Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts - Triumph International India Private Limited - Chennai, India
(2025-02)
- Prepare and finalize annual financial statements, including Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss accounts, Cash Flow statements, and Notes to Accounts in strict compliance with Indian GAAP.
- Oversee comprehensive fixed asset accounting processes, including capitalization, depreciation, impairment testing, physical verification, and audit support.
- Act as the primary liaison for external auditors, ensuring accurate documentation delivery and prompt resolution of audit queries to meet statutory timelines.
- Manage corporate tax audits and litigations; draft representations before tax authorities and coordinate stakeholder communications regarding hearing outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with global finance teams to ensure the integrity of tax accounting, alignment with group policies, and timely execution of group reporting packages.
- Coordinate with external tax consultants for end-to-end transfer pricing compliance, including TP audits, assessments, economic analysis, and documentation.
- Direct timely and accurate statutory submissions to Customs authorities, MEPZ, and other regulatory bodies to ensure full legal compliance.
- Supervise end-to-end GST operations, executing comprehensive reconciliations between ERP books and GST portals.
Finance Manager - EPIC Estates LLC - Texas, USA
(2023-05 - 2025-02)
- Directed monthly book closures, ledger reconciliations, and the preparation of quarterly financial statements for management review.
- Conducted detailed analytical reviews of profit & loss statements and balance sheets to track variance, identify financial trends, and drive data-backed decisions.
- Maintained robust internal controls and comprehensive documentation architecture for all financial transactions, invoices, and bank records.
- Led daily stand-ups with the accounting team to plan, monitor, and optimize day-to-day accounting deliverables and workflows.
- Partnered with shareholders and investors to address fiscal inquiries; supported CPAs with US tax filings and Schedule K-1 management.
Manager – Finance & Accounts - VST Motors Private Limited - Chennai, India
(2022-05 - 2023-04)
- Reviewed and finalized monthly and quarterly books of accounts and management financial statements.
- Provided strategic decision support to executive leadership through impact analysis of new accounting policies and changing tax compliance mandates.
- Ensured 100% on-time filing of Corporate Income Tax Returns (ITR-6), GST, and TDS returns, mitigating regulatory risks and penalty exposures.
- Evaluated and signed off on tax audit reports while assessing the structural tax implications of new business initiatives.
Audit Manager - M/s. Khicha G Prabu Kesavan Chartered Accountants - Chennai, India
(2017-11 - 2022-04)
- Managed statutory and internal audit engagements across diverse industries, leading teams from planning and risk assessment through execution.
- Finalized complex audit reports and Transfer Pricing documentation, including book profit computations, FAR analysis, and Form 3CEB compliance.
- Formulated detailed management letters and audit reports highlighting control deficiencies and operational process improvements.
- Governed end-to-end GST and TDS compliance and reconciliation workflows to ensure seamless client audit readiness.
Article Assistant - M/s. Rajendran G Viji G Co - Chennai, India
(2014-04 - 2017-10)
- Executed preparation and filing workflows for Income Tax Returns, Tax Audit Reports, TDS returns, and VAT returns.
- Performed monthly internal audits and compiled comprehensive findings reports addressing risks and control gaps.
- Handled day-to-day professional client correspondence to resolve audit queries and sustain strong engagement relationships.
