SANDHYA HEMANT JOSHI

Mobile: 506- 899-8113 484, Maplehurst Drive, Moncton

Sandhya.hemant12@gmail.com New Brunswick, NB, E1G 6E2

Accounting professional with over 13 years of diverse experience in multi sectors such as Banking, FMCG
and Automotive sectors in India and UAE. Proven experience in Shared Business Finance Operations,
Budget & Forecast Preparation, Cost & Revenue Analysis, Expense Variance Analysis, Ledger Postings and
Project Implementation (Organization Structure – SAP FICO)

KEY SKILLS

o Accounts Receivable o Inventory o Financial Reporting &

(AR) & Accounts Management Month End Book
Payable (AP) o Balance Sheet Closures
o Budget and Substantiation o Ledger
Forecasting o Record Keeping (SOC Reconciliations (IFRS
o Internal Audit standards) Standards)
o Variance Analysis o Taxation (VAT)

ERP Applications/Software

o SAP (IS Auto) o BIW Reports

o SAGE System o SAP BPC Tool

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employer: AL Futtaim Auto Machinery (Multi Brand company - Volvo, Eicher, Ingersoll Rand etc.)
Designation: Finance Business Partner/ Branch Accounting Manager
Duration: 28th Oct -21 to 13 Dec 2023

Hired to manage a division with a monthly revenue turnover of over CAD $30 million and managed a team
of 5 accounting professionals within accounts payable and receivable.

Core Job Responsibilities

o Administered finalizing commercial and financial aspects of contracts for business divisions.
o Executing and evaluating contract profitability report and highlighting risks to the top
management for necessary actions.
o Partnered with tax team in filing monthly tax returns (VAT) in line with the government
regulations.
o Evaluating ledger postings, expense variance analysis and financial statements per IFRS
accounting standards before month closure and advise if any corrections required.

Achievements

o Awarded in Q3-2023 in saving CAD $862K per annum towards interest charges by closing open
bank guarantees over 5 years old where contract obligations were fulfilled.
o Collaborated with IT team in setting up an organization in SAP that resulted in accurate financial
reporting, strategic planning and ease of tax filing (VAT).
Employer: Al Futtaim Motors Toyota; Designation: Branch Accounting Manager
Duration: 01st August 2015 to 28 Oct 2021
Administered finance operations of units’ sales for Toyota retail showroom and supervised a team of 17
members handling billing and cash desk.

Core Job Responsibilities:

o Preparing volume, revenue turnover and gross margin forecast for the business.
o Analyze monthly financial reports and presenting board pack to the management with
highlighted variances, risks and advising steps to mitigate the variances.
o Spearheaded accounts receivable for retail division with an approx. turnover of CAD $21.3
Million per quarter.
o Oversee Annual physical inventory counts across retail division.

Achievement

Received recognition award in successfully driving AR project thereby mitigating potential bad debts.
Cleared around CD$ 30 Million receivables from the government Clients.

Employer: AL Futtaim Motors- Lexus Corporate

Designation: Corporate Accountant
Duration: 09th Jun 2013 to 1st Aug 2015
Job Scope:

Led finance operation activities for “Lexus” B2B division.

Core Responsibilities

o Invoicing Corporate deals and supervising the custodians of vehicle custom certificates
o Collaborated with internal and external audits ensuring sound recordkeeping are maintained
as per SOX standards.
o Monitoring A/P and A/R sub-ledger monthly, analyzing content and assist in ledger book
closings.
o Evaluating monthly incentives for the Corporate Sales team

Initiative:

o Streamlined Vendor payment process to avoid delays and escalations.

o Nominated by the business to drive business process in SAP IS Auto

Employer: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO c/o EASA SALEH AL GURG GROUP, DUBAI, UAE
Designation: Sr. Accountant
Duration: 24th Jan 2011 to 09th June 2013
Hired as an accountant to review day to day invoicing and assist executing the payroll for over 200
employees
Core Responsibilities

o Managed accuracy and timely processing of sales invoices and payment follow up on credit
invoices.
o Aided Payroll team in payroll processing for over 200 employees.
o Facilitated employee enquiries related to their incentive and pay slips.

Achievement:

o Conceptualized and spearheaded the business team members in establishing Standard Work
Flow of performing credit assessment and approving the credit deals. This has helped the
business in mitigating risks of potential bad debts.

Employer: Cognizant Private Limited- UBS Bank, Hyderabad, India

Designation: Finance Process Specialist
Duration: 9th June 2008 to 26th November 2010
Performed A/R and bank reconciliation activities; supervising A/P clerks; managing vendor/supplier
relations; timely, accurate processing of invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and
payment transactions.

Core Responsibilities:

o Booking accurate credit invoices on the services rendered to the clients.

o Performing Bank reconciliations, investigating on open credits and debits, sending SWIFT
messages to the banks, and allocating the credits to the respective entity GL’s
o Preparation of monthly report on KPI performance

Employer: Genpact - (Nissan Consumer Affairs) Hyderabad, India

Designation: Sr Process Executive – Procurement
Duration: 30th April 2005 to 2nd June 08
Hired as procurement analyst in procurement of automotive parts, raising purchase requisitions,
processing purchase orders, vendor set up management in SAP for UK region. Dealing with the End
Customer's Queries on automotive parts and Service Contracts purchased with the vehicles.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration – Finance A+ Division, 2008, Symbiosis University, Pune, India
Bachelor of Arts – Economics Hons, 2004, Delhi University, Delhi India