Competent and dynamic finance professional offering over 18 years of experience in diverse industries including Digital Media, Entertainment & Distribution, Hospitality and Manufacturing. Proven ability to conceptualize and execute business plans while maintaining focus on profitability and positive cash flow through designing & implementing systems to achieve cost control & financial discipline that enhance the overall efficiency of the organisation. BUSINESS SKILLS# Strategic Financial Planning & Budgetary Control: Heading finance functions involving determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies & procedures to facilitate internal financial control. Design business plans / strategies for maximising profitability, revenue generation & realising organisational goals. Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis. # Financial Accounting & MIS : Proficient in preparing financial Statements in compliance with Accounting Standards and various MIS reports reflecting the financial & operating performance of the company to provide feedback to the Top management. # Treasury & Cash Flow Management: Credit control through effective management of Debtors realisation and efficiently manage the creditors by utilisation of working capital funds in a way which gives maximum benefit to the organisation. Liaising and negotiating with banks and financial institutions for term loans, L/C’s, bank guarantees, raising fund and non-fund based facilities to finance capacity expansion projects.# Taxation & Audits: Ensure tax compliance, tax returns, tax litigation- assessments and appeals, tax business advisory, transfer pricing, expertise in Indirect tax- Service tax, VAT.# Internal Control procedures & policies: Develop and implement policies and procedures to improve financial and operational processes and conducting critical evaluation for any possible improvement in the system.