Gaurav Narula

Gaurav Narula

FP& A, Finance, Controllership Revene, Lease

Gurgaon, India

#OpenToWork

About

I am a finance professional with over 12 years of experience across team leadership, controllership, automation, and financial planning & analysis. Most recently at Quest Global Engineering Private Limited, I have been driving process improvements and financial governance in large-scale engineering services. My work spans tools like Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, MSD-365, and advanced Microsoft Excel. I have prepared and analyzed financial statements, led finance transformation initiatives including automation and budgeting, and managed audit processes with Big Four firms across sectors including retail, manufacturing, and engineering services.

What I'm looking for

Looking for role to lead a team for Leases, Revenue, Financials, P2P, others and automation of finance repetitive works with the help of team

Experience

Assistant Manager - Financial Controllership & Automation

Apr 2024 – Present

IT engineering services with revenues of more than $1Bn and more than 21000 employees globally. • Prepare and analysis quarterly financial statements, including balance sheet and supporting schedules and disclosures. • Review tax working includes ATPT, provisional for tax, and assessment status • Prepared Board and Audit Committee presentations, providing financial insights • Identified process improvement and automation opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce manual effort, and streamline business workflows. • Managed the integration of Trial Balance (TB) balances and supporting schedules during merger activities, partnering with finance and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth balance migration and reconciliation. • Lead finance transformation initiatives including Budget vs. Actual reporting, Lease Accounting, Tally Integration, and others. • Liaising with internal and external to ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.

Financial ReportingAutomationTrial Balance Integration

Quest Global Engineering Private Limited

Bata India Limited

Manager Finance-Corporate Controllership and Retail Finance

Jan 2019 – Apr 2024

Retail services with revenues of more than $1Bn and more than 32000 employees globally, more than 5,500 retail stores across its world wide network. • Lead business reporting from different verticals such as Retail shop, Ecommerce, Franchise on weekly and monthly basis Flash Report from Tableau vs Actual Report from respective team • Liaised with various departments, domestic and global process owners in managing Finance process. • Performed month end financial close activities which include supervising. • Prepared quarterly financial statements for audit and notes to accounts • Evaluated new business opportunities, investments, acquisitions, and expansion initiatives. • Managed relationships with Big Four auditors and ensured successful completion of statutory and internal audits with strong compliance adherence. • Mapped and documented "as-is" processes, identifying gaps and automation opportunities, securing approval from business users on improvements. We have built a process to avoid manual intervention and do UAT in new accounting software i.e. MSD

TableauFinancial CloseAudit Coordination

Bata India Limited

Tahiliani Design Private Limited

Senior Executive

Feb 2015 – Dec 2018

Tahiliani Design Pvt Ltd is one of the leading luxury fashion design companies in India, best known for their ability to infuse Indian craftsmanship and textile heritage with tailored silhouette • Prepared & Analysis Financial Statements monthly & do statutory reconciliation & its related annexure like payable, receivables, stock. • Prepared Prepaid Schedule, Deferred Revenue Schedule, Accrual Schedule • Prepared Financials, MIS Reports, Revenue Analysis, Expense Analysis, Budgets monthly & discuss its variances. • Finalized of Companies Financial Statements • Coordinated with ERP Team for Capex Module • Assisted Auditor for finalization of Balance Sheet.

Financial StatementsMIS ReportingERP Coordination

Tahiliani Design Private Limited

Malhotra Marketing Private Limited

Executive

Jun 2012 – Jan 2015

The Malhotra Group, primarily known for its blade manufacturing i.e. "Laser" brand of premium razors and "Topaz" brand of safety razors and blades. • Prepared Financial Statements & it’s annexure monthly. • Prepared VAT, TDS, Excise working & deposit dues on a timely basis • Did ledger Scrutinize as to ensure compliance with statutory obligations. • Prepared MIS Reports & do analysis. • Maintained Cordial Relations with Bank, Auditors, Experts. • Assisted Auditor for finalization of Balance Sheet.

Financial StatementsTax ComplianceMIS Reporting

Malhotra Marketing Private Limited

Education

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

MBA · Accounts, Tax

2024 – 2026
Punjab University

Punjab University

BCom in ecommerce · Accounts, Tax

2005 – 2008

Certifications

CA Inter semi qualified

Institute of Chartered Accountant of India

Jun 2012 – No expiry

Skills

UATTrial Balance IntegrationMIS ReportingExpense AnalysisRevenue AnalysisERP CoordinationFinancial ReportingTax ComplianceAudit CoordinationBudgetingProcess TransformationAutomationFinancial AnalysisFinancial PlanningMicrosoft ExcelMSD-365Power BITableauOracle

Languages

English (Professional working proficiency)Hindi (Professional working proficiency)