1. MAHESH AGAL
Contact: +91-9819731564 / 022-28859160 ~ E-Mail: agalmahesh1@rediffmail.com
Profile Summary
CA Qualified Professional with an experience of over 14 years in Fund raising, Working Capital
Management & Trade Finance, Budgeting & MIS reports, Management Account & Analysis and Business
Planning.
 Ambitious multi-lingual finance professional with strong track record of delivering top performance.
 Extensive knowledge in fund raising for long term project and working capital loans. Proven ability in
liaising with banks, corporate, consultancies, Law firm and other stake holders at senior level for
achieving the funding and other business requirement of the organisation.
 Experience in cash flow management and allocations of funds, business control and strategic
planning, forecasting, overseeing & preparation of MIS reports and analyzing business performance
of the organisation, formulating & implementing accounting policies, internal controls and
compliances.
 An enterprising leader and a good team player with excellent interpersonal, analytical and problem
solving skills. Able to take difficult mandates and meet tight deadlines. Self -driven and positive
thinker.
Core competencies –
 Fund Raising
 Collections and
allocations of funds to
various business units
 Accounting and internal
controls
 Trade Finance
 Business Planning &
Analysis
 MIS reports
 Financial Analysis
 Working capital management
 Cash flow management
 Budgets & forecasting
 Team Building and good
team player
CAREER CHRONICLE
Since June’07 with Essar Steel India Ltd, Mumbai
Presently as Joint General Manager – Finance & Accounts
Essar is conglomerate with Investment in sectors of steel, energy, infrastructure and services. Essar Steel
is one of the largest integrated steel company with annual capacity of 10 mtpa and pellet making capacity
of 18 mtpa.
Significant Contributions & Roles:-
• Involved in various fund raising proposals – project loan, term loans & working capital debts. Includes
submission of proposal and follow with banks for the getting sanctions.
• Working Capital management and trade finance includes arranging Lcs, buyer’s credit, Bank guarantee,
LC bill discounting at competitive rates and other working capital requirement.
• Overseeing fund management & payment activities to maximize firm's liquidity and mitigates operational,
financial & reputational risk.
• Monitoring the activities related to collections, disbursements of funds. Allocation of funds to various
business units to improve the operational and financial efficiency of the company.
• Preparation and overseeing of various MIS reports, annual and monthly budgets, Cash flow and fund
flow for various business units. Consolidation of various MIS reports for company at corporate level and
submission of the same to management.

2. • Involved in development of Information Memorandum for Project appraisal & financial projections for
raising funds, includes the preparation of CMA data, negotiation of term sheets, negotiation of
documentation, security creation and ensuring the compliances of the covenants of the debt
• Involved in finalisation & Execution of Loan documents, Interaction with Lenders Legal Counsel and
various other stake holders.
• Involved in reviewing the export document and negotiation of the same with banks. Tracking of export
documents and follow-up with banks for realisation of export proceeds. Obtaining export realisation
certificate from banks for getting the export benefits. Submission of ETX forms with RBI for delay in
getting export proceeds.
• Involved in supervising functions of Finance & Accounts Department in highly automated and
computerized environment.
• Preparing presentations for Banks, Board of directors and other stake holders.
Apr’02-May’07 with Videocon Industries Ltd., Mumbai as Manager – Finance & Accounts
Significant Contribution -
• Involved in setting up of accounting system and internal controls for new business ventured by the
group. Handled commercial activities including the negotiation and finalisation of contracts.
• Tie-up with banks for Vendor financing for deposit with company for getting the franchisee.
• Responsible for finalisation of accounts of export unit of the company and submission thereof for
consolidation with corporate office. Liaising with Auditors for finalisation of accounts.
• Preparation and negotiation of export documents with banks. To ensure that export documents are
credit complied. Tracking with banks for realisation of export proceeds.
• Involved in getting Pre-shipment and Post shipment export finance from banks.
• Preparation and submission of various MIS reports to corporate office. Liaising with senior management
and other stakeholders at senior levels for presentation of MIS reports.
• Co-ordination with plant for scheduling the production for exports and tracking the shipment to ensure
the delivery as per contract.
• RBI compliances related to exports including submission of ETX forms etc.
• Liaising with banks for setting up of CMS facility for the company and negotiation on various terms and
conditions related to CMS.
• Submission of bid documents with State Govt office and follow-up for getting licenses.
• Dealt with direct and indirect taxation related issues and dealing with tax authorities.
ARTICLESHIP
From Jul’97-Mar’02 with Durgesh Kabra & Co. (Chartered Accountants), Mumbai as Trainee
Role:
• Conducted statutory, internal and concurrent and tax audits of various Corporate, Partnership firm and
sole proprietor firms.
• Statutory and concurrent audit Bank Audit.
• Dealing with Income Tax for corporate and non-corporate assesses including tax audits.
TRAINING
Attended various training programs including the General Management Program organised by Essar from
reputed institute like Jamanalal Bajaj.

3. EDUCATION
• 2001 Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mumbai
• 1997 B.Sc. from Maharana Pratap Govt College Chittorgarh (ML Sukhadia University, Udaipur)
IT SKILLS
• MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Tally
• SAP FI Module
• Internet Applications
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 1st
March, 1977
Address: B/701, Krishna, Vasant Sagar Complex, Near D’mart, Thakur Village, Kandivali
(East), Mumbai – 400101, Maharashtra
Languages Known: English & Hindi