Manoj Kumar Jha MLE℠

Experience

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  WHYTE & MACKAY (INDIA) LIMITED.

  Sept 1998 - Dec 2002

  Regional Accountant

  WHYTE & MACKAY (INDIA) LIMITED & RADICO KHAITAN LIMITED Handling Eastern India Sales Accounting, Scheme, Promotions, Bonded Warehouse, Payroll, All Expense Settlement, Sales Tax, Professional Tax, Excise and all Regulatory compliance.

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  Saregama India Ltd.

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

  Regional Finance Head

  Handling Eastern India Sales Accounting, Scheme, Promotions, CFA Management, Sales Tax, Professional Tax, Excise and all Regulatory compliance.

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  LOTTE INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2006

  Regional Commercial Manager

  Handling Eastern India Sales Accounting, Scheme, Promotions, CFA, Payroll, All Reimbursement Settlement, Sales Tax, Professional Tax and all Regulatory compliance.

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  Colgate Palmolive

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2012

  Manager to Deputy General Manager

  Growth Path:Nov 08- Jan 12: Deputy General Manager: Commercial/Finance & Indirect TaxationFeb 06- Oct 08: Head of Finance - Colgate-Palmolive, NepalDuring the early years, I was assigned to oversee varied finance aspects including financial closing of Accounts for US as well as Nepal jurisdictions. Here, I oversaw all the legal matters of the Nepali Company such as VAT, Income Tax and Custom Matters. As a part of my role, I liaised with government & regulatory authorities and ensured seamless operations. My role was pivotal in driving the sell off and subsequent closure of the manufacturing facility, inspite of severe local opposition, conflict & unrest. I also handled the entire VRS strategy & pay out post the closure, ensuring amicable settlement with the workers & local management.Subsequently, I moved to Mumbai HO where I handled responsibility for all Indirect Tax Matters across the country. I supervised a team and coordinated with external consultants (Deloitte & Co.) for VAT related matters. During the tenure, I also handled additional responsibility of Supply Chain Finance functions during the tenure with oversight of the Finance Function for Supply Chain activities in Baddi, Ahmedabad, Goa (2), Hyderabad (2) along with all other Contract Manufacturing Operations for Personal Care, Household Care Products and Toothbrushes. My role was pivotal in critical decisions including Make Vs. Buy for the entire organization and I also provided leadership to multiple initiatives that could facilitate cost reduction, waste elimination and yield improvement process in the system. I also managed coordination of various focal points across the region, while ensuring cross-functional alignment to achieve long term business goals. Show less

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  STAR CJ Network India Pvt Ltd

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2015

  HEAD FINANCE (AVP)

  Here, I handled Pan India responsibility spanning across Direct Taxation, Indirect Taxation, Corporate Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Franchisee Operation. I was also responsible for the entire liaison with Big 4 Consulting Firms- E & Y, (For Direct Tax) Deloitte, (For Tax Audit) GT, (MVAT & Service Tax) BMR (For Transfer Pricing) & other local consultant based in different states for Indirect Tax compliance. As a part of my role, I handled annual budgeting & planning structure, defined internal compliance & control, analyzed variance and implemented mitigation strategies. I also handled the MIS reporting, business reporting and engaged actively with the Senior Leadership at regular intervals to keep the abreast of the organizational parameters. My role was also pivotal in conceptualizing & driving several innovative, pioneering and unique initiatives, leading to voluminous optimization in terms of cost & resources. I re-engineered the vendor terms & introduced phase wise payment structures, successfully minimizing inventory levels and bad debts. Show less

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  SMOLLAN INDIA

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2018

  Group CFO & Director on Board

  Here at Smollan Group, I was driving finance, commercial, legal, secretarial, new business development and admin functions for Smollan India Private Limited, Smollan India Field Management Private Limited and Hindustan Field Services Private Limited. My role was pivotal in conceptualizing & setting up entirely new entities, ‘Smollan India Field Management Private Limited’ and ‘Touch Sides India Private Limited’, with the objective of driving focus on services business, while driving cost savings strategy to improve the overall bottom line of the group. I also mapped major clients including Unilever and Nielsen, having successfully delivered savings through owned resources in place of third party vendors. Additionally, I also set up the entire Transfer Pricing structure with an objective of improving compliance levels and successfully avoided huge possible penalties. My contribution has also been critical in regularizing entire service tax processes. I have been instrumental in setting up the entire Internal Audit process in consultation with E & Y and created the entire gamut of Sops around it. Show less

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  ARKCOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS PVT LTD.LAST MONK MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT PVT.LTD&WIZARDRY STUDIOS PVT. LTD.

  May 2018 - now

  Group CFO & COO

  Driving entire Finance, Commercial, HR, Procurement, Legal & Secretarial Function.Set up entire Human Resource processes as well as team to cater companies’ requirements.Mapped major Sourcing Vendors and successfully delivered savings for the company Set up the entire Taxation processes with an objective of improving compliance levels.Played a stellar role in regularizing and implementing GST processesSet up the entire Internal Audit process and created the entire gamut of Sops around it.Always on the top of Financial Planning and Analysis and controlled every aspect of that and delivered positive result for the organization.Raised Working Capital funding, Term Loan Funding, LC Facility, Invoice Financing, Post Import Finance and all other fund required from time to time. Handling entire treasury function. Show less