H.P. Gupta

Experience

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  Hero MotoCorp Ltd

  Sept 1994 - now

  Key Skills:Strategic Planning & LeadershipPartnering with BoardEBITDA & Profit TransformationProject Management Office Strong skills of FP & A including Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance AnalysisAccount consolidation and Auditing including foreign companies Business Partnering to Operations and Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain- Creating financial capabilitiesBusiness Growth & Expansion Strategies on both backend and frontend Corporate Finance/ Investment Decisions / Fund raising / Investor’s call handlingCapability Building Contract Negotiations/ DocumentationTaxation – Both Direct & Indirect -GST Implementation & Transfer PricingGovt. Liaising & CoordinationCompliance & Assurance management Show less Key Projects and Notable accomplishments:1. Excelled in the start-up of 2 new plants (investment of approx. INR 4,000 cr), negotiation of financial package with state governments to optimize gains and improving EBITDA by 200 bps.2. As a FP & A Analysts consider economic and business trends, review past company performance, and attempt to anticipate obstacles and potential problems, all with an eye toward forecasting a company’s future financial results.3.Institutionalized procurement swapping strategy that added INR 180 cr - Direct impact on P & L 4.Formulation of strategic litigation –Received INR 748 cr refund from the Government of India.5.Challenging the status quo- Led cost optimization project with world’s best consultants that resulted in EBITDA improvement and accomplished profit transformation of ~500 bps.6.Analytics & Strategy formulation for Investors call, prepare and support to Board members for Investors meeting with long terms objectives, F2F meeting with big investors like Fidelity and Black Rock. 7.Championed GST Implementation in the entire HMCL ecosystem.8.Optimised Outbound logistics using multiple levers, savings of INR 50 cr per year.9. Lead various representations to Centre & State government on regulation front- saved ~INR 500 cr.10.Effective litigation strategy–INR 1,100 cr cases decided in HMCL’s favour.11. Played a key role in:o Make or buy decision o Pricing decision of various products o Commercial negotiations12. Automation, digitation and innovation- key to make function as world class finance Show less

  • Head Finance

    Sept 1994 - now

  • Head Finance

    Sept 1994 - now