Ca Sammy

Results-driven Finance Professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in financial leadership, stakeholder management and business partnering across diverse industries. Proven expertise in driving value creation through financial transformation, process improvement, savings optimization and data-driven decision-making. Adept at building strong relationships with senior leadership, auditors, banking partners and cross-functional stakeholders to align financial strategy with business objectives.

Demonstrated success in optimizing outlook, strengthening governance and compliance frameworks, improving operational efficiency and leading cross-function teams.

Head of Finance & Accounts - Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTE) - Ahmedabad, Gujarat

(2020-01 - 2026-12)

Drive financial integrity and operational excellence by aligning manufacturing entities with global corporate goals. Exercise strategic ownership over business assessments, Group Reporting, and Cost Control. Responsible for optimizing working capital and cash flow while fostering the cross-functional partnerships required to ensure financial planning supports long-term regional expansion.

• Lead the Finance & Accounts vertical for manufacturing operations by aligning regional performance and global business objectives while maintaining absolute financial integrity and zero audit defects.
• Act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing high-level financial modeling, CapEx evaluation and investment analysis to drive business expansion and long-term growth of subsidiaries
• Orchestrate monthly and quarterly financial closes, ensuring uncompromising data integrity and compliance with I GAAP & US GAAP to deliver comprehensive management reporting packages to global leadership to steer Group Level Reporting
• Architect financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including monthly forecasting, annual budgeting and long-term strategic outlooks, while optimizing CapEx allocation and Inter-company business frameworks under GCC setup
• Captured a 9% increase in profit margins by engineered strategic cost-reduction measures, optimizing budget allocations and aggressively renegotiating vendor contracts.
• Empower the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) with sophisticated financial modeling and analysis for new product lines, high-value CapEx projects and regional expansion initiatives.
• Engineered a comprehensive audit of accounting processes, leveraging X Matrix and RCMC Matrix frameworks to eliminate systemic inefficiencies and significantly reduce financial discrepancies.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing Controlling team of 7, while providing functional oversight to cross-departmental units including EXIM, Supply Chain, Stores, and Logistics to ensure operational synergy.

Zonal Credit Manager - Bank of India, a unit of Govt. of India

(2017-01 - 2019-12)

As a key member of the Zonal Credit Team, responsible for driving credit evaluation and operational efficiency across multiple branches, ensuring adherence to regulatory norms and internal policies. Role had both strategic and operational significance in strengthening the credit framework of the zone.

• Evaluated Credit Proposals for SME, MSME with a sharp focus on understanding each borrower's business model, cash flow cycle, market risks, and growth potential before sanctioning.
• Processed Retail Lending Proposals under schematic lending programs, ensuring accuracy, risk assessment, and alignment with product-specific norms.
• Ensured meticulous implementation of the Bank's Credit Policy and periodic reviews to ensure compliance with the Authority Matrix and risk appetite framework.
• Developed and presented Strategic Consolidated Reports in line with National Banking Group (NBG) observations, aiding senior management decision-making.
• Acted as the operational lead and documentation controller for the Zonal and Sub-Zonal Credit Committees, ensuring transparency, audit readiness, and timely coordination.

Assistant Manager - Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Ltd, (NSE-TARIL)

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

Support CFO in financial Group reporting, budgeting, cost analysis, and cross-functional collaboration (Production, Sales, Projects) in the transformer and rectifier sector (manufacturing); ensure compliance, improve ERP processes, and drive working capital efficiency.

• Directly supported the CFO in all financial planning, analysis, and reporting functions of Group Entities enabling strategic decision-making at the leadership level and supporting the preparation of investor decks, board presentations, and long-term financial models for capacity expansion and strategic investments.
• Lead collaborative initiatives across Production, Sales, and Projects to synchronize financial targets with operational reality, ensuring large-scale projects remain within margin thresholds.
• Participated in the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts by working with multiple departments to gather accurate financial inputs
• Improved project cost tracking accuracy by implementing a real-time cost monitoring system for WIP
• Contributed to working capital optimisation that reduced receivable days by 15 days
• Successfully supported financial due diligence for a major tender win worth ₹2.5 crore.

CA Final - Chartered Accountancy - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi (2011-01 - 2015-11)

CA IPCC - Chartered Accountancy - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi (2011-01 - 2011-05)

CA CPT - Chartered Accountancy - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi (2015-01 - 2015-06)

Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Management and Planning - Gujarat University, Ahmedabad (2011-01 - 2014-04)

H.S.C - Gujarat Board, Gandhinagar (2009-01 - 2011-03)

S.S.C - Gujarat Board, Gandhinagar (2007-01 - 2009-03)