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Amit is based out of Abidjan & has studied Finance, MBA-Master of Business Administration from Year 2009-2011 in UW-University of Wales, University of Wales.
Amit Thapa is Skilled in Strategic Planning, Auditing, Financial Accounting and other talents.
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Professional Path
Finance Manager
Olam Internaltional
Full Time
Mar-2014 To
present
11 years 5 months
- 1.Monthly preparation and finalization of accounts, variance analysis, cost controls, and monthly forecasting process (M2M and BRM) and reporting the same to Corporate centre,
2.Managing consolidation of accounts of , Côte d’Ivoire operations and 5 other West African countries with a turnover of 300 million USD.
3.Identifying IT needs for system improvisation, coordinating with IT Head for system implementation, user’s training & System Monitoring
4.Evaluation and execution on Capex investments
Conceptualized and initiated SAP implementation for cotton business
5.Creating Internal Control Manual for the company in all key areas of Procurement, Sales, credit control, and Finance & Manufacturing unit.
6.Managing Audit for Statutory, IFRS & Income Tax assessment matters, Independent handling and preparation of internal/Quarterly audit pack.
7.Coordinating with the Tax Authorities for ensuring compliance of tax provisions accordingly & appearing before the Authorities - 1 Conceptualized and initiated SAP implementation for cotton business,
2 Solely responsible for new investment of 11 Mn USD, setting up system and process for new cotton factory.
3 Finalized SOP for all business area
Finance Manager
Fina Trade
Full Time
Jun-2011 To
Mar-2014
2 years 9 months
- 1 Preparation of monthly Profit & Loss A/c and Balance sheet of retail business as per US GAAP Implementation of various MIS reports to suit the business requirements, monthly presentation to top management on financials
2 Steering efforts towards implementing essential financial controls to control costs & efficiency.
3 Accurately forecasting & reporting sales against budgets to Managing Director as well as consolidating Overhead Analysis Stock Valuations etc.
4 Liaison with Banks and generating working capital and Fixed Capital loan.
5 Monitoring of Annual and 5 year Planning and Budgeting Process in line with the Managing Director.
6 Ensure stock takes are taken in accordance with company policies and procedures by department and category including line counts, Fixation of stock-levels ( Max/Min/Safety/Danger Levels).
7 Supporting different businesses to increase their profitability
8 Administered Foreign Exchange Control & Accounting, Statutory/Interim Audit for the process. - 1 Played a pivotal role in reducing overhead cost and Warehouse cost.
Accounts Manager
Awaiting Eyes Foundation
Internships
Nov-2010 To
May-2011
6 months
- 1 Administered processing and recording of money made though fund raising.
2 Diligently prepared Financial and Management monthly accounts; Income and Expenditure account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement.
3 Essayed a key role in Treasury Management, maintenance of Statutory Requirement (Filing of Tax return).
4 Preparing Income and expenditure account.
Finance Executive
Olam International
Full Time
Oct-2006 To
May-2009
2 years 7 months
- 1 Dexterously conducted Variance Analysis i.e., Direct Cost Analysis, Overhead Analysis, Stock Valuations, etc.
2 Ensured strict Statutory Compliances during preparation of annual budgets in line with the Finance Controller.
3 Conducted Statutory Audit /Interim Audit for the process.
4 Administered a team of 15 Accounts and Treasury Staff.
5 Prepared and circulated prepayments reconciliation / remittance reconciliation to Head Office.
6 Consolidated Audit pack, Local Credit Exposure Report as per Head Office requirements.
7 Spearheaded MIS reporting to Corporate Office.
8 Efficiently handled wide gamut of tasks encompassing Foreign Exchange Control & Accounting, driving basic MC recon such as cash, banks, stocks, LBA and Debtors.
Finance Coordnator
Agilent Technologies
Full Time
Oct-2005 To
Sep-2006
11 months
- 1 Spearheaded reconciliation of General Ledger and Non-transaction Tax Accounts of various countries of Europe, Asia & US, scrutiny of YTD Balances & monthly transactions, while identifying their nature and reclassification of entries wherever applicable.
2 Diligently prepared Metrics Report and reviewed various tasks completed by the team members.
3 Ensured follow-up with concerned personnel for sorting out of open items.
4 Provided MIS to the management such as Ageing analysis, outstanding items
5 Efficiently monitored quality of work being executed by the team and ensured adherence to various guidelines as prescribed for research and analysis of accounts.
6 Provided senior management with the feedback on various issues faced by team members.
6 Dexterously adhered to Statutory Audit /Interim Audit for the process as well as preparation of Metrics report and review of work done by the fellow members of the team - 1 Involved in spin off of ATG business of Agilent Technologies, Inc.
2 Actively served as an Internal Auditor for GL Team,
3 Acknowledged for clearing all potential issues from China set of books
Accounts Manager
Goyal Bhanot & Company
Full Time
Jun-2004 To
Sep-2005
1 years 3 months
- 1 Administered preparation of Tax Audit for various corporate as well as non-corporate in applicable statutory reporting
2 Conceptualized Project Reports for setting up new units and expansion of existing units.
3 Prepared Return of Income, Challans etc. for various clients.
4 Conducted Statutory/Concurrent/Revenue audits of nationalized banks.
Articleship
RNS & Associates, Chartered Accountants
Internships
Jun-2001 To
Jun-2004
3 years
- 1 Conducted Statutory Audits for, Indian Overseas Bank, State Bank of India & Vijaya Bank.
2 Essayed a key role in Concurrent Audits Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India & United Commercial Bank.
3 Diligently performed Revenue Audits for Union Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Commercial Bank.
4 Conducted various audit of private and public ltd company.
Qualifications
University of Wales
Master of Business Administration Finance
2009-2011
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Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Finance
2003-2005
D A V Post Graduate College
Master of Commerce Finance
2001-2003
D A V Post Graduate College
Bachelor of Commerce Commerce
1998-2001
Extra-Curricular Interests
Playing Long Tennis and listening to music
My Story
Senior Financial Manager professional, having over 10 years of experience in managing financial reporting, consolidation and financial analysis process of firms, known for his commitment to achieving high level of accuracy using ethical work standards, as well as strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
