Bhavna Thakur
+971502641057 : Palm Jumeirah, Dubai bhavna.thakur7@gmail.com : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavna-thakur-2b42574/
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Rank holder Chartered Accountant, seasoned finance professional with more than 15 years of work experience in fortune 500 organizations, Non-profit and start-ups. Involved in business finance partnering, controlling and financial analysis. Trained in Lean management, six sigma, along with financial analytics.
Skills
-Financial analysis
-Budgeting & forecasting
-Corporate Finance
-Treasury
-Compliance -Strategic partnering
-Business planning
-lean management
-project management
-Due diligence
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS
Saving app 2 million USD on provisional liability settlement through CCA audit on procurement process for ATDC.
Delivered a business impact of more than USD 1 Million to ATDC in indirect tax management in first year of joining them.
Delivered two high impact projects in GENPACT using lean methodology giving total impact of 0.5 Million USD per annum.
Designed and developed financial and Sales MIS in GSK for one of the divisions, which was accepted and highly appreciated by the senior management.
Direct support in capitalization of Asia’s second largest spray drying plant with GSK in Sonipat worth USD 45 Million.
WORK
BUSINESS FIANANCE AND START UP CONSULTANT | EUROPE AND INDIA Sep.2017 – March 2021
As a financial consultant, I worked on financial and spend analytics for foreign investment proposal in Turkey with WINDTHINK. Business due diligence for investment including, market and financial analysis of sector and the client. Business pricing proposal based on internal and external factors.
Board member for IWI (NGO) – managed financial and treasury functions including cash flow management, accounts finalization and presentation to the trustees.
CONTROLLER FINANCE & ACCOUNTS | ATDC (MINISTRY OF TEXTILE & SKILL DEVELOPMENT) June.2014- Sep.2017
Lead a strong team of 30 accounts veteran and more than 150 training centers across country. My profile included preparation and accurate analysis of budget & forecast. Developing and implementing comprehensive systems to attain better accuracy and transparency.
Strategic partnering with senior leadership while reporting to the CEO and board on various implication of business activities and proposals.
Finalization of annual account statements as per applicable laws, and got the statutory and government audits done for the organization with best ever reviews during my tenure.
Treasury and funds management in a way that organization get benefit with smooth running cash inflow all the time.
VIRTUAL CFO| FREELANCE | Jan.2012 – Mar 2014
During my maternity sabbatical, I started helping out startups for their financial and accounting requirement. Managed start-up client like Pharma-Secure (with US funding) including accounting, reporting and treasury with applicable compliances and IFRS. I also managed the ESOP working for one of the IT Startup organization.
SENIOR MANAGER FINANCE – JUBILANT ENERGY |April .2009- Jan.2012
Energy project finance management for operational projects between Jubilant Energy, GSPC and GAIL. My work included project budget preparation and management with respect to actuals on stage completion level.
Procurement financial due diligence with vendor financial analysis. Cash flow management.
SENIOR MANAGER QUALITY FINANCE| GENPACT| Aug.2007- Apr.2009
Learned Lean and Six Sigma techniques and become trained and tested in these two GE herniated methodologies. Applied the Lean and six sigma methodologies to the finance process function of ‘Kimberly Clark’ and delivered two high impact financial projects involving month end process and high-level accruals.
ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER | GLXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE | July 2001 – Jan 2007
I joined GSK as a finance trainee graduating promoted to AM. I worked in the Sonipat factory of GSK which is Asia’s second largest spray drying plant managing capitalization of the plant, accounts payable, cost audit and inventories.
I have also managed the budget, forecast, financial analysis and accounts closing for one of the prominent divisions in the organization.
CERTIFICATION/AFFLIATIONS
Member – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Lean management and Six Sigma – GENPACT
IFRS – E&Y
Startup Funding – 100X.VC
EDUCATION
- Chartered Accountant – ICAI (Rank Holder)
- Graduate – Delhi University
LANGUAGES
- English – Professional fluency
- Hindi - Native