Experience

Whistle

• India
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Campari Group

• Italy
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Finance And Operations

  • Jun 2022 - Oct 2023

  India



Pernod Ricard India

• India
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager - Supply Chain Finance

  • Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Senior Manager Strategic Planning

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Manager - Strategic Planning

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

  Gurgaon, India Within the scope of my present role, I primarily accountable to work with top management on business opportunity identification for long term growth like backward & forward integration, product & category expansion, import export strategy, brand acquisition, government liasoning, etc. I even liaison with Business Heads to identify must win battlegrounds and strategize the mid-term operational plan to win. Furthermore, I also design presentations on key business aspects for review of people… Show more Within the scope of my present role, I primarily accountable to work with top management on business opportunity identification for long term growth like backward & forward integration, product & category expansion, import export strategy, brand acquisition, government liasoning, etc. I even liaison with Business Heads to identify must win battlegrounds and strategize the mid-term operational plan to win. Furthermore, I also design presentations on key business aspects for review of people visiting from HQ and lead financial modelling & evaluation of business development, acquisition & partnership proposals. Moreover, I prepared annual budgets and latest estimates for the International brands portfolio; worked with Planning Head in presenting the budgets/estimates to Asia HQ; conducted variance analysis of actual financial results vs. budgets as Manager - Financial Planning & Product Pricing, I was a key member in special project related to change in import process & import price fixation as per custom rules. I even liaised with 25+ factories across India for reporting of actual cost of production and variation vs. budget on a monthly basis and led the standardization of reporting formats & automation of the reporting process. Reported exceptional issues and areas of improvement in various aspects of manufacturing quarterly to top management as Manager - Manufacturing Finance. I acquired knowledge of overall Indian Liquor industry like key brands, competition, state contribution, etc. including brand-wise / state-wise cost components & profitability, practical application of Custom Valuation Rules as well as major aspects of liquor industry like manufacturing process, procurement, product costing & operational aspects of owned and third-party bottling units. I played a key role in saving cost through negotiations during procurement of brand name from third party and purchased material at lower price than approved by management.

• Manager Financial Planning - International Brands

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2018

  Gurgaon, India

• Manager Finance-Manufacturing

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2016

  Gurgaon, India



METRO Wholesale India

• India
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager-Commercial Controlling & Regional Finance Head

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

  After gaining extensive hands on industry exposure for 2 years at PepsiCo. India Holdings Pvt. Ltd., I shifted to Metro Cash & Carry India Pvt. Ltd. and worked as a Manager-Commercial Controlling & Regional Finance Head while controlling budgets for new store opening & their financial performance evaluation as well as marketing expenses. Furthermore, I prepared annual financial budgets at store level and variance analysis. I also collaborated with Marketing Team to evaluate the… Show more After gaining extensive hands on industry exposure for 2 years at PepsiCo. India Holdings Pvt. Ltd., I shifted to Metro Cash & Carry India Pvt. Ltd. and worked as a Manager-Commercial Controlling & Regional Finance Head while controlling budgets for new store opening & their financial performance evaluation as well as marketing expenses. Furthermore, I prepared annual financial budgets at store level and variance analysis. I also collaborated with Marketing Team to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing spends. Moreover, I was selected one out of two members team from India for worldwide program on Future CFOs. Show less



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Financial Planning (Foods)

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  Moved to planning department for PAN INDIA foods business wherein involved Prepared annual financial plans, latest estimates and analysis of variation vs plan. Performed financial evaluation of pricing proposals. I proactively assisted in budget presentations to HQ.

• Assistant Manager - Finance Controlling (Beverages)

  • May 2009 - Dec 2010

  Post clearing CA exams started professional career with Pepsico as Industrial Trainee in May 2008 and later on joined as AM Finance in North Financial Controlling Team post completion of 9 months of Industrial Training. Worked on monthly financial closing &, management reporting , balance sheet review , process audits etc. in this role