Neel Shah

About Neel Shah

Finance professional with Big 4 and FMCG experience across Unilever, Mondelez and PwC, spanning controllership, R2R, plant finance, logistics and complex statutory/SOX audits. Strong track record in demerger & SAP transitions, internal controls, financial reporting and cost analytics, with a consistent focus on accuracy, compliance and business impact. I am also an active social worker, having served as a COVID frontline warrior for two years and contributing to various NGOs since 2017.

Experience

1. Assistant Finance Manager

   Unilever

   Nov 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Independently managing Record-to-Report (R2R) & Financial Reporting (FR): operations at a scale typically handled by a 35-member team at HUL, maintaining stability of books, reconciliations, and controls during a period of intense change.Led complex month-end and year-end closes : Delivering accurate management and statutory reporting aligned to forecasts, including a unique close involving annual reporting and demerger-related entries.Executed Demerger, Opening balance, and Held-for-Sale (HFS) accounting: Ensured scheme accounting requirements were met, reconciled India and London books, delivered first-ever Held-for-Sale (HFS) accounting in the India Fusion landscape, and secured SAP master data readiness.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountancy, Finance and Auditing

• Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, commerce

  2017 — 2022