Nishkarsh Gupta
Chartered Accountant
Mumbai
Summary
A seasoned strategic finance professional with a wealth of experience in the FMCG sector, having held multifaceted roles roles at Hindustan Unilever and PepsiCo. Renowned for expertise in financial stewardship, cost optimization, and spearheading digital transformation initiatives. Demonstrating a distinguished track record of refining operational processes and driving organizational efficiency, consistently delivering impactful results.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Controller
Lakme Lever Ltd. (Wholly Owned Subsidiary HUL)
Mumbai
01.2023 - Current
- Leading overall finance operations for entire India salon business having 450+ salons, highly profitable with double digit growth
- Managing a team of 15+ employees (CA,MBA,CWA & graduates with experience ranging from 2 -10 years) across 5 departments
- Monitoring and strengthening compliance to Internal financial control(IFC), SOX controls & processes around professional beauty service & product business
- Streamlined P2P department by automating the P2P cycle, optimizing payment governance & reducing manual interventions, resulting in 4x faster payments organization-wide
- Implemented a comprehensive internal control framework across receivables & revenue assurance, strengthening governance over E2E customer journey
- Successfully closed statutory audit with an unqualified report, reducing IFC observations by 80% and achieving zero observations in SOX & ICFR audits
- Presenting business performance to entire leadership team highlighting the growth levers, margin improvements inline with business KPI's
- Ensuring closure of E2E Quarterly and Annual Financials and reporting
Assistant Manager Finance Customer Marketing
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Driving ~800 Cr Saving agenda for all India sales function including its performance management
- Enabling cost governance of company Trade spends & monitoring performance through periodical reviews with Finance & Cross functional leadership teams
- Leading finance partnering for 900+ Cr Pharma Channel including performance reviews on key deliverables
- Partnering GT variable trade spends for optimization actions & governance
- Facilitating closure of Corporate, Internal & Statutory audits
Assistant Manager Finance Plant Operations
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Uttar Pradesh
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Handling finance partnering and operations of 1000Cr.+ turnover plant
- Preparation of Annual forecasts, periodical presentation of financial performance, budget variances
- On ground finance support for 700+Cr Greenfield project
- Ensuring compliance to factory controls framework and providing resolution for control lapses
- Supporting factory & projects teams for building Capex business cases
- Driving Digital agenda with respect to Tech enabled controls and financial reporting
Assistant Manager Finance Plant Operations
PEPSICO Holding Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Monitor and review Process controls ensuring GCS compliance & providing remediation plans for any control failures
- Prepare and drive Operating and Financial reviews to ensure compliance with Annual Operating Plan
- Facilitating timely closure of all Audits while working in close coordination with the Auditors, cross functional teams and HQ
Industrial Trainee
PEPSICO Holding Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Assisting in Daily, Monthly and Annual submissions for HQ
- Provisioning and analyzing the trends of G&A expenditure
Education
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
04.2001 -
B.Com (Accounting & Finance) -
Indira Gandhi National Open University
04.2001 -
Executive General Management Program -
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
04.2001 -
Skills
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Training & Mentoring Finance Teams
- Performance Management & Cost Optimization
- Digital Finance Transformation & Automation
- Internal Controls & Risk Management
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Stakeholder Collaboration
Accomplishments
- Four Years of Outstanding Performance : Part of top-rated team of high performers, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to excellence & exceeding the expectations of job description.
- Leading CD Savings agenda : Appreciation for leading & delivering Sales Saving agenda for 780Cr.
- Purpose & Service : Appreciation from Unilever Global Supply Chain Leadership team for enabling Site Greenfield fiscal benefit delivery.
- Business Acumen : 7 Cr+ Opportunity identified through Bench-marking of the powder format across factories.
- Game Changer Project with Impact : Delivering PACE Revamp through standardization of testing methodology and documentation across all India factories.
- Passion for High Performance : Landing Greenfield Pr-requisites & 3P Inhousing negotiations.
Timeline
Finance Controller
Lakme Lever Ltd. (Wholly Owned Subsidiary HUL)
01.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager Finance Customer Marketing
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
02.2022 - 12.2022
Assistant Manager Finance Plant Operations
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
05.2019 - 01.2022
Assistant Manager Finance Plant Operations
PEPSICO Holding Pvt. Ltd.
03.2018 - 04.2019
Industrial Trainee
PEPSICO Holding Pvt. Ltd.
09.2016 - 08.2017
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
04.2001 -
B.Com (Accounting & Finance) -
Indira Gandhi National Open University
04.2001 -
Executive General Management Program -
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
04.2001 -
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