Key SkillsFinancial & Strategic Planning

Controllership & Decision Support

Risk Management/Compliance

Due Diligence/ PE Funding

Fund Management

Direct & Indirect Taxation

Debt Finance/ Loan Structuring

High Stake Negotiations & Deal Structuring

Team Building & Leadership

Enterprising CFO with extensive knowledge of financial & accounting principles and multi departmental industry experience to deliver

comprehensive financial supportLocation Preference: Delhi & NCR/ Mumbai/ Bangalore

Profile SummaryCA & CS professional leveraging nearly 35 years of proven competencies in Strategic Financial Planning & Accounting, Auditing & General Administration with several industriesNoted for strong leadership, team building and restoring financial health of the company by establishing working relationship and restructuring financial liabilities with bankers, investors and statutory agenciesHighly knowledgeable & familiar with all aspects of corporate finance, company secretary functions, forecasting, business plans developmentMerit of arranging banking facilities for amounts up to Rs.900 Million; hands-on experience in business valuation, negotiation, and due diligence for PE fundingCoordinating with various agencies such as RBI, SEBI, ROC, Stock Exchanges, Lead Managers, Banks, BrokersProficient in conceptualizing and implementing financial procedures, including working capital management, internal financial controls and costing, implementing financial structure, formulating & establishing policies & strategiesEstablished consistent and appropriate business practices, enhanced controls for credit risks, and built staff/supplier morale at a time of financial distress; instituted controls, teamwork throughout the entitySuccessfully collaborating with the management in improving & executing strategies and processes, accomplishing corporate goals and profitability for the company having an annual revenue

Career Timeline

Education

SANDIP GUPTATop Level AssignmentsCFO

sandipg2000@yahoo.com+91-9830077031

Indian Cable Company Ltd.

(Incab Industries Ltd.), as Accounts

East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited,

Manager, Finance & CS

Senbo Group of

Companies, as Manager-Finance and

CS

May’81-Apr’87 May’87-Aug’96 Sept’96-Mar’00

Otto India Private

Limited, as General

Manager, Finance & CS

Apr’00-Dec’05

Crystal Cable Industries

Ltd., as GM-Finance & CS

Feb’13 till date

Venkatesh Logistics Private

Limited, as CFO &CS

Jan’06 – May’09

GontermannPeipers India Limited, as

CFO

May’09 – Jan’13

CS from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Kolkata in 1984CA from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Kolkata in 1980B.Com. (Hons.) from St. Xavier’s, Kolkata in 1978Senior Cambridge from Calcutta Boys’ School, Kolkata in 1975

Work ExperienceFeb’13 till date with Gontermann Peipers India Limited, Kolkata as CFODirecting and controlling strategic financial support to the company with a turnover of Rs. 2000 million

Key Result Areas:Heading finance functions involving determining financial objectives, designing & implementing

systems, policies & procedures to facilitate internal financial and process controlsDesigning business plans / strategies for maximizing the profitability & revenue generation and

realizing corporate goalsConducting financial due-diligence for acquiring the assets and takeover of existing business set-

upsImplementing systems, procedures & manuals for preparation & maintenance of statutory books

of accounts & financial statements, ensuring compliance with statutory requirementsManaging the complete planning and management activities for ensuring completion of various

types of audits within the time and cost parameters.Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected

figures & actual expenditure & implementing corrective actionsMobilizing debt / equity funding post Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) as well as exploring

merger / business restructuring of group entities Liaising with bankers for various fund requirements & treasury operations and efficient Working

Capital Management; devising all banking activities and liaising with local banksEstablishing working relationship with bankers, suppliers and workers; negotiating settlements

and restructuring financial liabilities with bankers, suppliers, statutory agencies Developing and presenting a revival business model to Financers, BIFR and Regulatory AgenciesResolving numerous pending legal, statutory, direct and indirect tax cases and ensured a fresh

start to operations; arranged finance facilities for the re-commencement of business

Highlights:Successfully implemented SAP software and achieved annual savings in costs by 10% by implementing new initiatives such as employee rationalization, energy audit, review of existing annual contracts and insurance costs.Worked as a part of the team to establish HR and Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes, controls & systems to ensure operational excellence. Recommended & scheduled financial, compliance, performance audits of departmentsSecured working capital worth INR 83 Crores / US$ 12 Million through presenting and negotiating a financial revival package and term loan proposal with banks / financial institutions Conducted due diligence during the proposed takeover of Fundicion Nodular (Spain), AFS Sedan (France); developed financial models for arranging finance for the acquisitions

May’09 – Jan’13 with Venkatesh Logistics Private Limited, Kolkata as Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary, (Led, trained and mentored a team of 15 direct reports)Highlights:

Devised strategic financial support for the company with revenues of Rs.3000 millionProvided functional financial, HR, Company Secretarial and Administrative advice to operations and senior management; found innovative means to fund financial needs of the organization at difficult times Maintained effective relationships with the Board of Directors, PE Investor, auditors and bankersAdministered Corporate Secretarial entailing active involvement at Board of Director meetingsDirected financial analysis; internal and regulatory reporting; accounting operations; budgeting; forecasting that led to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity; negotiated new financing structure with financial institutionsEstablished company HR guidelines and implemented initiatives to achieve cost reduction through measures such as re-negotiation of insurance policies, arranging alternate service providers and contractors and reduction of finance cost by switching over to alternate finance arrangements

Jan’06-May’09 with Crystal Cable Industries Ltd., Kolkata, as General Manager Finance & Company SecretaryLed a team of 12 Direct Reports

Highlights:Establishing a more efficient budget process through introduction of zero based budgeting

Interfaced with Financial Institutions for approval of the company’s Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) proposal

Successfully re-listed the shares at Kolkata Stock exchangeWorked as primary interface with external and internal auditors and governmental agencies

April’00-Dec’05 with Otto India Private Limited, Kolkata as General Manager Finance and Company Secretary, Subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Encoke of GermanyLed a Team of 25 direct reports

Highlights:Steered accounting team for overall accounting operations and audit for the organization including

collections, purchase, contract compliance, receivables, deposits, disbursements, payroll, fixed assets and inventory

Conducted monthly reporting to Germany; implemented financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with German GAAP

Ensured compliance with tax regulations, including customer billings, capture of input tax credits, filing of returns, and timely Payment of tax; managed Trustee of PF/Gratuity/Superannuation funds

Acted as Group leader in the design of an integrated software development solution for the entire company by a major software Company

Previous ExperienceSept’96 – Mar’00 with Senbo Group of Companies, Kolkata as Manager Finance and Company Secretary

Highlights:Conducted all Company Secretarial work including holding of Annual General / Board Meetings,

dealing with the Registrar of Companies and the Stock Exchanges; managed imports and exportsResolved a major union problem of the company’s hotel unit , and was appointed Director of the

hotel unit

May’87 – Aug’96 with East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Kolkata as Manager Finance and Company Secretary

Highlights:Monitored and controlled banking activities – negotiating with banks for credit facilities, preparing

and submitting reports, financial institutions – correspondence, loan applications, documentation, negotiation

Successfully introduced computerization for the first time in the company Supervisedexports and was appointed Director of company’s subsidiary export company

May’81 – Apr’87 with Indian Cable Company Ltd., (Incab Industries Ltd.), Kolkata as Accounts Officer

Academic AchievementRecipient of National Merit Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India for overall result in Senior Cambridge

Personal DetailsDate of Birth: 30th April 1958Languages Known: English, Bengali, HindiAddress: Westwind, Block 7, Flat 9 B, 78, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700084