Babul Kumar Saha, FCA, FCMA

Experience

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  KPMG

  Oct 2003 - Apr 2007

  • Assistant Manager, Audit and Assurance Services

    Sept 2006 - Apr 2007

  • Articled Student

    Oct 2003 - Sept 2006
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  Unilever

  May 2007 - Sept 2011

  Main responsibilities included implementing the U2K2 (SAP) project information management, leading change management, implementing all the key actions identified in change impact assessment and leading the KPIs alignment for both Pakistan and Bangladesh. Additionally managed the Finance Process team working with the FICO module. Key responsibilities encompassed supply chain finance partnering, forecasting and reporting factory costs, driving factory savings initiatives, analysing Capex financial and monitoring performance against forecasts. Accountable for Overseeing month-end closing and product costing, reviewing freight distribution, calculating tax liabilities, and managing factory safety and TPM initiatives.

  • Country Process Lead– SAP (U2K2) Implementation

    Jun 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Factory Cost & Management Accountant and Supply Chain Finance

    Feb 2008 - May 2010

  • Manager Treasury

    May 2007 - Feb 2008
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  Unilever

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2016

  Responsibilities included managing TTS (Trade Term Structure) budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, overseeing CD overheads budgets, and optimizing credit management and sales collections. Additionally, I evaluated trade promotions, handled claim management, and drove performance management within the Customer Development team. Main responsibilities included providing the right insights to the business to facilitate faster decision making, identifying opportunities for process improvements and delivering business cases. Develop TTS forecasting tool for Unilever Malaysia business and it won a global CD FN Award.

  • Head of CD (Sales) Finance

    Apr 2013 - Dec 2016

  • Senior Manager - Information Management & Finance Process Excellence

    Oct 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Senior Manager - Information Management (Malaysia)

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
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  Unilever

  Jul 2018 - now

  Responsible for ensuring financial integrity & reporting, delivering business target & results, managing audits, improving accounting quality, driving process harmonization, leading treasury activities, delivering strategic projects, streamlining reporting processes, leading financial transformations and managing risk proactively. A key part of my role is developing 15 team members across the UK, India, Philippines, Brazil, enhancing their capabilities and leadership skills. Responsible for directing audits to ensure effective controls and frameworks are established across different geographies, functions, and business models. Also accountable for leading the Quality Assurance team to conduct audit reviews and ensure compliance with all quality procedures. Responsible for creating and business strategy, managing business performance and delivering results through long and medium-term intregatred business plan (IBP). Leading a team of 18 people to deliver performance and partnering across functions. Accountable for leading S&OP, Financial Planning & Forecasting, Decision Supports & Pricing, Promotion Management, GMVA, Sales operations, Innovation Business Case and Information Management. Responsible for playing a pivotal role in safeguarding and enhancing business value by leading proactive risk management, ensuring high accounting quality, optimizing finance processes & controls, and deploying global expertise in Tax, Treasury, and Insurance. A key part of my role is developing 27 team members enhancing their capabilities and leadership skills.

  • Chief Accountant

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Global Corporate Audit Manager

    Apr 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Head of Division Finance - Beauty & Personal Care & Finance Excellence Teams (FET) Lead

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2021

  • Finance Controller

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2019