PRADEEP PADEKAR
Mumbai
Summary
Finance leader with extensive CFO experience at Messe Muenchen India Pvt. Ltd., specializing in strategic financial planning and regulatory compliance. Demonstrated success in M&A and cash flow management, enhancing operational efficiency and team performance. Focused on delivering impactful financial solutions and promoting cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Messe Muenchen India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
03.2023 - Current
- Oversaw company management in compliance with Articles of Association and Management Bye Laws.
- Directed financial operations, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow, and treasury management.
- Secured regulatory compliance across all group entities.
- Led Indian M&A activities to enhance market presence.
- Managed legal aspects for the group to mitigate risks.
- Supervised secretarial compliance to ensure adherence to corporate governance standards.
- Reported to the Board and International Business Management Team in Munich on strategic initiatives.
- Led Procurement & Administration functions.
- Provided strategic support to CEO to drive organizational objectives.
Head of Finance & Operations
Buro Happold Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
11.2015 - 03.2023
- Direct reporting to Global CFO based out of UK with dotted line reporting to Regional Managing Director, India
- Directed financial planning and strategy for engineering projects and operations.
- Oversaw compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
- Managed budgeting processes and forecasting to ensure resource allocation.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to evaluate project financials.
- Led audits and ensured accurate reporting of financial information.
- Implemented cost control measures to enhance operational efficiency.
- Reviewed contracts and agreements to ensure they are financially viable prior to signing off on them.
- Collaborated closely with other departments such as HR, IT and operations to ensure alignment between business objectives and financial plans.
- Presented board meetings with up-to-date financial information enabling informed decision making.
- Led the preparation and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to board members and stakeholders.
Branch In Charge and Head of Operations, West Region
SDP & Associates, Chartered Accountants
Mumbai
11.2009 - 10.2015
- Managed the Entire Branch Operations with the help of Team of 12 Direct Reportees
- Managed and carried out more than 1000 Stock Audits for various Banks/Financial Institutions like HSBC, Yes Bank, ICICI, TATA Capital, Axis Bank, Deutsch Bank etc.
- Managing Back End Process of Maintaining the data and records for Drawing Power (DP) Calculation for various Banks
- Carrying out Statutory and Internal Audits for Corporates
- Providing End to End Financial Services to Corporates i.e. right from maintaining the Books of accounts to the Finalization and Statutory Compliances
- Preparation of CMA data and submission of the same to bank/FI for review/enhancement of credit limits
- Valuation of Shares and Business
Qualified Assistant/Senior Employee/Article Assistant
T. K. Doctor & Co., Chartered Accountants
Mumbai
05.2005 - 10.2009
- Financial Reporting and Presentation
- Preparation and e-filing of various forms with MCA
- Have handled all kinds of taxation work viz. Income Tax, Tax Deductions at source (TDS), Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT), Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT), Central Sales Tax (CST), Profession Tax, Service Tax, Transfer Pricing, Goods and Service Tax (GST)
- Undertook tasks such as obtaining registration number, calculating the liability, making the payments and timely filing of the returns as required by the statute
- Advising the clients/organization on various avenues of investment to maximize the wealth
- Studying and analyzing various legal agreements
- Drafting of deeds/agreements, handling legal aspects of new ventures floated
- In depth knowledge of statutory audit, internal audit and compliance audit, VAT audit, Transfer Pricing Audit and Tax audit
- Responsible for complete audit process i.e. preparation of audit program till preparation of final audit report
Education
CPA -
CPA, Australia
Australia01.2022
M.B.A. - Operations
ITM University
Raipur, India01.2008
C.A. Final -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India01.2008
Bachelor of Commerce -
Mulund College of Commerce
Mumbai, India01.2005
Professional Education Examination (PEE-II) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India01.2004
Professional Education Examination (PEE-I) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India01.2003
H.S.C. -
Mulund College of Commerce
Mumbai, India01.2002
S.S.C. -
Marathi Vidyalaya
Mumbai, India01.2000
Skills
- Financial planning
- Regulatory compliance
- Cash flow management
- Financial Reporting
- P & L Ownership & Management
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Direct Taxation
- Goods & Service Tax (GST)
- Transfer Pricing
- Treasury
- Financial Planning
- MIS Reporting
- Financial consultancy
- Audit Process
- Legal & Commercial
- Operations
- Procurement
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Talent Selection, Development & Retention
- Team Management
- Debt Syndication
- Tech Automation
- Controls - identifying, analyzing and mitigating risks
- Leadership - business analytics, communication, cross-functional influence
- Strategy - support, evaluate, communicate
Certification
- General Management and Communication Skill Course - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) - November-08
- Certificate Course on GST - Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) - April-17
Accomplishments
- Played a pivotal role in implementation ERP, Project Planning Software and other tech implementations for the office
- Have Successfully implemented a transparent and clean system of Procurement through Vendor scrutiny & Management. Thereby avoiding revenue/cost leakages to the organization.
- Have prepared and successfully implemented well documented Internal Financial Controls, SOP’s and Policies for various business areas viz. Finance, Administration and HR
- Successfully got the export scheme benefits for the company to the tune of INR 10.00 MM
- Helped the Organization in achieving Cost Reduction up to 40-50% and cost efficiency on various high cash outflow activities through setting up/managing the activities in house
- Have successfully represented various company & clientele before various Tax Authorities like Income Tax, Service Tax, MVAT, Profession Tax, Transfer Pricing, TDS etc.
- Has conducted and managed more than 1000 audits of the entities engaged in manufacturing, trading, pharmaceutical products, automobile, software service provision, logistics, motor dealers etc. for the various Banks/financial institutions.
- Played a key role in getting debt syndication for more than Rs. 100 Crore for various clients
- Successfully Managed a team of 20+ reportees with very high retention rate
SOFTWARES/APPLICATIONS PROFICIENCY
- ERP – Unit 4 / AGRESSO
- ERP – Tally
- ERP – Bann
- Deltek Vision (Project Management)
- SAP FI/CO
- SAP MM
- Oracle EBS
- Core Banking Solution
- Power BI
- Microsoft Office
- Quickbooks Pro/Online
Languages
English, Hindi, Marathi
PERSONAL VITAE
- Date of Birth: 1984-06-16
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Current Annual CTC: INR 75.98 Lacs (Fixed +Bonus+ Benefits)
- Nationality: Indian
- Notice Period: 3 Months
- AlterNet Email Id: padekar.pradeep@gmail.com
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Native
Native
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
Messe Muenchen India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2023 - Current
Head of Finance & Operations
Buro Happold Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2015 - 03.2023
Branch In Charge and Head of Operations, West Region
SDP & Associates, Chartered Accountants
11.2009 - 10.2015
Qualified Assistant/Senior Employee/Article Assistant
T. K. Doctor & Co., Chartered Accountants
05.2005 - 10.2009
CPA -
CPA, Australia
M.B.A. - Operations
ITM University
C.A. Final -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bachelor of Commerce -
Mulund College of Commerce
Professional Education Examination (PEE-II) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Professional Education Examination (PEE-I) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
H.S.C. -
Mulund College of Commerce
S.S.C. -
Marathi Vidyalaya
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