Senior Team Manager at Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd (2024-12 – Present)
Finance Controller and Legal Entity Controller for the SIMPL Downstream business, managing end-to-end group closing, IFRS-compliant reporting, consolidation, fixed assets, leases, governance, corporate authorities, master data and compliance.
- Finance Controller and Legal Entity Controller for the SIMPL Downstream business, managing end-to-end group closing, IFRS-compliant reporting, consolidation, fixed assets, leases, governance, corporate authorities, master data and compliance; partnered with Legal and Directors on entity matters including dividend decisions.
- Led statutory audits from planning to closure, delivering clean, time-bound, escalation-free Ind AS audits supported by strong documentation and governance, coordinating closely with tax, treasury, payroll, and other functions.
- Led the annual planning cycle and rolling forecasts, analyzing variances and improving performance visibility; delivered ~12% efficiency through review of PPE and working-capital drivers and strengthening ROACE reporting accuracy.
- Supported a business acquisition, ensuring smooth transition into Group accounts and overseeing dispensations, PPA, and integration into reporting and control frameworks.
- Strengthened internal controls, particularly around cross-company and employee recoveries, and provided judgement on complex technical and accounting matters.
- Streamlined finance workflows, eliminating non-value-added steps and achieving ~1.5 FTE efficiency through digitalization and an insight-led approach.
- Represented the region in SAP S/4HANA implementation, contributing to solution design and transition planning while serving as Super User Lead to enhance system and analytical capability.
- Built and mentored a high-performing finance team, driving capability uplift, clarity of expectations, and first-time-right delivery.
C&R UK Advisor at Shell UK Oil Products (2022-05 – 2024-11)
Led preparation of Annual Operating Plans and rolling estimates with ~90% accuracy, built scenario and profitability models to support pricing, commercial evaluations, and business cases.
- Led preparation of Annual Operating Plans and rolling estimates (~90% accuracy), built scenario and profitability models to support pricing, commercial evaluations, and business cases, and provided timely, first-time-right responses during the UK Bitumen audit.
- Managed end-to-end controllership activities during month-end close, including journals, accruals, reconciliations, rebate accounting, stock checks, and variance analysis.
- Provided insights on rebates, margin movements, and operating costs, delivering ~12% opex savings through improved visibility, decision support, and effective stakeholder collaboration.
- Worked with project teams to transition the business into a new segment, strengthening controls, improving reporting, and enabling seamless operational delivery.
Reporting Analyst at Shell (multiple entities) (2018-04 – 2022-04)
Managed month-end and year-end close activities including journals and balance-sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely, accurate Group Reporting.
- Managed month-end and year-end close activities including journals and balance-sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely, accurate Group Reporting supported by a strong control framework.
- Explained financial position to senior stakeholders, calling out key drivers and identifying fictitious assets—such as Goodwill and Withholding Tax Receivable—that were inflating capital-employed results.
- Prepared audit schedules and Notes to Accounts under US GAAP, and handled audit requirements for Netherlands and UK entities with clear, first-time-right responses.
- Standardized reporting templates and reconciliation processes to improve accuracy, consistency, and reporting quality.
Industrial Trainee at AGS Health (2016-01 – 2017-01)
Supported accounting, payments, cash flows, and month-end activities.
- Supported accounting, payments, cash flows, and month-end activities.
- Managed accounts receivable and investment tracking.
- Assisted in budgeting, cost analysis, and provisioning.
Articled Assistant at Raman Associate (2014-01 – 2016-01)
Executed statutory, internal, and concurrent audits across private and government sector clients.
- Executed statutory, internal, and concurrent audits across private and government sector clients.
- Supported accounting finalization, tax filings, and compliance activities.
