Ravi Agravat
@raviagravat
Finance professional at Crest Data Systems who cut month-end close by 10 days and supports ₹150 Cr in annual planning.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Crest Data Systems Pvt. Ltd., I manage end-to-end financial operations across group entities and foreign subsidiaries, supporting consolidated reporting. I also lead month-end close and forecasting; this work reduced the close timeline by 10 days.
I build budgets, forecasts, and financial models supporting ₹150 Cr in annual revenue and operating expense planning, and deliver MIS reporting for leadership. I also work with global stakeholders and auditors, resolving audit queries and supporting compliance across jurisdictions.
At Adani Group, I managed treasury operations and fund planning across Indian and overseas banking relationships, supporting liquidity for ₹150 Cr in monthly transactions. I prepared cash flow projections and handled trade finance instruments, including LCs, BGs, and FDs.
Earlier, across finance and accounts roles including at Sterlite Technologies Limited and ELITECORE TECHNOLOGIES, I worked on SAP-based accounting, budgets, vendor payments, bank guarantees, and MIS. I began my career as a Junior Accountant at Microlink Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
● Manage end-to-end financial operations (P2P, O2C, R2R) across group entities and foreign subsidiaries,
ensuring accurate books for consolidated reporting.
● Lead month-end close and monthly forecasting cycle; reduced close timeline by 10 days
● Drive statutory and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions
● Partner with global stakeholders and auditors, resolving 90% audit queries per cycle
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● Oversaw daily financial operations and invoicing for pharma manufacturing operations for 80+ products.
● Managed month-end close and financial forecasting, ensuring on-time reporting to leadership.
● Coordinated with global stakeholders/auditors, resolving audit queries and maintaining full regulatory
compliance.
● Built budgeting and forecasting frameworks supporting ₹400 Cr annual operating pl
● Managed daily fund planning and treasury operations across Indian and overseas banking relationships,
supporting liquidity for ₹150 Cr in monthly transactions.
● Prepared weekly and quarterly cash flow projections used for management liquidity planning.
● Structured and issued LCs, BGs and FDs, managing ₹70 Cr in trade finance instruments with compliant fund
utilization.
● Ensured 100% timely ED
Asst. Manager - Accounts & Finance
May 2016 - Apr 2020 (3 years 11 months)
● Led vendor management and AP operations, tracking 200 vendor invoices monthly for on-time booking and
payment.
● Prepared and tracked annual budgets of ₹100 Cr, monitoring expense bookings against internal orders for cost
control.
● Administered SAP GL, vendor and customer code governance with documented approval controls.
● Managed asset accounting in SAP (creation, transfers, disposal) and tra
● Led vendor management and AP operations, tracking 200 vendor invoices monthly for on-time booking and
payment.
● Prepared and tracked annual budgets of ₹100 Cr, monitoring expense bookings against internal orders for cost
control.
● Administered SAP GL, vendor and customer code governance with documented approval controls.
● Managed asset accounting in SAP (creation, transfers, disposal) and tra
Asst. Manager - MIS
Jul 2014 - Dec 2014 (5 months)
● Prepared daily, weekly and monthly MIS covering sales performance across 14 branches, enabling timely
management decisions.
● Verified physical stock documentation across all branches, ensuring inventory accuracy and audit-readiness.
● Reviewed and authorized travel expense vouchers, maintaining compliance with expense policy.
● Computed incentive and sales discount workings for 8-10 sales schem
● Managed Accounts Receivable for 50+ customers, driving collections, renewals and expansion conversations
alongside sales teams.
● Drove timely collections through direct coordination with customers, sales and project teams, reducing overdue
receivables by 30%
● Resolved product and billing queries by coordinating with clients, project teams and auditors; managed audit
query resolution end-to-end
● Processed customer invoice data entry and filing, coding transactions to appropriate GL accounts.
● Processed materials, non-materials and non-order vouchers/invoices, ensuring accurate categorization.
● Ensured timely receipt and entry of vendor invoices, supporting accurate AP records.
● Managed staff reimbursements and petty cash payments.
● Prepared batch entries for sales executives, employ
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SQL for Finance Professionals
Jul 2026
Python in Excel for Financial Professionals
Sep 2026
Be10x
AI Tools Workshop
May 2026
Learning SQL Programming
Jul 2026
Learning NotebookLM
May 2026
Building an AI-Driven Audit
Jun 2026
Empower Your Productivity with Google Gemini
Jun 2026
Hands-On AI: Build Your Own GPTs
Jun 2026
Anthropic
Certificate of completion: Claude 101
Apr 2026
Business Analysis Foundations: Business Process Modeling
May 2026
Copilot in Excel: Supercharge Your Productivity
May 2026
Everyday Productivity with Claude Cowork
May 2026
Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements
May 2026
Foundations of Treasury Management
May 2026
Microsoft 365 Copilot Shorts: 20 Skills in 20 Minutes
May 2026
Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT
May 2026
Conducting a SWOT Analysis
May 2025
Discounted Cashflow Models for Business Leaders
May 2025
Business Finance: Introduction to Financial Modeling
May 2025
Excel for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
May 2025
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance
2019 - 2023
Gujarat University
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting
1997 - 2000
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
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