Aashish Bihani is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in finance roles including audit, internal controls, accounts payable, and finance reporting. He currently works as the Head of Accounts Payable for American Tower Corporation in India, where he manages a team of 41 people and oversees timely payments, cash flow projections, and financial controls. Previously, he held finance roles at Indus Towers and KPMG.

1. A S H I S H B I H A N I
MALE, 33 YEARS
 (M): +91 98749 40009 |: bihaniashish123@gmail.com
SUMMARY
I have more than 10 years of experience as Chartered Accountant. My experience in Finance ranges from
Statutory Audit (3 Years 6 months), Internal control and process design (1Year), Revenue Assurance and
Customer Management (1 years 6 months), Accounts Payable Book closure ( 1 Year), Finance Reporting Planning & Controls and
Business Partnering (2 Years) and Corporate Accounts head (1 Year) in my current role. Over a period I have shaped my carrier in
a manner where I gain expertise in most of the roles of which prepares a professional to handle lead role as a Chartered acco untant
in a Company. As a professional who is Target and results oriented I have worked with world class organisations like KPMG
(among top four Assurance firms in world) Indus Towers Limited(World leading Telecom Infra Service providing Company) and
American Tower Corporation (World’s leading independent tower company). My stints at KPMG, Indus and American Tower
Corporation have helped me understand that one may not know everything but one needs to adapt and evolve in best possible
manner which leads to learning and gaining expertise in different roles as and when they come.
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To continually developmyself while facing professional challenges head-on. To be part of an organization that encourages lateral
thinking, analytical abilities, excellent interpersonal interaction skills and stimulates creativity. I aspire for a dynamic career in a
challenging environment with good potential for personal and organizational growth.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Tower Corporation is a publicly heldcompany in US, owner and operator of wireless and broadcast communications
infrastructure in several countries. American Tower is headquarteredin Boston, Massachusetts and has local offices worldwide.
July 15- Till date
 Handling all India Accounts Payable and Fund management position where I have a team of 41 (14 Direct and 27 Indirect)
people report in to me.
 Responsible for accounting for various location spread over 17 different states of India.
 Ensuring timely payment of vendor invoices. Through better resource planning and follow ups we have been able to
maintain average TAT of 29 days for last one year.
 Responsible for monthly cash flow projections of all entities of ATC India operation.
 Interacting with bank for managing credit limits of Rs. 200 Cr.
 Investment of idle fund for generating additional interest income or reduction of interest cost for Company.
 Through better credit rating have achieved lowest cost of capital of Company to tune of 8.5%.
 Issuance of bank guarantee where ever required for smooth execution of projects.
 Responsible for cost control through various measures ultimately leading to EBIDTA enhancement through analysis,
verification and correction of financial database.
 Responsible for ensuring there are relevant control and process in place to handle monthly pay out of Rs. 1500 Million or
more.
 Vendor reconciliation: During last one year for the first time we have methodically captured and covered all active
vendors in reconciliation cycle. As part of same we have been able to close more than 600 vendor reconciliation for all
India.
 Maintenance of data and records to ensure integrity of balance sheet items. During last one year we have cleared old
vendor liability for more than Rs. 45 MN.
 We have also taken stock of receipts/ proof of security deposit across location. As a result of activity which was driven
across location we have been able to track more than 85% of our SD amount paid to state electricity board. Balance
documents are under verification.
 Periodic review / improvement of internal process and controls. We have documented practices in terms of policies to
ease of reference for users at various locations. Even have updated them with changing needs of business.
 Responsible for ERP Enhancement and Maintenance. We have developedvarious reports and controls in ERP which helps
in effective management of Accounts payable function. There are even routines under development which will enable
further smoothening of functional activities
 Increasing vendor engagement with regular interaction.
 Increasing vendor engagement with regular governance meeting and contract review mechanism.
Indus Towers Ltd., a JV between Airtel, Vodafone & Idea, is the largest telecom infra company in the world
Manager (Finance) – West Bengal & Kolkata Circle August 2010 – July 15
 Responsible for revenue enhancement and cost leakage reduction ultimately leading to circle EBIDTA enhancement
through analysis, verification and correction of financial database. Contributed in EBITA by more than Rs. 4 crore.
 Selected as one of 25 most valuable contributors in the organization for FY 2011-12
 Creating landlord database to ensure timely payments and reduce revenue leakage
o Streamlining 3,500 monthly payments and 4,000 agreements to ensure timely and accurate payments
o Incremental savings of INR 6 lacs per month from database correction
 Increasing vendor satisfaction through implementation of simplified processes
o InitiatedGRN processes resulting in timely accounting of capital expenditure leading to tighter financial controls
and reduction in vendor disputes
o Vendor payment within timelines increased from 67% to over 95%

2.  Recovery of Service Tax of Rs. INR 3 crores from tax authorities.
 Front ending and resolving customer queries resulting in streamlinedcollections andreduction in disputes with customer
from 20% to less than 3%. This has resulted in lowest outstanding for Kolkata circle.
 Through simplification of internal processes and streamlining of day to day activities have helped Circle in driving
efficiency and excellence in regional finance operations.
 Ensuring Compliance with primary statutory requirements such as with minimum wages act and payment there off to
our security guards, PF, ESI and TDS, Statutory Audit and Tax audit. there by enhancing business value through strong
governance.
 Motivated circle finance team through active participation and reward & recognition activity resulting in improved
employee satisfaction scores.
 Benchmarking various Zones against best practices and value opportunities. There by setting EBIDTA targets to
Employees at the lowest possible level.
 Monthly reviews with Circle CEO on P&L against AOP till date
 Reviewing ROI of every project.
 Controlling Spends against Budget with various stakeholders as part of regular circle reviews.
 Ensuring any new partner inducted in business is complied with company policies.
 From Inter Audit and Control point of view contributed in improving control and compliance for resulting in region
moving from high risk region to low risk region.
 Setting healthy practices in circle operations to improve hygiene in financials.
KPMG, is a leading global providers of financial &business advisory, tax & regulatory services, internal audit, andcorporate
governance.
Senior Associate March 2007 – July 2010
 Worked in Assurance division of KPMG as Audit in charge for various clients.
 Audit team lead for Paint Business Division of ICI India Ltd. for 2 years. Responsibilities included:
o Planning and budgeting of audit including defining approach and ensuring target recovery
o Coordinating across regions and business segments for year-end stock taking and audit
o Conducting audits and preparing reports as per Statutory and KPMG Global guidelines
o Ensuring compliance with Accounting Standards Certified by Companies Act
o Ensuring compliance under TDS sections of Income Tax act
o Verification of compliance under minimum wages act
o Computation of Income under Income tax act..
o Verifying inventory value, company EPS and final press release.
o Conducting tax audit and preparation of tax audit report.
o Preparing final analytical document and making presentation to the audit committee
 Selected for secondment in UAE on basis of good performance
o Worked across Aviation, Oil & Gas and Education sectors
o Reduced time cost by 25-40% without compromising on quality
 In charge of statutory audit of several prominent organizations including:
o InterGlobe General Aviation Pvt. Ltd. – India’s largest aviation company
o Hydro-Tasmania Pvt. Ltd. – Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy
o FMI Automotive Component Ltd. – Key ancillary industry to Maruti Suzuki.
o Dunnhumby IT Services India Pvt. Ltd.- Worlds leading KPO service provide in terms of market analysis to
companies like Nike, Coke, GE etc.
o iYogi IT Services India Ltd. – Upcoming call centre for IT support service across globe.
M.L. Sehgal & Co. is one of the prime constancy service provider to NRI Based out of Kolkata
Auditor February 2006 – January 2007
 Worked as Internal Audit in charge for Selvel Advertising Private Limited which is one of pioneers in outdoor media
advertising.
INTERNSHIPS AND ARTCILESHIPS
N. K. PODDAR & COMPANY
Worked as article clerk under Mr. N.K. Poddar
August 2002 to Feb 2006
 Leading statutory, internal and tax audits
 Taxation audit and advisory
o Preparation and Finalization of Income Tax Returns of Private Companies, Individuals, HUFs and Partnership
Firms
o Assisting in making representations before the CIT(Appeals), Tribunal, attending to hearings and framing replies
to to notices received from the Income Tax Department
A.K. MODI & COMPANY
Worked as article clerk under Mr. A.K Modi
July 2004 to June July 2002
 Assisting team in statutory, internal and tax audits

3. EDUCATION
Chartered Accountancy – Final 2006 ICAI 57%
Chartered Accountancy – Intermediate 2004 ICAI 58%
Chartered Accountancy – Foundation 2002 ICAI 67%
B.Com (Hons.) 2002 – 2005 St. Xavier’s College – Calcutta University
Higher Secondary 2001 St. Xavier’s College – WBHSE
Secondary 1999 Shree Jain Vidyalaya – WBSE
 Well conversant in MS Office, Oracle and internet applications
 Completed General Management & Communication Skill classes organized by ICAI, Kolkata
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Awarded most valued contributor to circle EBIDTA by various innovative revenue initiative by CEO of Indus Towers
Limited
 Have been give high performance rating for three consecutive year in Indus Towers.
 Secured First position in events like Writing, Painting Competition- Organised by Maheshwari Yuva Munch
 Has been part of Indus cricket team for three years.
 Recently got attached to an orphanage as part of social activity. Where we try to organise various fund raiser.
 School topper in accountancy during Madhyamik.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
 Driving – Loves to go on long drive on regular basis.
 Travelling – Love to travel and do natural photography
 Sudoku – Love solving Sudoku; personal best time of 2 minutes and 34 seconds
 Reading – Read regularly. Favourite authors include – Amish Tripathy, Jeoffary Archer, Arvind Adiga, Sydney Sheldon,
Vikas Swarup, Chetan Bhagat, Ashok Banker.
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Date of Birth: 31 January, 1983
 Marital Status: Married
 Nationality: India
 Father’s Name: Shri Ashok Kumar Bihani