1. Abhijit Date
Telephone: 91-9702073381
Email: dateabhi@gmail.com
Brief Overview
=> CA & CWA with more than 13 year of experience.
Professional Experience
AZ Electronic Materials (Subsidiary of Merck KG&A since May 2014)
General Manager Finance
May 12 to Present
=> Responsible for finance and supply chain functions.
=> Key user for to SAP roll out.
=> Handling direct and indirect taxation, MIS and building internal financial controls.
=> Achieved OTIF of 95%, Reduced the MRP GAP to less than 10%
=> MIS reports to provide top management with the feedback on performance.
Avantor Performance Materials
J. T. Baker Chemicals and RFCL were acquired by Avantor Performance Materials
Panoli Plant Finance Head.
May 11 to May 12
=> Project accounting for a green field fine chemicals plant in Gujarat.
=> Control on project cost budget.
=> Operations cost control for plant and toll manufacturing locations.
=> Setting up the standard costing system and reporting as per global reporting
requirements.
Finance Manager of a subsidiary: J.T. Baker Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 09 to May 11
=> Heading the Finance Function for a start up company in India.
=> Sound and effective implementation of policies and procedures to ensure the
integrity of accounting records.
=> Establish effective internal control system and processes.
=> Responsible for the financial, management and budgetary reporting in US GAAP and
Indian GAAP.
=> Implemented the financial reporting system (SAP B1).
Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.
West Regional MIS
Jul 08 to Jul 09
=> Implementation of processes and controls across region.
=> Budgetary controls and variance analysis.
=> Loss prevention measures to protect revenue/margins.
=> Working capital management and inventory controls.
Head - Mumbai Zonal Finance
Sep 07 to Jun 08
Roles and Responsibility

2. => Key team member for rollout of 65 stores in 10 months.
=> Leading a team of 12 for Finance function of Mumbai Zone.
=> Driving the cost reduction effort of keep the costs to budgeted.
=> Ensuring Compliance from all agencies.
=> Setting up processes and controls for efficient operation of business.
Reliance Retail Ltd.
Jul 06 to Aug 07
Chief Manager Commercial
Roles and Responsibility
=> Project to leverage maximum savings from imports.
=> Setting up a process for acquiring EPCG licences.
=> Due diligence for taking over operations of a Cons. Co-op society.
=> Responsible for a subsidiary of RRL having a turnover of 100 crs.
=> Finalisation of annual financials and audit of the same.
Lexmark International (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 03 to Sep 05
Finance Executive
Roles and Responsibility
=>Team member of JDE implementation team for “Indian GAAP reporting” project.
=>MIS Reporting on Indian Operations.
=>Reconciliation of accounts maintained in Indian & US GAAP.
=>Handling taxation matters.
=>Establishing systems for inventory control.
=>Assisting in determining the transfer pricing issues.
Cadbury India Limited
Aug 01 to Jul 02
Internal Audit Assistant
Roles & Responsibility
=> Audit of all CIL Manufacturing locations.
=> Audit of control over financial commitments.
=> Follow up on various policies, reporting violations and recommendations.
Articleship with C. D. Apte F.C.A
Education
B. Com from the University of Mumbai in May 1998
Professional Development
CWA from the ICWAI in Dec 2002
CA from the ICAI in May 2005
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 30th June 1978.
Address: 2/18, Indu Baug, S. J. Road, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013.