Chief Financial Officer at PROPERTYPISTOL REALITY PVT LTD (2024-08 – Present)
A Proptech organization involved in real estate brokerage firm operating with Primary, Mandate, Syndicate and Loanz verticals. (Pvt Ltd - 280 Cr, 18% Export)
- Managing investor relations, secured equity funding from Tier-1 VCs, PE funds, and family offices, and defining the roadmap for upcoming fundraising rounds
- Architected a complete financial turnaround, restructuring the entire finance division to drive sustainable scalability across India, Dubai, Qatar, and Canada
- Transformed the finance function from a support role into a strategic business driver
- Implemented integrated ERP systems synchronized with CRM, Sales, HRMS, Spine, and Tally, to enable real-time decision-making and rigorous governance
Chief Financial Officer (Home Textile Segment) at TRIDENT LIMITED (2020-06 – 2024-07)
Indian conglomerate with leadership positions in home textiles. (Listed Company - 3560 Cr (8 Plants), 71% Export)
- Spearheaded a comprehensive financial transformation, managing a 1,100 Crore capital program and driving multi-location consolidation to optimize group-wide profitability
- Overseeing structuring, regulatory compliance, due diligence, and investor engagement
- Architected the digital finance roadmap, implementing SAP 4 Hana to automate complex reporting and core processes, which directly delivered an 18% annual reduction in OPEX
- Led the financial strategy for the B2C segment (myTrident) expansion, scaling to 350 distributors and ensuring robust fiscal governance during high-growth operations
- Partnered with Chairman & MD on strategy, budget reviews, and long-term growth initiatives
- Successfully managed a location-level income tax raid with no material impact
- Led the SME IPO process, including appointment of merchant bankers, legal advisors, & auditors, and involvement in due diligence and transaction structuring
- Successfully raised ₹240 Cr equity from US investors through a structured reverse M&A
- Headed end-to-end finance, taxation, audits, legal, commercial operations, and strategic sourcing
- Led new verticals (Education & Refurbishment) to support business expansion
- Led consolidation of international subsidiaries across USA, Malaysia, and UAE
- Supported distributor network development through financial and commercial negotiations
- Drove double-digit margin growth in high-value manufacturing through lean finance, cost-control frameworks, and cross-functional inventory rationalization, cutting working capital cycles by 25%
- Established financial governance and compliance standards ensuring flawless audits; led greenfield finance setup and raised INR 380 Cr to support India expansion
- Spearheaded SAP upgradation and operational efficiency initiatives; recognized as 'Step Changer – 2013' for business and financial transformation impact
- Led finance, accounts, taxation, audits, working capital, purchasing, MIS, and planning for 3 different locations (Vadodara, Daman and Pune)
- Managed funding requirements and cash flow planning to support R&D-led growth
- Automated SKQ wise costing and Strengthened financial controls and reporting for management and stakeholders
- Led SOX implementation, internal control implementation and product strategy for multiple manufacturing locations (Nashik & Mumbai)
- Managed costing, controlling, and performance analysis for MV Switchgear business
- Successfully acquired a turbocharger services unit and seamlessly integrated it with ABB systems and operational processes
Chief Financial Officer at PHILLIPS MACHINE TOOLS PVT LTD (2016-09 – 2020-05)
Engineering & manufacturing organization. (Pvt Ltd - 670 Cr (2 Plants), 9% Export)
- Led the SME IPO process, including appointment of merchant bankers, legal advisors, & auditors, and involvement in due diligence and transaction structuring
- Successfully raised ₹240 Cr equity from US investors through a structured reverse M&A
- Headed end-to-end finance, taxation, audits, legal, commercial operations, and strategic sourcing
- Led new verticals (Education & Refurbishment) to support business expansion
- Led consolidation of international subsidiaries across USA, Malaysia, and UAE
- Supported distributor network development through financial and commercial negotiations
Business Controller at SANDVIK ASIA PVT LTD (2011-10 – 2016-08)
Global multinational engineering group. (Listed Company - 3819 Cr (3 Plants), 91% Export)
- Drove double-digit margin growth in high-value manufacturing through lean finance, cost-control frameworks, and cross-functional inventory rationalization, cutting working capital cycles by 25%
- Established financial governance and compliance standards ensuring flawless audits; led greenfield finance setup and raised INR 380 Cr to support India expansion
- Spearheaded SAP upgradation and operational efficiency initiatives; recognized as 'Step Changer – 2013' for business and financial transformation impact
Business Controller at AMCOR FLEXIBLES INDIA PVT LTD (2007-11 – 2011-09)
Flexible packaging multinational organization. (Listed Company - 1210 Cr (2 Plants), 13% Export)
- Led finance, accounts, taxation, audits, working capital, purchasing, MIS, and planning for 3 different locations (Vadodara, Daman and Pune)
- Managed funding requirements and cash flow planning to support R&D-led growth
- Automated SKQ wise costing and Strengthened financial controls and reporting for management and stakeholders
Business Controller at ABB LIMITED (2002-01 – 2007-10)
Global multinational - MV Switchgear business. (Listed Company - 3000 Cr (4 Plants), 57% Export)
- Led SOX implementation, internal control implementation and product strategy for multiple manufacturing locations (Nashik & Mumbai)
- Managed costing, controlling, and performance analysis for MV Switchgear business
- Successfully acquired a turbocharger services unit and seamlessly integrated it with ABB systems and operational processes
Manager - Finance & Accounts at MSS INDIA PVT LTD (1998-05 – 2001-12)
Manufacturing & Metals organization.
