PARTHA PRATIM MITRA
Email: partha_mitraa@yahoo.com, parthamitraa@gmail.com,
Contact: 0091-8017393832, 0091- 9903841849, 0091-33-24251755
FINANCE CONTROLLER
“Leveraging acquired subject matter expertise & delivering accurate & indicative Accounts & Taxation Reports”
SUMMARY
? A Professional Chartered Accountant with rich experience of 14 years in conducting Statutory Audits of Government Departments, Checking the Audit Reports prepared by juniors, advising the clients on implementing Standard Operating Policies
? Firsthand experience in handling the entire responsibility of Taxation Department, finalizing Books of Accounts, analyzing & interpreting financial information, recommending Accounting Principles to facilitate timely submission of financial reports, leading the budgeting team in preparing & presenting Annual budgets along with a detailed analysis of variances etc.
? Outstanding capability of analyzing incomes & expenditures & successfully presenting the same to the top level management, shouldering the responsibility of managing Fund Flow & Working Capital
? Championed for significant contribution in training Audit Staffs of South Africa & maintaining accuracy & timeliness in submitting Audit Reports
? Recognized for sweeping improvement in establishing credit controls & presenting debtors analysis & pivotal in enhancing operational efficiencies
? Highly Enthusiastic and Energetic personality, carrying positive attitude towards personal and professional life
EXPERTISE
? Statutory Audits
? Analytical Skills
? IT Brilliance
? Business Analysis
? Budgeting & Forecasting
? Staff Mentoring
? Accounting Activities
? Taxation
? Team Management
WORK EXPERIENCE
Financial Controller, Rak Ceramics, Ras Al Khaima Mar 2014 – May 2014
Major Deliverables:
? Bestowed with the responsibility of restructuring the Accounting Department & overseeing the local Taxation issues of the Sudan plant
? Coordinating with concerned departments & facilitating in the quarterly closing of Sudan Plant set & ensuring timely closure of Books of Accounts in Orion
? Working in collaboration with consolidation team & group CFO in driving the consolidation activities at the HO level
? Successfully identifying weaker regions in the organization & providing professional solution to the group CFO in improving the same along with suggestions on improving the internal control system
? Driving the Costing Department of the organization, facilitating in monitoring stock, advising on maintaining proper documentation of procurements, etc. & churning out improved methodologies for tackling the operations of the department
? Pivotal in steering the activities of the Accounts Department & assisting the subordinates in timely preparation & presentation of MIS to the higher authority at the HO on monthly basis
? Spearheading operations of the Budgeting team in preparation of the annual budget & presenting the same with a proper variance analysis to ease the process of decision making by the top level management
? Facilitating in analyzing the entire incomes & expenditure, forecasting accordingly & communicating the same to the higher management
? Developing, motivating and managing the team of finance professionals working at Sudan Plant
? Shouldering multiple responsibilities of Finance department & implementing policies & procedures as required by the management
Finance Manager, Bahrain Welding Wire Products Mfg WLL Dec 2010 – Nov 2012
? Heading the entire Accounts, Audit and Finance department of the Unit
? Smoothly reporting to the CFO of the organization on monthly basis
? Overseeing Fund Management and Working Capital Management of the organization by monitoring creditors & debtors, managing receivables & payables, identifying economic sources of finance etc.
? Concerned with Hedging activities
? Keeping a strict check on Inventory and Stores Management, monitoring procurement & usage of materials from stores, suggesting methods of ascertaining closing stock, directing the purchase department regarding safety levels of stock & placing orders in Economic Order Quantity batches etc.
? Overseeing IT and Systems Management and developing SOPS for better internal control thus smoothening the process of Audit work
? Interfacing with the internal and external Auditors and suggesting effective controls and checks to reduce Audit points and finalization of the same at the year end
? Playing the crucial role in preparing & presenting Company Final Accounts to the Board members in consultation with the GM of the parent company
? Actively participating in preparation of annual capex and revenue and expenditure budgets
? Partaking in managing responsibilities like Payroll management, presenting periodical cash forecasts
? Carefully controlling the responsibility of maintaining Fixed Asset Register
Senior Manager Audit, Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu Pvt Ltd. May 2009 – Oct 2010
? Playing the vital role of conducting Statutory Audit of Government Departments under the Auditor General office of South Africa
? Enhancing the efficiency of junior staffs by carefully reviewing their Audit files & making appropriate changes & guiding them in the right direction in order to maintain high operating standards thus raising the audit exceptions from the organization
? Judiciously advising the Government Departments in implementing standard operating policies and procedures to iron out operational inefficiencies & streamlining activities
? Organizing periodical meetings of the Audit Committee & client to discuss various critical & confidential issues of the client
? Professionally preparing management representation letters, Consolidated & general Audit Reports in consultation with the Business Executive of National Department
Significant Achievements
? Assessing training requirements of Audit staffs in South Africa & imparting proper trainings to equip them with the necessary skills in handling responsibilities efficiently
? Guiding the team by reviewing Audit Files & making required changes to make the document fit for necessary submissions
? Maintaining accuracy & timeliness in preparing & presenting Audit Reports
Regional Finance Controller, AGM Grade, Digicable Network India Pvt. Ltd. May 2008 – Dec 2008
Major Deliverables:
? Developing the regional accounting policies & procedures in line with the Accounting Standards applicable for the organization
? Portraying professionalism in finalization both Monthly & Quarterly Accounts & drawing up Balance Sheet
? Efficiently supervising daily Accounting activities of the Accounts department
? Finalizing of both Capex and Opex Budget and closely monitoring the same on a daily basis
? Conceptualizing & strategizing innovative business plans by coordinating with the Regional Business Head
? Assessing the need of employing a Regional Head & preparing cost benefit analysis & feasibility report for the same
? Shouldering the entire responsibility of the organization encompassing indirect tax issues & arranging documents & smoothly acquiring ST registration certificate for the newly launched group companies
? Solely responsible for driving the entire operations ranging from calculation to submission & getting credit for Service Tax & taking the charge of handling Fringe Benefit Tax issues
? Flawlessly computing Corporate Income Tax, submitting returns & overseeing timely payment of the same
? Coordinating with other engagement partners in conducting Internal & External Audits
? Tackling the entire funds management system, liaising with group bankers managing procurements & allocating funds periodically for Regional Heads
? Assembling data regarding sources & application of funds & preparing daily cash flow Statement for presenting the same to the HO
? Heading the entire Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable process
? Playing the key role in implementing ERP in the organization & promoting automation process at the State & National level
? Strictly overseeing credit control & Debtor analysis
Significant Achievements
? Accurate projection of the head-end set up costs
? Negotiation and reduction in payment of Broadcasters fees
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES
? Deputy Manager Finance & Accounts, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. Jun 2007 – Mar 2008
? Finance, Accounts & Commercial Manager, Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. Nagpur Jan 2007 – Mar 2007
? Assistant Manager, Finance & Accounts, Reliance Infocom Ltd., Calcutta Jan 2001 – Nov 2006
? Accounts Executive, Carbon Composites (I) Ltd. Apr 1999 – Dec 2000
? Assistant Accounts Officer, TATA Timken Ltd. Apr 1996 – Dec 1997
OTHER MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
? Handled operations like accounting, budgeting, scrap sales documentation, variance analysis, etc. using SAP
? Played the crucial role of a decision maker using capital budgeting techniques in analyzing capital expenditure requirements
? Negotiated efficiently with vendors
? Employed all possible cost reduction techniques to enhance revenue growth
? Monitored daily stock of medicines, payment of Doctor’s fees, etc. & handled a vast array of operations concerning Cath Lab, ICCU, SICU, Pathology, OT, Canteen, Customer Care etc. while working in Wockhardt Hospital
? Acquired profound knowledge of SAP R/3 in FI module, familiar with MM module, etc.
? Successfully reduced Administration expenses like reduction in Electricity Bills, photocopy expenses, car hire charges etc.
? Advised on different critical issues like introducing sweep banking facility at HO thus restricting loss on interest expenses for the company
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Qualification (Degree/ Diploma) Duration / Year of Passing Class/ CGPA/ % Scored
? Chartered Accountancy 2000 -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
? B.Com (Honors) 1988 -
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
COMPUTER SKILLS
? Well versed in MS Excel in Windows XP & MS Word & PowerPoint in Windows 8
ARTICLESHIP & POST ARTICLESHIP ENGAGEMENTS
? Post Articleship from Lovelock & Lewes member of Coopers & Lybrand
? Articleship from SR Batliboi & Co. Chartered Accountants, member of Ernst Young International
PERSONAL DETAILS
? Date of Birth : 28/06/1967
? Nationality : Indian
? Languages known : English, Bengali & Hindi
? Interests : Music
? Status : Married
? Location : 13/2, Central Park, Flat 1, Prantik, PO Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032. West Bengal
? Location Preferences: Dubai, Qatar, Saudi, Singapore, Bangkok, Bahrain, UK, USA, Australia, Qatar, Muscat, etc.
? Passport No. : F6212734, valid till Feb 2016