Rachna Gungadin
Vacoas,PW
Summary
High-performing professional with integrity and leadership skills. Applies knowledge and abilities to positively impact organization. Flexible in different situations and dynamic conditions. Works great under extreme stress and deadlines.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Analytics Officer
Capital Horizons Ltd
Floreal, Mauritius
08.2024 - Current
- Developing and implementing advanced analytics frameworks to drive financial insights and improve forecasting accuracy.
- Leading a team of analysts to identify trends, risks, and opportunities within financial data.
- Collaborating with finance and operational teams to integrate analytics into business strategies, including project financing and debt raising initiatives.
- Evaluating and structuring financing options for projects, using data analytics to assess viability and optimize capital allocation.
- Supporting debt raising efforts by analyzing market conditions and identifying potential investors or lenders.
- Ensuring data integrity and governance across financial datasets.
- Presenting analytical findings to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions.
Chief Financial Officer
Capital Horizons Ltd
Floreal, Mauritius
05.2021 - 08.2024
- Provided strategic advice on capital structure, debt financing, investments, acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate finance matters.
Head of Finance
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Lead and manage the accounting and finance team
- Review of daily/weekly/monthly accounts, banks, debtors and creditors reconciliation, NAVs
- Maintain KYC and records of the company and its clients and filing with authorities
- Finalization of accounts, liaising with auditors, administrators and investors
- Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulators and authorities
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, AML/CFT and KYC, local regulations and IFRS
- Risk management covering, trading, operations, Foreign Exchange, investment assets
Finance Strategist
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Managed a portfolio of existing accounts and developed new business opportunities
- Developed and implemented strategic objectives for the year
- Expanded business activities within the organization
- Coordinated with sales colleagues and marketing teams
- Provide quality services to international clients covering the company's range of services
- Payroll, PAYE, TDS, NPF, VAT, Taxation and Annual Returns
- Budgetary control, monitoring and reporting to the CEO
Finance Executive
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2017
- Manage cash flow of the company - follow the cashbook balance and cater for the day to day and longterm expenses of the company
- Manage expectation regarding the companies' creditors and debtors
- Prepare internal management accounts periodically
- Prepare monthly VAT return PAYE, NPS, TDS and YEP for the company
- In charge if the accounting and banking operations of a portfolio
- Clients Management account
- Deal with clients' stakeholders - partners, suppliers, bankers
- Assist clients in their banking operations
- Responsible for filling of the final accounts of clients to the authorities - ROC/FSC
Trainee - Accountant
Engen Petroleum (Mauritius) Limited
04.2014 - 06.2014
- Classified Credit Limit of local Engen franchise dealers and commercial clients
- Assist in preparing the Yearly MRA Vendor Reconciliation
- Update records for the companies' petty cash and other expenses
- Prepare Vendor Reconciliation
- Prepare the fixed assets report of the company for more than 28 service stations and commercial clients for physical audit
- Archiving and Filling
- Participate in the process of billing for Government entities
- Volunteer stand attendant for Engen Motor Show 2012 and 2013 consecutively
- - Create brand awareness and introduce new products
- Host games and activities for the visitors
- Carried out small surveys among the general public
Education
LL.M. - International Business Law
Pantheon-Assas
06.2016
Bachelor of commerce - Accounting and Finance
Curtin University
Australia10.2013
GCE A-Level -
Hindu Girls' College
11.2008
GCE O-Level -
Hindu Girls' College
11.2006
Skills
- MS Office application
- Excel - Pivot Tables
- Vlook up
- Creating formula sheet
- QuickBooks
- Pastel
- Knowledge of SAP
- IFRS standards
- General Ledger Accounting
- Account management
- Fluent in French, English, in Hindi
- Teamwork
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective use of social media
- Time management
- Dynamic business work plans
- Working under pressure
- Quality output
- Critical thinker
- Strong analytical skills
- Detail oriented
- Efficient
- Organized
- Knowledge in accounting system
References
Available on request
Timeline
Chief Analytics Officer
Capital Horizons Ltd
08.2024 - Current
Chief Financial Officer
Capital Horizons Ltd
05.2021 - 08.2024
Head of Finance
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2019 - 04.2021
Finance Strategist
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2018
Finance Executive
Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2017
Trainee - Accountant
Engen Petroleum (Mauritius) Limited
04.2014 - 06.2014
LL.M. - International Business Law
Pantheon-Assas
Bachelor of commerce - Accounting and Finance
Curtin University
GCE A-Level -
Hindu Girls' College
GCE O-Level -
Hindu Girls' College
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