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Founder

Udemy

Udemy Instructor

Coursera

I lead the FP&A function for India and APAC at Coursera for Consumer, Enterprise and Degrees.

FP&A Lead APAC and India

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FP&A Mentor

Great Learning

Senior Manager  FP&A

Pfizer

Driving business performance by creating and tracking budgets, analyzing performance of Upjohn's (a Pfizer department) manufacturing plants, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance and Procurement departments.

FP&A Consultant

Masani & Associates

Managed Audit, GST and Income tax compliance for 50+SME businesses and  200+ Individual clients.

Audit and Tax Consultant

Citi

Responsible for budgeting and forecasting of Expenses for Cit's Credit Cards including Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Outlooks, monthly Flash updates, closely tracking and commenting on actual v/s plan and forecast (managing a cost base of ~$1Bn).

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Worked as part of a diverse team, including regional, country, product finance and business owners. Responsible for budgeting and forecasting including Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Outlooks, monthly Flash updates, closely tracking and commenting on actual v/s plan and forecast for Citi's Retail Bank department. Worked on projects like Customer segmentation, Growth room, War Room and Expense Optimization.

Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Responsible for planning, executing and concluding statutory and tax audits within specific deadlines for listed companies like ITD Cementation, Gammon India, India bulls Real Estate, and Bharat Hotels.Worked with other clients like Hiranandani Hospital, Toyo Engineering (Engineering and Consultancy), Van Oord and Boskalis (Dredging), Celebi Nas (Airport Ground Handling Services), Peri and Lords India (Manufacturing). Conducted Quarterly Limited reviews, Due diligence and certification work for several of the above clients. Collaborated closely with finance directors, CFO’s and audit committee members of several of the above clients. Was awarded an up-gradation from Intern to Executive before completion of the internship period (3yrs), after clearing CA final exams at the age of 22.

Audit Executive

Reporting to the Audit Managers. Evaluation ,Performing Test of Controls and Reporting on Internal control systems. Planning and Risk Identification while performing Audits.Compliance and Reporting as per the requirements of Financial Reporting Frameworks.Review of Corporate Governance Report and other Secretarial records.Preparation & Presentation of Overall Analysis & Review of the Income Statement & Balance-sheet.Audit of Financial Statements - B/s, P&L, Cash Flows and Notes to accounts. Performing Tax Audits as per The Income Tax Act. Preparing and issuing  Audit Report upon conclusion of audit of Financial Statements.

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Hi, I’m Asif, a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) professional and an entrepreneur from heart.

I have 12+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Audit and Tax. I have worked with organizations like EY, Citi and Pfizer.

Professionally my interests lie in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and in my current role with Coursera, I'm responsible for Planning. Budgeting and Forecasting for India and APAC. 

In my previous FP&A roles at Citi, Pfizer and Great Learning I partnered with  finance and business leaders on various projects.

Before Citi, I worked with EY as an Audit Executive. I was responsible for planning, executing and concluding audits for listed companies.

This unique blend of experiences in FP&A and Audit, has allowed me to develop an holistic understanding of how businesses function.

Core expertise :
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Budgeting
Financial Planning
Financial Forecasting
People Management
Management Reporting
Finance Business Partnering
Auditing
Taxation
Content Creation

To have a quick chat you can call me on +91 8097379663 or email me at asif.masani@gmail.com

Asif Masani

	Monthly balance sheets and annual closure.
	Analysis of new businesses and investment projects.
	in charge of the reporting of Local office to head office. Reports to the group (Latam and USA).
	I am responsible for accounting figures, ensuring they are accurate and in compliance with Corporate Accounting Policies. 
	I responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory requirements such as audited financial statements and transfer pricing analysis.
	Tax-financial-economic planning. Annual and monthly. By line of business.
	Cash flows. Your report and weekly review. Relations with Banks. Loans.
	Review of the administrative - financial circuits of suppliers, payments, invoices and collections. Reports. To identify and implement process improvements and enhancements.
	Improvement of processes for the continuous optimization of the resources of the company.

Finance Manager

Javicho Sacfil Holding 

ACHIEVEMENTS
	I have re designed new monthly reports to Management.
	I analyzed and implemented new administrative circuits for suppliers, payments, invoices. 
	Continuous Improvement in management matters: Suppliers, Treasury, Accounting. To be in time and accurate, increased control, payments, planning and accounting.
	I worked in the computer system to suit it to  the legal and administrative requirements of the company.
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
	Annual Balance. Closing balance monthly. Business analysis.  
	Account analysis. Bank reconciliations. Accrued expenses and Fixed Assets. 
	Reports to Directory: -economic Financial Planning. Annual and monthly. By business line. Presentation and analysis.
	Cash flows. Report and weekly updated.
	Payroll. Compliance and payment of Social Security Taxes. Analysis of accounts and reports to Directory.
	Development of the current computer system. Alignment with legal matters.
	Planning and settlement of all taxes of the company. accounting entry. Manage corporate matters. corporate books and records.
	Management contracts, leases, leases. 
	Preparation and management of inspections carried watchdogs charge (AFIP, Customs, Revenue, Ministry of Labour, etc.) and several requirements.
	Foreign Trade Operations. Compliance with regulations of the Central Bank.
	Attention to external auditors.
	Constant analysis of related regulations.
	Legal advice on the following taxes: Tax Criminal Imp Income, impose Expo, Customs, VAT export rebates, refund withholding tax credit, Multilateral Convention corporate taxes.

Taxes & Administration Manager

Argensun

Accounting & Finance Manager

ACHIEVEMENTS
	I worked in the Start up of British Petroleum Project. I participated in the migration of jobs from USA to Argentina gradually and without interruption of the activity of reporting (Accountancy, Taxes and Reporting) and ensuring regulatory compliance.
	I have improved on several reports that allowed better management related to various government agencies, maintaining an excellent relationship with them, ensuring KPI top score and according to corporate procedures.
	I re-designed and monitored the administrative process management control loops and lead them into a standard.
	I have leaded the staff rotation program, making it decreased in my sector by 30%.
	I leaded the team that implemented internal corporate policies of the project by integrating the Argentine and American cultures.
	I have analyzed and redesigned several activities of all areas at my Office using the Six Sigma tools, resulting in a significant reduction in costs.
	I implemented the plan of safety and evacuation of the building for the entire project. (Evacuation Plan of the building and Business Continuity Plan). Training to the staff of the Olivos site.

	I was in charge of administrative, financial, accounting and tax management. Financial planning, forecasts, management of areas in charge and their control.
Continuous improvement reports. SOX (Sarbanes Oxley).
Leadership and Communication skills.

Finance & Administration Manager

Pierre Fabre

	I developed and implemented new control procedures for administrative circuits of treasury, finance (cash receipts and payments) and foreign trade areas.
	I re-designed the information system achieving greater agility in decision-making.
	I improved  financial reports in order to make a better communication  in business areas synergizing the relationship between the two sectors.
	I re-negotiated contracts with banks to improve credit control and financial planning.
	I worked actively in the improvement of the working framework among different areas.
	I evaluated and changed various services, checked their contracts and improved its quality and cost.
	I analyzed, implemented and controlled the tasks of safety and hygiene in plant and offices of the Centre consistently.
	I established and subsequent made the monitoring of new procedures in the administrative system - accounting.

I was in charge of Foreign Trade, procurement activities. 
Accounting and taxes: Taxes returns, transfer pricing, reporting Tax planning.
Monthly balance sheets and annual closure. Reports to head office. Financial forecasts.  Human Resources. Payment of salaries and taxes. Attention of external audits and inspections (Afip, etc.).
Management control. Communication skills. Leadership and Team work.
SOX: reporting and control.

Finance & Administration Controller

C. Steinweg Handelsveem B.V.

The previous year accounting update of the company. Working at the same time with the previous and the current information, training the staff and creating processes. I improved financial reports to make the financial situation of the company more clear.
Responsible for the generation of information for decision making, of purchases and services, accounting and finance and tax areas. Billing, collections, purchases and payments. Taxes and salaries. External audits and inspections of governmental agencies care.

Administrative & Financial Controller

	I am an accountant, MIB, with a very important work experience in Administration, Finance, Taxes, Accountancy and Management Control. 
	Working with people from another country such as Netherlands, USA and France by integrating different cultures.
	Performance as auditor by re-structuring administrative and financial sections. Emphasising in administrative circuits.
	Working in operations contracts with very important customers.

Specialties: Reporting, Finance, Taxes, Accountancy and Human Resources

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