Kausha Doshi

Chartered Accountant (FCA, ICAI - internationally equivalent to CPA / ACA / ACCA) with 11+ years of full-cycle accounting and bookkeeping experience across global e-commerce, retail, and professional services clients across the US, Singapore, and other international markets. Specialist in high-volume B2C reconciliations - Shopify, Amazon, and multi-platform online sales including multi-currency Stripe, PayPal, Airwallex, Afterpay, Klarna, and other payment gateways. Expert in end-to-end bookkeeping, month-end and year-end close, AP/AR management, fixed asset accounting, accruals management, intercompany entries, deferred revenue, and financial reporting under US GAAP and IFRS.

Proven impact: cut month-end close from 12 days to 6 days, led a $1M+ AR portfolio, and built Business Central automation that eliminated manual outreach. Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Xero and QuickBooks Online - quick to master new accounting platforms and technology. Actively applies AI tools to automate reconciliations and reduce repetitive workflows; interested in contributing domain expertise to AI development projects, including evaluating AI-generated financial outputs, creating high-quality accounting scenarios and solutions, and providing expert feedback to improve AI reasoning in finance and accounting.

Senior Accounting Associate / Team Lead at Karma CPA Services LLP (2021-07 – 2025-01)

Led full-cycle accounting for international clients, including a high-growth cosmetics company with USD 20M+ annual revenue within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

• Deliver full-cycle bookkeeping and Accounting services for multiple international clients simultaneously using Dynamics 365 Business Central, Xero, and QuickBooks Online
• Manage AP/AR cycles: vendor payment runs, customer invoicing, collections, and aging analysis · keeping client cash flow healthy and flagging issues proactively.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes: journal entries, accruals, prepayments, reclassification entries, and balance sheet reconciliations delivered within agreed timelines.
• Cut month-end close from 12 days to 6 days by restructuring close workflows, standardizing journal entry processes, and introducing pre-close checklists.
• Managed a $1M+ AR portfolio: including collections, aging analysis, and cash flow planning
• Led AR review meetings and prepared collections forecasts to support payment planning
• Owned end-to-end B2C reconciliations across multiple online sales channels: reconciled Shopify and Amazon settlements, multi-currency Stripe, multi-currency PayPal, Airwallex, Afterpay, Klarna, Sezzle, Atome, Pace, and other BNPL providers against accounting records in Business Central · ensuring accurate revenue recognition and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintained intercompany recharges and tracked inter-entity transactions across multiple client entities, ensuring accurate elimination entries and clean consolidated reporting.
• Applied deferred revenue accounting principles in accordance with ASC 606 / IFRS 15: recognised revenue in line with performance obligations, maintained deferred revenue schedules, and ensured GAAP/IFRS-compliant period-end treatment.
• Prepared accrual-based financial statements including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements for management and investor stakeholders
• Conducted regular balance sheet schedule reviews and reconciliations, identified discrepancies and escalated trends proactively · maintaining GL accuracy
• Assisted ERP migration from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Assisted in data mapping, chart-of-accounts rebuilt, parallel-run validation
• Built automated AR reminder workflow in Business Central: configured automated overdue payment emails enabling batch reminders in a single click, eliminating ~3 hours/week of manual outreach.
• Performed fixed asset accounting: registered new assets, calculated and posted depreciation entries at year-end in line with company policy.
• Managed accruals and reversals: raised monthly accrual journals and reversed them in the subsequent period on receipt of actuals, maintaining clean audit-ready books at all times.
• Maintained audit-ready records: kept a structured exceptions log for all missing data, enabling faster pre-year-end resolution and clean audit files for external auditors.
• Supported year-end close and investor reporting: prepared financial data packages for fundraising rounds, directly contributing to the company's successful funding outcomes.
• Go-to Business Central subject-matter expert: resolved system and accounting queries from cross-functional teams (SCM, B2B, B2C, Marketing, Finance); onboarded and mentored new team members on workflows, significantly reducing ramp-up time.
• Apply automation tools to streamline reconciliations and reduce repetitive bookkeeping tasks, improving accuracy and turnaround speed for clients.

Chartered Accountant | Head of Income Tax Department at Mukul Jalan & Co. (2015-08 – 2021-05)

Managed tax compliance, statutory audits, and financial finalisation for a portfolio of 1000+ individual returns, 40+firm, and 10+corporate clients.

• Managed GST compliance for 60+ clients, ensuring accurate, timely filings with least penalties across all client accounts.
• Prepared and filed Tax returns, ensuring timely payment of tax to avoid penalties, tracking of refunds and keeping track until assessment is done. Filed returns of individual, firms and private limited companies.
• Conducted Income Tax and Statutory Audits; finalised financial statements and filed Audit reports of firms and companies
• Represented clients in Income Tax Scrutiny Assessments and processed refund claims, minimizing tax exposure.
• Led Bank Statutory Audits and provided ongoing tax consultancy, strengthening long-term client relationships.

Chartered Accountant at D.P. Sopariwala & Co. (2014-06 – 2015-07)

• Conducted statutory tax audits for firms and private limited companies, finalised accounts, filed returns of individuals, firms, companies and managed ROC compliance and income tax scrutiny matters.

Senior Accountant at Vaishnav Steel (2013-04 – 2014-03)

• Implemented a streamlined invoicing and AR follow-up system that reduced outstanding receivables and improved liquidity; assisted in final accounts preparation and statutory audit coordination.

Bachelor of Commerce in B. Com – Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (2010)