Radhika (Rads) Gupta
Summary
Experienced finance professional ready to drive financial results and optimize performance. Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting including handling audit. Strong focus on team collaboration and flexibility to meet changing needs. Multi-tasking Manager well-known for creating positive workplace culture and high-performing teams. Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of digitalization projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Analyst
Flipkart Limited
06.2023 - Current
- Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly.
- Streamlined financial reporting for better decision-making with clear, concise analysis and presentation.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize forecast, resulting in improved forecast submission to walmart for business.
- Strengthened relationships with external partners through timely communication and collaboration.
- Played a key role in annual audits by preparing detailed schedules, supporting documentation, and assisting auditors throughout the process.
- Supporting business teams on the new projects for Merger & acquisition.
- Reduced time spent on manual data entry, implementing automated data extraction tools.
- Lead the end-to-end accounting process for the company’s employee stock option plans (ESOPs), including stock option grants, exercises, forfeitures, and cancellations.
- Calculate and allocate stock-based compensation expense, working closely with HR, legal, and payroll departments to ensure accurate data input for plan participants.
- Assist in the development of internal controls to ensure compliance with SOX requirements and best practices.
- Collaborate with external auditors on stock option accounting matters, responding to inquiries and ensuring smooth audit processes.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Finance Manager
Global Indian International School Pte Ltd
06.2018 - 05.2023
- Streamlined month-end close process, reducing time spent on manual tasks and improving data accuracy.
- Ensured compliance with local tax regulations such as GST; timely filing of all required documents, mitigating potential penalties or fines. CPE related compliance specific to education sector.
- Prepared and review monthly reconciliation of bank accounts.
- Lead for the statutory and Internal audits
- Lead the Shared service accounting teams overseas to complete the month/year end closing for GL, AP, payments
- Optimized cash flow with diligent monitoring of accounts receivable and payable.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Managed multimillion-dollar budgets, ensuring the correct accounting for the fixed assets related spent.
- Mentored junior finance staff, fostering professional development and strong team dynamics.
- Strengthened internal controls through regular audits and adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Attended staff development meetings and workshops and applied information from those events into daily activities.
- Resolved team conflict quickly to limit operational disruption and maintain positive, productive working environments.
Group Manager
Pantaloons Fashion & Retails Ltd
01.2015 - 04.2018
- Review of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual books of Accounts incompliance with local listing requirements and Local Accounting Standard requirements.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones, ensuring timely completion and adherence to budget constraints for the Ind AS implementation.
- Development of various Reports and Data Management in SAP and Business Intelligence Software
- Dealing with Internal and external auditors Independently
- Cultivated a supportive work environment by addressing employee concerns promptly and implementing policies that promoted work-life balance.
- Supported staff with developing professional skills and abilities, uplifting team performance.
- Identified areas of improvement through regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and coaching for team members.
Manager
J K Helen Curties Limited
02.2013 - 12.2014
- Heading Account Team and dealing with monthly, quarterly and annual closing of Standalone books of accounts including preparation of Financials as per Revised Schedule VI
- Dealing with Internal and Statutory audits independently
- Preparation of Yearly Budgets, Monthly and Quarterly forecast
- Ensure statutory compliance with respect to TDS, service tax, etc
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
Finance Manager
Tata Chemicals Ltd
10.2011 - 01.2013
- Adherence to the Monthly, Quarterly and Annual closing of Standalone books of accounts, compliance with SEBI, Revised Schedule VI and XBRL.
- Periodic accounts review such as GL Scrutiny, ageing, open items in terms of timely accounting as well as minimum open items for bank reconciliation/ vendor advance etc
- Development of BI Reports and Data Management system
- Increase in customer satisfaction index and streamlining NEFT Payment
- Preparation of Variance analysis report for the management
- Dealing with Internal and External auditors for Issues during the process of audits & Proactive addressable of same
- Authorization of Cheque and NEFT payment such as Vendor payments, Plant payment and corporate & foreign payments
Senior Manager
Reliance Industries Limited, RIL
04.2008 - 08.2011
- 100% accounting for 3 wholly owned Foreign subsidiary Companies of RIL
- Month and Year end closing of books of accounts and dealing with auditors.
- Preparation of Financial statements such as Profit and Loss Account, Balances Sheet and Cash Flow
- Preparation of Stock MIS for subsidiary companies
- Receiving various reports from sites, analyzing the reports
- Daily cash report generation from SAP system,
- Lead the Six Sigma project for vendor Payment.
Education
Certified Application Associate - Business Process -
SAP
10-2020
Dip. in International Financial Reporting Standard -
ACCA
07-2015
Master of Commerce -
The Maharaja Sayajirao University
05-2007
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
05-2007
Skills
- Month end closing (Accounting)
- Auditing & Internal controls
- Budget & Forecasting
- Financial and operational reporting
- Stakeholders management
- Process optimization and people management
Accomplishments
- Achieved 100% digital payment options by implementing various payment solution at front end. Which has result in accuracy and efficiency of collection, ease of payment from anywhere and in any currency.
- Design Process improvement for statutory audit which resulted into seamless data flow and minimum turn around for the audit related data and documents. This leads in achieving audit completion before the deadliness.
- Implemented Green solution by digitations of various process such as Expense reimbursement /Various School events and consent from parents/advance settlement/ Issue of transfer certificate for the students.
- Design the business process flow for the scholarship awards. This also includes an end to end integration in system from award application to the scholarship payment ot parents.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
IT skills
MS Office (Work, Excel and PPT)
SAP FICO
Accpac
Cognos Controller
Hyperion
Microsoft Navision
Timeline
Finance Analyst
Flipkart Limited
06.2023 - Current
Finance Manager
Global Indian International School Pte Ltd
06.2018 - 05.2023
Group Manager
Pantaloons Fashion & Retails Ltd
01.2015 - 04.2018
Manager
J K Helen Curties Limited
02.2013 - 12.2014
Finance Manager
Tata Chemicals Ltd
10.2011 - 01.2013
Senior Manager
Reliance Industries Limited, RIL
04.2008 - 08.2011
Certified Application Associate - Business Process -
SAP
Dip. in International Financial Reporting Standard -
ACCA
Master of Commerce -
The Maharaja Sayajirao University
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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