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India

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• Review on Business verticals/ operations and its performance• Review of Financials including Cashflows, Gross Margins & Profitability of all verticals• Strategic Review of Business across Vendors, Customers, Products, and branch locations.• Driving Process Re-Engineering projects • Periodic Review of Budgets with advisory to Functional Heads & Board• Review Project Implementation including Capex Budgets• Advisory Role to Product & Business Leaders• Overview of Value Proposals to support Sales• Setting up and operationalizing the Internal Audit Function• Tracking Regulatory & Statutory Compliances across Group Companies• Strategic Oversight and advisory role on ERP Implementation and IT Projects especially on Power BI Enhancements

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overall responsible for Finance, Accounts, Taxation, Internal Control, Management Reporting, Cross functional team engagement, Regulatory & Statutory Compliances, Cash/Fund Flow Management, AR/AP Management, Asset Control, Audits, Bank Liasioning, Start Up Registration, Company Valuation, Risk Assessment & Management, Reporting to Board of Directors

Pune Area, India

Oversee GST practices, Statutory Audits, Tax Audits, Bank Audits, Regular Compliances, Client Advisory role and Management Consultancy services The role entails meetings with key stake holders, understanding business processes, formulating and advising on cost reduction areas, continuous improvement plan, optimisation of resources, outsourcing/ insourcing of processes based on feasibility study. Provide guidance and commercial acumen in the development of business case for increase in scope and service areas.  Review service costs on a continuous basis and compare with by understanding key costs drivers and analysing and identifying opportunities to further drive down costs. Complete overhaul of formats/ methodology to Audit approach with in Firm. Helping clients to improve the Management Reporting to Board Tax Advisory services to improve timely compliances End to end planning and execution of Statutory Audit of various entities in Manufacturing, Service and IT sector Finalisation of Tax Audits of entities engaged in Service, Manufacturing and IT sector Oversee Stock Audit, Payroll Audit, Operational Audit, Internal Audit and various Compliance Audits Preparation and review of various Certifications for submission to Banks, under FEMA/ RBI requirements. Oversee compliance under GST submissions, TDS/TCS submissions, Udyog Aadhar, Shop Act, 80G Certificates, Start up Tax Exemptions, 12AA registrations etc.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Kioo Ltd is one of the Largest Container Glass Manufacturing in East and Central Africa and belongs to Madhvani Group, a prominent Industrialists having age old presence in Tanzania, Uganda and Saudi Arabia in diversified businesses, supplying to Multinational companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi, SAB Miller, Heineken, AB Inbev, Diageo with 600 + Employee and Revenue $ 50 Mn.Overall responsible for Business Operations primarily supporting General Manager on all Commercial functions not limited to MIS reporting, Annual Operating Plans (AOP), Cost Controls, Funds Management, Treasury operations, Asset Accounting, Inventory functions, IT Functions, overview of Procurement to Payment (P2P), Logistics, Supply to Collections (R2R), Strategic planning, Feasibility study of Capital Expenditures , Transfer Pricing, Foreign Exchange (FX) Management, Taxation & Forecasting. Acted as Business partner to safeguard Shareholder’s interest.Key achievements Spearheaded team to achieve 50% cost reduction with back to back integration in packaging costs,  Aggressive negotiation with suppliers resulting into savings of 10% of packing costs ($ 500k) Saving of 10% in finance costs ($100k) through facility restructuring, re-negotiating interest rates and efficient management of working capital lines. Spearheading upgrade of SAP system Significantly Improved cash flow with Trade Finance Products leading to savings of 10% in bank charges ($ 50k) Conducted Fraud investigation in Supply chain and Procurement department Handled Due Diligence and signing off Private Equity deal with International Finance Corporation (a World Bank arm) totalling to $ 21 Mn for Project Expansion.

Pune

Responsible for MIS/ Forecasting Process, Budgetary plan based on Ambition Planning, Monitoring Capital Approvals/ Spending, Validating Cost Reduction Ideas and tracking, Costing and Inventory Profile with a focus on Cost Control and Pricing discussions with Management.Accomplishments Won award for steering a team on Automation in Accounts Payable Process. Leading Cost Reduction drive (Bachat Manthan) evaluated cost saving Projects worth $ 25 Mn. Actively participated as team member of Reward & Recognition Committee.

Overseeing Finance & Accounts Function, Taxation, Vendor Negotiation, Banking & Treasury, Hyperion Reports, Fixed Assets, Budgeting, Rolling Forecasts, Cost Reductions.

Responsible for preparing Budgetary estimates of Projects in SAP, Monthly analysis and submission of reports to management against Budgets, Discussion the Project status with Team members, Negotiation with Vendors / Service providers on taxation aspects.

Handled Project wise Profitability and Gross Margin Reports, MIS, Debtors/ Creditors Management Cash Flow planning, Preparing, Analysis and Submission of QIS/CMA data for Banks.

Vadodara Area, India

Responsible for Management Reports, Internal Audit, Inventory Management, Imports and Export documentations, Duty draw back claims, Cash flow and Statutory Audit.

Vadodara Area, India

Responsible for Management Reports, Fixed Assets, Budgets, Forecasts, Banking & Treasury, Internal & Statutory Audit handling, ISO Procedures,

Ca, Finance/ Accounts/Taxation

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