1. 38 Nutwell Steet, Gravenel Gardens
London SW17 9RU
Mob : +44 741 740 7360
Email : archana.shahfca@gmail.com
Female | Married | 02-July-1988
Archana Shah Financial Analyst
sEM
WORK EXPERIENCE
Accenture | British Telecom | Financial Analyst
Bangalore, India | Jan 2014 – Jul 2015
Job Description :
Offering services through contract completion on regulatory and organization’s principles compliance, internal
controls, budgeting/forecasting, contract profit and loss management and advisory to customer leadership
teams and corporate leadership. Provide value ‐added financial management, analysis, and advice to client
engagement teams to maximize the profitability of engagements. Collaborating with clients and other finance
operations executives to communicate the position and status of contract or account financial position.
Key Responsibilities:
 Fulfilling Invoicing and collections, consistent with contractual requirements.
 Processing month end journals to include accruals and prepayments.
 Advising & assisting on Forecast management activities (Input collection, processing and report
creation).
 Performing & assisting with Work Plan reconciliation & reporting.
 Tracking and Reporting time-reporting hours, expenses and variance as required, including compliance
with account/engagement expense policy.
 Tracking and reporting third-party out of pocket expenses, Client time and expenses against budget
and any other expenses charged to the program budget.
 Providing Pricing for new and extended business opportunities.
 Supporting and executing the forecasting process, including ad hoc and internal stakeholder
management requests.
 Executing all global and local statutory, tax, Internal Controls requirements as described by policy to
ensure full compliance.
 Performing Inventory and Receivables management, including monitoring of Variances and follow-up
on discrepancies.
 Preparation of month end reporting package and delivering results to senior managers.
 Preparing weekly/ monthly/ quarterly financial reports and presentation of the same.
 Financial Modeling
 Qualified Chartered Accountant from India, also holding a Bachelor’s
Degree of Commerce.
 Progressive experience in the analysis of financial data supporting
enterprise decision making.
 8+ years of pre & post qualification experience in Finance & Accounts.
 Broad work experience range involving Budgeting, Forecasting,
Variance Analysis, Pricing, Taxation, Audit, Accounting.
 Permit to work in the UK on long term Visa.
 IFRS Certification from ACCA

2. EDUCATION
 2007-2012 : Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 1st Class
 2006-2009 : Bachelor’s Degree of Commerce, CSJMU India, 1st Class
 2005-2006 : 10+2, CBSE Board, 90%
 2003-2004 : 10, CBSE Board, 75%
Mukesh Srivastava & Co. | Multiple clients | Accounts, Audit & Finance Associate
Kanpur, India | Sep 2010 – Oct 2013
Job Description:
Working with multiple clients, providing taxation, audit, IT returns and other legal services, with and
without the support of the seniors, enabling a healthy vendor-client relationship.
Key Responsibilities:
 Preparation & filing of Income Tax Returns, Service Tax Return, VAT Returns & TDS Return.
 Audit & finalization of Accounts of various assesses including Individuals, Partnership Firms,
Companies, Societies and NPOs.
 Preparation of Replies for queries relating to Scrutiny Assessments.
 Preparation of MIS reports.
 Handled a Team of 6 people including Article Assistants & Staff.
 Performed various Statutory, Bank and Stock audits for various clients.
 Preparation of P/L Account & Balance Sheets
 Performing various reconciliation including Bank Reconciliation Statement
Mukesh Srivastava & Co. | Multiple clients | Intern
Kanpur, India | Feb 2007 – Aug 2010
 Audit Planning, Preparation of Audit Strategy; Finalization of Financial Statements (including
preparation of P/L & Balance Sheets) as per the requirements of Accounting Standards.
 Scrutinized general ledgers reconciliations, general vouchers, and conducted numerous
examinations including P&L.
 Recommended effective controls after carefully analyzing the system to maintain high standard of
precision in all predictions and calculations.
 Synchronized audit activities of various clients within time constrain as well as trained the junior
staff.
 Reinforced the strategies to carry out comprehensive audit plans & audited a diverse portfolio
including banks, Chemical Enterprises and Logistics Services.
TRAINING PROFILE

3. ACHIEVEMENTS
LANGUAGES
 Accounting Technician Certification from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
 PSD Training Program at Center of Excellence, Hyderabad (India).
 Merit Certificate in Economics in 10+2.
 Advanced Computer Training at Corvus Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
 English
 Hindi
SKILLS
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 Knowledge of SAP.
 Working knowledge of application packages like MS Office, Tally.
 Proficient in MS Excel (Pivot Tables & Vlookups).
 Quick Learner
 Organised & ability to prioritize effectively.
 Ability to work in team & meet deadlines.