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MAINAK KUNDU
Chartered Accountant
Mumbai
Summary
Highly motivated and experienced finance professional with excellent analytical skills and a result driven attitude. Expert in financial modelling and financial partnerships. Committed to driving continuous improvements for finance operations through the identification and implementation of process enhancement opportunities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Format Commercial Manager
More Retail Private Limited
Mumbai
08.2022 - Current
- Commercial lead of the Hypermarkets vertical with an annual topline of GBP 120 million
- Responsible for the operation of 42 Hypermarkets across India
- Have successfully helped launch 3 Hypermarkets and shut down 1 non-performing Hypermarket
- Responsible for preparing monthly business reviews and providing insights which are then presented to the Board
- Responsible for ensuring whether all Insurance policies of company are in line
- Closely working with the marketing team to explore multiple channels of advertising to help boost sales
Manager
upGrad
Mumbai
05.2022 - 07.2023
- International Business Finance
- Cash flow planning and management of upGrad subsidiaries in the United States, UK and Singapore
- Designing approval matrix, refunds, sales incentive and referral policies for the international team
- Analysing program performance and efficient marketing channels across multiple geographies
- Advising sales and marketing teams on conversions and efficiencies backed with historical data and patterns
- Helping design marketing strategies for various marketing channels catering to respective geographies
- Assisting the program team in structuring various price points for multiple programs across the globe
- Conducted profitability analysis on international cohorts which helped structure the program launches
- Designed daily and quarterly MIS with budgets and LFL comparisons for all international verticals
- Helped restructure the international team with significant payroll impact on the P&L statement, Driving weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews with the senior management
Assistant Manager
upGrad
Mumbai
07.2020 - 04.2022
- Played a crucial role in the financial due diligence to help secure the first round of external funding
- Reduced the subvention cost by 1% of the total revenue - by onboarding new partners and renegotiating commercials with existing partners; helped onboard and integrate international lending partners and gateways
- Designing the entire International Business Plan for FY 22-23 covering APAC, EMEA and North America
- Forecasting revenue and budgeting costs across 3 international geos with payments from over 50 countries
- SPOC for payment gateways and lending partners contributing to 65% of the total topline of upGrad India
- Finance SPOC for 9 Universities, domestic and international, contributing to over 30% of upGrad's topline
Associate
PwC
Mumbai
04.2019 - 05.2020
- Performed treaty analysis of various clauses of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
- Provided case for opinions on provisions of the Income Tax Act to be submitted to the Ministry of Finance
- Filing of Income Tax returns, responding to notices under the Income Tax Act, assisting international and domestic clients with disputed refund proceedings and advising clients on Income Tax treaty related matters
Articleship Trainee
A H Joshi & Co
Pune
10.2015 - 01.2019
- Diverse auditing experience of Companies, Hospitals, Trusts, Firms and Educational Institutions
- Filing tax returns, tax audits, assessments, scrutiny assessments, intimations, rectifications & appeals
- Writing of Accounts and creation of financial statements
Education
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2014 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Pune University
06.2014 - 03.2017
Skills
Leadership
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the 'Star of upGrad' award + 6 other recognitions
- Awarded the Certificate of Excellence at A. H. Joshi & Co.
Software
Google Workspace
Tableau, Tally ERP, Navision ERP, Oracle Finance
Timeline
Format Commercial Manager
More Retail Private Limited
08.2022 - Current
Manager
upGrad
05.2022 - 07.2023
Assistant Manager
upGrad
07.2020 - 04.2022
Associate
PwC
04.2019 - 05.2020
Articleship Trainee
A H Joshi & Co
10.2015 - 01.2019
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2014 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Pune University
06.2014 - 03.2017
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