Senior Finance & SAP Implementation Leader with 26 Years Experience
Resume:
Key Skills
Profile Summary
Accounts / Finance
Cost Accounting
MIS Reporting
Export Documentation
Budgeting & Cost Optimisation
SAP Implementation
Supply Chain & Logistics
Warehousing
Team Building & Leadership
26 years of experience in evaluating and reviewing the company’s Accounts/Finance & Commercial operations business practices by updating and developing the process documentation, streamlining opportunities and eliminating non-value added activities
Skilled in driving the development of SAP, and cultivation of positive business relationships with the company’s Accounts/Finance & MIS ; directing the pricing and performance reviews for identifying the service and revenue improvement opportunities and managing costs
Expertise in directing whole Accounts/Finance functions including MIS, Costing planning payment realizations & customer support along with negotiations with Transporters, Distributors and C&F Agents for ensuring cost effective logistics solutions & clearances
Efficient in Sales/Purchase accounting, export documentation (for negotiations and purchase), duty exemption licenses, timely delivery, documents to customs & DGFT, so on; extensive knowledge in establishing Import and Export Letter of Credit, Freight & CHA Negotiations, Inco terms, Transportation Terms, Book Keeping, Product Knowledge, Transportation, Credit & Collections Data Analysis.
Resourceful in managing day-to-day relationship with vendors, customers, transporters, shipping lines & freight forwarders, from placement of order till delivery of shipment, rate negotiations as to ensure achievement of service and quality norms
Soft Skills
Career Timeline
Since 2018-Onwards
2011-2016
2016-2017
Education
MBA (SCM & Finance) from IIMRT, Ahmedabad in 2013
Diploma in Labor Welfare (Labor Act ) from St. Thomas College, Kolkata in 1990
ICWA Inter group1 (Accounts/Cost Accountancy) from ICWAI, Kolkata in 1986
Work Experience
Since Feb.2018 with Maruti limechem Industries., Baroda
as HOD (Commercial & Finance)
Key Result Areas:
HOD – Commercial
Co-ordinate with Marketing Dept. for next month dispatch planning.
Co-ordinate with Plant for Production.
Looking Accounts/Finance
Negotiation with vendor
Preparation of MPR & MIS
Looking a Commercial activities of New Projects
Since Jan.2016 with Techno Electromech Pvt. Ltd., Baroda
as Sr. Manager (Commercial & Projects)
Key Result Areas:
HOD – Commercial
Additional responsibility to handle new coming projects.
Co-ordinate with Marketing Dept. for next month dispatch planning.
Co-ordinate with Plant for Production.
Looking Accounts/Finance
Negotiation with vendor
Preparation of MPR & MIS
Looking a Commercial activities of New Projects
Jul'11- 2016 with Grasim Industries Ltd., Baroda
as Dy. Manager ( Section Head)
Key Result Areas:
Working towards the negotiation of rates in domestic transportation from plants to various destinations in India; leading a section of 4 people
Negotiating the rates for ocean freight from JNPT, Navaseva, Mundra, Adani Hazira and Kandla Ports by shipping lines to various destinations in Europe, USA, China and Pakistan
Managing the rate for inland transportation from plants to JNPT, Navaseva, Mundra, Adani Hazira and Kandla Ports
Leading the operations imparting to Bill Process of Ocean Freight, Transportation, CHA & making payments on time to vendors; executing the container movement to various ports from 4 plants
Preparing the exemptions for service tax against dispatches of inland transportation from plants to port. called as EXP2 and the export documents for submitting the same within the time period
Supervising the Domestic/Export transportation for 4 plants
Planning logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services while monitoring compliance with laws, regulations and ISO requirements; preparing monthly MIS Report and costing sheet of the products
Creating global transportation and logistics strategies; leading efforts for global distribution spend under corporate leadership from a de-centralized, divisional based structure
Implementing continuous improvement in all logistic processes; planning strategies with Production Department adhering to customer requirements
Developing capacity enhancement and cost reduction initiatives by ensuring escalation of plant productivity
Receiving raw material, component tools, equipment and all other general items for meeting the demands of consuming departments; introducing process controls and consumption norms to avoid process wastages
Maintaining records of finished goods inventory, dispatch of finished excisable materials; arranging transportation for collection of materials; adhering to project plans within deadlines and defining best practices for project support & execution
Highlights:
Co-led the consolidation of 65 (number) customer service and logistics offices into 5 (number); created and executed standardized supply chain processes, reduced the freight forwarder base from 80(number) to 16(number) and developed KPI (Key Performance Indicator) dashboards
Eliminated INR 82.12 Lacs/US$ 0.12 Crores (amount) in unnecessary freight by optimizing shipping routes
Streamlined freight booking process with online applications,improved shipment tracking by implementing clear work instructions, and reduced domestic transportation costs by 20% by taking advantage of empty backhaul truck capacity
Reduced expedited freight expenses by approximately 10% year-over-year by creating process that enabled business units to solicit quotes from multiple contracted partners for expedited shipments
Partnered with strategic freight providers to mitigate supply chain risks, identified alternative carrier operating via non-union port, and maintained constant communications with all stakeholders which resulted in 100 (mention benefits accrued from this)
Successfully implemented SAP in our various commercial departments including Capex and Budgeting module
Feb’08-Jun’11 as Asst. Manager
Key Result Areas:
Supervised the SAP implementations in units; implemented the Single Window System
Managed accounts like overhead expenses, sales, purchases, excise, and sales tax up to assessment
Applied SAP in various commercial departments including Capex and Budgeting module
Highlights:
Initiated maximum truck movements within three days for Kharach plant and saved sales tax amount worth
INR 1.25 crore
May'97-Feb'08 with Birla Cellulose, Kharach
Growth Path:
Jul’02-Feb’08 as Asst. Manager
May'97-Jun’02 as Sr. Officer
Key Result Areas:
Executed operations related to warehousing of the finished products
Managed the supply chain department including preparation of GRN and invoice for finished materials
Supervised the operations relating to excise matter up to final audits & assessments
Monitored the inwards/outward material movement form weighbridge
Highlights:
Successfully implemented Single Window System
Initial Experience
May'96-Apr’97 with Gitanjali Woolen Ltd., Halol
as HOD (Finance/Accounts)
Highlights:
Saved bank interest in cash credit account after using packing credit limit
Nov’90-Apr'96 with Hindustan Gas & Industries Ltd., Halol
as Sr. Accountant
Highlights:
Took sales tax assessment order for three years without maximum C-forms from Sales Tax Commissioner Office, Vadodara
Apr’89-Nov’90 with Rohit Kothari & Associates, Vadodara
as Auditor
IT Skills
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 14th March 1964
Languages Known: English, Gujarati and Hindi
Address: 360, Vaikunth-2, New VIP Road, Vadodara-390022
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
Goal-oriented professional offering nearly a decade of end-to-end Accounts/Finance, MIS and Supply Chain Management expertise that directly results in efficiency improvements & cost savings
Target Industry: Any Type
Target Location: Any Where
Accounts & Finance Customer Services Supply Chain Management
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Communicator Innovator
Thinker
Collaborator Intuitive
Techno Electromech Pvt. Ltd, as Sr. Manager (Commercial & Projects
Maruti Limechem Industries. as. Head (Commercial & Finance)
Grasim Industries Ltd. Dy. Manager
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