Vikash Khanal is a Finance Manager at Gallant Sports and Infra Limited, a public limited sports-infrastructure company in Gurugram. With about ten years across audit, tax and finance leadership, he specialises in cross-border finance — keeping import and export payments RBI/FEMA-compliant and reconciled in IDPMS/EDPMS — and in consolidated reporting with a clean audit trail. He holds an MBA in Finance from NMIMS and an Executive Certificate in Corporate & Strategic Finance from IIM Mumbai.
Experience
Apr 2023 – Present3 yrs 7 mos
Finance Manager
Gallant Sports and Infra Limited · Gurugram, Haryana
Lead end-to-end finance for a public limited sports-infrastructure firm (synthetic tracks, artificial turf, court systems, EPC projects) across multiple state branches.
Built a multi-currency Foreign Remittance Working framework (USD/EUR/GBP/CHF) covering 14 foreign vendors, with ORM–BOE allocation matrices and FX P&L tracking, ensuring RBI/FEMA compliance and timely IDPMS/EDPMS reconciliation.
Reconciled an IDIS Bill-of-Entry settlement report of 250+ records across three currencies; traced a USD import-payment shortfall to a single vendor, enabling a clean bank submission.
Prepared consolidated financial statements and tax computation for FY 2025-26 after eliminating inter-branch revenue; corrected a cash-flow misstatement involving a double-counted share-application inflow and an unrecorded share-issue expense.
Managed import and customs documentation through JNPT / Nhava Sheva; maintained fixed-asset and WDV depreciation schedules (FY18–FY25), an insurance policy register and periodic Fund Position Statements.
Drove direct and indirect tax compliance (Income Tax, GST, TDS/TCS) and supported statutory audit.
Leading the finance workstream for the company's proposed SME IPO: restated financial statements for three years, the MD&A section of the DRHP, ratio variance analysis, the tax shelter statement and projections supporting the working-capital object.
Close the books each month and at year-end, and prepare audit-ready schedules and reconciliations.
Prepared government and GeM tender documentation, and supported the company's conversion from private to public limited.
Apr 2021 – Present5 yrs 7 mos
Finance Manager
Gallant Play Private Limited · Gurugram, Haryana
Lead the finance function for this group company of Gallant Sports and Infra Limited, alongside the main role.
Group consolidation, intercompany reconciliations and related-party analysis.
Maintain the company's books, and aligned the FY 2024-25 closing balances to the audited balance sheet so the FY 2025-26 opening balances carry forward cleanly.
May 2019 – Apr 20234 yrs
Assistant Manager, Finance
Gallant Sports and Infra Limited · Gurugram, Haryana
Managed core accounting operations, monthly book closures and statutory filings (GST, TDS) for the company and group entities.
Coordinated statutory and tax audits; prepared schedules and reconciliations; supported budgeting and MIS reporting.
Strengthened vendor and bank reconciliation processes and helped establish controls that scaled with growth into multiple state branches.
Apr 2016 – Apr 20193 yrs 1 mo
Account Executive
APT & Co LLP · Gurugram, Haryana
Handled audit, taxation, bookkeeping and statutory compliance for a portfolio of clients across sectors.
Prepared financial statements, income-tax and GST returns, and supported statutory and internal audit engagements.
Selected achievements
A multi-currency foreign remittance framework. One working framework for import payments across 14 foreign vendors and four currencies.
Getting a company IPO-ready: restated financials and the DRHP. The finance workstream behind an SME IPO offer document: three years of restated financials, the management discussion and the supporting analysis.
250+ Bill-of-Entry records, one shortfall found. A three-currency settlement report reconciled record by record, and the gap traced to a single vendor.
Year-end close and consolidation, with a cash-flow catch. Books closed for the year, statements prepared after eliminating inter-branch revenue, and a misstatement others had missed corrected.
