Yogesh Joshi
Mumbai
Summary
Finance professional with 19 years of experience in leading financial operations across diverse industries.
Expert in strategic financial planning, budgeting, profitability enhancement and transformation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director – Finance, Subcontinent
DP World
Mumbai
08.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded transformation initiatives, increasing revenue and EBITDA in logistics division.
- Conducted financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting to align with strategic goals.
- Reviewed market trends to establish competitive pricing strategies for customers.
- Analyzed financial impacts of commercial agreements for informed decision-making.
- Managed cash flow and working capital to enhance liquidity and support growth.
- Monitored and analyzed profitability metrics by customer, product, and salesperson across regions.
- Performed benchmarking analysis to ensure cost competitiveness within industry standards.
- Evaluated financial and operational results periodically to drive continuous performance improvements.
General Manager – Finance
VIP Industries Ltd
Mumbai
12.2022 - 08.2023
- Collaborated with BU Head on strategy, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
- Conducted industry benchmarking and competitive cost analysis for informed decision-making.
- Led cost-saving projects that enhanced margins by two percent.
Senior Manager – Finance
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Mumbai
05.2013 - 12.2022
- Business Partner for India & Vietnam
- Worked across all verticals of Supply Chain (Manufacturing Plant/Factory, Outsourced Manufacturing, Logistics & Distribution) & Sales functions as Business Partner
- Handled 25+ manufacturing locations, 20+ Warehouses across India
- Cost optimization in supply chain through initiatives such as alternate source development of critical materials, control over overheads, inventory optimization, tracking Cost per Unit, yield improvement, Material Usage variance control
- Margin improvement through review of sale prices, localization of imported materials, negotiation of conversion charges with Job workers, review of cost sheets for P2P SKU's
- Lead annual Budget exercise using techniques such as Zero-based budgeting, monthly Business review calls with business insights & KPI's such as OTIF, Cost per unit, Headcount productivity etc with action plan to mitigate the variance.
- Evaluate capex spend proposal, make vs buy proposals using techniques such as sensitivity analysis, ad-hoc analysis
Senior Manager – Accounts
Inventia Healthcare Ltd
Mumbai
02.2007 - 05.2013
- Spearheaded implementation of SAP FI-CO module across organization.
- Finalized annual accounts, ensuring compliance during income tax and sales tax audits.
- Executed month-end closing activities, enhancing financial reporting accuracy.
- Conducted bank reconciliations and managed treasury operations effectively.
- Oversaw control of receivables and payables to improve cash flow management.
Education
ACCA - IFRS, ISA (International Standards of Auditing)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01-2024
Chartered Accountant - Finance, Accounts, Audit, Tax
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01-2006
B Com - Accounts, Tax, Law
University of Mumbai
Mumbai01-2002
Skills
- Financial strategy and planning
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cost optimization
- Transformation
- Treasury management
- Leadership development
- ERP systems and financial software
- Risk management
Accomplishments
- DP World, Developed pricing policy for tracking profit margins across Ports & Terminals, Railways, Freight Forwarding, CFS operations, Cold chain, Warehouses & Free Trade Zones.
- VIP Industries Ltd, Got Cost Savings Champion Award from VIP Managing Director for cost savings identified & carried out.
- GSK Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Last 3 years of tenure), Recipient of 1 Gold, 5 Silver & 7 Bronze awards in GSK for multiple projects including Kaizen, PMO for New Product Introduction (NPI).
- GSK Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Automation of repetitive task of Opex reports, Actual costing & overheads absorption of through DDA & Power Bi (savings of 250+ hours annually).
- GSK Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lead for GST implementation of Supply Chain leading to optimization of warehouses & unlocking of excise credits locked of Rs 11 Crores due to inverted duty structure in Pharma sector.
Timeline
Senior Director – Finance, Subcontinent
DP World
08.2023 - Current
General Manager – Finance
VIP Industries Ltd
12.2022 - 08.2023
Senior Manager – Finance
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
05.2013 - 12.2022
Senior Manager – Accounts
Inventia Healthcare Ltd
02.2007 - 05.2013
ACCA - IFRS, ISA (International Standards of Auditing)
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Chartered Accountant - Finance, Accounts, Audit, Tax
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B Com - Accounts, Tax, Law
University of Mumbai
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