RAJA GOPAL GV

Chartered Accountant
Persuasive & Tenacious Accounting Professional with a proven track record of
achievement; targeting assignments in Accounts & Finance with an organisation
of high repute in Manufacturing/FMCG/Automobile industry

gv_raja_gopal@yahoo.co.in +971-559931615; +91-9901100248

Core Competencies Profile Summary

Leveraging 6 years of qualitative experience with proven business acumen in
General Ledger
managing accounting &finance operations and contributing higher rate of organic
growth
Fixed Asset Management
Presently associated with International Food Stuffs Company, Sharjah as
Associate Manager - Finance – SSC (Shared Service Centre)
Account/Bank Reconciliations
Directed & coordinated all administrative & finance functions entailing Finance &
Accounting, balance sheet, trial balance, P/L accounts, tax functions (VAT &
Reporting & Analysis
Service Tax reconciliations)
SPOC in implementation of Shared Services in Bosch (SAP platform) and core
Compliance Management
team member in IFFCO Shared services transformation (Oracle platform),
establishing & implementing system controls to safeguard company’s assets
Oracle Financials
Formulated checklists for monthly and quarterly closures
Efficient in assessing compliance with governmental and jurisdictional regulatory
Indirect Taxation (VAT & ST)
requirements, financial accounting and auditing standards, and company policies
Successfully leading a team of 6 from the last 3.5 years
Internal/External Audit
Possess excellent communication, analytical, decision making, time management
and leadership skills with proven capability in planning & managing resources
Team Management
Education
Chartered Accountant from ICAI, India in 2011
B.Com. from Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, India in 2009
Pursuing Company Secretary (final) from ICSI, India
Career Timeline
Sep’11-Feb’14 Jun’16-Present

TVS Motor Company IFFCO, Sharjah as

Limited as Assistant Associate Manager - SSC
Manager - Finance Finance

BOSCH Limited as Deputy

Manager – CFA

Mar’14-May’16

Soft Skills

Problem Communicator Leader

Solver
Collaborator
Motivator
 Work Experience
Since Jun’16 with IFFCO, Sharjah as Associate Manager - Finance – SSC (Shared Service Centre)
Mar’14-May’16 with BOSCH Limited, Bangalore as Deputy Manager – CFA (Controlling, Finance & Accountancy)
Sep’11-Feb’14 with TVS Motor Company Limited, Hosur as Assistant Manager – Finance& Accounts
Key Result Areas:
Steering the overall financial, accounting and audit operations including journal, ledger, cash &bank reconciliations
Presenting a true & fair view of the financial position of the company by way of timely preparation of annual reports
as per accepted Accounting standards
Planning& executing monthly / quarterly / annual closure schedules; providing monthly financial statements;
administering the monthly closing process, analysing the expenditure on a monthly basis to control expenses.
Budgeting and leading to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity
Organizing workshops to document the diverse practices being followed in multiple entities and collecting feedback on
the best practices planned to be implemented, Revising SOP's to harmonize the best practices across entities
Working on BRD's (Business Requirement documents) with SAP IT team in line with the new org structure required in SAP
(as regards Profit Centres, Internal Orders, Document number series) and on the custom MIS reports expected from them.
Monitoring UAT (User Acceptance testing) and Monitoring training sessions for our Finance team
Coordinating statutory, internal, NSSO and DSIR audits of financial records and ensuring the provision of timely information
to the management and other government bodies
Reconciling VAT & Service Tax ledgers as well as assisting in completion Tax Assessments (Income Tax, VAT, Service
Tax, and others)
Significant Accomplishments:
Led teams during transition from Plant Accounting Function to Shared Service Accounting in Bosch
Appointed as SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for one of the Bosch’s Biggest Plants for entire finance functions
Filed XBRL return for TVS in 2011-12, 2012-13 & NSSO return of Bosch for the years 2013-14, 2014-15
Prepared R&D schedule for Bosch Ltd. as per DSIR Guidelines (Dept. for Scientific and Industrial Research)
Received Appreciation Award from the Head of Indian Operations for achieving savings worth INR 15 million (Rs.1.5
Crore) for the company in the form of income tax benefit at Bosch Limited
Completely eliminated cash office operations in a biggest manufacturing set-up while working for Bosch limited
Managed total capital expenditure for a company with INR 700 million (INR 7,000 Crore) turnover at TVS
Won laurels from ‘CRESTCOM’ on a project titled ‘Beyond Numbers’ at TVS

Articleship Experience
Organisation: MBR & Co. & CA K. Surya Rao, Vishakhapatnam
Period: Dec’06-May’10
Areas of Expertise Industries
Statutory Audit Banking & Automobile
Internal Audit Mining & Telecommunication
Taxation & Accounts Construction, Shipping & Trading
Management Consultancy Services Hospitals, Charitable Trusts & NGOs

IT Skills
Accounting /ERP Packages: SAP, Oracle Financials & Tally
MS Office, Macros in MS Excel
Black line
Six Sigma (Yellow Belt Certified), XBRL

Personal Details
Date of Birth: 24th August 1989
Languages Known: English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada
Address: Flat No. 1107, Suncity Building, Al Qasimia, Near Al Mahatha Park, Sharjah, UAE
Hobbies: Swimming, Singing, Theatre Arts, Acting, Mimicry, Playing Cricket, TT & Badminton
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
No. of Dependents: 3
Passport No.: K2282841