Profile Summary

Ph.D. in Financial Management professional; reputed for crafting optimum capital structure & financial strategy for facilitating capital expansion for businesses to meet expenditure & working capital needs ultimately resulting in short- term & long-terms cash optimization i.e. achieving top & bottom line goals Accounting Specialist: Highly skilled in preparation of monthly accounting reports and effectively managing documents in SAP / ERP for streamlining systems to facilitate achievement of organizational objectives and ensure profitability of operations

Secured growing business by acquiring tax subsidy from Haryana Govt. worth INR 118 crores in new plant & expansion

Managed top-line & bottom-line objectives by resourcefully managing power cost; suggested short term & long term solutions which further lead to estimated savings Set-up Specialist; skilled in planning and implementing new policies & procedures for standardizing daily operations and initiating cost & revenue control measures Successfully bagging Interest Free Loan & Subsidies from various Govt. department worth INR 418 Millions SAP Implementation expert led implementation of SAP R/3 within a short span of 6 months with smooth transition to the Operating Team

Expert in Microsoft dynamic AX 2012 R/3 implementation of AX 2012 & D 365 with smooth transition to operating team Considerable exposure in various divisions such as generating & evaluating MIS, managing operational functions and so on Reputed for successfully developing standard accounting procedures to improve financial operations efficiency Core Competencies

Knowledge Purview

Debt Syndication & Restructuring

Income & Expense Forecasts

Fund Optimization

Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss A/C

Risk Assessment & Internal Control

Contractual Obligations Operations

Soft Skills

Notable Accomplishments Across the Career

Acknowledged by the management for successfully facilitating debt financing with Consortium Banks for project term loan of INR 500 Crores and Working Capital facility worth INR 42 crore with 4 Banks namely Axis, HDFC and so on Resourcefully scheduled and led capitalization of fixed assets of new projects

& automation plant worth INR 250 crore

Became the “go-to personal” for SAP Implementation for FICO Module; functioned as Process Owner’

Led assessment of Income Tax, Sales Tax, VAT Excise Audit and GST Implementation

Performed modifications made during internal control procedures including template development on product costing with Accenture Designed comprehensive strategies for ensuring successful implementation of SAP R/3 4.7 Version with 15 members cross-functional team including implantation of FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, QM, PM HR Payroll modules across all functions

Streamlined Financial Reporting & Internal Control procedure for greater efficiency in workflow and deliverables

Improved the timeliness of month-end financial reporting Organizational Experience

Apr’18 till date

Prem Motors Ltd., Gurgaon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / GM Role:

Heading finance functions involving determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies & procedures to facilitate internal financial control

Partnering with the Operations Leadership Team to develop operations strategy & drive translation of strategic goals into an actionable/measurable business plans

Monitoring cash flows and ensuring that funds are arranged in the most cost effective manner after projecting accurate cash forecast Ensuring accurate appraisal, interpretation, and analysis of financial results, while also providing analyses, interpretation, and justification of budgets, forecasts, and long range plans

Dr. Mahesh K. Raghav

CFO STRATEGIC PLANNING BUDGETING / FORECASTING FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS (BASEL-LAW) AUDIT COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION GST PROJECT FINANCING & ACCOUNTING Visionary corporate finance professional with skills to accomplish optimal economic capitalization through strategic planning and relationship management; targeting senior level assignments in Finance

& Accounts with an organization of repute.

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Taxation (Direct / Indirect –GST)

Legal Operations

Accounting & Reporting

SAP System-ERP Implementation

Bank Financing

Team Building & Leadership

Innovator

Collaborator

Thinker

Communicator

Career Timeline

Certifications

SAP Implementation Core Team

Certification by SAP / Siemens,

Gurgaon in 2004

Presentation & Communication

Skills from Jorum Institute of

Management, Gurgaon in 2000

Academic Details

Master of Financial Management

from Pondicherry University in 1999

B.Com. (H) from SPMR College Of

Commerce, Jammu, Jammu

University in 1983

Ph.D. in Financial Management from

CMJ University in 2013

Thesis

Topic: A Study & Critical Evaluation

of Basel II

Analysing & streamlining existing systems and procedures; reporting important irregularities for follow up action and rectification Steering efforts in implementing ERP Microsoft AX 2012 Sep’15 – Apr’18

RICO Jinfei Wheels Ltd., MNC as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Role:

Leveraged skills in managing a wide variety of tasks like: Assessing financial viability of the new proposals / projects and giving financial concurrence along with existing SAP system and suggesting required modifications as per business requirements

o Vetting of agreements with Customers and Vendors o A/R, A/P, Stock, FA Management

o Authorization of payments

Dec’89 – Aug’15

Rico Auto Industries Limited, Gurgaon

Growth Path:

Accounts Officer

Assistant Manager

Deputy Manager

Manager

Divisional Manager

Assistant General Manager

Deputy General Manager

Role:

Spearheaded entire gamut of operations related to management of corporate finance, arrangement of long term / short term debts in Foreign Currency & in Indian Rupee, including day-to-day dealing with banks Administered finance/accounting function including finalization of plant & corporate Balance Sheet

Generated comprehensive MIS for management review of monthly operating performance vs. prior year & budgets across departments & SBU’s Planned and led scheduling & budgeting for all the SBU’s in the company Examined and negotiated business acquisition opportunities in India Controlled Direct & Indirect Taxation at plant level for Assessment & govt. audit of excise service tax and so on

Worked in coordination with all Govt. Departments for tribunal cases and assessments and so on

Provided guidance in the execution of audit procedures, with special focus on complex and/or specialized issues

Reviewed compliance with accounting standards; building a culture of quality for the audit team and ensuring that audit documentation was in compliance with quality standards of the firm

Planned objectives and determined an audit strategy that appropriately addressed risk of Internal Financial Control (IFC) system Developed, reviewed and implemented successful as well as effective mitigation plans & appropriate insurance coverage based on potential financial and operational risks

Interfaced / liaised with:

o Senior Leadership Team and Auditors; assisting them in preparing and closing financial statements based on detailed account analysis, corporate month-end processing and reporting

o Legal department in evaluation & interpretation of contracts to align finance & payment terms to organizational business objectives o Senior Management in preparing Capex budgets, conducting variance analysis & forex management, discussion and finalization of fuel supply agreement, purchase agreement, contract agreements and so on Organized and led meetings for presenting financial statements under SAP environment in compliance with Corporate Accounting policies and International Accounting Standards to be presented to the Audit Committee Supervised accounting, audit (Internal, Statutory, CAG) and taxation (Service Tax – RCM / WCT) operations

Assisted auditors with supporting documentation for conducting financial and statutory audits; followed up with respective department heads for effectively implementing audit recommendations

Since – 2018

1989-2018

1987-1989

1984-1987

Maintained and updated records related to financial transactions for future reference based on audit recommendations, organizational and statutory requirements

Ensured timely and proper follow up with Auditors pertaining to preparation & submission of various returns and filing of taxes based on statutory requirements

Created & sustained productive banking relationship and convene Lender’s Consortium meetings based on organizational financial requirements Completed Consortium Documents (RATINGS) with Banks and other agencies and maintained regular interaction with agencies like CARE Developed financial model for submission to Banks for debt tie-up Previous Experience

Jul’87 - Nov’89 with Jay Pee Corporation Ltd., New Delhi as Officer

(Finance & Accounts)

Dec’84 - Jun’87

Adarsh Patra (Leading Daily), Bangalore as Assistant Manager {Accounts

& Advertising}

Sep’83 - Nov’84

Abraham, Mathews & Master, Bangalore as Audit Assistant Key Clients:

DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.

Seemon Construction Ltd.

ECE Industries Ltd.

Mangalore Chemical Fertilizer Ltd.

NMDC Projects Mazgaon Dock Bombay

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 02nd July 1963

Address: Opposite Govt. Primary School Village & Post: Bhondsi, Dist. Gurgaon-122102, Haryana Languages Known: Hindi and English

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