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Core Competencies

Strategic & Financial

Planning

Financial Shared

Service Migration

Credit & Risk

Management

Mergers, Acquisitions,

Due Diligence

Budgeting &

Forecasting

US GAAP, Sarbanes-

Oxley (SOX), IFRS

Taxation/GST

Corporate Finance

Team Building/Leadership

Profile Summary

CA professional with 21 years of diversified experience in spearheading all aspects of Finance including financial planning & analysis, accounting, working capital management, budgetary control, taxation, audits, financial reporting and due diligence

Successfully formulated new policies & procedures; drove business growth

& expansion plans, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, cost reduction initiatives through proper control, process & efficiency improvements, productivity and resource management

Sound understanding of business & financial models and risks Contributed to top-line as well as bottom-line objectives, by participating in large scale commercial negotiations, administering multi-million-dollar budgets and allocating resources to exceed profit goals

Track record of establishing new ERP System from primary stage in Ghana assignment due to which company was adjudged best in terms of ERP performance for 2017 in the group consisting of 44 companies Lauded for creating OPs & Financial Manual for a new company in Ghana assignment in Year 2016

Notable Accomplishments across the Career

Proved resourceful in resolving long-term pending VAT refund issue worth USD 645,000 from Zambian Revenue Authority resulting in additional generation of cash inflows for the company in Year 2015 Pivotal in conceptualizing Initial Public Offer (IPO) process of USD 100 Million in the Company Crown Paints Kenya Plc

(holding company of Crown Buildings & Products Limited (Regal Paints) Kampala Uganda) and arranged the listing of shares in Year 2010

Steered efforts in project financing through loans and credit lines with loan portfolio worth $200M from consortium of bankers consisting of Stanbic, Barclays and Zenith bank at competitive rate of interest of 7.5% per annum in year 2015 Net profit after tax by 15% in 2015 by restoring financial health of the company through taking control of all receivables, payables and assets, negotiating settlements and restructuring financial liabilities with bankers, suppliers and statutory agencies in Nigeria

Acted as key member of Uganda Revenue Authority in development of online format for VAT, PAYE and corporate tax returns in Year 2013

Attained the following benchmarks in Ghana assignment:

Led to 6% improvement in Return on Investment & 130% increase in Net Profit After Tax in year 2017 & reduction in Direct Cost to Sales percentage by 5%

Reduced bad debts to less than 0.5% of revenues

Secured monthly Accounts Receivable against revenue of 25% against 40% in previous year

Imparted suggestions & advice to management for optimum level of productivity by restructuring & maintaining core staff turnover of less than 3%

Took charge of commercial department to increase & maintain customer base by 95% and customer satisfaction rate of 90% in terms of survey and achieved 105% increase in Sales in year 2017

Proved impactful in negotiating & implementing revised rates of interest @ 7% pa on USD Loan vs 30% pa on existing Ghana Cedi Loan with company bankers on medium term loan worth USD11 million resulting in substantial reduction in payable finance charges

Formulated Excel Spreadsheet that analyzed optimum level of compensating cash balances needed; reduced balances from previous levels; invested excess cash and increased ROI between 5% and 10% ROHIT UPADHYAYA

Chief Financial Officer

Financial Planning & Control Strategic Leadership

Membership

Enrolled as an Associate (A.C.A.) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 10/2/2000 onward having Membership No.079642

Career Timeline (Recent 7)

Work Experience

Nov’18-Present: Mount Meru Millers Ltd., Malawi

Finance Controller

Key Result Areas:

Currently spearheading entire end-to-end finance functions such as MIS, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Direct & Indirect Taxation Matters & Treasury Management; managing Labor Laws, Transfer Pricing; managing various Government authorities by responding to the show cause notice received Devising need-based business strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation & realizing organizational goals; designing & implementing IFCM to monitor effectiveness of existing control & defined mitigating controls for gaps identified

Exhibiting business leadership, partnering with Board of Directors, Banks & Financial Institutions while driving business negotiations and fund management functions

Planning budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected figures & actual expenditure and implement corrective actions

Partnering with banks and financial institutions such as Venture Debt, NBFC and PE investors for raising fund and non- fund-based facilities to meet working capital and project requirements Managing the development & compliance with the budget; establishing SOPs and ensuring adherence to the same Supervising routine accounting activities; analyzing financial health and presenting the same to the Board of Directors encompassing irregularity, lack of compliance, lack of adherence, lacunas and problems whether actual or potential Leading the pricing team in costing finalization for client’s proposal Administering working capital funds; monitoring inflow / outflow of funds, steering measures to ensure optimum utilization of funds towards the accomplishment of organizational objectives Evolving annual budgets and directing variance analysis to evaluate variance between projected & actual results and implementing corrective actions

Establishing and maintaining adequate internal control system, preparing annual and periodic financial results, submitting them to the management for review and control the finances; developing & implementing SOPs and strengthening the Internal Audit system for pre/post in various processes of the company for effective internal control Leading the formulation and execution of high-level strategies, implementing the same to ensure process excellence Ensuring compliance to the govt. rules and regulations as laid down by statutory authorities for assessment and filing Sales Tax and Income Tax returns

Previous Experience

Apr’16-Mar’18 with Amaris Terminal Ltd., Tema, Ghana Head of Finance

General

Mouldings U

Ltd.

Mar’10-May’13

Jun’13-Apr’14

Rafiki Group

Of Companies

Sep’09-Mar’10

Crown

Buildings &

Products

Jun’15-Feb’16

Sterling Oil

Exploration

Gourock

Ropes &

Canvas

Jun’14-Apr’15

Amaris

Terminal Ltd

Apr’16-Mar’18

Since Nov’18

Mount Meru

Millers Ltd.,

Jun’15-Feb’16 with Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Pvt. Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria Financial Controller

Jun’14-Apr’15 with Gourock Ropes & Canvas (Zambia) Limited, Ndola, Zambia Financial Controller

Jun’13-Apr’14 with Rafiki Group Of Companies, Kampala, Uganda Group Finance & Audit Controller

Mar’10-May’13 with General Mouldings U Ltd., Kampala, Uganda General Manager & Financial Controller

Sep’09-Mar’10 with Crown Buildings & Products Limited (Regal Paints), Kampala, Uganda Financial Controller

Dec’08-Aug’09 with CMG Group of Companies, Mwanza, Tanzania Group Financial Controller

Aug’01-Oct’08 with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Govt. of India, Delhi Regional Audit & Accounts Officer

Nov’96-Aug’01 with A.R. Garg & Co. Chartered Accountants, Ghaziabad as a Salaried Employee Academic Details

Chartered Accountancy from I.C.A.I., New Delhi in 1999 Bachelor of Law (LLB) (with specialization in Taxation) from Meerut University Meerut, UP, India in 2000

B.Com. from Meerut University, Meerut, UP, India in 1992 IT Skills

Tally 9 ERP, Pastel and ERP Navision

Oracle ERP, SAP B1/FICO/C4 HANA and SUN Accounting MS Office (Word, Access and Advanced Excel)

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 27th March 1973

Languages Known: English, Hindi

Address: House No. 2, Lajpat Nagar, Mathura-281004 Leader

Change Agent

Planner Communicator

Team Player

Intuitive

Thinker

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