Ravi Agarwal

About Ravi Agarwal

An enthusiastic professional with over 17 years of experience in Finance & …

Experience

1. Senior Manager Fp & A- Meai

   IMI

   Sep 2014 — Present · Bangalore, IN

   Heading finance functions, determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies and procedures to facilitate internal financial control.• Directing the maintenance of statutory books of accounts and carry out the Statutory audit procedures in accordance with the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards under IFRS and Indian GAAP; Coordinate with external auditors to provide necessary documentation and support for ICFR assessments• Managed all aspects of financial reporting, including month-end and year-end close processes to provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to the executive team to support business growth and operational efficiency.• Prepared and reviewed budget and forecast data, providing variance analysis and recommendations for corrective actions.• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and develop actionable insights.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and to ensure alignment of financial goals with business objectives.• Monitoring the cash flow, working capital, and treasury functions, ensuring optimum utilization of available funds towards the accomplishment of corporate goals.• Collaborated with global finance and tax teams to ensure consistent application of transfer pricing policies to optimize intercompany agreements and financial arrangements• Administering all matters pertaining to Direct and Indirect taxation viz. GST, corporate tax, etc; supervising filing of returns and payment of Income Tax, TDS, Transfer Pricing, and FEMA etc. • Conceptualizing and implementing ERP systems & procedures for smooth functioning of various operations across the organization

Education

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

  CIMA Adv Dip MA, Accounting and Business/Management

  2016 — 2017

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA

  2001 — 2006

• ACCA

  IFRS-ACCA, Accounting

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Mis
• Forecasting
• Team Management
• Procurement
• Business Development
• Business Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Internal Audit
• Budgets
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Management
• Project Planning
• Financial Accounting
• Target Costing
• Accounting
• Sap
• Erp
• Auditing
• Corporate Finance