Mukesh Kumar Verma

My role-focused job responsibilities are: 1. Strategic leadership, • Define and drive the holding company’s vision, long-term strategy, and corporate priorities. • Set investment objectives and allocate capital across subsidiaries. 2. Portfolio management • Oversee performance of subsidiary companies; set KPIs and monitor results. • Approve business plans, major investments, divestments, and restructuring across the group. 3. Financial oversight • Ensure consolidated financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. • Manage capital structure, treasury, and liquidity; approve major financing decisions. • Oversee consolidated risk and return performance, value creation initiatives, and ROI targets. 4. Corporate governance & compliance • Ensure strong governance frameworks, Board reporting, and adherence to regulatory & statutory requirements. 5. M&A and transactions • Lead mergers, acquisitions, drive due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and integration/synergy realization. 6. Stakeholder relations • Maintain relationships with shareholders, investors, boards, regulators, auditors, and key partners. 7. Operational enablement & value creation • Identify and scale synergies, shared services, and cross-subsidiary efficiencies (finance, IT, procurement, HR). • Sponsor performance improvement, digital transformation, and cost-optimization programs. 8. Risk management • Set group risk appetite and oversee enterprise risk management, compliance, and crisis response. 9. Leadership & culture • Build and mentor professional team to achieve group's business goal. Foster group culture, talent development, succession planning, and retention. 10. Legal & regulatory affairs • Oversee major legal, tax, and regulatory matters; coordinate with counsel on complex issues. 11. Reporting & accountability • Provide transparent, timely reporting to the shareholders; ensure accountability for targets and compliance.

Since October 2023, I led the company’s entry into stainless scrap recycling — managing acquisitions, commercial strategy, and full operational oversight. In two years, with the help of an experienced team, I created customer and vendor networks, negotiated supplier and customer contracts to optimize production costs, and scaled the business to a turnover of €80M. Key achievements: • Launched end-to-end recycling operations, including site setup, regulatory compliance, and supply-chain integration • Built and managed commercial teams for customer acquisition and vendor development • Drove cost optimization through strategic negotiations and expanding suppliers base geographically • Delivered rapid revenue growth while maintaining operational and commercial controls

As a Manager Accounts & Finance, I supervised daily operations. I drafted financial status reports. I conducted a business viability study and product profitability analysis as well as sales order margin assessment. I collaborated with Banks for short-term and long-term facility and its subsequent renewal. • Led all activities after the business viability study agreed with management to close the business. • Assured optimum utilization, accounts receivable, and account payable management while monitoring inflow / outflow of funds.

I have administered all financial operations. I guided on and developed financial and process controls policies. I reviewed and evaluated cost-reduction opportunities. I drafted financial statements reports. I handled statutory audits and dealt with auditors. I prepared tax provisions schedules, returns, and payments, and maintaining the tax database. • Deployed finance and accounting module ABAS ERP that improved, controlled, and monitored down the line changes. • Established product costing system: analyzed costs across various cost centers to assess deviations through optimised product pricing.

I managed financial accounting, reporting, and auditing, including the preparation and analysis of monthly profitability and M.I.S. report. I oversaw income tax and sales tax assessments, VAT audit, and refunds. I worked closely with Statutory auditors and Internal Auditors. I am also involved in fund and treasury management. • Promoted from Management Trainee to Accounts & Finance Manager. • Established a product costing system to analyze costs across various cost centers and correct deviations by optimising product pricing.