Strategic accounts & finance leader with 24+ years of experience in driving growth, turning around performance and raising profitability across various sectors. Hands on experience in setting up Finance & Accounts processes including ERP implementation and SOPs for start-up businesses, project finance, working capital management, annual budgeting, cost management, audit, enterprise risk management, scenario planning and raising capital via term loans and ECB for global expansion. Collaboration is key to success - my colleagues and executive team count on me for my collaborative cross-functional team leadership, ability to build and empower teams, and excellent relationships with banks, financial institutions, external auditors and government stakeholders. These have helped me find common solutions and execute ambitious plans to achieve aggressive growth. Key member of the leadership team driving the firm’s strategy with a strong handle on operations and commercial aspects of running a business. Providing high quality financial control and preparing models for new business with good understanding of direct and indirect taxation and compliance requirements for manufacturing and sales set ups. Business head for the startup in renewable energy for the period 2007-10 with ownership for production, supply chain & logistics, HR and administration in addition to F&A. Throughout my career, I have been a champion for innovation while delivering top line revenue and margin expansion. Looking forward to connecting with like-minded professionals on LinkedIn.