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Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Toptal Member Since
February 22, 2021
Sudiptamoy is a Chartered Management Accountant who has worked with and advised well-known corporations, such as Coca-Cola, Infosys, Trilogy, and Ognibene Power, since 2000. He enjoys consulting as an opportunity to leverage his experience in operational and strategic finance, business planning, FP&A, financial modeling, business turnaround, acquisition and integration, valuation, SOX and internal controls, cash flow management, and business process optimization.
Career Highlights
Lead Consultant, FP&A
Trilogy
CFO, India Business
Ognibene Power Spa
Certification Highlights
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
CIMA London and AICPA United States
Chartered Management Accountant (CMA)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
Financial Consultant
2020 - PRESENT
Freelance
- Served as a part-time CFO for a small IT sector client. Implemented a forecasting process and three-statement model that included COVID-19 business impact and accurately predicted an additional 30% in working capital needs as the growth returns.
- Reworked the collections process for an automotive sector client and aligned with a bank for factoring the customer Invoices. This led to a 35% increase in cash flow to the business within six months.
- Completed a project to introduce cycle counting for a retail sector client, developed the framework, and trained the client's staff. The inventory loss was reduced by 12% in one year.
Focus areas: Part-time CFO, Three-statement Modeling, Cash Flow Management, Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Forecasting, Controllership, Finance Strategy, Operational Finance, Valuation, Pricing, Profitability Analysis
Lead Consultant, FP&A
2016 - 2020
Trilogy
- Engaged with the business to redesign the budget process with a specific focus on revenue budgeting linked to retention.
- Played a key role in helping the company beat budget targets for 13 consecutive quarters with a $26 million ARR increase and 4% retention rate improvement.
- Implemented the Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) module and charted a path to long-term profitability by tracking product wise profitability.
- Enabled management to reduce the cost-to-serve by 8% and bad debt expense by 3% for the $110 million top-line business vertical by implementing Oracle PBCS.
- Served as the lead associate, supporting the deal team in the valuation and acquisition of eight new businesses worth $650 million.
- Led the restructuring and post-acquisition integration of the acquisitions into a steady-state business model.
Focus areas: Strategic Planning, Business Planning, M&A Modeling, Valuation, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Controllership, Three-statement Modeling, Board Decks, Cost Reduction & Optimization, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Operational Finance, Finance Strategy, Pricing, Profitability Analysis, Analytical Review, PBCS
Principal Consultant, Finance and Procurement
2014 - 2015
Infosys
- Served as a principal consultant in the SAP manufacturing vertical.
- Led the transition of financial business processes to Infosys, resulting in a $20 million annual cost savings for the client, a multinational corporation in the agriculture sector (with a $10 billion annual turnover).
- Recruited and trained the team members to implement the transition and worked with the client to develop the team's capabilities to understand and execute the SAP business processes in the FICO and procurement domains.
- Led client projects to automate invoices, centralize product costing, and automate intercompany processes. These projects reduced the invoice processing cycle by five days, standardized costing and pricing, and reduced the closing cycle by two days.
Focus areas: Financial Transformation, Financial Project Management, Business Process Optimization, Strategic Planning & Execution, Training Workshops, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Controllership, Forecasting, Cash Flow Management, Finance Strategy, Operational Finance, Profitability Analysis
CFO, India Business
2012 - 2014
Ognibene Power Spa
- Spearheaded the business turnaround project as the finance head. Reset the business targets and authored a business plan, focusing on top-line optimization through increased capacity utilization.
- Led the study of operational issues to identify and rectify bottlenecks. Created a business plan to utilize idle capacity and take the sub-contracting route to make components for export. These initiatives resulted in a 175% increase in the top line.
- Focused cash flow management and tightened collections management, which reduced the working capital requirement by $10 million annually (with $1 million annual interest savings) and paved the way for accelerated ECB repayment to the parent company.
- Established financial and internal control processes to support the company in navigating through its growth phase. Regularized the financial and management reporting process and achieved a monthly financial close cycle of five days.
- Established departmental KPIs and monthly reviews of the same. An ERP-based sales and operating plan, focused cost reduction exercises, JIT, and import substitution efforts resulted in a 23% increase in the bottom line.
- Implemented an SAP FP&A tool with a product-wise profitability report, linked product pricing to a standard cost report, and discontinued unprofitable models.
- Linked sales commissions to payments received, which increased the focus on collections and reduced bad debt by 3%.
Focus areas: Controllership, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Three-statement Modeling, CFO, SOX, Cash Flow Management, Finance Strategy, Operational Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Analysis, Valuation, Pricing, Profitability Analysis, Analytical Review, Strategic Planning & Execution
Assistant Manager, Finance
2005 - 2011
Coca-Cola India
- Executed the business planning and budgeting process for the $250-million top-line business, with a specific focus on COGS management. A strategic sourcing initiative and localization efforts resulted in a $7 million positive PPV against budget.
- Served as a key member of the financial and process review team that reviewed alignment with SOX requirements. Performed monthly reconciliation of financial records that led to clearance of system audits and GAAP audits with no major qualifications.
- Gained hands-on experience in all finance and profitability modules and exposure to IFRS and management accounting processes during a rotational grooming program as a key associate on the finance team of this renowned company.
Focus areas: Business Planning, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Three-statement Modeling, SOX, Operational Finance, Finance Strategy, Valuation, Pricing, Profitability Analysis, Analytical Review, Cash Flow Management, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Commercial Executive
2004 - 2005
Keventer
- Led the factory accounting function for the largest private-sector automated dairy plant in Eastern India with a focus on product-wise profitability reporting and inventory KPI reporting.
- Implemented an ERP-based standard costing system for milk and ice cream, as pricing was linked to the accurate cost of production. Assisted in designing a product portfolio aimed at niche markets and a 4% increase in the top line.
- Led the initiative to generate a production schedule from an ERP-based report with more accurate data on seasonal fluctuation and incorporation of retailer sales trends. The process reduced the market return and reprocessing quantity by 7%.
- Revamped the excise and sales tax recordkeeping system to keep complete audit trails with each sales invoice, which contributed to successful compliance and regulatory audits.
Focus areas: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Controllership, Operational Finance, Finance Strategy
Project Controller
2000 - 2003
Bengal Nestor's Industries Limited
- Managed the ($150,000 CAPEX) greenfield dairy project initiation, execution, monitoring and control, and start of commercial production, without cost and time overruns.
- Led the factory setups of the accounting, inventory control, and internal control systems when the commercial production started.
- Achieved breakeven within 11 months of the start of commercial production through effective monitoring of COGS, rapid deployment of the local procurement system, and strategic sourcing of non-perishable raw material during the surplus season.
Focus areas: Project Management, Project Review, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Internal Control
Education
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Science Degree in Dairy & Food Technology
West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries Sciences - West Bengal, India
Certifications
DECEMBER 2012 - PRESENT
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
CIMA London and AICPA United States
DECEMBER 2010 - PRESENT
Chartered Management Accountant (CMA)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
DECEMBER 2003 - PRESENT
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
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