Vikas Poddar Email & Phone Number

Gurgaon, Haryana, IN

• Selected for global leadership role responsible for Finance function in _VOIS (Vodafone’s GBS arm) having 9 different service lines and serving 26 Opcos and Group functions from India, Egypt, Hungary and Romania.
• Led transformation efforts together with the SLT; including strategy refresh and new growth plan that delivers c.30% above current LRP
• Collaborated with Digital Services team to accelerate digital transformation (c.1.5m man-hours of work standardized, simplified & automated)
• Driven efficiencies, providing greater transparency with improved governance (c.€40m delivered)
• Collaborated with the Service lines to drive strong performance at scale and speed, and with focus on risk and compliance (Data privacy, IT security, GDPR, Transfer pricing etc.)

London, GB

• Regional leadership role leading a team of three high-potential managers, and providing decision support to the regional CEO/CFO/RLT; overseeing planning and reporting for the AMAP region (€16bn - 1/3rd of Vodafone.
• Supported in strategic business decisions (Mergers & Acquisition activity, Valuations, Geographic expansions, Capital expenditure reviews, Spectrum auctions, Strategic plan reviews, Pricing reviews)
• Partnered the OpCo Finance & Commercial teams driving financial performance and ensuring constructive challenge across the portfolio (Africa, Turkey, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia and Qatar)

London, GB

• Central leadership role leading a team of 30 high-potentials, and supporting the CEO / CFO / Executive Committee of Vodafone India; promoted in 2013 from Head of Planning
• Coordinated with management in developing the Annual Operating plan (€6bn in revenue, €1.8bn EBITDA) and 3Y strategic plan; managing reviews with Group / AMAP region
• Performed value added analysis on risks and opportunities, financial management reporting, and presented to Executive Committee to enable informed decisions
• Supported the CFO in organization-wide change projects – (i) Cost transformation program delivered INR 4-5bn (ii) establishing strong capex governance (iii) robust cash flow management (iv) new analytics and process.
• Partnered the Commercial teams and led commercial finance analysis (financial modelling for new bids, revenue initiatives, pricing plans, retail expansion, customer profitability, ROI analysis for network investments).

London, GB

• Leadership role heading the Finance function at various telecom circles in India (Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab and HP – typically INR 20bn in revenue) – leading a team of around 40 people and reporting to the Circle CEO
• Managed financial performance at the circle – setting targets and strategic priorities in collaboration with the top leadership, balancing financial objectives with wider business strategy
• Oversaw five key verticals – (i) FP&A and Decision support (ii) Financial operations and reporting (iii) Credit and Collections (iv) Revenue assurance and risk management (v) Supply chain management

Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

 Started at Kidderpore factory in middle management operational role, soon promoted to Corporate finance role in Head office  Responsible for Indirect tax administration and statutory compliance (Excise, Service tax, VAT, TDS, Works contract tax etc.) – managing relationship with the Excise Range office and other government authorities for various.

 Controller role in mid-scale Thai-Japanese JV company with wide array of responsibilities  Assisting in the Debt restructuring process involving a consortium of 13 domestic and foreign creditors Financial and management reporting, managing relationship with Japanese counterparts Treasury activities – managing cash flows and working capital, short term.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Finance

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom (Hons), Business/Commerce, General