Strategic, analytical Finance Professional with nearly 2 decades’ comprehensive experience with impressive success in heading Finance Function of Indian subsidiaries of Nasdaq Listed, Fortune 500 MNCs.
Strong experience across all aspects of Finance including financial planning & modeling, multi-locational& multi-currency accounting & book closures, working capital management, budgetary control, taxation, audits, global financial & corporate reporting, regulatory & SOX compliance, corporate governance and due diligence
Proficient in preparation & assessment of financial statements as per IND AS (Indian Accounting Standards)
Proven skills in achieving top-line & bottom-line objectives and impacting business growth by pioneering automation & transformation of financial accounting systems and implementation of SAP & BI systems from scratch
Supervised the implementation of changes in day-to-day financial processes; incorporated system based controls that resulted in increased transparency, elimination of several manual processes, de-duplication of work and saving of up-to 20 man hours per week
Managed multi-million dollar budgets and restored financial health of companies by taking control of costs & by managing risks
Contributed to organizational restructuring, large-scale commercial negotiations and operational decision- making
Motivational leader with excellent decision making, controlling & problem solving skills; proven record of leading teams of 24+ (including 5 CAs)