Vishal Gupta

UAE Finance ManagerFull Time

• Job Details:Delivery of month-end and annual financial closing, reporting & consolidation process • Presenting to senior management financial results with cost/volume variance analysis • Analysing costing trends, potential risk & opportunity areas to reposition business proactively • Continually identifying, implementing & developing of best practices • Cost control- challenging standard operating costs, delivering against cost targets • Preparing annual budgets and periodic re-forecasting • Structuring inter-company transactions/ secondment contracts with maximum tax efficiency in compliance with international transfer-pricing norms • Supporting commercial proposals & bidding teams to meet company’s financial objectives, cost re-engineering for specific tenders/ bids • Performing due diligence reviews, authorize credit limits & negotiating payment terms • Managing payroll with focus on full labour law compliance in UAE, Bahrain and Iraq • Managing interface with Shared Service Centre for performance excellence for outsourced business services to minimize operating cost and optimize working capital • Internal audits - preparation and review of processes/ procedures to ensure all accounting policies & controls are documented, updated and constantly adhered Supporting external audits for timely conclusion of statutory & tax audits in UAE & Iraq. Key Achievements • May 2013 – helped business improve FY 2013 bottom line by $0.25M for its projects in Qatar • Jul 2015 - Independently recovered $0.4M from a sub-contractor after a 2 year-long commercial pursuit • Dec 2015 - successfully transitioned several business processes like AP, AR banking, cash application, account reconciliations to its back office in India • Apr 2016 - implemented ERP-Oracle solutions for three entities in the region and helped business converge all operating systems onto one common time-writing and billing platform.

India Finance ManagerFull Time

• Job Details:Played strategic role in complying with various legislations and resolved several operating challenges during its incubation and evolution stages. Established internal controls and implemented Oracle ERP and management reporting systems needed to ensure compliance with different statutory, tax and regulatory reporting requirements.

Senior AccountantFull Time

• Job Details:Project Accounting for a contract WG PSN had with a major Oil producer in Barmer (Rajasthan- Western India field. Managed all aspects of project management involving project costing analysis, budgeting, billing & AR follow up. Cash flow forecast, project insurance and performance bond etc. Complying with Service Tax and TDS regulations. Preparation and maintenance of entire trial balance, P&L, balance sheet and other financial reports. Employee contract design as per transfer pricing regulations.