Since May’17 KK Wind Solutions India Private Limited, Bangalore as Board Director & Senior Tax and
Compliance Manager APAC – reporting to Director, Global Tax & Compliance, Poland.
Prior to this: Board Director & Senior Manager Finance – reporting to Vice President,
Global Finance, Denmark
Key Result Areas:
- Strengthened financial governance and compliance by directing Statutory (Big 4 auditors) and Internal Audits, achieving 100% regulatory compliance with zero major audit qualifications. Presented audited financials to the Board, effectively addressing and clarifying directors' queries.
- Drove financial strategy and planning, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and cost management, ensuring accurate financial planning and enhancing profitability through data-driven insights.
- Optimized cash flow and working capital, ensuring liquidity, mitigating financial risks, and improving operational efficiency by streamlining receivables, payables, and inventory management.
- Spearheaded fundraising, securing cost-effective financing and maintaining an optimal capital structure to support business growth and expansion. (ECB Loan: INR 780 million, Infusion of Share Capital: INR 575 million)
- Ensured corporate governance as a Board Member, actively participating in Board and Shareholder meetings, ensuring timely statutory filings, and adhering to all legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
- Enhanced financial reporting and month-end closing processes, reducing reporting time through automation and process optimization, ensuring timely and accurate financial insights for strategic decision-making.
- Directed taxation and regulatory compliance, ensuring full adherence to tax laws while implementing strategies that delivered significant tax savings and minimized financial risks.
May’15 – May’17 Closure Systems International (I) Private Limited, Bangalore as Senior Finance Manager
– reporting to Regional Finance Director, Hong Kong
Key Result Areas:
- Led the Finance department in budget preparation, month-end closing, MIS reporting, variance analysis, and working capital management, ensuring financial efficiency and strategic decision-making as a Whole Time Director.
- Directed statutory, tax, and internal audits, as well as tax assessments, ensuring full compliance and risk mitigation.
- Developed, implemented, and enforced robust internal financial control policies to strengthen governance and operational transparency.
- Ensured compliance with all secretarial requirements, including regulatory filings and corporate governance obligations.
- Played a key role in liaising with Global Corporate Internal Auditors, facilitating seamless audits and adherence to global compliance standards.
Sep’08-Jan’15 Momentive Performance Materials (India) Private Limited, Bangalore as Manager FP&A
– reporting to Senior Finance Manager
Key Result Areas:
- Handling monthly closing of accounts as per corporate global policy and ensuring accuracy.
- Managing monthly analysis of Profitability, Working Capital, Cash Forecast, SBU wise Variance analysis, B/S Review, other MIS Reports and various ad-hoc analysis.
- Developing and monitoring Annual Budget as well as Project Funding Analysis.
- Liaising with the auditors for smooth flow of Internal, Statutory and Tax Audit.
- Coordinating with banks for long & short-term loan requirements & compliances.
- Overseeing cross charge services income from Intercompany like IT, BPO & R&D Center.
Highlights:
- Successfully implemented SAP Profit Center Accounting Project and participated in many discussions in this regard at Germany with the global team in 2013.
- Won India Eagle Award for getting the term loan sanctioned to fund the new Chennai Plant investment in 2010.
Mar’07-Aug’08 Kennametal India Limited, Bangalore as Finance Executive
– Reporting to Senior Finance Manager
Key Result Areas:
- Responsible for monthly MIS reports include AR ageing analysis, DSO business area wise.
- Supervised collection accounting by branches and Credit Risk Management by blocking customers.
- Handled intercompany collection of Scrap sales, Debit notes and Car Leasing.
- Coordinated with the auditors for preparing notes to accounts for Annual Report and for Tax Audit Report.
- Efficiently co-ordinated with SAP support team to develop SAP program for Debtors Collection report, Debtors ageing report and Sales register.
