auditors, tax authorities, vendors, and clients, to ensure smooth

• Owner of the books of accounts for the entity Da-Desk. Achieving regular monthly book closure and finalization of audit requirements • Leading the Accounts Payable operations, coordinating with internal teams for effective payment management. Overseeing supplier relations, vendor setup, due diligence, and onboarding. • Handholding payroll management for Marcura Group’s UAE entities, maintaining precise staff cost and benefit records. • As a process improvement, optimized the monthly book closing process at Da-Desk, achieving a 40% reduction in turnaround time and finalizing the book closure on WD1. • Monthly review of MIS reports to aid budget allocation and decision-making to maintain cashflows.Macura India Services Pvt Ltd. | Mumbai | Assistant Manager Accounting | January 2024 – September 2024 • Owner of the books of accounts for the entity Da-Desk. Achieving regular monthly book closure and finalization of audit requirements • Leading the Accounts Payable operations, coordinating with internal teams for effective payment management. Overseeing supplier relations, vendor setup, due diligence, and onboarding. • Handholding payroll management for Marcura Group’s UAE entities, maintaining precise staff cost and benefit records. • As a process improvement, optimized the monthly book closing process at Da-Desk, achieving a 40% reduction in turnaround time and finalizing the book closure on WD1. • Monthly review of MIS reports to aid budget allocation and decision-making to maintain cashflows.

Treasury Operations: • Arranged financing facilities (long-term and short-term loans) with local and international financial institutions for projects and working capital requirements. Finalized legal documentation, including loan agreements, security documents, and guarantee agreements. • Developed and maintained strong relationships with bankers, ensuring that financing needs were met in a timely and efficient manner. • Successfully assisted in securing financing for a variety of projects, including real estate development, events, and other organizational requirements • Managed escrow accounts in collaboration with legal teams and financial institutions, ensuring secure holding and disbursement of funds in line with contractual obligations and regulatory compliance. • Administered trade finance instruments including Letters of Credit (LCs), Bonds, and Bank Guarantees, ensuring full compliance with UCP 600, ISP98, and URDG 758. Liaised with banks to structure optimal trade finance solutions mitigating cross-border and counterparty risks. • Prepared monthly and quarterly cash flow forecasts for management and financial institutions. Analysed historical cash flow data to identify trends and patterns. • Developed and implemented cash management strategies to improve cash flow efficiency. Managed cash disbursements daily and reconciled bank statements. • Developed a dashboard on Power BI to enhance the monitoring of disposable cash daily for the Senior Management. The dashboard provides real-time insights into cash flow, allowing the Senior Management to make informed decisions about critical cash disbursements when needed. • Generated key reports using Oracle ERP and Oracle Fusion, including Credit Limit Reports outlining actual utilization and proposed limits for approved customers, supporting informed credit decisions and risk assessment. Real Estate Project Management: • Conducted financial planning and analysis, managed treasury operations and real estate project for Dubai World Trade Center with budget exceeding AED 15 billion. • Prepared comprehensive internal valuation workings for real estate properties, ensuring accuracy and adherence to valuation methodologies. Coordinated closely with external valuators to facilitate the valuation process, providing them with necessary documentation and supporting data. • Analysed and prepared claim settlements reports, gaining an in-depth understanding of the various stages and costs involved in settling a claim. • Reviewed and analysed tender reports and the evaluations involved. Gained in-depth knowledge on the process and method of awarding scores to bidders and awarding project to the right bidder. • Reviewed lease agreements in line with rent rates stipulated by RERA. Identified and flagged potential discrepancies in lease agreements. Prepared reports on lease agreement compliance. Consulted with legal team to ensure compliance with RERA regulations. • Prepared capitalization reports for project closure, which assisted in assessing the final value of newly developed assets to be capitalized. Analysed project costs and financial data to determine the appropriate capitalization amount. • Reviewed contracts and agreements for events, exhibitions, facilities management, and real estate projects. Acquired knowledge on various contractual terms involved in a general contract, including important financial and legal clauses. CAPEX Management: • Prepared and assisted in finalization of the annual CAPEX budget report from the financial year 2015 to 2022 in line with companies’ policies and standards. Developed a template to ease the consolidation of data provided by various departments. Thus, enhancing the ability to analyse the data received and finalize the annual CAPEX budget report effectively. • Post finalization conducted periodical analysis on the spending and revenue generating trend. Assisted stakeholders in utilizing the budget effectively and efficiently. • Developed a report on Oracle Hyperion to track the movement and utilization of budget with the project or business unit. The report was used by management to track budget performance and make informed decisions about resource allocation. Other Achievements: • Played a key role in the successful implementation of UAE VAT, which resulted in significant cost savings for the organization. Developed and implemented internal processes and procedures that ensured VAT compliance. Identified and mitigated VAT risks, which helped to protect the organization from financial loss. • Reviewed pre-audit financial statements of the client and provided findings that helped in the finalization of the annual statutory audit. Investigated findings that were inconsistent. • Conducted a ratio analysis with historical, forecasted, and industry results. Reviewed communication from regulatory authorities. Validated the accounting year closure by reviewing various reconciliations. Goldman Sachs | Bengaluru | Operations Analyst | May 2013 – September 2014 • Worked on multiple medium scale projects in risk and efficiency, one of which is a study on the turnaround time of payments towards vendor and working towards reducing it by providing the required information upfront on an invoice. Reducing 44-man hours per employee. • Coordinated and arranged Divisional Partnership calls to manage and mitigate major and minor issues faced by various departments across the company, resulting in improving business relations with senior management. • Generated key reports on Oracle Hyperion Financial Management to identify the aging of outstanding invoices to be processed by each business unit for planning and trend analysis. • Completed post journal entries and reconciled accounts, prepared trial balance of books, maintained general ledgers and prepared financial statements. • Oriented and trained beginners of invoicing and payment systems used in the firm.