Sandeep Bhandari is a Chartered Accountant with over 9 years of experience in treasury management, trade finance, project finance, financial reporting and accounting. He is currently working as a Senior Accountant - Treasury at Meenakshi Energy Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, where he is responsible for forex management, working capital management, trade credit, project financing compliance, investments and financial reporting. Prior to this, he worked as Deputy Manager F&A at Gulf Petrochem India Pvt. Ltd. and has experience working in finance roles for other companies in India and Dubai. He received his CA and B.Com degrees from institutes in Hyderabad.

1. SANDEEP BHANDARI ACA, B.COM.
Mobile no. 7799954524, Email: casandeepbhandari@gmail.com
Treasury & Forex Management • Trade Finance • Working Capital Management • Project
Financing • MIS reporting • Cash Management • Diploma in IFRS from KPMG
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
♦ A Chartered Accountant with over 9 years of post qualification experience in
Treasury & Working Capital management, Trade finance, project finance, MIS and
Accounting.
♦ Responsible for all treasury scope to include, Banking, Investment Management including
Fixed deposits and MF Investments, Trade Operation like Letter of credits, Bank
Guarantees, Foreign Exchange and Working Capital Management. Co-ordination for term
loan drawl and lenders reports, queries, compliances for project financing requirements.
♦ Deft in preparing monthly financial statements, management reports and Consolidated
Financial statements for year end.
♦ Liaising with external and internal auditors and dealing with any financial irregularities as
and when they arise.
♦ Performing analytical review and identify areas of cost saving.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Mar’15 till now Sr. Accountant - Treasury Meenakshi Energy Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
Company Profile: MEPL is incorporated in 1996 by Meenakshi Group for
setting up 1,000 MV coal fired thermal power project near Krishnapatnam
port at Thamminapatnam village, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. Phase-I project of 300 MW is
operation since April’13 and Phase-II project of 700 MW is under construction.
Job description: Presently I am working here as Sr. Accountant – Treasury reporting to Head,
Finance & Treasury. My job profile is illustrated below:
1. Forex Management: Maintaining MIS, FX hedging for capex and coal imports, bank
documentation as per RBI.
2. Working Capital management: Sourcing of new banks for working capital financing &
short term loans for the company. Regular and timely reporting to all lenders (like Stock
& receivables, FFR, FSMTL, PMR, UFCE) and attending lenders queries timely and
satisfactorily
3. Trade Credit: Arrangement of inland and foreign LC, Buyers’ & Sellers’ credit for import
funding.
4. Project Financing: Compliances with various covenants under project finance and
Coordinating with lenders in relation to project finance for green field Thermal power
project at Nellore, AP.
5. Investments: Investing the idle funds of the Company efficiently to produce better
returns
6. Advance reporting & FC-GPR reporting to RBI about all FDIs received in the company as
per FDI circular of RBI.
7. Preparation of CMA data and financial projections of the Company for bank financing.
8. Negotiating with banks for CAL & Non-CAL charges including FX charges.
9. Managing credit rating agency to get appropriate credit rating for the Company
10. Preparation of monthly MIS for investments, LCs, BGs & Forex inwards and outwards.
11. Preparation and reconciliation of monthly stock report and dealing with bank auditors for
the same.
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2. 12. Management of all trade receivables and trade payables of the company.
13. Preparation of Financial statements of the Company.
From Jun’12 Mar’15 Dy. Manager F&A Gulf Petrochem India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Company Profile: GPIPL is engaged in the Bunker business and business of
leasing out oil storage tanks on rent to third parties. The company is constructing a Bulk Liquid
Storage & Handling Terminal at Pipavav port, Gujarat. This company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Gulf Petrochem FZC (GPFZC), Sharjah, UAE.
Job description: Presently I am working here as Dy. Manager F&A reporting to GM, F&A. My
job profile is illustrated below:
1. Forex Management: Maintaining MIS, FX hedging, bank documentation as per RBI.
2. Working Capital management: Sourcing of new banks for working capital financing of the
company.
3. Trade Credit: Arrangement of inland and foreign LC, Buyers’ & Sellers’ credit for import
funding.
4. Project Financing: Preparation and modification of financial model of the Pipavav project.
5. Coordinating with bankers in relation to project finance for green field Oil Storage
Terminal project at Pipavav.
6. Advance reporting & FC-GPR reporting to RBI about all FDIs received in the company as
per FDI circular of RBI.
7. Preparation of CMA data and financial projections of the Company for bank financing.
8. Regularizing the inward remittances of USD in EEFC a/c for export of oil by facilitating
GR disposal and obtaining BRC from banks as per RBI and FEMA regulations.
9. Negotiating with banks for CAL & Non-CAL charges including FX charges.
10. Managing credit rating agency to get appropriate credit rating for Group Companies
11. Preparation of monthly MIS for sales, purchases & Forex.
12. Preparation and reconciliation of monthly stock report and dealing with bank auditors for
the same.
13. Management of all trade receivables and trade payables of the company.
14. Preparation of Financial statements of the Company.
15. Managing compliances and documentation for acquisition of a listed Company.
Feb’08 to Oct’11 Finance Executive Lifestyle (Landmark Gulf Group), Dubai
Company Profile: Landmark Group is one of the largest retailers in the Middle East. An
international, diversified retail and hospitality conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to
consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 1200 outlets encompassing over
18 million square feet across the GCC, India, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan,
Kenya and Pakistan.
Job description: I worked here as Finance Executive reporting to Sr. Finance Manager. My basic
role in the job is illustrated below:
Monthly MIS:
Responsible for preparation and finalization of monthly MIS which consists of department
wise, store wise and country wise P&L, sales analysis and inventory analysis report.
Budgeting:
Financial Budgets:
Coordinating the financial planning process including finalization of financial budgets in
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3. coordination with the Country Heads and the Management.
Buying Budgets:
Finalization of buying budgets at various levels in coordination with the Country Heads and
buying department. Coordinating with buying department and Country heads for
adjustments in buying budgets in accordance with monthly stock position and sales
performance.
Financial reporting:
Monthly financial reporting to senior management for analysis of performance at various
levels which consists of detailed Profit and Loss statements indicating month-on- month
performance and various KPIs indicating comparative performance over the previous
period based on various parameters and variance analysis of Revenue, Expenditure etc.
against budget.
Accounts:
• Monitoring & ensuring day to day accounting of all transactions and controlling
petty cash reimbursements.
• Quarterly review of suppliers' ledger reconciliation.
• Ensuring that all shortages and damages/defectives in shipments are recovered
from suppliers in time and accounted.
• Execution of local & international purchase orders in coordination with buyers
• Controlling and arrangement of local and international suppliers and freight
forwarders' payments through Telegraphic transfers, Letter of credits, Trust receipts
and cheques and liaising with banks so as to minimize cost of payments.
Others: Other activities include the following:
• Preparation of Cash flow/Importation plan for the year based on buying budgets
and capex plans
• Coordinating with visual merchandising and marketing departments with respect to
minimization of selling & promotion expenses.
• Coordinating with architect & IT departments in execution of all non-trading items
purchase orders in accordance with the allocated budget and ensuring the
minimization of cost to company.
• Payroll: Coordination with HR Department in monthly payroll processing and final
settlements of ex-employees.
• Vetting of Distribution and Exclusivity agreements with reputed brands and
ensuring proper execution of those agreements across all the 12 countries
From Dec’06 To Mar’07 Accounts Manager Nav Durga Textile Processors Pvt. Ltd.
Job description: I worked here as Accounts manager reporting to Director and leading a
team of 5 members performed the following duties:
• Maintaining proper accounting records for all the transactions
• Preparation of monthly Financial statements for submitting to banks
• Preparation of monthly VAT returns & Filing TDS returns on time
• Liaising with tax and statutory auditors
• Preparation of Financial statements as required under statutory regulations.
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4. Jun'06-Sept’06 Audit Assistant M/s Jasraj & Co., Hyderabad
Nov’05-Mar’06 Audit Assistant M/s Lakshminiwas & Jain, Hyderabad
Jul’04-Oct’05 Audit Article M/s Prahalad Khandelwal & Co., Hyderabad
Aug’02-Jun’04 Audit Article M/s Lakshminiwas & Jain, Hyderabad
Job description: I was engaged in supervising the team of article clerks in performing
statutory/tax audits as per IAS (Indian Accounting Standards). Gained handful of experience
in Accounting, Statutory Audits, Internal Audits, MIS Audits, and Incorporation of companies,
Incorporation of Trusts, and preparation of Incomes tax returns.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
♦ C.A. – ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountant of India) – May 2007
♦ B.COM - (Bachelor of Commerce) from Osmania University, Hyderabad (Badruka College)
in April 2004 with 73%.
♦ Diploma in IFRS from KPMG – June 2012.
COMPUTER SKILLS
1. Hands on experience of MS Office(Word, Excel & Power point)
2. Tally Accounting package and Oracle Financials – Accounts payable module.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 29th May 1983
Current Address : Sri Santoshi Sadan, H. NO. 4-7-127/3, Maruti Nagar, Nandimuslia Guda,
Attapur Road, Hyderabad – 500048.
Languages : English, Hindi
Hobbies : Music, Swimming, chess
Marital Status : Married
References : Will be furnished up on request
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