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Joel Mathew
Financial Analyst | FP&A, Reconciliation, Financial Modelling
Chennai, Tamil Nadujoel.mathew@example.com+91 9xxxx xxxxxlinkedin.com/in/joel-mathew
Profile
Commerce graduate with CA Intermediate cleared in both groups and eighteen months in a corporate accounts team, where month-end close moved from eleven working days to seven. Builds working models in Excel, reconciles at volume, and is moving into financial planning and analysis.
Experience
Accounts Executive, Adyar Fintech Labs
Jan 2024 - PresentChennai
- Reduced month-end close from 11 working days to 7 by rebuilding the accruals schedule and converting three recurring manual journals to templates.
- Reconciled bank and vendor ledgers averaging 1,400 transactions a month, clearing an inherited backlog of 260 unmatched entries in the first quarter.
- Built a rolling twelve-month cash flow model in Excel, now used in the monthly management review.
- Prepared GST workings and filed monthly returns for two entities with no late filings to date.
Article Assistant, Ridgeline Associates, Chartered Accountants
2021 - 2024Chennai
- Supported statutory audits for nine clients across manufacturing and services, covering vouching, ledger scrutiny and fixed asset verification.
- Prepared tax computations and audit working papers reviewed directly by the engagement partner.
Education
CA Intermediate, both groups cleared
2025Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com, Accounting and Finance
2020 - 2023Presidency Institute of Commerce, Chennai · 84%
Skills
Finance
FP&A (financial planning and analysis)Variance analysisCash flow modellingReconciliation
Compliance
GST returnsTDSStatutory audit support
Systems
Tally PrimeZoho BooksSAP FICO
Excel
Power QueryINDEX and MATCHPivot tablesScenario tables
Achievements
- Cleared CA Intermediate both groups in a single attempt, 2025.
Financial Analyst
Accounts Executive to Financial Analyst
A commerce graduate with CA Intermediate and eighteen months in accounts, repositioned from bookkeeping duties to the analysis work he was already doing.
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