Shalender Gautam is a senior management professional with over 12 years of experience in finance, accounting, auditing, and inventory management. He is currently working as a Department Manager of Internal Controls at Snapdeal, where he manages internal controls and process improvements across warehouses. Previously he has worked in finance leadership roles at companies like Future Retail, Carrefour, and Lifestyle Stores, where he specialized in areas like statutory compliance, internal auditing, inventory management, and process compliance. He holds a B.Com degree and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

1. SHALENDER D GAUTAM (SDG)
Mobile: +91 - 95600 17919
E-Mail: shalendergautam@gmail.com
Passport Number – J0950383
SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
~Aiming for challenging opportunities in the areas of Process Management, Inventory Management, Auditing with a growth
oriented organisation of repute for delivering sustained organisational growth in dynamic environments~
CORE COMPETENCIES
Accounts & Finance
Auditing/ Internal Controls
Taxation
Statutory Compliance
Process Management
Liaison & Coordination
Inventory Management
MIS/Reports
PROFILE SUMMARY
• CA Intermediate, CA Final – Group 2 Pass with nearly 12 years of rich experience
in Finance & Accounts, Auditing & Inventory Management majorly in the Retail
industry
• Skilled in preparing key reports to exercise financial control and enhancing overall
efficiency of the organisation
• Demonstrated excellence in significantly reducing shrinkage by employees &
customers through monitoring of stock on daily basis and taking strict corrective
action immediately
• Expertise at handling the inventory function, to curtail inventory-holding expenses
and adherence to the minimum inventory level to minimize wastage
• Holds to credit in successfully designing & implementing effective material
coding/customer management systems to automate the store activities, leading to
increased efficiency
• Resourceful in managing day-to-day accounting functions including finalisation of
accounts, accounts reconciliation, auditing, statutory compliance, etc.
• Accurate and precise in all work related assignments with the ability to contribute
to corporate financial goals
• Team Player with excellent analytical & interpersonal skills with abilities in grasping
new concepts & utilising them in a productive manner
SKILL SET
Finance & Accounts
• Designing & implementing systems, procedures & manuals for the preparation & maintenance of statutory books of
accounts and financial statements while adhering to time and accuracy norms
• Ensuring that a true and fair view of the financial position of the company is presented by timely preparation of annual
reports; conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results and implementing
corrective actions
Auditing/Internal Control
• Designing systems / procedures entailing mapping business processes and studying workflow to design solutions with a view
to facilitate internal financial control and accomplish organisational goals
• Conducting audits; evaluating internal control systems / procedures, preparing audit reports with a view to highlight the
shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations
Inventory Management
• Ensuring proper documentation/accounting of materials/stores functions and conducting stock verifications and updating
variances; ensuring compliance to all the statutory requirements for smooth execution of retail store operations
• Handling the inventory function so as to curtail inventory holding expenses and adherence to maximum and minimum
stocking system for various materials and minimize wastage
Taxation/ MIS
• Computing & arranging for timely deposit of direct & indirect taxes (e-TDS, Income Tax & Sales Tax, Excise, Service Tax, VAT,
etc.) and filing of returns for timely completion of assessment and ensuring statutory compliance
• Overseeing preparation of MIS reports to provide feedback to top management on financial performance and assist in
decision-making process

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Nov’14 Onwards; Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon - Snapdeal
DM – Internal Controls
Present Role:
• Managing PAN India internal controls & process improvement across warehouses.
• Conduct physical verification of stock at agreed warehouse with ops team and ensure that identified
shrinkages are debited to the respective partners.
• Conduct checklist based review at warehouse along with measurement & comparison of improvement with
last review and to ensure closure of NC's (Non Compliance) w.r.t last review.
• Drive internal audits by ensuring adequacy of scope coverage, recommendations & management comments.
Follow up with the auditee on closure of audit observations, post expiry of the timelines
• Issue reports of operational excellence reviews of warehouse & ensure operational personnel reduce NC's
(Non-compliance) & improvement of scores by one level from their previous audit
• Document internal process, risk assessment & risk mitigation, ethics & compliance along with TAT's for various
activities. Circulate quarterly report highlighting the process gaps/deficiencies identified basis various checks
with process excellence team - 5th of subsequent month from quarter end
Aug’14 to Oct’14; Future Retail Ltd., Mumbai
DM – IT – Process Compliance & Audit – Business Transaction Solution (BTS)
Highlights:
• IT process audit across group along with launching of new promotion scheme with integrated technology.
• Reconciliation of pay back points initiated in short duration which was not initiated for couple of years
Aug’10 to Aug’14; Carrefour Wholesale Cash & Carry (India) Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
Senior Manager - BOUCLE Complete (Process Compliance i.e. Internal Audit)
Highlights:
• Was managing first Cash & Carry Store at Seelampur, Delhi as well as four more stores running in Jaipur,
Meerut, Agra & Bangalore
• Ensuring adherence to group norms & process compliance at stores in respect to receiving, ordering, stocks &
sales (complete flow of goods) i.e. parameter management & breakage management; checking inventory by
cycle count on daily basis to know the variances, delivery schedule, etc.
• Responsible for monitoring stock-out situation & taking corrective action so that sales are not hampered
• Carrying out real time updation of inventory & clearing out old & slow moving stock by offering discounts;
imparting awareness & knowledge to employees on process compliance
• Overseeing the Customer Registration Process in CMT (Customer Management Tool), verifying the entered
data & validating accepted business license with the help of the Customer Database Management Team
including DEO & Auditor; managing data with real time accuracy
• Conducting fortnightly checking of known & unknown loss for all stores and updating variances/losses to
COMEX (Committee of Executives) Directors; checking the monthly & daily scorecard of BOUCLE complete
checklist for process compliance
• Efficiently initiated codification task of master data updation related to Promotions across all the stores from
Sept’13 onwards involving:
o Handling PBM – Price Benchmarking on weekly basis, Fortnight Catalogue, In-Store Promotion, Decote,
MOC, Quarantine, etc. with a team of four persons (providing support to the store on daily basis including
weekends)
o Dexterously resolved the Price Mismatch Issue on immediate basis for the benefit of both the Operations
Team & customers
• Demonstrated excellence in executing the Pre-stores Opening with full responsibility of customer registration
after conducting complete checking on the basis of valid & approved license collected from Canvasser’s
o More than 1 lacs customer was successfully registered before store opening across all the stores post
validation
• Successfully completed on the job training given by the company at Jakarta, Indonesia for 3 weeks and 1
month training at India given by a professional from Indonesia

3. Nov’07 to Jul’10; Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon as Asst. Manager Internal Audit - North
Highlights:
• Effectively managed the entire Northern Region of Dubai based - Land Mark Group
o Lifestyle - 4 Stores (Gurgaon, Noida, Delhi & Jaipur) Max - 5 Stores (Gurgaon, Noida, Delhi, Agra &
Lucknow) LMG (Bossini) - 4 Stores (Noida, Delhi, Lucknow & Ludhiana), 3 Fun City (Gurgaon, Delhi &
Jaipur), 2 Food Court - Poly Nation & The Yellow Chilli ( Delhi ) & 2 Warehouse (Gurgaon)
• Regularly visited the stores for monitoring operations like checking:
o Sales Billing at Cash Counter, Reverse Entries, Hold Invoices, Markup, Markdown, Discount, Void Invoice,
Exchange, Alteration, GVTS (Gift Voucher Tracking System)
o Third Party Gift Vouchers, Stock Inward & Outward, PRN (Purchase Return Notes), RGP (Returnable Gate
Pass), HR- Attendance, Leave Cards, etc.
• Merit of saving the company in millions by plugging the loophole in point calculation in Christmas Merry Miles
Scheme gift voucher which was to be distributed on all India basis
• Dexterously conducted fortnightly checking of card swipe to avoid misuse; proactively reported any deviations
to VP Finance Internal Audit
• Instrumental in carrying out physical inspection at store floor to identify loopholes at cash counters & to verify
items without hard tag, soft tag, etc. took effective steps to reduce shrinkage & prevent loss
Oct’06 to Oct’07; Lilliput Kidswear Ltd., New Delhi as Manager Accounts
Highlights:
• Efficiently handled key stores (clients/franchises) like Lifestyle, Piramyd, Shopper’s Stop, Metro, Mochi, Regal,
Regal (Inc-5), Ritu Wear, The Loft, Foot Mart (Pantaloon), Reliance, etc.
• Played a key role in monitoring the dispatch of shoes
• Managed all India branches - EBO (Exclusive Brand Outlets) & MBO (Multi Brand Outlets)
• Effectively control the pending payments from debtors by doing the religious follow up & reminding them on
regular intervals.
INITIAL EXPERIENCE
Sep’05 to Sep’06 Ken Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as Transaction Verification Auditor (TVA)
Project Office: Worked for ABB (Asea Brown Broveri) Ltd. (MNC) at DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation), Tilak
Nagar
Aug’02 to Oct’03; M/s Gandhi Minocha & Co. (Chartered Accountants), Ambala Cant. as Audit Assistant
Nov’01 to Jul’02; M/s Tilak Raj Chadha & Co. (Chartered Accountants), New Delhi as Audit Assistant
ARTICLESHIP EXPERIENCE
Jul’99 to Oct’01; M/s Naresh Kumar Singla & Associates (Chartered Accountants), Chandigarh as Article Clerk
EDUCATION
• B.Com. from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – First class graduate.
• CA Intermediate, CA Final – Group 2 Pass
• First class achieved in 12th
class Commerce stream by scoring top 10 position in college & 70% achieved in
11th
class by scoring third position in the college.
Other Qualifications:
• OECD Anti-Bribery Course from Organisation from Economic Co -0peration and Development in year 2006
• Management Development Program (MDP) from Pegasus, Dehradun from 25th
to 27th
May’10
• IIA – Institute of Internal Auditor Annual conference “New Skills for the Internal Auditor” attended on 19th
&
20th
Feb’16
• Managerial Essential 1&2 Course completed on 18th
April’16

4. IT SKILLS
• Well versed with DOS, Windows, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint), Internet Applications,
Accounting Software like Tally 4.5,5.4 & 6.3, ICICI Home Loan Package – Finnone & Siebel, Software of
Centurion Bank – Kapitty and SAP, P4CM PLUS stock management & P4MD PLUS promotion management in
Carrefour ,Uniware – WMS in Snapdeal
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 22nd
January 1980
Address: # G02,T-A2,Tulip Orange, Sohna Road, Sector – 70, Gurgaon – 122018, Haryana
Languages Known: English & Hindi
LinkedIn Profile: Shalender D Gautam /shalendergautam@gmail.com
Location Preference: NCR
Wife: Mukta Kumari – Sap Fico Sr. Consultant – PepsiCo – Gurgaon, India – 98108 95434