1. SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Excellent track record of achieving momentum for large scale projects through development and
implementation of key alliances & financial strategies
Targeting leadership assignments in Financial Management & Controllership with an organization of repute
PROFILE SUMMARY
Highly accomplished, results-driven financial management leader with over 24
years of progressive experience in financial management of global multi-million
dollar organisations in diverse industries
Strong exposure in strategic & financial planning for start-ups, complex
restructuring, expansions, turn-around of business performances, large scale
business transformations and business advisory roles
Energetic global executive with proven ability in improving operations, impacting
business growth & maximising profits through cost reductions, internal control &
productivity improvements
Rich experience in managing multi-million dollar budgets and allocating resources
to exceed profit goals
Strong exposure in spearheading large scale commercial negotiations on behalf of
the respective companies
An enterprisingleader withexcellentdecisionmaking, controlling& problem solving
skills; holds the distinction of being recognised for best performance by several
employers
CORE COMPETENCIES
Leadership:
Business Roadmap | Strategy / Policy Formulation | Start-up / Turnaround Management | Financial Control & Leadership |
Change Management | P&L Ownership & Growth Strategy | Organizational Re-engineering | Process Enhancements
Functional:
Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis | Corporate Accounts | Budgeting & Forecasting | Project Finance & Credit Control |
M&As | Banking & Treasury Operations | Direct / Indirect Taxation | Internal Audit | Risk Mitigation | Corporate Governance
| Compliance | Due Diligence | Resource Management
Providing financial and business leadership, strategic consultation, and
guidance on financial issues affecting the organization; implementing cost
control measures for improvement in top-line and bottom-line
Formulating & implementing policies, procedures and internal control
systems for effective financial operations; preparing annual business plan,
capital budget and cash flow budget
Overseeing the preparation of financial reports that summarize & forecast
the organisation's financial position and perform data analysis on
maximising profits, EBITDA, better managed cash-flow and working capital
Developing, analysing & implementing budgets; monitoring budgets for
deviations, conducting variance analysis and making recommendations for
new or revised budget norms or procedures
Overseeingthe smooth executionof all legal contracts & financial covenants
including treasury activities and building relationships with Bankers & other
statutory bodies
Administering Project Finance functions encompassing preparation of ad
hoc working capital proposals for need based requirements; raining funds
through equity contribution from parent company
Structuring deals for facilitating sales, borrowings , exit of private equity,
taxation thereby helping the company in improving sales and cashflow
AJAY GUPTA
Tel: (0120) 4275122, Mobile: 09871277445/09717277445
Email: ajaygupta1969@gmail.com
2. Facilitating delivery of a strong corporate governance framework that ensures compliance with statutory obligations and
meets stakeholder expectations
Protecting company resources while managing complex international standards and ensuring cross-border financial
compliance
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since Apr’10 Shipra Group of Companies, Ghaziabad Group Chief Financial Officer
Growth Path: Joined as Financial Controller ; promoted as Group Chief Financial Officer
Highlights
Holds the distinction of spearheading financial operations of the company and advised on development of business
strategies & financial models and finalisation of core competencies
Obtaining bank loans and lines of credit to the tune of Rs.1100 Crores for various projects including residential, mixed
use project , hotel , bank guarantees, working capital, short term loans to meet short term liquidity issues from Public
sector banks / Financial Institutions/ NBFC’s/ Private funds
Increased revenue growth via development of financial roadmap and interactive
Developed high performance finance team to drive disciplined growth & strengthen controls
Implemented new analytics and metric based forecasting tool & processes allowing fact-based decision making
Achieved app 15% savings in the borrowing costs and app 12-14% in costs due to cost control and effective taxation
policies
Ensured cohesive financial, strategic and operating plans; facilitated allocation of resources, ROI strategies, profitability
growth, financial forecasting / analysis, and performance measurement
Managed team of ten Accountants and Finance Professionals
Apr’08 – Mar’10 Bhayana Builders Private Limited, Location CFO
Highlights
Contributed extensively to various process improvement initiatives such as;
o Implementation of communication strategy across the organisation, helped reduction in purchase costs, inventory
holdings, better utilization of the fixed assets.
o Implementation of strategic JV’s to ensure organic and inorganic growth of the company in terms of topline and
bottom line.
o Making the purchase and contract department understand taxation structure across various states to reduce costs
and evolve tax effective contractual terms
Nov’94 to Jul’07 Khanna Paper Mills Limited, Amritsar GM Finance
Highlights
Secured funds to the tune of Rs 500 Crores from the consortium of bankers to finance the various capacity expansion
projects of the company
Played pivotal role in two major amalgamations along with complete financial restructuring of the company
Implemented and successfully stabilized Oracle ERP
Suggested significant ideas / initiatives for cutting down costs significantly
Honoured with Awards / Appreciation Letters for contribution in ERP, logistic management, imports and exports
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan’92 to Oct’94 Manager Finance Sachdeva & Sons Rice Mills Ltd. Amritsar
Part-time experience
Consultant from July 2007 to March 2008 with Lakshmi Precision Screws, leading name in the automobile components as
suppliers to Maruti, Hero, Volvo and contributed in their working capital management restructuring which included credit
controls, inventory management activities and BPR solutions
EDUCATION
1992 Chartered Accountant from ICAI in 1992 - first attempt
2004 Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA) conducted by ICAI in 2004 with Merit
1988 B.Com. from Guru Nanak Dev University with distinction and University Rank
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 7th
February 1969
Address: Flat no. 1004, Aspire-2, Supertech Emerald Court, Sector 93-A, Noida