Prabhat Chaudhary

About Prabhat Chaudhary

With extensive experience across finance and accounting functions, I am currently the General Manager Finance at Michelin, where I contribute to the strategic growth of the Finance domain. My focus includes leading transformation and automation initiatives, enhancing process efficiency, and ensuring alignment with group-level strategic objectives. Leveraging expertise in Record to Report, automation, and statutory audits, I oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance with best practices and internal controls. Over the years, I have developed a strong foundation in finance management, including handling audits, tax regulations, and financial reporting. My commitment lies in developing best-in-class processes and systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and value creation. With a proven ability to collaborate and deliver results, I aim to drive impactful operational improvements and align finance strategies with long-term organizational goals.

Experience

1. General Manager Finance

   Michelin

   May 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Contributing to strategic direction for the Finance domain, ensuring best-in-class service delivery, efficiency, and value creation.• Leading transformation and automation initiatives to drive process efficiency, standardization, and improved partner experience.• Overseeing day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and financial reporting.• Driving end-to-end business service improvements across finance, aligning with group-level strategic objectives.• Developing and enforcing accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and completeness.• Utilizing Oracle ERP and Microsoft Business Central to streamline operations and enhance financial visibility.• Managing month-end and year-end close processes, including financial statement preparation, reconciliation, and analysis.• Preparing and analyzing financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses to support strategic planning.• Mentoring and developing finance teams, promoting a culture of learning, reskilling, and high performance.•🧾 Coordinating with external auditors, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and facilitate audits and filings.•🧠 Providing financial insights and strategic recommendations to senior management to support informed decision-making.• Monitoring cash flow, liquidity, and key financial KPIs to identify risk, manage performance, and seize improvement opportunities.• Promoting organizational culture, collaboration, and innovation across multi-location finance teams.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA Final + Account Tech. Certificate, Accounting and Finance

  2007

• ACCA

  Acca

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Finance and Financial Management Services

• US CPA

  CPA

Skills

• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Employee Relations
• Microsoft Excel
• General Ledger
• Taxations
• Team Management
• Corporate Finance
• Performance Management
• Finance
• Account Management
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Indirect Taxation
• Corporate Banking
• Financial Analysis