Company Overview: PPAP Automotive Limited
PPAP Automotive Limited is a publicly listed company on the (NSE) and (BSE) specializing in the automobile industry in India. The company is a prominent manufacturer and supplier of high-quality automobile parts to leading automotive brands, including Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Toyota, General Motors, and Nissan.
With 7 state-of-the-art manufacturing units strategically located across Delhi, Noida, Bhiwadi, Chennai, and Gujarat, PPAP Automotive Limited is well-equipped to meet the dynamic demands of the automotive sector. The company generates an annual turnover of approximately ₹600 crores and employs a workforce of around 3,000 skilled professionals, reflecting its robust operational and financial strength.
PPAP Automotive Limited is committed to innovation, sustainability, and excellence, making it a preferred partner in the automobile supply chain industry.
- Deputy Manager (2023–2024) | Lead Group Level Accounts Receivable Management, Internal Audit, and SAP Issues.
- Assistant Manager (2019–2023) | Accounts Receivable
- Senior Executive (2016–2019) |Import Management.
- Executive (2011–2016) |Accounting and Banking.
Accounts Receivable Management:
- Managed group accounts receivable and conducted internal audits to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
- Developed and implemented collection strategies to reduce outstanding receivables and monitor overdue accounts.
- Established and reviewed credit policies to mitigate credit risk.
- Maintained positive customer relationships to facilitate prompt payments and resolve inquiries.
- Prepared various MIS reports to analyze aging, customer overdue accounts, bad debts, and accounts receivable performance, identifying trends for management.
- Evaluated and enhanced accounts receivable processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Conducted comprehensive financial forecasting to support strategic decision-making.
Internal Audit:
- Conducted comprehensive internal audits to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Executed pre-audit planning and resource allocation, ensuring efficient audit processes.
- Conducted comprehensive internal audits to evaluate compliance and operational efficiency, ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.
SAP Issues/New Requirements:
- Resolved SAP issues and implemented new requirements to enhance system functionality.
- Centralized issue tracking to streamline problem resolution and enhance team efficiency.
Import Accounting Management: (April 2016 – June 2021)
- Managed import accounting processes, ensuring compliance with international regulations and timely financial reporting.
- Managed import payments for materials, advances, services, and royalties, including the issuance of Letters of Credit (L/Cs).
- Negotiated and coordinated forward contract agreements with banks for FCY purchases.
- Hedged foreign currencies and compiled detailed reports to monitor profit and loss.
- Managed the accounting of all import payment vouchers.
- Managed the booking of foreign exchange differences (DOFE) and prepared Forex provisions for financial statements.
- Prepared detailed summaries of import payments, including timely and delayed transactions analysis.
- Managed the procurement of imported raw materials in various foreign currencies, ensuring accurate tracking of FCY fluctuations between customs clearance and foreign payments for comprehensive analysis.
- Managed the monthly Custom exchange rates data.
- Coordinated and submitted Bills of Entry (BOEs) while maintaining accurate records.
- Ensured timely online payment of custom duties based on requests from CHA to facilitate material release from the customs warehouse.
- Prepared detailed reports on payables and advances for import suppliers, container security, and freight, ensuring timely review and action by the Purchase and Plant Accounts departments.
- Prepared documents for the issuance of G.R. Waiver Certificates to facilitate material dispatch for testing at foreign suppliers, ensuring timely follow-up with the bank.
- Prepared documents for the release of materials purchased through High-Sea Sales, including indemnity bonds and KYC requirements for CHA.
- Prepared and submitted bank documents to facilitate the realization of export payments from foreign customers.
- Managed accounting and banking operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations.
Accounting and Banking: (May 2011 – April 2016)
- Prepared daily bank position of funds.
- Processed online payments, computerized and manual cheques, demand drafts, pay orders, and RTGS/NEFT transactions.
- Processed online payments for ESIC, PF, TDS, TCS, and Income Tax.
- Maintained detailed records of interest and bank charges.
- Compiled detailed section-wise TDS reports.
- Managed cash operations effectively.
- Processed employee reimbursements and salaries efficiently.
- Processed and recorded foreign travel expense bills for employees.
- Performed comprehensive bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial records.
- Determined appropriate account heads for purchase invoices and cash vouchers.