Sanjay Chattopadhyay
Kolkata
Summary
A competent professional with over 15 years of experience in accounting systems development and financial reporting. Expertise in developing reports for top management summarizing the business financial position in areas of income, expenses, capital usage and cash flows, and coordinate the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and financial forecast. Monitoring the overall functioning of processes, identifying improvement areas and implementing internal controls and process improvements to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the processes. Experienced in spearheading end-to-end financial reporting operations & control, providing business advisory & recommendations and executing the financial reporting process. An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2008
2008
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Financial and Commercial Head
Humana Apparels Pvt Ltd (JV of Busana Apparels)
05.2023 - Current
- Managing Management Information System and Financial Planning & Analysis of the company
- Providing management with regular profitability analysis of every division and each customer account
- Boosted superiority & accuracy of budgeting and forecasting efforts with the creation of various excel models and analytical tools
- Collaborating with Finance Directors for monthly P&L reviews, process reviews with process owners to identify the areas of concerns in team performance, analyzed team performance and finalized on an improvement plan and monitored the improvements in operation
- Ensuring changes in accounting policy & procedures of the company are implemented in all the accounting activities of the direct operation of the company
- Conducting the audit of processes, depots, regional administration offices and manufacturing facilities.
- Reporting the findings based on the COSO principles to provide an assurance towards ICFR
- Preparing & presenting various weekly/monthly MIS reports about process/productivity like factsheet review reports
- Contributing in developing new procedures & processes to streamline operations as part of continuous improvement and enhance service efficiency
- Have been associated with Humana Apparels Pvt. Ltd since the incorporation of the company. Key role played in setting up the factory in the following areas
- Designed the processes and policies related to Finance & Accounting, Stores operations, Procurement and Supply Chain management, Commercial functions, HR, Admin & Compliances.
- Developed SOPs and implemented the SOPs in all the above areas.
- Developing various operational and finance management reports to set up the MIS of the company. Few reports developed are Monthly PL, BS & CF| Weekly Cash flow projection| Weekly sales report| Daily Bank reconciliation| Daily inventory reports| Weekly AP & AR reports| Courier tracker| Sample tracker| Shipment tracker| Order tracking report.
- Designed the financial model of the company and got the working capital limits from Standard Chartered Bank.
- Getting all the required statutory registrations done starting from incorporation of the company till getting VAT, TAX registrations and getting the Customs Bond license and Appointment of first auditors and setting up the secretarial matters of the company.
- Maintaining the project accounting in regards to purchase of machinery, furniture, software and other pre-operational expenses.
- Recruiting key managerial people and building the teams for different departments.
- Preparing the factory for various compliance audits viz BSCI, Better Works, WRAP and other social compliance audits from the customers.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Partner
K Bhattacharjee & Co
02.2020 - 04.2023
Finance Controller
Indochine International
11.2016 - 01.2020
- Successfully providing management of Indochine with the following information for the first time ever: Buyer wise profitability, Merchandiser wise profitability, Business model wise profitability, Weekly & Monthly cash flows along with 6 months rolling cash flow projection, Consolidated balance sheet of the group
- Worked in a project with KPMG to successfully design the financial model of Indochine International to determine the real working capital requirement of the company which resulted in getting additional trade finance limit for the company after 3 years from the previous limit revision
Manager- Corporate Audit
Asian Paints Ltd
05.2015 - 11.2016
Regional Finance Manager
Asian Paints (SP) Ltd
11.2010 - 04.2015
- Being in-charge of the Information Technology department in Asian Paints (SP) Ltd, has successfully transitioned the change in software for all the units from Navision 2003 to Navision Dynamics 2009 with only half business day downtime for Fiji & Solomons Islands and One business day downtime for the other 3 units
Accounts Officer
OCL India Ltd
07.2009 - 11.2010
Education
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Cost & Works Accountant - undefined
Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
B.Com. (Hons) - undefined
Calcutta University
Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Diploma in IFRS - undefined
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA- UK)
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Internal audit expertise
- Strategic financial planning
- Management information systems reporting
- Budgeting and forecasting skills
Flexible and adaptable
Teamwork and collaboration
Other Diplomas
- Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 2021
- Diploma in IFRS, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA- UK), 2015
Other Trainings Attended
- Business Simulation, CAPSIM
- Concurrent Audit of Banks, ICAI
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/10/81
Profile Summary - Summary
A competent professional with over 15 years of experience in accounting systems development and financial reporting. Expertise in developing reports for top management summarizing the business financial position in areas of income, expenses, capital usage and cash flows, and coordinate the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and financial forecast. Monitoring the overall functioning of processes, identifying improvement areas and implementing internal controls and process improvements to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the processes. Experienced in spearheading end-to-end financial reporting operations & control, providing business advisory & recommendations and executing the financial reporting process. An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management.
Timeline
Financial and Commercial Head
Humana Apparels Pvt Ltd (JV of Busana Apparels)
05.2023 - Current
Partner
K Bhattacharjee & Co
02.2020 - 04.2023
Finance Controller
Indochine International
11.2016 - 01.2020
Manager- Corporate Audit
Asian Paints Ltd
05.2015 - 11.2016
Regional Finance Manager
Asian Paints (SP) Ltd
11.2010 - 04.2015
Accounts Officer
OCL India Ltd
07.2009 - 11.2010
Cost & Works Accountant - undefined
Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India
B.Com. (Hons) - undefined
Calcutta University
Diploma in Information Systems Audit (DISA) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Diploma in IFRS - undefined
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA- UK)
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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