Anuj Gupta

About the company: Regrip is India's largest tire management startup, and an integrated player in reusable tire manufacturing, waste-tire recycling, and tire-management SaaS solutions.

Key Contributions: Financial Strategy and Growth:

1. Raised ₹200 Mn in equity and ₹100 Mn in debt for carrying out the tyre recycling project.

2. Scaled revenue from ₹3 Cr to ₹25 Cr ARR, making 8X growth in 2 years.

3. Turned cash-positive P&L in FY 2025.

4. Forward integration to the existing business line: scrap processing to scrap recycling, resulting in margin optimization of more than 10%.

5. Launched tire SaaS division with less than ₹10 Mn; achieved ₹200 Mn valuation.

Financial Reporting and Audits:

1. Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with applicable standards.

2. Implement and manage scalable accounting tools (Internal Inventory Management Tool and Tally).

3. Design and implementation of internal financial controls, designing SOPs

Tax Compliances:

1. Achieved 100% on-time compliance across GST, income tax, and labor.

2. FEMA compliances and FDI reporting

3. Driving various tax management strategies for the organization.

Investor Relations & Fundraising

1. Led Series A due diligence and investor meetings.

2. Managing virtual data room, MIS updates, and investor reporting.

1. Financial Operations & Reporting 3.Compliance and Statutory Management.t 4. Audit, Internal Controls, and Risk Governance 5. MIS, Revenue & Receivables Analysis

• Managed financial operations across 1,200+ last-mile delivery routes.
• Finalized the books of accounts and coordinated with auditors for a smooth and timely closure.
• Reduced month-end close cycle from 12 days to 5 days by streamlining workflows.
• Drafted SOPs for financial operations, including expense reimbursements and petty cash.
• Deployed zero-based budgeting, leading to INR 10 million in annual cost savings.
• Introduced fuel variance dashboards for real-time expense monitoring.
• Automated vendor invoice reconciliation using in-house ERP systems.
• Designed salary structures and cost controls across delivery hubs.
• Ensured 100% statutory compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Adhered to labor laws, including PF, ESIC, Bonus Act, and Shops & Establishments Act.
• Regularly filed returns and maintained updated compliance documentation.
• Coordinated and closed statutory audits without qualifications.
• Drafted internal SOPs and implemented control measures across financial processes.
• Conducted revenue tracking, collection analysis, and AR aging reviews.
• Delivered MIS dashboards for key metrics, enabling better decision-making by leadership.

A) Financial reporting and internal controls

B) MIS, Budgeting

C) Taxation

a) Drafting 3CD, Transfer pricing report, arranging audit by tax auditor and timely filing of ROI within due date.

b) Engaged in assessments activities. Dealing with department w.r.t. notices related to TDS/income tax.

c) Timely TDS, advance tax payments, filing of returns, other compliances related to issuance of forms i.e. 16/16A.

1. Payments to domestic vendors against Services and supplies- Related compliances of TDS, VAT/CST, WCT, Service tax, ensuring adherence to commercial terms and approvals. Ensure accuracy of accounting codes to avoid unnecessary deviations. Maintain payment ageing standards.

2. MIS - Revenue liability ageing, revenue advance ageing, prepaid insurance ageing, schedules related to security deposits, freight, detention etc. Efforts for clearing old pending items lying in schedule.

3. Analysis of freight and related cost :ln land freight, ocean freight, air freight, handling charges payable at ports, detention and booking of freight cost in purchases, coil purchase booking, Service tax on ocean freight and GTA with abatement

4. Working on controls and related improvements - All payments through EFT (nearby 100%), EFT confirmations from vendors, Issuing C form to vendors after receiving vendor confirmation, control for settling advances.

5. Handling statutory, internal, clause 49 audits.

VPG-Import Payments

Custom duty payments and related accounting in books.

Accounts payables (AP) and Accounts receivables (AR)

1. Responsible for smooth operations of accounts payable, ensuring policies and procedures are in existence in order to compliance with internal audit requirements.

2. Processing project supply invoices as per TAT after recoveries towards advances, retention, LD, bill discounting after ensuring that vendor meets its contractual obligations.

3. Exercising full control over bank guarantees (ABG & PBG) received from vendor, making payments against BGs after bank confirmations, involvement in BG encashment procedure.

4. Releasing outward remittances to foreign vendors for supply, prepare documentation and ensure compliance as per FEMA provisions.

5. Monitoring Inter-company transactions to ensure compliances of provisions of Transfer pricing. Raising IU Debit/credit notes. Making Periodic reconciliation.

6. Exercising full control on invoicing for avoidance of revenue leakage. Ensure timely collection and periodic reconciliation.

Project costing, accounting and compliances

1. Project Costing for and up to the reporting period for calculation of revenue as per AS-7

2. Cash flow (Project) for the reporting period and future projections.

3. Foreign payables and receivables for future.

4. Statutory compliances related to State VAT, CST Entry tax –Documentation, Monthly Payments, Return filing, Forms (C form, E form, F form), way bills