Candidate Checklist

CV shared for Role & Level Cash Bank and AR Assistant Manager Accelerator – Level 7
Candidate Name Harshad Deshpande
Current Location Pune
Total Experience 10 Yrs
Qualifications CA
Current Organisation Tech Mahindra
Current Designation Finance Manager
Team Manager / IC role & On Roll / Off Roll 8 People – On Roll
Reason for Job Change Better Career Prospect and Growth
Current CTC 15.8 Lpa
Expected CTC 25 to 30 %
Notice Period 90 Days
Email Id ca.harshaddeshpande@gmail.com
Mobile No 9823874741
Communication Skills 8.5
Specific Inputs to the role Posses Skills as per the JD
JD shared with the Candidate Yes/No
Agency Name ABC Consultants
Industry IT
HARSHAD DESHPANDE

Shivanand Gardens, Shivprabha Phone: +919823874741

Apts., Building C, Flat No. 16, E-mail: ca.harshaddeshpande@gmail.com
Next to Ruturanga Apts.,
Kothrud, Pune- 38

Professional Synopsis

Chartered Accountant with around 10 years of post-qualification experience. Operates with

a strong sense of urgency and thrives in a fast-paced setting.

Skills / Core Competencies

● Superior time management ● Self-motivated professional ● Excellent communication

skills ● Strong interpersonal Skills ● Financial Reporting ● Financial Accounting ● Financial
Analysis ● Expense Analysis ●Forecasting ●Variance Analysis ●Assurance Services ●
Auditing ● Pricing ● Profitability

Professional Experience

Jul ’19 – Till date Tech Mahindra Limited Manager

Role: Working in APAC Finance Team. Handling a Team of 8 people.

Work Description:

 Monthly Book Closure activities

 Investigating and analyzing the reason for differences between Actuals as compared to
previous monthly/quarterly figures for APAC Subsidiaries.(Monthly Variance Analysis)
 Preparing Monthly APAC Revenue Analysis including detailed AS115 Analysis
 Submission of TFCs(Financials and Schedules) on monthly basis
 Monthly Trial Balance, Debtors, Creditors detailed Review
 Preparation and review of various schedules on monthly basis
 Handling Statutory Audit, Internal Audits and Tax Audits
 Reviewing and Approving Accounts payables daily routine transactions
 Interactions on regular basis with Secretarial, Legal, Treasury, MIS, Tax Teams
Apr ’17 – Oct’18 Sungard Availability Services Specialist

Role: Working in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team.

Work Description:

 Investigating and analyzing the reason for differences between Actuals as compared to
Budgeted and Forecast figures of India Business.(Monthly Variance Analysis)
 Preparing and presenting Monthly Forecast
 Monthly Trial Balance Review
 Preparing Sales Report and Detailed review
 Preparing presentation for Monthly and Quarterly India Business Review
 Involved in the Annual Budgeting Exercise
 Monthly analysis of Customer wise, Location wise and Product wise Profitability
 Monthly Revenue Comparison compared to Budget and Forecast
 Assisting in Accounts Receivables project migration in Oracle
 Handling Accounts Receivables for entire India Business
 Assisting in developing a consolidated Revenue Database Model for entire EMEA (including
India)
 Cognos(BI Tool) Reporting (various Forms in Cognos)and Qlik Sense Reporting
 Assisted in Internal and Statutory Audits for Revenue Audit
 Assisted in cleaning old items in Accounts Payables

Jan ’16 – Mar’17 Wipro Lead Analyst

Role: Working in STAR-GL Reconciliation Team under Risk and Finance Data Analytics and
Reporting.

Working as Lead Analyst for Wipro’s client “Credit Suisse” based in EON,Kharadi.

Work Description:

 Delivery of BAU (Basel 3 reconciliation of ledger balances with trade level information) per
US GAAP.
 Cementing strong relationship with stakeholders which includes Product controllers, Legal
entity controller, Regulatory team to discuss issues and improving regular process task.
 Investigating and analyzing the reason of differences between ledger balances and in trade
detail repository.
 Understanding the data flow of trade for financial products from various upstream systems,
understanding the downstream impact, raising defects, quality controls and looking for
strategic remediation of issues.

Achievements:
  Appreciated by the Client as “Employee of the Month” for successfully completing the
assigned deliverables without supervisory help and in within a short span(two months).
 Appreciated by Wipro for delivering excellent work at client place.
 Appreciated by Senior Team Member for resolving old issues.

Dec ’11 – to-July’15 Accenture India Senior Analyst

Role: Supporting the Global Financial Management function and Business Advisory services.
(Till May’13 was posted in Mumbai and then after was posted in Hinjewadi, Pune)

Clients Handled: Virgin Media, ETS, State Farm Insurance and American Express.

Work Description:

 Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP (Revenue Recognition).

 Managing and reviewing the client profitability.
 Flash Analysis, Monthly Deep Dive analysis of Expenses.
 Performing annual budget, quarterly forecasting and monthly rolling forecasts of
support function headcount and cost.
 Pricing Deals. (Less than US$10Mn.)
 Contract Setup, Maintenance and Contract Closeout in SAP.
 Providing analysis and reports of financial impact within Geographic Services. This
includes budgeting, forecasting, reporting and decision making support.
 Scenario building, Rolling Forecasts and Forecast accuracy exercise.
 Monitoring internal controls and processes with a view to implement Process
Improvement initiatives - Cost optimization exercises, with the objective of
optimizing costs with minimal impact to deliverables.

Achievements:

 Appreciated for delivering presentation on Topic “Revised Schedule VI.”

 Appreciated for Skill Building of Team Members and New Joiners.

Feb ’10 –Nov ’11 B. K. Khare & Co. Audit Executive

Role: Working with Audit department as Audit Executive.

Work Description:

 Statutory Audits: -

Performed statutory audits of Mahindra Forgings Ltd., Finolex Industries Ltd., Autocom
Corporation Panse Pvt. Ltd., Magplastic Asia Pvt. Ltd.
  The work includes planning, scheduling, fieldwork, and reporting on assignments. It
involved interaction with middle & top level management.
 Finalisation of Accounts.

 Internal Audits: -

Performed internal audits for Dover India Pvt. Ltd., Onward Technologies Ltd., Spicer India
Ltd., and Burckhardt Compressions (India) Pvt. Ltd.

 The work includes internal control analysis of Procurement to pay cycle, order to
Cash, Scrap Sales, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivables, Product Costing & Pricing and
Statutory Compliances.

Educational Qualification

Examination Year College/Board/University

C.A. (Final) (First Attempt) Nov ICAI
2008
B. Com 2006 M.M.C.C, University of Pune

Personal Information

Date of Birth :- 29th December,1985