CA Nakul Phadke, MBA

Experience

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  Gokhale & Sathe-Chartered Accountants

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2015

  Intern | Audit & Taxation

  As a part of the CA training, I completed my articleship with Gokhale & Sathe - a mid sized CA Firm in Mumbai. I got my first exposure to professional assignments - primarily in audit and tax.The main task was to execute the audit/tax assignments as per the guidance received from seniors and the Partners of the firm. I enjoyed my time working with numbers and ensuring adherence to various accounting & auditing standards.

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  Deloitte Haskins & Sells

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

  Consultant | Risk Advisory - Internal Audit

  My role was to work on-field and help identify process flaws, non-compliances, business continuity risks and so on.As a part of this role, I got exposure to various business processes like O2C, P2P, Waste Disposal, Payroll processing & HR, and so on across Manufacturing, Pharma and Hospitality space. I also got the opportunity to work as a part of a team as well as lead assignments on my own.

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  Gokhale & Sathe Chartered Accountants

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Manager | Audit & Assurance

  Gokhale & Sathe is a mid-sized CA firm based out of Mumbai which provides audit and consulting services. As a Manager in the Internal Audit tower, my role was primarily to identify opportunities for process improvements, discuss with the clients the opportunities identified and recommend corrective actions. The issues identified and the solutions recommended were communicated to the client via a comprehensive Internal Audit report.I used to manage a team of ~4-6 people per assignment. Hence my task was to act as a bridge between the Client, the Partner of the firm and guide the team on how to execute the audit and look for process gaps. Show less

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  Aurora Cannabis Inc.

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  Financial Analyst Intern (MBA Internship)

  Aurora Cannabis is a cannabis company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada. My internship role with Aurora Cannabis was focused on helping the finance team make the financial statements and other calculations in accordance with the applicable IFRS.I was also drafted in a project for ascertaining the Standard Costs for different products across different SKUs.

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  Rubicon Organics™

  May 2021 - Jan 2022

  Financial Analyst

  Rubicon Organics is small-cap cannabis company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada. Working in a small sized company helped me get exposure to various facets of Business Finance including budgeting & forecasting, monthly and quarterly performance evaluation by comparing actuals vis-a-vis budget, discussions with the Business Heads and the Company MD for understanding the reasons behind over/under performance as well as potential changes to the budgets.This role helped me get comprehensive hands-on experience across FP&A/Business Finance and how finance interacts with Ops, Inventory, Marketing, and so on. Show less

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  Accenture

  Feb 2022 - now

  FP&A Lead | Insights & Intelligence

  1) The role focusses on delivering FP&A solutions for offshore clients on a BPS (Business Process Sourcing) model. The tasks involve ideating and developing new dashboards for clients as well as on-going maintenance and enhancements on existing dashboards. The role helped me further hone my finance & analytical skills as well as learn PowerBI and Python for finance.2) As a part of this role, I lead the FP&A/Management Reporting transformation initiative to optimize periodic reporting.3) Being a part of a forward looking team, I am also actively involved in leading & executing POC (Proof Of Concept) of various AI/ML enabled solutions and how it can create sustainable value for clients. Show less