1. NIRUPAM JYOTI SARMA
Contact: +91 9957858159 / +91 9859967399 ~ E-Mail: nirupam.sarma@gmail.com
Versatile, high-energy professional, successful in achieving business growth objectives within turnaround & rapid
changing environment; aspiring for managerial assignments in Finance & Accounts / ERP Implementation /
Commercial Operations with an organization of high repute
Profile Snapshot
M.Com. (Finance & Accounts) professional with nearly four & half years of experience in Project Management, Financial
Management, Budgeting, Internal Auditing, Operations Management, Finance & Account, Taxation, Spend/Variance Analysis,
Reporting, ERP Implementation and Commercial Operations
Currently working with McLeod Russel India Ltd., Halem Tea Estate as Accounts Officer
Skilled in analyzing companies’ financial performance as well as qualitative performance indicators for preparing reports and
recommending suitable & corrective actions
Comprehensive knowledge of ERP modules like Finance & Accounts, Sales & Purchase, Taxation & Finance Management, Estate
Payroll System, Centralized Accounts Payable Process etc.
Proficient in generating/analyzing of monthly management reports with respect to Accounts, Budgets, Forecasts,
Deal in VAT, Service Tax & TDS Returns; supervising returns like PF while ensuring timely submission of returns, settlements
& gratuity settlements
Expert in creating & reporting income & expense forecasts to senior management
An effective communicator with excellent analytical, relationship building and interpersonal skills
Core Competencies
Budgeting
Assisting in Budget preparation by determining related parameters form the past trends and scrutinizing the same
Providing analytical perspectives to important strategic decisions
Participating in business planning, profit & loss & liquidity planning
Project Management
Handling of Capital Projects relating to the Modification/up-gradation of Factory Projects, analyzing of Costing Part, Liaisoning
with Purchase Department for procurement of machineries for cost effective buying
Managing monthly spend analysis reports for Production, Operation managers
Financial Control & Auditing
Identify and develop controls and processes to ensure all risks and opportunities are highlighted
SOFT SKILLSCORE COMPETENCIES
2. Overseeing internal financial controls. Recording of monies received and paid out
Involvement of Internal Audit aspects in the Tea Estates (preparation of Annexures for recording of their Observations &
findings)
Designing & implementing financial systems to facilitate enhanced financial control and make the business processes more
robust; conducting qualitative analysis of MIS and computing various expenses
Developing & implementing financial/operational controls that improve P&L scenario and competitively position the firm
Team Management
Improvising policies relating to Cost Effective Management
Extending training in the relevant areas for Finance operations under ERP by arranging seminars, workshops etc.
Developing, managing and motivating a team of Accountants
Operations Management
Dealing in accounting operations and contributing higher rate of organic growth; revamping existing systems & procedures,
preparing business continuity plans and facilitating effective decision-making
Ascertaining needs and goals, streamlining operations and envisioning new concepts
Organizational Experience
Since Nov’10 McLeod Russel India Ltd., Halem as Accounts Officer
Key Result Areas:
Spearheading financial & commercial transactions in a circle consisting of ten tea estates including manufacturing units
Identifying & formulating controls/processes while ensuring all risks & opportunities are highlighted
Managing financial and commercial transactions in a circle consisting of Ten (10) Tea Estates along with their respective
Manufacturing Units
Guiding management about how to conduct their operations within the budget with respect to Budgetary Operations
Overseeing internal financial controls and recording of monies received and paid out
Supporting Head-Finance & Commercial for planning of reviewing of Revenue expenditures as well as capital projects for
factory right from analysis of cost, procurement of capital items, advising the estates relating to cost consideration
Leading complex projects from concept to fully operational status
Submitting monthly results, budget variances and ad-hoc analysis and recording receivables and payables accordingly
Managing & developing a team of accountants
Suggesting analytical perspectives to important strategic decisions
Performing month end analytical review with management accountant on margin & variance analysis
Carrying out monthly spend analysis reports for production, operation, engineering and technical managers
Ensuring implementation & application of ERP in the relevant aspects
Working towards designing modules required for operating ERP
Conducting training in the relevant areas for finance operations under ERP by arranging seminars, workshops, etc.
Highlights:
Successfully automated the preparation of 5 (number) reports using Finance, Purchase, Payroll ,Factory that had previously
required extra 14 hours of effort per week
Effectively improved the timeliness of month-end financial reporting from approximately 9 to 4 days
Efficiently saved INR 10 -20 Lakhs annually in the budget by analyzing of corresponding and comparative analysis of
expenditures against the estimate, and also find out the alternative courses of actions leading to the optimum utilization of
liquidity to achieve superior results at a minimum cost
Academic Details
Pursuing MBA (Finance) from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
2012 M.Com. (Finance & Accounts) under Gauhati University, Gauhati with 62.25%
2009 B.Com. (Accountancy) from College, Gauhati University, Gauhati with 64.93%
IT Skills
Sound knowledge of Operating Systems (Windows 98, XP & Vista), MS Office & Internet Applications
Conversant with Database like Tally 9.0, Fact, Ace, Expert & Microsoft Dynamics
3. Extramural Engagements
Participated in discussions with Publishing Articles in the Newspaper in 2011.
Associated with Oxfam India – Charitable Organization, providing assistance to the people affected by flood, earthquake and
eradicating child labour through education
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 11th June, 1987
Languages Known: Hindi, English, Assamese and Bengali
Address: C/o Gopal Sarma, Rupnagar, Rupali Path, House No. 13B, Guwahati-781032, Assam