Chief Financial Officer
Varaha Industries Ltd
Apr 2021 - Present
Lead finance, tax and investor relations for a listed manufacturer with plants in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Ind AS
- Investor relations
- Treasury
Chartered accountant, CFO and educator
Making financesimple to follow
I run finance at a listed manufacturing company, and I teach Ind AS, GST and financial reporting to students and young professionals in plain words.
- CA
- CS
- CFO
- Educator
Credentials
Qualified, and still learning
- 2009
ICAI, Fellow member
Chartered Accountant
- 2011
ICSI, Associate member
Company Secretary
- 2016
ICAI
Certificate Course on Ind AS
- 2018
ACCA
Diploma in IFRS
- Years in corporate finance
- 16
- Free lessons on YouTube
- 150+
- Books on Ind AS
- 2
- Talks at colleges and chapters
- 40+
If you are new here
I am a CA or CS student
Lessons for Inter and Final, chapter by chapter, with worked questions.
Student lessonsI am in my first finance job
Month-end close, audits and Ind AS in the way a CFO uses them.
Lessons for professionalsI lead a finance team
Talks and workshops for teams on reporting, controls and new standards.
Ask about a workshop
Experience
Where I have worked
Financial Controller
Sahyadri Foods Pvt Ltd
Jun 2016 - Mar 2021
Built the reporting team, moved the group to Ind AS and closed the books in five days instead of fifteen.
- Reporting
- Ind AS transition
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
Kaveri Textiles Ltd
Aug 2011 - May 2016
Ran board and shareholder meetings and SEBI compliance for a listed textile company.
- SEBI LODR
- Board governance
Audit assistant, then Assistant Manager
A chartered accountants' firm in Pune
Jul 2006 - Jul 2011
Articleship and then statutory audits of manufacturing and FMCG companies.
- Statutory audit
Writing
Books and articles
Book2024
Ind AS, One Standard at a Time
Nidhi Sharma
Article, professional journal2023
Closing the books in five days
Nidhi Sharma
Article, professional journal2025
What a board expects from its CFO
Nidhi Sharma
Talks
Upcoming talks
Sat 8 Nov
Ind AS 115 for first-year professionals
11 amPune branch study circle
Revenue recognition with examples from manufacturing.
Fri 21 Nov
From articleship to CFO: questions answered
6 pmOnline
An open conversation with final year students.
Questions
Good to know
Do you take audit or tax work?
No. I work full time in industry and do not offer professional services in practice. For audit or tax work, please consult a practising chartered accountant.
Are your lessons free?
Yes. Every lesson on YouTube is free, and so are the notes that go with them.
Do you promote products or investments?
No. I do not endorse any product, course platform, stock or investment.
Can you speak at our college or chapter?
Often, yes. Write to me with the date, the audience and the topic you have in mind.
Contact
Write to me
For talks, workshops or a question about a lesson. I reply within a week.