Ravi Choksi

Experience

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  M/s. Zinzuwadia & Co.,Chartered Accountants

  Dec 2009 - Feb 2013

  Senior Audit Assistant

  Major Domain of Assignments:Finance: Preparation of feasibility study report for project analysis, Project report preparation, CMA (Credit monitoring arrangement) report to be submitted to bank. Bank document preparation of pre/post shipment finance for exports for clients, calculation of cost-benefit analysis of various finance options.Auditing: Statutory audit and internal audit of Banks, limited companies, private concerns as well specialrevenue audit assignments of listed companies, banks and government departmentsTaxation: Preparation of Income Tax, Sales Tax as well as Excise & Customs returns and reportsBook-Keeping: Preparation of the Books of Accounts for Small private concerns and the exposure anddetailed knowledge to the various accounting packages like of Tally ERP 9 as well Quick books etc. Show less

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  Infibeam.Com

  Aug 2013 - Feb 2015

  Finance Executive

  Key Responsibilities:@ Return Merchandise Process Audit and Closure follow-up with all Business teams.@ Vendor Returns Reconciliation with end accounting and recovery aspects and Inspection & Correction of any revenue leakage@ Cash on Delivery Receivables Collection follow-up from all courier parties and solving other business teams queries, Forecasting & Synchronizing with Accounts.@ Various Business Process Analysis & Financial Analysis.@ Handling Various Internal Audit Assignments and Correction actions.@ Managed Insurance Claim Process with timely Closure of Lost & Damaged Shipments and settlement of claim with Insurance Company.@ Review of System Change Requirement for RMA Process.@ Preparation of Various MIS reports. Show less

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  Nimisha Jewellery, United Arab Emirates

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2018

  Finance & Accounts Manager

  Established since 30 years, group operating annual turnover of AED 500 Million with market coverage in almost 20 countries.@ Cost-effective decision making for timely bank finance and repayments@ Managed operational finance & liquidity on daily, weekly and monthly basis@ Leading team across finance and accounting functions across company@ Handling Annual Audit Requirements@ Preparation of various financial modeling and reports for baking reviews@ Budgeting, target setting as well managing sales reports on weekly basis@ Managing the Export-Import department with customs compliances@ Successfully Implementation of accounting and inventory ERP system throughout company Show less

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  JAWHARA JEWELLERY.L.L.C

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2022

  Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

  With the legacy of most reputed Jewellery stores Chain based in Dubai, Jawhara Jewellery having more than 170 Jewellery retail stores world-wide.Accountabilities:@ Designing and Preparation of MIS for Top Management for informed strategic decision making at defined intervals@ Working with individual departments to prepare budgets and consolidate into overall corporate budget and presenting to management with variance analysis @ Financial feasibility of investment projects with scenario analysis as well as financial modelling@ Consolidation and finalization of financial statements of company as part of banking submissions on periodical basis and handling audit requirement@ Evaluating and monitoring the commodity forwards contracts and interest swap contracts for bank finance@ Managing centralized accounting teams for regions covering all stores worldwide with established standard operating procedure@ Improving efficiency of accounting & inventory ERP system by constantly analyzing the flows & suggesting changes@ Verification & finalizing periodical VAT returns prepared by divisional & regional accounting teams as well as handling FTA audit queries Milestones:@ Developed financial analytics and business intelligence tools such POWER BI dashboards & models such as advanced PIVOT for top management & sales managers with defined KPIs and action indicators@ Meticulously created financial & product planning metrics concerning profit margins, sales volumes as well as stock turnover ratios@ Developed & implemented SKU level reporting & ordering matrix for diamond division for all major collection to achieve optimum stock@ RFID Gold loan financial feasibility analysis with operational and technical implementation throughout funding stage Show less

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  TLM International FZE

  Feb 2022 - now

  Finance Manager