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Akshit Puri

Investor

Assistant Controller at Vistara Growth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Akshit Puri has over eight years of experience in accounting and finance. Before joining Vistara, he worked on the Accounting and Reporting Operations team at Trez Capital and on the regulatory team at Peoples Group, and earlier served as a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young and a Financial Analyst at ICICI Bank. He holds a CPA (Canada), ACCA, and Chartered Accountancy (India).

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Experience

  1. Vistara GrowthAssistant Controllercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  2. Vistara GrowthSenior Accountant (Finance and Operations)2023 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  3. Trez CapitalFund Accountant (Private Equity)2022 — 2023Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  4. Peoples GroupFinancial Analyst (Regulatory)2021 — 2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  5. EYAudit Senior2020 — 2021
  6. Rogers CommunicationsSubject Matter Expert2020Ontario, Canada
  7. Career BreakRelocation2020Ontario
  8. ICICI BankFinancial Analyst (Deputy Manager -II)2019 — 2020New Delhi, Delhi, India
  9. ICICI BankCredit Risk Manager (Deputy Manager -II)2019Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  10. A.Goel & AssociatesAudit Associate2018 — 2019Patiala, Punjab, India
  11. Punjab State Power Corporation LtdFinancial Analyst -Financial Planning and Analysis2017 — 2018Patiala, Punjab, India
  12. A.Goel & AssociatesAdvanced Assurance Associate2015 — 2017Patiala, Punjab
  13. A.Goel & AssociatesStaff Accountant2013 — 2015India

Education

  1. Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)CPA CGA, Membership Certificate2020 — 2021
  2. ACCAMembersip Certificate, Accounting2018 — 2021
  3. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaMembership certificate, Accounting2013 — 2019
  4. Delhi UniversityBachelor of Commerce - Hons, Business/Commerce2013 — 2017

Skills & more

Reporting RequirementsVendor RelationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Asset ManagementNet Asset Value (NAV)Venture CapitalPrivate EquityAd Hoc ReportingAccounts Payable (AP)Financial AuditsAuditU.S. GAAP Reporting
+12 moreAuditing StandardsCustomer ServiceCorporate CommunicationsSalesMarketingData AnalysisRegulatory AffairsRegulatory ComplianceInvestment CompaniesTeam leadInterpersonal CommunicationAnalytical Skills
  • Excel Dashboard and Data Analysis Masterclass — Udemy
  • Complete Introduction to Microsoft Power BI [2021 Edition] — Udemy
  • Excel Crash Course: Master Excel for Financial Analysis — Udemy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions - M&A, Valuation & Selling a Company — Udemy
  • Internal Controls - Design, Implementation and Monitoring — Udemy
  • Tableau 2020 A-Z: Hands-On Tableau Training for Data Science — Udemy
  • The Complete Introduction to Data Analytics with Tableau — Udemy
  • Blockchain and Bitcoin Fundamentals — Udemy
  • Fundamental of Federal Income Tax Canada — H&R Block
  • EY Analytics - Data Visualization - Learning — EY

From Akshit's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)42

Lori EllAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesLouisa LiuChief Financial Officer at ArcTern VenturesAlejandro MarinVice President, Finance at Panache VenturesEnio LazzerCOO and CFO at Espresso CapitalFasih KareemAssociate at McRock CapitalPeter MisekManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Framework Venture Partners

+ 36 more

Also attended ACCA82

Maria DrobotInvestor at DN CapitalIby KhanManagement Accountant at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneMichelle ChiaSenior Manager, Talent Acquisition at Openspace VenturesKatie ChanHead of Fund Finance at AirTree VenturesDuncan EasterbrookPartner, Chief Financial Officer at RTP Global

+ 76 more

Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India174

Vivek KothariController at Sierra VenturesAnupama SrinivasInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesKshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesDipanjan BasuCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAmit KulkarniChief Financial Officer at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

+ 168 more

Also attended Delhi University86

Rama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesShunyam GuptaAnalyst, Asia at RTP GlobalAtul DhawanAudit & Strategy Mentor at SenseAI VenturesUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalShiv KapoorVice President at Titan Capital

+ 80 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vistara Growth13

Randy GargFounder & Managing Partner at Vistara GrowthNoah ShipmanPartner at Vistara GrowthJohn O'DonoghuePrincipal at Vistara GrowthNeil KenleyPrincipal at Vistara GrowthKevin BarberAssociate Partner at Vistara GrowthChris AngelatosDirector at Vistara Growth

+ 7 more

Also worked at EY981

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 975 more

Also worked at Rogers Communications13

Lyne LandryFounding and Managing Partner at AgeTech CapitalThamba TharmalingamOperating & Venture Partner at Round13 CapitalPhil AnzarutPartner at BDC Venture CapitalDavid HopeFormer GM at Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal VenturesAlex KolodkinFounder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZJackie ManleyExecutive Assistant & Administration at Climate Innovation Capital

+ 7 more

Also worked at ICICI Bank30

Neelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesAbhishant PantInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesAbhijit JoshiDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsHemangi DesaiAssociate Director, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsBharti Gupta RamolaAdvisor at Capria VenturesBrajesh MishraInvestor at Elevar Equity

+ 24 more

Colleagues at Vistara Growth

Chris Angelatos
Director at Vistara Growth
Daniel McQuade
Director, Marketing at Vistara Growth
Farah Lahdiy
Executive and Operations Assistant at Vistara Growth
Gaurav Singh
Chief Financial Officer at Vistara Growth
John O'Donoghue
Principal at Vistara Growth
Jordon Boerchers
Vice President at Vistara Growth
Kevin Barber
Associate Partner at Vistara Growth
Neil Kenley
Principal at Vistara Growth