Praveen Sharma

About Praveen Sharma

Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with 13+ years of experience leading financial operations, IFRS-compliant financial reporting, group financial consolidation, ERP implementation, budgeting, and cash flow management across large multinational groups, also among premium and low-cost airlines, & \"Big Four\" public accounting firms. Proven ability to strengthen internal controls, enhance financial systems, and drive operational efficiency. Adept at managing banking, auditor, and regulatory relationships while developing high-performing finance teams. Strong experience in financial review, validation, and challenge of business cases, cost–benefit analysis, and scenario projections prepared by operations and commercial teams, delivering robust financial governance and strategic decision support.

Experience

1. Assistant Group Finance Manager

   Al Mulla Group

   Jul 2024 — Present · KW

   Managed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities, ensuring adherence to close timelines and quality standards• Prepared statutory financial statements and supported preparation and review of consolidated financial statements, audit schedules, and regulatory filings, with hands-on involvement in consolidation, close, and reporting activities using Oracle EPM FCCS, including data validation and system submissions.• Reviewed and processed vendor payments and other disbursements in line with approval matrices and internal controls. Ensured compliance with payment policies and documentation standards.• Prepared and reviewed balance sheet reconciliations, including bank, intercompany, fixed assets, provisions, accruals, and control accounts, ensuring timely clearance of reconciling items and robust audit-ready documentation.• Designed and implemented a task-tracking and workload management framework aligned to KPI metrics, enabling continuous performance monitoring and productivity optimization.• Led audit support activities, including preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and audit responses, contributing to smooth, efficient, and timely audit closures.• Actively supported special projects, finance transformation initiatives, change management, and ad-hoc strategic assignments as directed by senior management.• Led Oracle ARCS (Oracle EPM) implementation as Project Lead, driving requirement definition, finance process design, and control alignment, while supporting post-implementation process enhancements in Oracle Fusion ERP.

Education

• Mercury Matriculation Higher Secondary School

  Higher Secondary Certificate, Commerce

  2002 — 2004

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Finance, Accounting, Auditing and Tax

  2006 — 2011

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  CS, Company Law and Secretarial Practice

  2010 — 2012

• Mercury Matriculation Hr. Sec. School

  Secondary School Certificate, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  1991 — 2002