Experience

Allcap Communications

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Owner & Director

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  ALLCAP Communications is a content and communications start-up conceptualised and driven by a core team of media professionals. The team comprises some of the best multimedia talent around the country, and works across sectors, from education to entertainment, books to brands, business communications to screenplays. Responsibilities: Responsible for drawing up the strategic roadmap for the company. Managing Finance, HR and Operations functions and Business Development. ALLCAP Communications is a content and communications start-up conceptualised and driven by a core team of media professionals. The team comprises some of the best multimedia talent around the country, and works across sectors, from education to entertainment, books to brands, business communications to screenplays. Responsibilities: Responsible for drawing up the strategic roadmap for the company. Managing Finance, HR and Operations functions and Business Development.



Self-employed

• Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Finance and Management Consultant

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Specialised in ERP implementation, project consulting, management audit services, funding related services. Specialised in ERP implementation, project consulting, management audit services, funding related services.



Adamas University

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• President & Business Head - Chancellor Cell

  • Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

  Adamas University is a leading private university in West Bengal. Currently in its fifth year, the campus has 3,500+ students, with more than 2,000 resident students and faculty members. The university was established with the vision of providing quality education to youngsters to help them become professionally competent as well as academically knowledgeable under 10 schools of studies. Responsibilities: Responsible for the P&L of the university, overseeing the Admissions, Placement, Brand, Finance and Infrastructure verticals. Key achievements: • Set up a new Admissions process • Streamlined and put in place a new structure for the Placement process • Implemented an ERP and set up the Management Reporting System Show less



ABP eVentures Private Limited

• India
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Nov 2020

  Responsibilities: Heading Finance, Infrastructure, Customer Care, Planning and New Business Development of an online matrimony service (abpweddings.com) and Wedding Planning and Execution Services (onestopweddings.in). Also oversaw an ongoing Fund-raising Operation. Key achievements: • Led Finance and Operations verticals to take the business from 0 to Rs 23 cr topline in 3 years • Set up processes, operation and framework for the new businesses • Created the business plan for funding the digital businesses Show less



ABP Group

• India
• Newspaper Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Head - Finance and Business Planning, Digital Businesses

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2019

  Responsibilities:Managed disruption and set up the digital business for ABP Pvt Ltd.Key achievements:• Created the business plan for funding the digital businesses• Set up processes, operation and framework for the new businesses• Led key negotiations with foreign vendors to buy services and enter into partnerships• Led the indirect revenue vertical to maximise revenueso Led key projects like in-house CMS, redesign and launch of The Telegraph and Anandabazar Patrika websites, launch of ABP Weddings in Marathi Show less

• Various roles in Finance, Business, Operations, Sourcing etc.

  • May 2001 - Mar 2016

  Responsibilities (chronologically):Management Accounts, Business Head – Bengali Magazines, Business Head – Events, Executive assistant to MD, Advertisement Management Services, Co-heading Finance function with independent charge of Sourcing and Logistics.Key achievements (chronologically):• Led a team to put a structure in place to review all businesses, strategic planning and budgetary processes• As Business Head of Bengali Magazines, successfully introduced Events as a revenue stream (from 0 to 20% of total revenue contribution in 3 years). Also launched the first youth magazine in Bengali and made it profitable in 1 year• Created and implemented the Radio launch plan• Worked in the strategy team for launching TV business nationally• Successfully led the implementation team for the new AMS software• Worked with Monitor Group to implement process improvement in advertisement revenue generation function• Led key negotiations with foreign vendors to buy newsprint, press, machine parts etc.• Devised strategies to maintain stakeholder value during the economic downturn Show less



Exide Industries Limited

• India
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Various roles in Finance and IT

  • Feb 1996 - Apr 2001

  Responsibilities: Factory accounts and costing, FI/CO Lead for SAP implementation, Consolidation and Finalisation of Accounts Key achievements: • Successfully led the implementation (FI/CO) team in 7 factories across India • Designed the Product Costing System for Battery Industry in SAP • Led the team for changeover from manual to computerised financial accounting Responsibilities: Factory accounts and costing, FI/CO Lead for SAP implementation, Consolidation and Finalisation of Accounts Key achievements: • Successfully led the implementation (FI/CO) team in 7 factories across India • Designed the Product Costing System for Battery Industry in SAP • Led the team for changeover from manual to computerised financial accounting