Abhilove Sharda

Head of Finance @ Skydo

About

I am a Chartered Accountant (May 2016) with ~10 years of experience across Big 4 firms, MNCs, and high-growth startups, building and scaling finance functions in dynamic business environments.Currently, I serve as the Head of Finance at Skydo, a cross-border Payment Aggregator, where I lead the end-to-end finance function, including controllership, FP&A, and business finance, partnering closely with leadership to drive financial strategy, governance, and sustainable growth.Over the years, I have worked extensively across financial planning & analysis, controllership, regulatory compliance, fundraising, and operational finance, enabling organizations to scale efficiently while maintaining strong financial discipline.Key areas of experience include:- Financial strategy, planning, budgeting & forecasting- BS and P&L management- Financial reporting under Ind AS, IFRS, and US GAAP- Global entity accounting, structuring & compliance- Direct and indirect taxation- Statutory and internal audits- Fundraising (equity and debt) and investor relations- Regulatory compliance (RBI, SEBI, MCA)- Treasury and cash flow management- Asset–liability management, liquidity monitoring & stress testing- ERP implementation, finance automation & process optimization- Policy design, governance frameworks & financial controls- Lending reconciliation and fintech finance operations- Vendor negotiations and cost optimization- Stakeholder management across founders, investors, regulators and auditors- Team building, mentoring and finance leadershipI am passionate about building scalable finance functions that go beyond reporting—acting as strategic partners to the business by enabling data-driven decision-making, strong governance, and long-term value creation.Known for being an effective communicator and collaborative leader, I enjoy working across functions and hierarchies to drive outcomes in fast-paced environments.

Country

India

City

Greater Bengaluru Area

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Tax, People Management, Leadership, Regulatory Compliance, Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Auditing, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint

Experience

Head of Finance

Skydo

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

Bengaluru

- Leading a team of finance professionals and owning the end-to-end finance function, including Controllership, FP&A, and Business Finance. - Driving global entity structuring, accounting, compliances and optimization to support cross-border operations and scalability. - Conducting financial feasibility and strategic analysis for new product launches. - Building and strengthening financial processes, governance frameworks, and internal controls to support rapid growth. - Global treasury management. - Investor relationship.

Group Financial Controller

CredFlow

2023-6 - 2025-10 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Delhi, India

All things in Finance (Finance strategy, Business Finance, Financial reporting, Process setting, Automation, Financial planning & analysis, Taxation, Due diligence, Secretarial compliances, Funding, Investor relations, Audit, Treasury/Cash management, Budgeting & forecasting, Payroll, Successfully NBFC license approved from RBI, Lending, SaaS, Lender reconciliation, etc.)

Finance & Tax Manager

ShareChat

2022-4 - 2023-5 · 1 yr 2 mos

Bengaluru

- Financial Reporting as per Ind AS / IFRS - Group Consolidation - Analytical review of Financial Statement - Financial Planning and Variance analysis - Monthly closure of books of accounts - Statutory, internal and tax audit - Tax compliances such as GST, TDS, TP, ITR, etc. - Treasury & Cash flow management - Liasoing with internal and external stakeholders - ERP implementation - Negotiations with Vendors - Due diligence - Dealing with valuation experts for various purposes - Act as financial controller for Indian and Foreign subsidiary companies - M&A, ESOP, CCPS accounting - Internal Financial Controls (IFC's) - Working on various other internal projects - Payroll and Hiring

Vice President

HSBC

2021-4 - 2022-4 · 1 yr 1 mo

India

- Global Tax Reporting - Implementation of Tax changes into the system - Dealing with regulators and customer queries - Control testing and root cause analysis - Team Lead - Managing various internal projects

Finance Manager

HSBC

2018-9 - 2021-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

India

- Financial Reporting as per Ind AS / IFRS - Analytical review of Financial Statement - Financial Planning and Variance analysis - Handled Statutory and Tax audit (Big 4) - Tax compliances such as GST, TDS, return filling, assessments, etc - Regulatory submission to RBI and SEBI - Annual Operating Plan / Budgeting - Asset liability management - ALM policy making and implementation - Board presentations - Liasoing with multiple stakeholders such as auditors, rating agency, fund raiser, regulator, etc. - Fund raising - Cash flow management and Preparation of Continuity funding plan (CFP) - Transition of Financial Statements to Ind AS from I GAAP - Part of automisation of Financial Statements and Regulatory returns

Executive

2016-11 - 2018-9 · 1 yr 11 mos

India

- Statutory and Tax audit of reputed listed and unlisted MNC's - Control testing, finalization of Financial Statements with notes to accounts and Audit & CARO report - Preparation of Variance analysis report, audit summary memorandums etc. for review of Partners - Independently handled audits (planning to conclusion) - Audit of manufacturing and service industry - Preparation of Audit committee presentation

Article Assistant

Chaturvedi & Shah LLP

2013-9 - 2016-9 · 3 yrs 1 mo

India

- Statutory and Tax audit of reputed listed and unlisted MNC's - Control testing, finalization of Financial Statements with notes to accounts and Audit Report - Preparation of Variance analysis report, audit summary memorandums etc. for review of Partners - Audit of manufacturing and service industry - Bond issue - 15 CA/CB certification