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A finance manager who gets the numbers right — and the compliance behind them.
About ten years across audit, tax and finance leadership. Currently running end-to-end finance for a multi-state public limited company.
Open to senior finance roles — Finance Controller, Head of Finance, Treasury & Trade Finance
Vikash KhanalFinance Manager · Gurugram
10+
Years across audit, tax and finance leadership
14
Foreign vendors on one multi-currency remittance framework
4
Currencies managed: USD, EUR, GBP and CHF
250+
Bill-of-Entry records reconciled into a clean bank submission
What I bring
Role fit at a glance
- End-to-end ownership. Leads finance across multiple state branches: books, tax, audit, banking and reporting.
- Trade finance & FEMA specialist. ORM–BOE settlement, IDPMS/EDPMS, multi-currency remittances, FX P&L.
- Reporting you can audit. Consolidation, cash flow, tax computation, with a clean trail behind every figure.
- IPO experience. Leading the finance workstream for an SME IPO: restated financials and the MD&A for the DRHP.
- Clean closes. Month-end and year-end book closure across branches, with audit-ready schedules.
- Group experience. Finance lead for group company Gallant Play Private Limited since 2021: consolidation, intercompany and related parties.
- Builder mindset. Builds finance automation tools; certified in generative AI for finance and accounting.
Track record
Highlights
- 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.
Career
Experience
- Apr 2023 – Present
Finance Manager
Gallant Sports and Infra Limited · 3 yrs 7 mos · 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.
SME IPO & DRHPTrade financeFEMABook closureConsolidationTaxAudit - Apr 2021 – Present
Finance Manager
Gallant Play Private Limited · 5 yrs 7 mos · 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.
Group consolidationIntercompanyRelated partiesBook closure - May 2019 – Apr 2023
Assistant Manager, Finance
Gallant Sports and Infra Limited · 4 yrs · 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.
Book closureGST & TDSAuditMIS - Apr 2016 – Apr 2019
Account Executive
APT & Co LLP · 3 yrs 1 mo · 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.
AuditTaxationBookkeeping
Credentials
Education & certifications
Indian Institute of Management MumbaiExecutive Certificate, Corporate & Strategic Finance · Jun 2024 – Mar 2025
SVKM's NMIMSMBA, Finance and Financial Management Services · 2020 – Jul 2022
SVKM's NMIMSDiploma in Business Management · 2020 – 2021
University of DelhiBachelor of Commerce · 2014 – 2018
GST Practitioner Certification CourseCertification
Leveraging Generative AI in Finance and AccountingCertification
Financial Forecasting with Analytics: Essential TrainingCertification
Corporate Financial Statement AnalysisCertification
Master of Business Administration: Financial ManagementCertification
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