Narinder Kumar Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Finance lead in cross-functional OE product launch team with annual turnover €700m.

England, United Kingdom

Germany

• Head of finance of newly created business unit (€2bn turnover) following ZF acquisition of TRW.• Led a finance team to transition into a global matrix structure & embrace digital technologies to improve processes & increase efficiency. • Implemented standardised business unit regional/global FP&A framework & cross-functional performance reviews. • Developed a global standard reporting solution for management to steer business unit (Sales/Marketing/Operations).• Set-up a cross-functional team & process to support sales opportunities realisation, risks management & forecast process.• Provided financial decision support for strategic & operational initiatives e.g. product strategy, pricing strategy, brand strategy, customer deals/tenders, marketing spend/investments & business restructuring/cost reduction projects.• Responsible for legal reporting units in Europe/EEMEA & board member. • Implemented business unit processes to underpin corporate finance requirements for monthly reporting (IFRS), variance analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, strategic planning & compliance (approval standards).

Germany

• Head of Europe region finance (€650m turnover). • Led finance/business partner team.• Transformed traditional country finance organisation to business channel partner structure to support profitable sales growth. • Implemented a standard European monthly finance forecast/route-cause variance analysis process. • Implemented a standard global approvals matrix structure, process & financial evaluation standard template. • Jointly developed with IT & Finance team, a standard reporting/analysis for improved part no. profitability management. • Introduced finance training to non-finance colleagues. • Supported corporate continuous improvement initiatives for outsourcing & consolidating activities in a shared services centre.• Implemented regional processes to underpin corporate finance requirements for monthly reporting (US GAAP), variance analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, strategic planning & SOX compliance.• Finance member of project teams responsible for implementing IT projects.

Germany

• Led standardisation projects to deliver synergy from M&A deals. Introduced project management methodology to business projects.• Supported business teams in customer development projects, supplier rationalisation/cost savings projects & new product introductions.

Germany

• Strategic M&A assignment supporting the head of division, parallel to finance role.• Responsible for deal structure/negotiations, legal agreements, duediligence execution, financial valuations, internal/external approvals &post acquisition integration.• Additional responsibilities within central finance team for financial analysis, decision support & reporting/controlling.

United Kingdom

• Supported divisional finance processes transfer/team set-up, from UK to Germany HQ.• Various accounting/reporting roles to support Europe subsidiaries & divisional finance.

England, United Kingdom