Ketan Gala

• Highly accomplished, result driven experienced Finance professional with more than 22 years of progressive experience in finance.
• Demonstrated ability to streamline finance processes that drive increased efficiency and bottom-line profit. Strong qualifications in developing and implementing financial controls and processes in addition to productivity improvements and change management.
• Possess solid leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with all levels of staff and management.
• Experienced in Financial Reporting, Financial Control and Processes, Business Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Risk Assessment and Treasury operations.
• Strong exposure to US Multinational work atmosphere with 10 years of association with Carrier Corporation and Otis Elevators (part of United Technologies Corporation – UTC) entities in Kuwait, UAE and India.
• Providing direction, advice and support to Operations and Finance team on adherence to policies & procedures, regulatory and business compliances and financial risks associated with violation of ethics & compliance procedures in accordance with Company guidelines.
• Hands-on experience in ERPs SAP R3, JD Edwards, Macola; HFM and MS Office.
• Ample experience in Financial Analysis, US GAAP and SOX Control Gap Assessment tool.
• Worked with companies in various industries like Sales & Distribution, Services, Manufacturing, Trading and Financial Services.
• Control GAP assessment of Operations and Finance processes and mapping the same to system controls
• ACE Associate.