1. ASHIS DHIR
(CMA, MBA-Finance, DIC, Six Sigma BB)
MobileNo.:91- 9527517241 / 91-7875981901
Email: ashisdhir@hotmail.com; ashis174202@gmail.com
Looking for a SuitablePositions in Finance& Accounts
Summary of Skills and Experience
A Finance Professional with 18 years of post qualification experience in the entire gamut of Finance and
Accounting, Key Accounts Manager role- Project a/c, People Management and Procurement role.
Have strong experience in Corporate accounting and Owned the Responsibility of handling the entire
location Finance activities which includes AR, AP, Payroll, T&E, AM, Finalisation of Accounts, Audit,
Taxation, Banking, Fund Management, Budgets, ERP, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate matters, Legal
matters, Secretarial compliance, SOX Compliance, Statutory Compliances etc.
Managed F&A operation for companies reporting their financials as per Indian & US GAAP
International exposure and successfully stints with US based MNC’s to set up and stabilise their offshore
F & A Shared Service Centre for excellence & Project Accounting.
Have good understanding of systems & processes, accounting policies/ principles to ensure control,
proper legal compliance & adherence to accounting standards, good stakeholder’s management skills.
This includes involvement in managing Cost & Time management, Risk free working environment, People
management etc. (participation in Learning, Training and Development skills, BCP plan, KPI forum etc.).
Job Description & experience:
RDC from Jan 2014: Handling and owing the responsibility of:
 Banking & Fund Manager- Dealing with Bank, Cash Flow and Working capital management across all
locations.
 MIS & Month close activity: Leading general accounting monthly & annual closing, MIS finalization,
Trial Balancescrutiny,GL review for all locationsacross thecountry. i) Month/ Version close activities
ii) Variance analysis iii) Board presentation etc.
 Audit: Handling quarterly & yearly audit completed on time with clean reports.
 Supervision and visittheplants on a periodical basisto review the accounts,business & other reports.
(Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon, Pune, Jaipur & Bangalore).
 Budget preparation & finalization:Plan,Review, Execution & periodical variance analysis with actual.
 Debtor Management (DSO analysis, Monitoring - collections, reconciliations, disputes, provision for
D/debt etc.)
 Accounts Payable-Process automations, monitoring payment, recon, periodical balance confirmation
etc.
 Taxation: Supervise Tax team on – timely payment with correct figure, TB review and arrear payment.
Handel various tax related issues and notices as issued by the Authority (VAT, I Tax, Service Tax, Excise
duty, TDS, PF etc.) and ensure timely meeting of all related compliances.
 ERP: Assisting ERP team on different modules, implementations and up-gradation from time to time.
COGNIZANT & RX from May 2004 to Dec 2013:
 India A/c’s & Support function to US: Handled the entire India Rx A/c’s & was assisting to our US
accounting in GL review, month closeactivities,reconciliations and identifying the material difference
and the action plan thereon, dealingwith banks,India MIS for Investor report, Revenue reconciliation
& recognition, consolidation of Final Accounts, FA and other respective schedules as per US GAAP.

2.  Onsite A/c: Was owing the responsibility for
o 1) APAC A/c (RX-Australia & Ygyan-India, Singapore & Malaysia) in their monthly account
close, finalization, audit and banking etc.
o 2) Rx US Bridgewater Honoraria A/c-Assisting in month/quarter/year close & other bank
related matters etc.
 F&A, PMO Role: Managed process delivery for the Order to Cash function (with end-to-end cycle of
Project/ Revenue accountingand invoicingfor North America operations. Manage client relationship,
led transition planning and process escalations for assigned portfolio. Handled Project Accounting,
Customer Service Agreement (SLA), Scope statement, Project Charter, Schedule and Plan, Risk
Analysis, HRM, Cost analysis, , Revenue recognition, Customer Billing & Collections etc. Manage the
month end closing process for global projects & handled the entire accounting functions (P2P, R2R,
and O2C). Few Customers – Ranbaxy, Eli-Lilly, AZ, BMS, AstraZeneca, HDFC, I force, Sanofi, Pfizer, J&J,
Merck, Abbott Laboratory etc.
 Finance Head Role/POC: Handled and owned the responsibilities for entire finance and commercial
activities at Pune, Mumbai & Gurgaon location. Was responsible for all AP, Procurement, AR, T&E,
Payroll, Tax & related matters, Vendor management, Government liaising, etc. This role include
meeting Statutory compliances & SOX compliances (in design, implementation, check list, approval
etc.), Audit meeting and deliverable (Internal and External auditors) etc. I have worked with other
supportgroups like HR, HRSSA, Admin for various negotiations, policy, associate related matters (like
travel, benefit, compensation,service) and business prospectivelikefacility and service centres set up
etc.
 Banking & Investment: Handled and owned the responsibility for Global operations (US, UK, Europe,
Asiapac, Middle East)
Delivered multipleprojects in stringent timelines- Banking Automation (deadline,testing, successfully
go live)
Pay cycle: Run process, Approval, Accounting & Analysis report.
 AM Role: Global Asset Management (Risk procedure, Insurance, Asset closing etc.)
 AP Role: Was handled and owned the responsibilities for India, APAC and ME AP operations
 Leading team during upgrades and provided support for various finance processes.
 Leading & Supervising a team in India and Onsite.
Achievements: (example for few)
1. New Business unit set-up (SEZ units at Gurgaon & Pune)
2. Streamlining Procurement functional role at location Pune & Mumbai
3. Merger and Acquisitions (Pre and Post Acquisition role, MRX & CTS)
4. Banking automation (Bank Recon & various reports)
5. Accounts Payable set-up and Pay cycle automation (for Asiapac and Middle east countries)
6. ERP and other process update (Tally, QBA, MS Dynamic Axapta, PeopleSoft, Vault, Oracle)
7. Cognizant One “C”, Travel Reports, Associate Finance deck etc.
Key Skills: (F&A, PMO, Procurement, Legal and Administration).
1. Global working experience & Open to flexible working hours
2. People Management (Possess good interpersonal & People handling skills, participate in Learning,
Training and Development skills, BCP plan, KPI forum etc.)
3. Service orientation, Planning and Organising skills
4. Good Communication, Good in Articulation
5. Delivery and result focused, Customer focus & passion for excellence
6. Identifying business development opportunities
7. Contributes to policy setting at a senior level.
8. Respects and follows value systems / integrity / ethics
9. Can provide suggestions during severe crisis – out of the box thinking
10. Can handle pressure; Good at multi-tasking

3. ERP & A/c package handled so far ( Tally, QBA, Axapta, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft & Vault)
1. Have 10 years of rich experience in working & handling PeopleSoft and Oracle financials of different
versions. The current operating PS version is 9.1 & Oracle is R12. This includes Payroll, GL review,
Purchasing (PO & CAR), Accounts payable, Asset Management and Cash Management. This also
includes functional design, set up and reporting requirements, configuration of commitment control
for GL, AP, PO and impact analysis of existing business process etc.
2. Knowledge in interface design between PeopleSoft/Oracle app. and the third party application.
Expertise knowledge in designing Chart Fields requirements and mapping the COA of two different
systems.
3. Giving the support on month/quarter/year end closing activity for the business.
4. Extensive domain experience in auditservices,tax advisory services and fi nancial services. Participate
on functional design/ up-gradation (in house development), document review unit test case
documents. Conducting training & UAT with end user.
5. Reconciling pre and post upgrade financial data and interacting with the business lead for various
report and ledger balance. Reconciling financial data between the subsystems with general ledger.
6. Givingsupport in GL module, Asset management and derivatives and reconciliations of exchange rate
and the financial transactions. Working on control of conversion / cross currency accounting.
7. Have set up and played a major role in PeopleSoft financials & Vault in marketRx & UBS an acquired
company.
Reporting: to Executive Director (immediate supervisor) & VP Finance, India Office
Job Objective: Senior Managerial level
Current Industry (current & previous): 1. Chemical (Production unit) 2. Software (a leadingIT Company,
consultingand Business processoutsourcingservices,BFS,Life Science, KPO, ITInfrastructureservices etc.)
Current Functional Area: F&A, AccountingDomain, Audit, Compliances (SOX & Statutory both), Taxation,MIS
& Budget.
Current Location: Mumbai
Location Preference: Am open to other location
Educational Qualification
 B. Sc. Maths - Utkal University
 CMA – ICAI, India
 MBA (Finance) - Rai International, Delhi
 Diploma in Computer Application – NICE, Chennai
 Six Sigma GB, BB & Specialisation in Lean Six Sigma - IACT Global (IIT Alumina group), New Delhi
 Pursuing CPA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Name of the Organisation Service Period Position Assigned to
Bellary Coke & Power Limited Aug’96 to Aug’97 Accounts Officer
RNK TourismServices Limited Sept’97 to Dec’98 Accounts Manager
Cox & Kings India Limited Dec’98 to Oct’01 Senior Executive–Accounts
ITH Limited-An ISO 9002,ITC
Group Company
Nov’01 to May’04 AssistantManager-Finance
Rx, a CognizantCompany. May’04 to Sept’09 Manager-India Accounts
Cognizant Technology Solutions
India Pvt. Limited (CTS)
Sept’09 to Dec’13 Senior Manager-Finance
RDC Jan’14 to Senior Manager-Finance

4. Job Descriptions (brief):
 Accounts Review, Month close activities & Finalisation: Handled day to day accounts, was dealing
month/quarter/year end closings, GL review, Intercompany reconciliation, FA, Annual accounts (P&L &
B/Sheet) etc.
 Location Role:1) Payroll (was taking care and responsible for- in the review of Input data, Processing,
Accounting, Reports, My Pay, Meeting Associate queries, Finance deck etc.) , 2) Travel& Exp.& 3) FMS
PAN India.
 Audits & Costing: Handling and ensuring timely completion of audits, review of audit schedules
(Statutory, Financial and Internal Audit) and complying with regulations and accounting standards etc.
 Banking, Investments & Fund Management: Was taking care of the banking transactions of both INR &
Non-INR. Independently managed Working Capital requirements and Proper fund plan through
Monthly Cash flow/ Fund flow and ensuring fund availability for global operations. Ensure timely
Review and submission of various reports as per RBI guidelines, for Import/Export. Handling short term
and long term Investments.
 Budgets: Compilation and review of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Budgets/ Estimates (on the basis of
IT, Admin., HR and other operational input data) for our India operations along with Variance analysis
and reporting to Management. This was included cost centre wise budgets, Project costing analysis,
manpower cost, consolidation, periodical review with actual, Variance calculation, proposed funding
etc.
 FP&A & MIS Reports: Preparation of Monthly MIS, Investor report, Revenue Recognition and
Reconciliation, Sales pipelines, Project profitability for our India operations as per Management
requirement. This includes Budgeting, Forecastingand Analysis report on key financial ratios, Variance
reports, actual vs.plan/ forecastto assistsenior management in making crucial decisions.Madeprocess
improvements for better performance of various financial processes, streamlined customized various
reports and provided additional reports on a regular basis to meet the changing business requirement.
 Project A/c: Involved in Project accounting and handling SLA, Project Accounting, Customer billing,
Collection etc. (Scope statement, Project Charter, Schedule and Plan, Risk Analysis, HRM, Cost analysis
etc.). Few Customers – Ranbaxy, Eli-llily, AZ, HDFC, I force, Sanofi etc.
 Revenue A/c: Independently handled all revenue related activities and responsible for review of Export
Sales as per Service agreement with our Holding company (Under Transfer Pricing study/ method). This
also involved remittance of foreign currencies, obtaining approvals from various statutory authorities
viz, STPI and Banks (through FIRC, BOE, STPI attestation) within specific time frame.
 Taxation: Responsible for filing Tax Returns as applicable like Advance tax, Fringe Benefit tax, TDS
related matters (filing, returns, Form 16, 16A & 12BA etc.), Annual return (company) etc. as per
statutory norms. Successfully dealt with Government authorities in Sales tax return, Assessments etc.
 STPI, SEZ, Excise & Custom matter: Involved in all STPI/ SEZ matters like registration, Custom Bonded
license, Green Card, Approval of CG limits, IE code, Softex filling, Transfer and Import of Goods, New
project reports, STP & RBI Reports and maintained relevant records etc.
 Corporate Matters: Closely worked with various business partners in preparation of Board minutes
(minutes of the meetings), AGM, Director’s report, notice, Annual return and other compliances u/s
274(1) (g).
 Support to US A/c: Was assisting as a support member to our US accounts (book entry in QBA, BRS
(Amex & SVA), India MIS for Investor report, Budgets, Revenue reconciliation, consolidation of Final
Accounts under IFRS & US GAAP etc.).
 ERP implementation and support role: Played a major role in implementation of ERP MS Dynamics
Axapta (AX) application (Microsoft licence) through PWC and successfully implemented (meeting the
requirement to various Accounting and reporting part).
Passport Details:
Passport No.: K1797646, Date of re issue: 20th Dec, 2011, Expiry date: 20th Dec, 2021, Address: 602, S Kesar,
Wakad, Pune: 411057.
I acknowledge the information given above is accuratefor best of my knowledge and beliefs.
Date : 31-Jan,2015 Ashis Dhir
Place : Mumbai