CFO of UPL's Crop Protection and AgTech Business in India (~ 4000 Cr Business) Key Responsibilities:- Act as the Finance partner to the CEO and leadership team by providing financial insights and advice on formulating business & finance strategy including revenue growth, improved profitability, operational efficiency and M&A opportunities etc. - Work closely with and handle Board, Investors, leadership team and other important internal and external stakeholders- Drive actions to… Show more CFO of UPL's Crop Protection and AgTech Business in India (~ 4000 Cr Business) Key Responsibilities:- Act as the Finance partner to the CEO and leadership team by providing financial insights and advice on formulating business & finance strategy including revenue growth, improved profitability, operational efficiency and M&A opportunities etc. - Work closely with and handle Board, Investors, leadership team and other important internal and external stakeholders- Drive actions to improve cash flows, working capital and ROCE- Efficiently drive processes and operations of reporting, financial planning & analysis, compliance, controls, audits and taxation etc- Lead transformation initiatives in the organization including Digital and Analytics solutions - Additional responsibility for leading the logistics operations servicing the last mile delivery needs- Drive people agenda to develop and build high performance finance team in the organizationMajor Achievements :- Funding of ~$200mn from Top PE firms TPG, ADIA and Brookfield – Lead Finance and Commercial Due Diligence, Financial modelling, and other key roles as part of the transaction- Active part of UPL restructuring to create distinct ‘Pure play’ platforms – Lead creation of separate entity (UPL SAS) and transfer of India Crop protection business from UPL Ltd- UPL Global OpenAg Award – 2022-23 Show less

Leading North America Finance (Home office) through effective business partnering for DTM & B2B businesses, FP&A, M&A, Strategic Projects, managing Generics OTC process, Gross to Net Accounting, Entity reporting and timely closure of financial statements.

Managed Commercial/ Sales finance and Controller-ship function for India Business (Revenue: ~Rs. 5000 crores)- Key member of the Project team which led GST Implementation Project in Cipla- Distribution and Sales/Commercial Finance- Controller-ship- Projects – Leading important projects for India Business in areas like GST, Cost optimization, Simplification, Automation, Controls & Compliance etc. # ‘Outstanding Performer of the Year-2016’ awarded by Global CFO – Cipla… Show more Managed Commercial/ Sales finance and Controller-ship function for India Business (Revenue: ~Rs. 5000 crores)- Key member of the Project team which led GST Implementation Project in Cipla- Distribution and Sales/Commercial Finance- Controller-ship- Projects – Leading important projects for India Business in areas like GST, Cost optimization, Simplification, Automation, Controls & Compliance etc. # ‘Outstanding Performer of the Year-2016’ awarded by Global CFO – Cipla Achiever’s Award# ‘Outstanding Performer of the Year-2017’ awarded by Global CFO – Cipla Achiever’s Award Show less

Managed the commercial and finance function of West Zone (Revenue: ~Rs. 1200 crores; 10 depots across 6 states)- Business Partnering with Sales and Marketing Team- Distribution and supply chain- Accounting, payables and compliance

Business Partnering, Perfomance Reporting and MIS, Customer Negotiations, Exception Reporting and audits, Stockist management, Claims Accounting and Settlements etc.# ‘Outstanding Performer of the Year 2013-14 ’ awarded by Global CFO and Director

Business Partnering, FP&A (Budgeting , Strategic planning, MIS) , Commercial finance, Supply chain, Accounting and Book Closure, Payables Management, Internal controls, Audit , Taxation, Statutory Compliances, Cost optimization etc.

Articleship, Audit, Lodha & Co, Chartered Accountants, Kolkata- Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, Valuation and Certifications, Tax Audit etc. - Independently handled valuation of investments (approximately Rs 5,000 Crores) for Certification for submission to RBI at Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd.