PERSONAL INFORMATION

·     Date of Birth              :      07^th February 1978

·     Marital Status            :      Married

·     Nationality                :      Indian

·     Passport Details           :      G 6960291 issued at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   

·     Permanent Address          :      B-34/7427 A, Durgapuri, Haibowal Kalan,

Ludhiana, Punjab, INDIA.

·     Contact Number            :      +255784149777

·     Mail at                  :      amanvohra2002 @ yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ø Chartered Accountant (C.A.) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2002)

Ø Certified Public Accountant ‘CPA (T)’ from the National Board of Accountants and Auditors, Tanzania (2007)

Ø Certified Professional Forensic Accountant (CPFA) from the Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants, Canada (2010)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ø Graduation in Commerce (B.Com) from the University of Delhi.

Ø 10+2 from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi.

MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATIONS

Ø Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India vide membership number 500707.

Ø Associate Member of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors, Tanzania vide membership number TACPA 1531.

Ø Member of the Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants, Canada vide membership number 2099.

EXPERIENCE

Ø BAKHRESA GROUP OF COMPANIES (January 2011 onwards)

Designation:  Group Finance Controller

Group Profile

Bakhresa Group of Companies is one of the leading industrial houses in East Africa. The group is lead by M/s Said Salim Bakhresa & Co. Limited, and has 14 private limited companies in Tanzania and overseas units in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Burundi.

The group has major investment in Wheat Milling industry having three mills in Tanzania and one each in Zanzibar, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique and Rwanda.

Besides Milling, the group has invested in Food Industry with manufacturing units of Water, Juice, Ice Cream, Carbonated Drinks, Chapatis, French Fries, Bread, Biscuits and a number of similar products, constituting more than 75% of the market share of these items in the region.

The group has also invested in Marine Transport sector and owns two major marine transport companies in the name of ‘Azam Marine’ and ‘Coastal Fast Ferries’, constituting around 80% of the total business volume in the country.

The group is also leading retailer of Petroleum products in Zanzibar Region and has investment under the name and style of ‘United Petroleum’.

The overall group turnover for the year 2011, is estimated at 1 Billion US Dollars.

My Role

My role in the group is to oversee financial functions of the group companies. This includes the following:-

Ø Ensuring routine internal checks in accounting and internal control systems.

Ø Liasioning and working with Auditors for routine audit and Tax Audits.

Ø Liasioning with banks and management of funds.

Ø Advising management over legal position under financial laws.

Ø Ensuring proper funds management as per requirements of the group.

Ø BAKER TILLY DGP & CO.  (March 2007 to January 2011)

Certified Public Accountants

Designation:  Manager Audit and Assurance

Employer’s Profile

M/s Baker Tilly DGP & Co., is a leading medium sized audit firm in Tanzania with its office in Dar es Salaam. The firm has a presence of more than 50 years in Tanzania and has the largest clientele in Tanzania.

The firm is an independent member of ‘BAKER TILLY INTERNATIONAL’, which is the 8^th largest group in terms of fee revenue. The group is also leading member in the Forum of Members of International Accounting Standards Board. The group has presence in more than 127 countries and all members follow the same set of guidelines and regulations throughout the world.

My Role

My role in this assignment was to observe compliance with the group policies and managing audits in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing. This was supplemented by Accounting and Management consulting assignments on behalf of the firm.

Ø VIPAN KUMAR AGGARWAL & CO. (June 1998 to February 2007)

Chartered Accountants

Designation:  Chartered Accountant

Employer’s Profile

M/s Vipan Kumar Aggarwal & Co., is a leading proprietorship audit firm in India with its office in the industrial city of Ludhiana in State of Punjab. The firm has a presence of more than 25 years in Ludhiana and has the a significant number of clients of different organizational structures including Public Limited Companies, Private companies, Firms, Societies, Trusts, NGO’s, Schools, Hospitals etc.

      My Role

My role was to assist the owner of the firm in all of his professional activities including conducting Audits, Accounting, Tax assessments, Bank correspondence, Secretarial Services etc.

WORK EXPOSURE

Ø Accounting

a)    Preparation of Accounts under International Financial Reporting Standards.

b)    Management Reports

c)    Preparation of Management Accounts.

d)    Preparation of Accounts under GAAP.

Ø Financial Management

a)    Liasioning with banks on day to day affairs of the company.

b)    Preparation of Feasibility Study.

c)    Preparation of Project Reports and follow up with financial institutions for raising funds for the organization.

d)    Preparation and submission of various reports viz. QMS, Stock reports etc to the banking and financial institutions.

e)    Reporting under MIS.

Ø Taxation

a)    Ensuring compliance with tax laws relevant to the organization/ clients.

b)    Registration with tax authorities and obtaining TIN/VAT registrations.

c)    Preparation of tax returns.

d)    Liasioning with tax authorities.

e)    Representing organization in case of Survey/ investigations/ Routine audit and Scrutiny cases.

Ø Auditing

Vast exposure of auditing of various forms of organizations viz. Companies, Firms, Proprietorship concerns, NGO’s, Banks, Hotels, Government Organizations etc. Exposure in the following forms of auditing:-

a)    Statutory Audit

b)    Tax Audit

c)    Management Audit

d)    Internal Audit

e)    Propriety Audit

Ø Finance Management Reviews

Review of Financial Management Systems of various entities including Government Organizations, NGO’s, Banks and Manufacturing Companies.

Ø Secretarial

a)    Correspondence and Liasioning with various authorities.

b)    Incorporation of Companies

c)    Preparation of Annual Returns and other forms for submission with Registrar of Companies.

d)    Preparation of Minutes, Resolutions etc.

GEOGRAPHICAL EXPOSURE

       Worked in the following countries on different assignments:-

a)    Tanzania

b)    India

c)    Uganda

d)    Sudan

e)    Malawi

f)    Mozambique

LANGUAGES

a)    English   (Read, Write and Speak)

b)    Hindi     (Read, Write and Speak)

c)    Punjabi    (Read, Write and Speak)