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6+ years of STARTUP experience as an integral part of CORE FINANCE TEAM. Working closely with the Finance Head, Founders and all Internal & External Stakeholders. (Overall 10+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, & Auditing)
Currently: Finance Manager @
As a finance manager at Zepto, a fast-growing Q-commerce startup, I leverage my 10+ years of experience and CA Finalist credentials to automate and optimize finance processes, ensure compliance and controls, support strategic business decisions. My core competencies include financial planning and analysis, financial operation, inventory analysis and reconciliation, ERP implementation and management, process improvement, and stakeholder management. I have successfully played a vital role in closing funding round of Zepto (~Mn $200), two funding rounds of IGP.com, and led the PAN India accounts payable for Chalo, a mobility startup. I am passionate about building and scaling innovative solutions that drive growth and profitability.
- Expertise: Finance - Process & Automation
- Degree: CA Finalist, B.com
- City: Mumbai, India
- Email: chintanagheda@gmail.com
- Website: chintanagheda.netlify.app
I am looking forward to help companies in Building their Finance Processes, Strengthen their existing Finance Processes, Help companies to Revamp it & help them to AUTOMATE such processes.
Experience
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Start-Up Experience
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Finance Skills
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Resume
Summary
Chintan Agheda
Let get things done.
- Mumbai, India
- chintanagheda@gmail.com
Educational Details
CA Finalist
Nov 2021
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Knowledge Area - Finance, Audit, Taxation
Bachelor of Commerce
March, 2015
Mumbai University
Area - Commerce
HSC - 12th Std
2011 to 2012
Maharashtra State Board
SSC - 10th Std
2001 to 2010
Maharashtra State Board
Professional Experience
Finance Manager
April 2023 to PRESENT
Head Office, Mumbai, India
- Part of a core finance team of the retail trading business of ZEPTO having a monthly turnover of $50M.
- Drafting Implementing SOPs of Key Financial Processes by working closely with the functional & cross functional teams.
- Stakeholder management.
- Instrumental in & part of Due Diligence Finance Team for Recent Funding Round of $232 Mn (Series E).
- MIS Reporting | Monthly Closing Activity | Reduced turnaround time by 6 days.
- Streamlining Accounting and Financial Process at PO ASN GRN INVOICE level.
- Resolved Accounting Backlog by 98% (Rs. 136 Cr) stuck due to CAT / OPS / TECH issues.
- Resolved & Collected ~ $4M from Top Brands for Advertising and Marketing Income.
- Identified financial leakages and increased invoice processing efficiency by over 40%.
- Zoho Books | Zoho Inventory | Zoho Analytics.
- Managing 5 Internal Cos and handling a team size of 10 members.
Finance Manager
July 2022 to March 2023
Head Office, Navi Mumbai, India
- Currently Automating Accounts Payable Processes and leading PAN India Accounts Payable (40+ Cities). (Domestic Payments + International Payments)
- Finance Processes : Setup, Development & Automation.
- Drafting, Revamping, Implementing SOPs of Key Financial Processes.
- FPNA FPNA : Setting up Annual Operating Plan for Functional and Cross Functional Teams.
- Strategic Business Decisions wrt Finance Activities.
- Assisting team with key data points for Financial Reporting & MIS Activities.
- Helping Functional and Cross Functional Teams improve Operational Profitability.
- Internal Controls - Recommending & Implementing Accounting & Finance Policies.
- Reconciling Financial Discrepancies
- Restricting Financial Leakages by understanding the Loop Holes.
- Ensuring Financial Security.
- General Ledger Accounting - Monthly Overview & Closing Entries.
- Ensuring a Smooth & Timely Closure of Month End and Year End activities.
- Assisting in Due Diligence Audit Activities conducted by Big4's.
Assistant Finance Manager
Nov 2020 - July 2022
Head Office, Mumbai, India
- Process : Setup, Development & Automation (Finance & Fin-Ops)
- Drafting, Revamping, Implementing SOPs of Key Financial Processes.
- Audit & Due Diligence : Successfully played a vital role in closing 2 round of Funding for IGP.com. Have closely worked with the Due Diligence Audit Team for smooth closure of their Audit Requirements.
- Preparation & Presentation of CFS : Preparation of CFS from SFS
- Financial Reporting & MIS : Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting | Cost Analysis | UE Reporting.
- Internal Controls : Recommending & Implementing Accounting & Finance Policies.
- Identifying and Reducing Financial Discrepancies
- Tax Compliance : GST, Income Tax, TDS, PT (Review, Payments, Returns & Audit)
- Inventory Management : Process, Controls & Reporting.
- Managing a Current Team Size of 10-12 members and Ensuring a Smooth & Timely Closure of Month Endand Year End activities.
- Banking : Indian + Foreign Payment, Restructuring & Complaince.
- Managing ~10 Internal Companies
Finance Executive
Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
Mumbai, India
- Preparation of MIS by co-ordinating with the stakeholders / business heads and reporting it to theFinance Head.
- FPNA: Preparation of MIS & Cash Flows Statement of (6 Cities) by co-ordinating with the stakeholders and BU heads and reporting to the Finance Head / Co-Founder. Unit Economics Report / Sales Figures Working, Complex Discount Workings
- Managing & processing crucial payouts such as Delivery Executives Salary, Employees Salary, andother related payouts like Promoter's Payout, Executor's Payout along with its Reporting.
- Setting up new and automating processes which helps organisation to save time and efforts on its oldand repetitive manual work.
- Handling Accounts Payable.
- Preparation of Sales Figures Working, Complex Discount Working, Cash Flows Statements.
- Managing relationships with external stakeholders. (Expense Management Vendors, BankingPersonnel's etc)
- Review of Trade Procurements wrt to Bill Summaries, GRN & PI's.
S S Padhi & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Senior Accounts Manager
Dec 2018 - Mar 2019 (0 years 3 months)
Promoted by S S Padhi and joined Supr Daily
Mumbai, India
- Reviewing & Finalizing the Books of Accounts.
- TDS Working, Payment & Returns.
- PT Working, Payment & Returns.
- GSTR 1 & GSTR 3B - Working, Payment & Returns
- GSTR 2A - Reconciliation
- Preparing Cashflow Statements.
- Closing Quarterly Financial Statement.
H A M & Co
Chartered Accountants
Accounts Manager
May 2017 - Oct 2018
Mumbai, India
- Handling Major Clients from Accounting to Finalisation of Books to Preparation of Financials to TaxFiling along with all the works mentioned in Articleship Experience.
H A M & Co
Chartered Accountants
Article Trainee
Aug 2013 - Apr 2017
Mumbai, India
- Accounting : Data Entries of Sales, Purchase, Receipts, Payments, Contra, Preparation of TrialBalance, Tax Provisions, Preparation of Depreciation Schedules, Closing Entries
- Finalisation of Accounts : Individuals / Firms / Companies / Societies / School
- Income Tax : Application/Working/Payment/Filing/Transfer Pricing
- TDS : Application/Working/Payment/Filing
- VAT / CST : Application/Working/Payment/Filing
- Service Tax : Application/Working/Payment/Filing
- ROC : Incorporation of Companies from preparation of initial document to its registration / Filing ofReturns
- Assisting in Scrutiny Cases : Under Income Tax / Sales Tax / Service Tax
- Stock Audits : Stock Counting, Preparation of Stock Summary, Stock Reports
- Drafting of Documents : Preparation of Partnership Deeds & other legal documents
- Preparation of Form 15 CA & Form 15 CB : Preparation of Foreign Remittance Certificates
- Other work as required to be done from time to time to meet up daily routine work.
Licence & Certification
I like to polish my skills & stay updated!
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Contact Me
Location:
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Email:
chintanagheda@gmail.com