Amit Kalra Email & Phone Number

India

CFO for India operations of over 16,000 employees, heading Procurement and Real Estate functions. Regional leader to Philippines finance and procurement operations.

India

Key current responsibilities:• Head of Finance, Legal and Corporate Scaling functions.• Ensuring Accounting, Taxation, Legal and Secretarial compliances.• Achieve EBITDA & Cash targets.• Driving growth through efficient allocation of capital & resources including Capital decisions, SEZ, regulatory approvals.• Provide advisory support to the Board for organizational decisions related to various business aspects.• Ensure accuracy of financial reports, design control framework to safeguard interests of key stakeholders.• Establish and lead Offshore Shared Services Model to scale-up US based Corporate Functions, includes F&A, HR and Legal functions.• Tax management, includes tax appeals/ litigation and Transfer pricing reviews.• Annual Operating Plan and Forecasts.• Treasury management.• SOX/ ICoFR and Audit compliances.

India

Key responsibilities during F&A Ops Head role@ R1 India:• Function head for Data and Financial Analytics CoE of 200+FTEs.• Management buy-in and strategic planning for blended-shore operations model.• Design and establish model for driving operational efficiencies and achieving gain-share targets.• Transition & manage functions of Data Analysis, FP&A and Financial Modeling from multiple US offices.Key current responsibilities:• Head of Finance and Legal functions.• Ensuring Accounting, Taxation, Legal and Secretarial compliances.• Achieve EBITDA & Cash targets.• Driving growth through efficient allocation of capital & resources including Capital decisions, SEZ, regulatory approvals.• Provide advisory support to the Board for organizational decisions related to various business aspects.• Ensure accuracy of financial reports, design control framework to safeguard interests of key stakeholders.• Tax management, includes tax appeals/ litigation and Transfer pricing reviews.• Annual Operating Plan and Forecasts.• Treasury management.• SOX/ ICoFR and Audit compliances.

Gurgaon, India

Reported to Country General Manager in India and SVP-FP&A at Chicago HQ.Overall responsibility of FP&A and Data Analytics business verticals.Led team of 200+ FTEs and develop staff members.Played key contributor role in Strategy for these verticals.Complete P&L ownership and capability development responsibility.Incubated FP&A vertical from scratch.Managed both cost and revenue verticals from India for top Healthcare Providers in US. Fostered an environment of continuous improvement alongside moving up the value chain.Effective coordination with multiple onshore business leaders.Defined and set-up operating model for structured capability development and knowledge retention.Set-up robust operations’ delivery management and reporting system to provide comprehensive yet hassle-free view of the health of business operations for the CXOs.Budgeting and Forecasting for Accretive India Operations.Timely and compliant Consolidation and Reporting of financial results, finalization of periodic financial statements.

Noida Area, India

Roles held- Controller for North American Ops, Accounts Payable Controller for UK entities, Lead for Global Consolidation and Reporting function.Key responsibilities:• Consolidation of financial statements of over 20 entities.• Managed GL, AP and allied functions to ensure accurate and timely closure of books of accounts.• Monitored inter-company transactions and balances.• Released financial reports and financial statements for senior leadership.• Build & maintain relationships with accounting teams in multiple geographies.• Coordination with local and global auditors.• Planning & implementation of automation solutions for Accounts Payable.• Monitoring of internal controls.• Played an active role in smooth migration from PeopleSoft to SAP Platform

Gurgaon, India

Managed finance & accounts division wherein ensured proper & accurate book-keeping, preparation of periodic cost budgets & sales forecasts, preparation of Performance Analysis Reports including Cost & Profitability analysis. Active participation in developing proposals and pricing models along with assisting allied pre-sales activities.

New Delhi Area, India

Independently managed book-keeping and accounting matters for major corporations and liaison offices of multinational companies. Lead payroll administration and ERP implementation for a FMCG manufacturer (joint-venture between an Indian major and a French MNC). Worked as team lead for various internal and statutory audits, also including focused audits like Fixed Asset verification, Transport cost optimization efforts for a major BPO, filing of tax returns and resolution of matters with tax authorities.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, First Division

Majors in Finance and Operations.

B.Com (Hons.), Commerce, Second Division

Honors graduate in Business Laws, Accounting and Financial Management.