Experience

SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

• Singapore
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentor - BIG Incubation Program

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  I provide mentorship to budding entrepreneurs (incubated at SMU IIE) on topics related to Finance, Customer first journey. I provide mentorship to budding entrepreneurs (incubated at SMU IIE) on topics related to Finance, Customer first journey.



Amazon

• Bangladesh
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Finance - Amazon Singapore

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  • Head of Finance for Amazon Singapore - Responsible for overall SG P&L, manage dynamic Retail Finance team, partner with country manager and cross-functional teams to define strategies and deliver consistent and responsible growth. • Define KPIs with business team to enable long term sustainable growth strategy, and provide actionable insights on business performance by continuously monitoring trends; • Collaborated with business team to define and model SG Fresh Path to profitability to mitigate cost surges and inflationary pressures; • Initiated APAC Finance Rewards and recognition program to recognize Finance projects and boost job satisfaction (Received 39 nominations for 3 quarters). Show less



Procter & Gamble

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager - APAC SND & T&W Philippines

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2020

  Led Supply Chain Finance for Philippines (~15% of APAC) – Budgeting and Closing Month end, influencing & partnering with T&W team to deliver stretch savings target, designing financial model for optimizing Transportation lanes and Warehousing spends. Achievements• Won “Director’s Best Team Award” for delivering Stretch Target (> 5%) across APAC• Implemented Forecasting & Actuals Delivery process leading to <1% Forecasting variance & delivered 7% Savings commitment • Managed Finance A&T including developing annual competitive work plans, long term career plans and holding regular meetings to share feedback for work plan delivery. (Recognized as Best F&A A&T for FY1819)B) Key Projects & AchievementsAPAC Supply Network Design (SND)- Re-Designed Short Term & Long Term Go-To-Market (GTM) Supply Chain Model for Asia Pacific Markets in collaboration with Product Supply (PS) Team to enable P&G’s supply chain be leaner, more efficient, closer & agile to the customer. - Delivered 10% Cost Savings & $5M via Cash Improvement for Philippines & Korea SND (spend pool - $50M). AMA Replenishment Centric Loss Analysis (RCLA)- Step-changed traditional way of Loss Analysis from by Node/ Cost Bucket to E2E Replenishment Stream Loss Analysis to identify incremental savings for Net Savings delivery and create a pipeline of Structural ideas for coming years- Identified ~$30-35MM savings and $5-$7MM inventory optimization ideas over 5 Workshops – Best Analysis (ACT) Award APAC Customization (Project Pandora)- Led APAC Customization Project to improve Customization spend effectiveness through 3 interventions a) Strong foundation b) Effectiveness (Value Maximization) c) Efficiency (Operational excellence and SND) – Project Leadership Award - Delivered $18M (30%) Structural Savings and $10M Inventory Optimization in initial years of project design in collaboration with Regional / Category Units SPOCs – Performance Award for developing winning savings plan Show less

• Senior Plant Finance Analyst - India Baby Care & Fem Care

  • May 2015 - Sep 2017

  Finance Manager at P&G's plant handling Baby Care (Pampers) & Fem Care (Whisper) ~30% of India P&G’s Key responsibilities are forecasting & actively managing operating costs, Cost Optimization through End to End Loss Analysis exercise with manufacturing counterparts and facilitating a competitive cost structure for India.  Led End to End Benchmarking with Pampers’s Competitor by Analyzing Supply Network design, Product Tear down analysis & Operating Cost Structure to be more externally focused & understand uniqueness in the value chain Appreciated & awarded by Leadership Team for In-depth insights on product and cost comparison & Generating savings opportunities of ~ $10Mn across the Supply chain Show less

• Sales Finance

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Key Responsibilities included working with Distributor team across region to enable annual forecasting, partnering with Sales Team to develop Joint Business Plans, Benchmarking Cost Elements to identify & reapply best practices. Received “Best Business Partner ” Award for effective collaboration with Sales team and designing GTM Platform Co- Led Seamless Transition to new Distributor in complex Delhi geography by co-ordinating with Sales, legal, AR, & Internal Controls team, along with revisiting budgets to accommodate changes in Operating strategy & geography. Initiated structural changes to Profitability Model with minimum business impact & hence mitigated risk (~ $7Mn)  Received “Power of You – Platinum” from Finance Leadership for designing and leading the Cost Savings solution Show less



Kraft Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Developed a dynamic Cash Forecasting Process & conceptualized a predictive model integrating inputs from various departments Analyzed in depth India’s Free Cash Flow (FCF ) & Identified Opportunities for Improvement in Balance Sheet & Operating Income Developed a dynamic Cash Forecasting Process & conceptualized a predictive model integrating inputs from various departments Analyzed in depth India’s Free Cash Flow (FCF ) & Identified Opportunities for Improvement in Balance Sheet & Operating Income



Ernst & Young

• China
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive

  • Sep 2009 - May 2011

  Conducted Statutory Audits of NBFCs & Rating agencies clients like CRISIL, Future Cap Holding Executed SEBI related & Corporate Governance certifications & prepared Audit Committee presentations Led a team of 4 at client site & audited Client’s core business – Loans & Advances worth $ 100 Mn Conceptualized and piloted a new process to record and manage Loan Portfolio Assignment of $ 120 Mn Conducted Statutory Audits of NBFCs & Rating agencies clients like CRISIL, Future Cap Holding Executed SEBI related & Corporate Governance certifications & prepared Audit Committee presentations Led a team of 4 at client site & audited Client’s core business – Loans & Advances worth $ 100 Mn Conceptualized and piloted a new process to record and manage Loan Portfolio Assignment of $ 120 Mn


Borkar & Muzumdar
• India
• Accounting
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Article

  • 2006 - 2009