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ANITA AGGARWAL

THANE (MUMBAI),MAHARASHTRA

Summary

Results-driven executive with extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational excellence. Proven track record in driving growth, optimizing processes, and fostering team collaboration. Exceptional skills in strategic planning, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Adaptable and reliable, consistently achieving high-impact results in dynamic environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP Finance & Accounts

Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd.
09.2017 - Current
  • On functional role of managing Treasury and Financial Control.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including bankers, vendors, cross functional teams/leaders and auditors to promote collaboration and long-term success.
  • Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects like Branch in Gift City and Dubai, resulting in increased efficiency and internal client satisfaction.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization.
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.
  • Ensured implementation of robust internal controls with proactive monitoring mechanisms.
  • Responsible for managing various collection avenues like Payment Gateways, CMS, OTC, SWIFT etc.; control collection charges; ensuring best services at lowest rates and implementation of new avenues
  • Managing premium collection activities like timely credit from Banks; accounting; closure of related issues
  • Ensure timely and error free payout to respective stakeholders and monitoring of Bank Reconciliation
  • Managing Daily Cash flow and ensuring optimum utilisation of funds; correct segment accounting and interbank transfers
  • SOPs review and improvements and build sufficient controls and ensure adherence. Identify the areas of automation and implementation of additional controls
  • Ensure various automation processes are updated covering all financial risks and their mitigation plans.
  • Monitor testing of various financial processes to identify area of control weakness and agree on the mitigation plan
  • Loss event monitoring to ensure controls are put in place to avoid their future occurrence
  • Ensure closure of various periodic deliverable with regard to companies act requirement on Internal financial controls and liaison with statutory and internal auditors to seek certification regarding adequacy of the same
  • Carry periodic assessment of Balance sheet reconciliation for various assets and liabilities accounts to ensure nil financial exposure.
  • Financial Controls Assessment Evaluation for various F&A departments to avoid any financial risk
  • Risk control assessment for various finance functions to avoid financial and operational risks
  • Drive automation of various finance processes, new system implementation and existing Finance system (SAP, P2P, Travel and Expense, BRS) management.

Business Controller (DGM Finance & Accounts)

Go Airlines (India) Ltd.
12.2015 - 08.2017
  • On functional role of Business Controller for divisions Sales & Marketing; Revenue Management; Network Planning and CRM.
  • Enhanced financial performance by streamlining budgeting and forecasting processes.
  • Reviewed contracts financially impacting company.
  • Streamlined reporting processes, providing up-to-date information for informed decision making across all departments.
  • Contributed to the development of new product lines by analyzing market trends for growth opportunities.
  • Enhanced profitability through comprehensive revenue analysis, cost of sales analysis and pricing optimization strategies.
  • Review, improvements and adherence of Internal Financial Controls
  • SOPs review and improvements and ensure adherence
  • Review of Budget vs. Actual: Departmental cost; cost of sales; revenue; capacity; flight level; route level; Department KRA/ KPI monitoring; Channel wise sales and cost of sales along with other KPIs
  • Preparing, review and analyzing various operational reports like Product/ Campaign/ scheme/ measures actual vs. planned performance; analytical review of fares and load factor; Capacity available and utilization and against Budget; New routes profitability, charters and additional flights etc
  • Competition benchmarking and bringing in best practices of industry

Senior Manager- Finance & Accounts

Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd.
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • On functional role of Financial Planning & Analysis.
  • Annual Budget and Rolling Forecast preparation after taking the input from Operations, Category & Planning and Marketing inputs.
  • Presenting a true and fair view of the financial position of the company by way of timely preparation of management reports ensuring analyzing the expenditure on a monthly basis to control expenses
  • Monthly Financial Analysis, MIS Deck, Board PPT, investor presentations and FAQs for various Stakeholders.
  • Checking & assessing the value drivers of business and developing analytics around key measurements to facilitate business decision-making
  • Analyze target v/s achievements, shortfall and reasoning for shortfalls

Senior Manager-Finance & Accounts

Reliance Retail Ltd. (Reliance Industries Ltd.)
10.2006 - 12.2014
    • On functional role of Cash & Banking, Accounts Receivable, Central Finance, Category Finance, Supply Chain Finance and FP&A Department.
    • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
    • Accountable for monitoring functions related to supply chain -warehousing & transportation cost, 3 PL cost analysis, transportation cost analysis, consumables analysis, space analysis, trend analysis, variation analysis, efficiency analysis, inventory control etc. for better control
    • Accountable for looking after several activities that involving preparation of category sales & margins; depth analysis of the same
    • Evaluating various other key performance indicators impacting the sales and margins for business growth & excellence
    • Presenting a true and fair view of the financial position of the company by way of timely preparation of management reports ensuring analyzing the expenditure on a monthly basis to control expenses
    • Checking & assessing the value drivers of business and developing analytics around key measurements to facilitate business decision-making
    • Looking after commercial operations like analyzing expenditure trends, recommending appropriate budget levels
    • Voucher management
    • Accounts receivable (AR) management of various means of payments like cash, credit card, cheques, paper & plastic finance, Sodexo etc.
    • Preparation and analysis of exception reports for management
    • Providing assistance for development of NOC report used to manage and control the receivables
    • Ensuring compliance with treasury controls, policies (including limits) and regulatory requirements (in particular current and future liquidity regimes)
    • Instrumental in managing complete fund & non-fund based working capital limits in coordination with several banks
    • Designing investment schedules & contingent liability note for bank guarantee and LC for annual report as per the Indian GAAP
    • Prepared Bank guarantee reports and assisted in development of the Bank Guarantee Module through SAP technique
    • Prepared Cash Flow reports and assisted in the development of these reports in DSS & SAP which could be used for past, present and future cash flows in an effective way
    • Proactively coordinated with various internal and external customers like banks, auditors, merchandisers, zonal commercial heads
    • Recruited through ICAI Campus

Education

CA (Final) -

The Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
NEW DELHI
05-2006

B.Com. (Hons.) -

Daulat Ram College, Delhi University
NEW DELHI
06-2000

Skills

  • Well versed with Applications like SAP R/3 FICO, Procure to Pay, Travel and Expense Management, Bank reconciliation
  • MS Office
  • Team leadership
  • Relationship building
  • Decision-making
  • Critical thinking
  • Results-driven
  • Process improvement

Certification

  • Executive Programme in Leadership and Management from IIM Kolkata in 2019
  • Executive Leaders' Certification Program from XLRI
  • Talent Grow Initiative- Leadership Infinity Program of TMTC/Deakin University
  • General Management & Communication Skills (GMCS) from ICAI in 2006
  • ‘O' Level in Computers from DOEACC in 2001
  • Completed training of Six Sigma, Green belt, Corporate Fraud Control, PMP certification

LNGG

English
Hindi

Hobbies and Interests

Successfully cleared the Certificate ‘C’ & ‘B’ Examination of National Cadet Corps. under the authority of Ministry of Defence, Government of India with ‘B’ Grade in 2000, Certified Yoga Teacher and Evaluator from Yoga Certification Board, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, Participation in Ultra Marathons, Marathons, Half Marathons and various other events.

Awards

Holds the merit of qualifying the Chartered Accountant Exam in 1st attempt in 2006 and received 40th rank in CA PE- II in 2004, Prof. Madan Prasad Memorial Prize for exemplary performance in Economics, Hall of Fame award for exemplary performance in Finance from Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd., Leadership Conclave Award from Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd., Diva Leader of the Year from Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd

Leadership

Driving the organisational mission through employees & supports motivation of employees in organisation

Management

Overseeing operations of the organisation, implementing plans, managing human & physical resources

Timeline

VP Finance & Accounts

Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd.
09.2017 - Current

Business Controller (DGM Finance & Accounts)

Go Airlines (India) Ltd.
12.2015 - 08.2017

Senior Manager- Finance & Accounts

Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd.
01.2015 - 12.2015

Senior Manager-Finance & Accounts

Reliance Retail Ltd. (Reliance Industries Ltd.)
10.2006 - 12.2014

CA (Final) -

The Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

B.Com. (Hons.) -

Daulat Ram College, Delhi University

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