Mariam Patel

Business Partnering and Finance Controller

• Owning P&L of Spain, Norway and France regions contributing topline of $12 mn to the business.
• Driving Inventory control, in-market product expiries and CoPE management.
• Evaluation of business cases for new launches of In-house and ILD products.
• Budgeting activities including tracking m-o-m actual performance against budget, proposing product-mix, margin improvement plan and cost saving initiatives.
• Controller for 3 markets including 2 branches. Performing periodic closure activities, in-market compliances, direct and indirect taxes, fund management.
• Improvement of scorecard for controllership for the region from 5 to 9 during my tenure.
• Performed inter-branch elimination and consolidation activities.
• Visited Spain to resolve crucial issues of receivable management, banking controls, warehousing challenges.
• Resolved issues surrounding GRIR, branch closure, Automation of payables booking, Transfer price correction.

• Central Controller overlooking the monthly financial closing of 12 entities/branches in the Emerging Markets segment.
• Receivables review and analysis of ~ $ 100 mn as part of working capital management with significant reduction in DSO days during my tenure.
• Finance Controller for China Entity, overlooking under-development plant activities along with CWIP capitalisation.

• Managed Taxation of listed as well as unlisted companies, partnership firms engaged in sectors like Realty, E-Commerce, Category II Alternative Investment Fund, Logistics and Export-Import.
• Conducted Statutory and Tax Audit of a Shipping company, Paper manufacturer, chemical company and prominent Iron and Metal Companies.