Parbat Punja Fcca
About Parbat Punja Fcca
Parbat Punja is a Senior Finance Analyst at Legal & General, where he manages a significant expense activity and oversees the Capital Accounting function. He has extensive experience in finance roles across various organizations, including the BBC and South Wales Police, and holds a BA in Accountancy & Finance.
Current Role at Legal & General
Parbat Punja serves as a Senior Finance Analyst at Legal & General, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he is responsible for managing and reviewing a significant £1.4+ billion expense activity within the L&G Expense Ledger. He enhances the Expense Ledger Governance policy to ensure compliance with both internal and external requirements. Additionally, he oversees the Capital Accounting function, which includes a Group Net Book Value of £0.5 billion, and reports on leased assets under IFRS16.
Previous Experience at BBC
Parbat Punja has extensive experience at the BBC, where he worked in various finance roles. He served as a Management Accountant from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also held the position of Business Intelligence Specialist from 2016 to 2018 and worked as an SAP – Finance Data Specialist from 2013 to 2015. His tenure at the BBC contributed to his expertise in financial management and data analysis.
Career History in Finance
Parbat Punja has held multiple finance-related positions throughout his career. He worked as a Management Accountant at Burtons Foods for one year in 2009 and as a Project Accountant at Tesco for nine months in 2005. Additionally, he served as a Management/Cost Accountant at International Rectifier from 2007 to 2009. His role as a Business Partner & Finance Data Officer at South Wales Police lasted from 2018 to 2020.
Education and Professional Qualifications
Parbat Punja studied Accountancy & Finance at the University of South Wales, achieving a BA Honour from 1993 to 1997. He has been studying at the Financial Training Company since 2005, working towards his ACCA qualification and achieving Professional status. His educational background supports his extensive experience in finance and accounting.
Key Contributions and Initiatives
Throughout his career, Parbat Punja has implemented significant initiatives, including relocating the UK accounts department to the European Service Centre in the Czech Republic within a tight timeframe of 14 days. He conducts quarterly reviews and treatments of PSA and Allowable and Disallowable expense ledgers and MTD, and manages the Group VAT Pack for the Tax team, ensuring the correct treatment of non-domestic invoices.