SUDHIR MHETRE

General Manager - Finance & Controlling and IT @ KERN-LIEBERS INDIA Pvt. Ltd.

About

- A strategic leader with over 20 years of rich & extensive experience in Strategic Finance Management, Business Planning, Stakeholder Engagement and People Management - Rich background in spearheading all aspects of Finance including financial planning & analysis, working capital management, budgetary control, direct and indirect taxation, audits, financial reporting and treasury management in manufacturing company - Strong Financial Controller & Growth Catalyst with impressive success in contributing to the success of company progression through long-term & short-term financial planning - Hands-on experience in establishing & maintaining adequate internal control system and Standard Operating Processes - Merit of Implementing Theory of Constraints for better than before business results; achieved Free Cash Score of INR 132 Cr. by reduction in Inventory and Receivables in 2019 - Credited for leading high-impact Financial Process Improvement / Automation, Change Management, Cost and Resource Saving Initiatives - Sound understanding of business & financial models and risks thereof - Contributed to top-line as well as bottom-line objectives, by participating in large scale commercial negotiations, administering multi-million dollar budgets, Margin Analysis and monitoring manufacturing KPI’s to exceed profit goals - Outstanding communication & leadership skills that have been put to excellent use in resolving problems as well as promoting a positive work environment; leading 18 resources for the organization

Country

India

City

Navi Mumbai

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Team Leadership, Tax Planning, Banking, Teamwork, Budget Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Business Development, Financial Analysis, Auditing, Treasury Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Cash Flow, Analytical Skills, Business Planning

Experience

General Manager - Finance & Controlling and IT

KERN-LIEBERS INDIA Pvt. Ltd.

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Tumkur, Karnataka, India

Overall responsible for Finance, Controlling, IT function of the company. Reporting to Managing Director.

Deputy General Manager Of Finance

Hyva

2001-7 - 2023-7 · 22 yrs 1 mo

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Overseeing finance & accounting function, book closing process in ERP, account reconciliation, ledger closes activities - Driving review of Monthly financial, variance analysis & Action taken report with Group CEO and CFO and appraise company performance - Providing leadership, strategic consultation & guidance on financial and administrative issues affecting the company & support to decision making process through analysis and bring out insights that leads to decision making - Formulating & implementing policies, procedures and internal control systems for effective financial operations of the company - Spearheading delivery of the key indices such as Volume, Net Revenue, Net Operating Profit before Tax (NOPBT) and Operating Cash Flow (OCF) - Managing strong corporate governance framework that ensures compliance with statutory obligations - Ensuring monthly working capital targets are achieved by analysing & setting targets with business leaders - Driving audit process by consolidating Financials as per IFRS for Group reporting and as per local compliance. Oversee and ensure completion of statutory & Group (IFRS) audits (PwC) in due time - Managing Treasury & Bank relationship with various banks with ability to reduce Finance cost - Direct and Indirect Tax NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Notable success in accomplishing improvement of 4 days in Net Working Capital in 2022 Vs Budget  Drove Cost Saving Project by doing monthly review, target setting with business Heads & achieved savings of INR 5.8 Cr in 2019  Effectively utilized idle funds by investing on daily basis & earned INR 1.86 Cr Gain in 2018.  Successfully implemented BaaN ERP as Project Leader in 2013 and GST Implementation in 2017  Automated supplier Payment through ERP to Deutsche Bank portal with email intimation to supplier.  Part of MOST implementation Team Manufacturing Plant. Increase in Cylinder production  Implemented Financial consolidation software COGNOS in 2008 and One stream in 2022