Aarif Goawala

Aarif Goawala is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Finance Manager at Strides Toronto since January 2020. In this role, responsibilities include the core preparation of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end general ledger accounting, alongside the preparation of journal entries and analysis of financial statements. Prior experience includes positions as a Process Lead at AXA, focusing on budgeting and variance analysis, and as Assistant Financial Reporting at M.S. Sayyed Certified Auditors and Tax Consultant, where tasks involved creating and maintaining books of accounts and preparing tax returns. Earlier roles include serving as an Articled Assistant/Sr Assistant in Financial Reporting at Joshna & Co. Chartered Accountants. Aarif holds multiple accounting credentials, including CMA from the Institute of Management Accountants and CA CFE from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, along with a Bachelor of Commerce from Savitribai Phule Pune University.