Deepak Behera

Plant Finance & Controlling

• Lead Factory Accounting & Accounts Payable team (10 members) ensuring statutory compliance (GST, TDS) and timely vendor payments.
• Manage month-end close and preparation of P&L schedules, cost variance analysis and plant performance dashboards.
• Present financial insights and operational analytics to senior management.
• Strengthened internal controls and improved financial integrity through process automation and tracking mechanisms.

Costing & Inventory Control

• Calculate product costing and maintain MAP (Moving Average Price) analysis in SAP.
• Conduct physical verification of inventory and ensure compliance with SOPs.
• Prepare CAS-4 valuation for stock transfer pricing.
• Identify slow-moving and non-moving inventory; collaborate with plant leadership for liquidation strategies.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels to support uninterrupted production

Procurement & Working Capital

• Vendor evaluation, negotiation and commercial optimization.
• Improved payable cycle management and supported working capital efficiency.
• Analyzed sourcing patterns to identify cost reduction opportunities.

Capex & Treasury Exposure

• Exposure creation, negotiation and cancellation via treasury portal.
• Ensured accurate accounting of import transactions and BCD compliance.
• Developed manual import tracking system to avoid demurrage, interest and penalty.

Payroll & Compliance

• Supervised payroll processing for 745+ non-management employees.
• Coordinated statutory, internal and tax audits.

FP&A & Business Planning

• Supported Annual Business Plan (ABP), Monthly Rolling Estimates (MRE) and Mid-Month Estimates.
• Managed plant-level closing including GL review, reconciliation and cost variance reporting.
• Reported fixed, variable and freight cost performance (MTD & YTD).
• Delivered financial deep-dive analysis to plant leadership for decision support.

Capex & Capital Management

• Managed multiple capex projects (₹12K projects, ASRS, ASSP line projects).
• Ensured timely capitalization and validation of RFA justification.
• Drove capital efficiency and return analysis.

Logistics & Distribution Finance

• Performed detailed freight cost analytics (primary & secondary).
• Identified critical cost levers: loadability, lane deviation, vehicle mix, dispatch efficiency.
• Achieved daily savings of ₹2–4 lakh through capacity and lane optimization analysis.
• Improved warehouse productivity, asset utilization and space management.

Inventory & Working Capital

• Led inventory deep dives and fixed asset verification.
• Reduced slow-moving spares through cross-unit reallocation.
• Managed returnable assets (pallets, ILS, crates) with monthly reconciliation.
• Strengthened working capital performance through payables and inventory monitoring.

• Processed employee reimbursements and vendor payments in SAP (MIRO).
• Supported GST compliance (GSTR-1, 3B, 7) and TDS compliance.
• Reconciled GSTR-2A/2B with input GL.
• Assisted in monthly closing and statutory compliance