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Harsha Khatri

Chartered Accountant
Spring Grove Road

Summary

Qualified Chartered Accountant with 11 years of experience in different sub-domains of financial reporting, planning and business partnering with external suppliers and senior stakeholders

Hands on experience in Management Reporting, Planning and Forecasting, Budgeting, Finance controllership, revenue assurance, etc.

Worked full time for top firms like McKinsey, BBC, Wipro in financial reporting and controllership roles

ERP experience across SAGE & Business Central and SAP (elementary)

Proficient in MS office to create complex spreadsheets models (Power BI, basic macros, advanced excel formulas)

Leading external audit and responsible for internal controls related to finance, handling IFRS related technical accounting matters

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Group Accounting Manager

Recognise Bank Limited, City of London Group plc, COLG, Hybrid
London
06.2021 - Current


  • Leading annual reporting and auditing process
  • Working knowledge of financial statements under IFRS and consolidation
  • Improving and updating accounting policies and procedures to ensure all accounting functions are addressed and well documented
  • Handling technical accounting matters
  • Overseeing month end processes and Balance sheet substantiation
  • Payroll and account payable management
  • Communicating financial performance to key stakeholders explaining variances to target and providing insight to enhance decision-making
  • Preparing and submitting group VAT returns, with experience in group VAT registration/de-registration, compliance
  • Overseeing the work of Financial Accountant
  • Process Management -
  • Making tax digital – Implemented effective movement from manual submission of VAT returns to submitting returns via Microsoft Dynamics
  • Transition of accounting systems - Effectively transitioned from SAGE to Microsoft Dynamics
  • Testing forward flow – Responsible for setting up the governance around forward flow accounting along with the finance director
  • Ancillary activities
  • Assist preparation of regulatory returns
  • ONS survey and returns
  • Part of the support group in the audit tender process

Group Accounting Manager

City of London Group
London
05.2019 - 04.2021
  • Group finance consolidation team and partnering with business towards of opening of the new bank (now Recognise Bank Limited)
  • Drafting Board papers/ monthly reports, working along with Senior Finance Directors
  • Preparation of management accounts for financial entities/consolidation of management accounts
  • Budgeting/cashflow analysis (including stress analysis under COVID 19) which then formed a basis of requesting government grant assistance
  • Setting up basis for intercompany recharges and overall reconciliation
  • Review monthly accounts and compare with approved budgets and forecast
  • Consolidation of group accounts for half-yearly/annual reports
  • Cash flow management and forecasting
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts for group entities

UK Reconciliations Analyst

BBC Studios
London
05.2018 - 04.2019
  • Review and analysis of financial data from a range of source information
  • Analysis of the royalty system to SAP contributor reconciliations for all media and monthly reconciliation of producer payment and recharge accounts in SAP
  • Preparation of monthly governance report for key stakeholders

Senior Analyst

McKinsey & Company
Gurgaon
07.2015 - 02.2018
  • Project - Set up a compensation process for New Partners - Executing year end compensation process, including managing compensation models to ensure tax efficiency new Partners, globally - Business Partnering with tax group, HR and local payroll offices to ensure effective compensation accounting - Working with IT development team for UAT testing of the upgraded system - Successfully handling, highly coveted internal audit for new compensation process set up
  • Accounting and taxation for McKinsey Partners - Accounting for monthly accruals/preparation of accurate bonus calculations during various cycles - Assisted in salary settings and full and final settlements

Deputy Manager

Wipro Technologies SRL
08.2014 - 06.2015
  • Financial Reporting
  • Managing outsourced functions for cost booking and local accounting
  • Month end close, payroll analysis, supporting internal and external audits
  • Cash Management – ensuring appropriate funds for working capital payments, dividend distributions inter-company collections and cash flow analysis
  • Successful execution of corporate credit cards SOP for Romania location
  • Updation of SOX document for Romania processes, as per current practices

Assistant Manager

Wipro Technologies Limited
Bangalore
06.2014 - 07.2014
  • Revenue Assurance on two major Lines of Business – Ownership of Securities and Insurance Vertical (SI)
  • Application of IFRS standards to design revenue recognition models for complex IT contracts
  • Month end closure of revenue for the vertical by providing inputs on correct revenue recognition methodology for new contracts and closure of revenue related issues in existing contracts
  • Preparation of management notes for large IT contracts (analysis from revenue perspective)
  • Preparation of monthly dashboard / MIS (vertical wise)
  • Ensure timely closure of internal and statutory audit requirements
  • Assist in developing of Revenue Assurance Strategy and Manual
  • Part of team for conducting Finance accreditation tests across Wipro Finance Function
  • SOX - Performed management testing for test of design effectiveness for revenue functions
  • Financial Due Diligence: Assist the M&A team on due diligence on identified targets
  • Successfully acquired entity as part of the M&A strategy
  • Actively involved in pre-merger due diligence for Opus
  • Reviewed on sales and purchase agreements for buyers
  • Assisted in preparation of scheme of entries for post-merger accounting and disclosure notes to accounts
  • Ensured closure of statutory audit of Opus acquisition

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant -

CA Harsha, Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor of Commerce - undefined

Rani Durgavati University, s Convent (CBSE)
GPA: 65.17%, GPA: .4

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s Convent (CBSE)

Skills

Business partnering

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Affiliations

Executive Summary Qualified Chartered Accountant with 11 years of experience in different sub-domains of financial reporting, planning and business partnering with external suppliers and senior stakeholders Hands on experience in Management Reporting, Planning and Forecasting, Budgeting, Finance controllership, revenue assurance, etc. Worked full time for top firms like McKinsey, BBC, Wipro in financial reporting and controllership roles ERP experience across SAGE & Business Central and SAP (elementary) Proficient in MS office to create complex spreadsheets models (Power BI, basic macros, advanced excel formulas) Leading external audit and responsible for internal controls related to finance, handling IFRS related technical accounting matters Visa sponsorship not required for UK , Canada & India. Details available upon request.

Additional Information

- Part of ESG committee in the “Bank”. Successfully hosted a “Faith Lunch & Learn” in office

- Part of the Cohort program for the Chartered Accountants @Wipro, part of the winning team.

- Part of the school band team

Timeline

Group Accounting Manager - Recognise Bank Limited, City of London Group plc, COLG, Hybrid
06.2021 - Current
Group Accounting Manager - City of London Group
05.2019 - 04.2021
UK Reconciliations Analyst - BBC Studios
05.2018 - 04.2019
Senior Analyst - McKinsey & Company
07.2015 - 02.2018
Deputy Manager - Wipro Technologies SRL
08.2014 - 06.2015
Assistant Manager - Wipro Technologies Limited
06.2014 - 07.2014
CA Harsha, Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - Qualified Chartered Accountant,
Rani Durgavati University, s Convent (CBSE) - Bachelor of Commerce,
s Convent (CBSE) - ,

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