Saugata Saha

Handling Category Finance and Institutional Business for all formats of Reliance Retail

Finance Controller looking after Finance, Controllership and Commercial role of a Chemical & Packaging manufacturing business based out of Lagos, Nigeria

Finalisation of Books of Accounts, handling Big 4 audits, ensure compliance with Internal Financial Control and accounting policies, managing the Annual Budgeting process & AOP, cost management, monitoring P&L and Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Management, Working Capital, handling Banking & FI's relationship, handling both Direct & Indirect Taxation, managing Credit Rating Agencies and PE Investors, ensure the adequacy of insurance coverage, handling Legal & compliances, reviewing and development of SOP & Process Development

INDAS implementation, SAP implmentation & Reports, managing the EXIM process.

INDAS implementation & rollout, Finalisation and consolidation of books of accounts of a Listed Entity, Statutory Compliances, coordinating with Big 4 auditors, team management of a large Accounting and GL team, fulfilling requirements of Secretarial, Investor Relations & Board meetings, Internal Finance Control, System & Processes and GST.

Managing the Trendin.Com ecommerce business, managing the Capex and rollout of the retail expansion plan, managing the Treasury, Banking operations, working, all banking relationships, Forex & Risk Management, Cash Flow management, managing insurance and all insurable risks, handling Accounts Payable & Receivable Process, all commercial negotiations, cost control, firming up agreements and contracts with service providers, licensing partners and ecommerce customers,

Handling Sales Accounting and Commercial activities of the company, cash flow management.

Finalized books of accounts, prepared schedules, handled Big4 Auditot related to capitalization, and submitted Capitalization Analysis, movements in debt, and interest cost. Managed the Cash Flow & Accounts Payable process by ensuring optimum utilization of funds, allocation of payments to Vendors, and reconciliation of Vendor accounts. Contributed to the Annual AOP process through Cash Flow, Interest & Debt Budget, monitoredactual interest cost, prepared variance analysis, and supported debt and interest cost management. Analyzed the viability of business proposals under various business scenarios of profitability,cashflows, interest cost, and debt structure. Prepared Monthly Projected Cash flows and monitored actuals, oversaw Rating Agencies covenantratios, and prepared CMA data for submission to banks.

Managed Enterprise Business Capex Budget of Rs 7500 Cr and the utilization thereof. Involved in Commercial negotiation, concurrence in SAP, and ensured transparency in the E-bidding process

Preparation of Annual Budgets, monitored operational results against thebudget, identified areas to optimize costs, and monitored the Capex Budget. Managed the Finalisation of books of accounts, preparation of the MOR, and KPI for GroupReporting in UK. Developed and implemented an effective Credit Control Model for customers. Prepared the monthly cash plan and monitored the cash flow position. Coordinated with KPMG and Group Auditors from U.K to ensure timely completion of statutory audits. Reviewed statutory filings and ensured compliance with tax Audit, deferred tax, VAT, FBT, and TDS. Implemented the SAP FI-CO and Fixed Asset module after training of team and UAT.