Lalit Kumar Huria

Lalit kumar huria

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  • About me

    Value partner to business growth through Equity Funding, Debt Restructuring, Strategic planning, Change Management and Board advisory.

  • Education

    • California board of accountancy

      2014 - 2015
      Cpa (certified public accountant) accounting and finance
    • Delhi university.

      1981 - 1984
      B. com hons. accounting and finance first class.
    • The institute of chartered accountants of india

      1984 - 1987
      Chartered accountant. accounting
  • Experience

    • Pwc

      Apr 1988 - May 1992
      Sr. auditor

      - Conducting the Statutory Audits, Due Diligence and Business Valuation Studies- Dealing with Registrar of Companies, Delhi and Haryana- Developed Audit Manuals with Coopers team. Major Clients Handled: ITC, ICI – Fertilizer Division, Lipton India, Phillips, Standard Chartered Bank, and Sanwa Bank, etc.

    • Lalit huria & co.

      May 1992 - Jul 1995
      Self practice.

      - Handling Internal Audit and consultancy assignments for various clients. - Major Clients Handled: Trusts, Firms, Individual Clients, Lipton India Ltd and Stencil Apparels Brands Ltd.

    • Eicher trucks and buses

      Jul 1995 - Jun 2001
      Sr. manager - finance & accounts/ internal audit.

      (A large, public traded, conglomerate in Heavy Commercial Vehicle (brand - Volvo), Light Commercial Vehicle (brand- Eicher), Motor Cycles (brand - Bullet), Tractors (Brand - Eicher) and Gears, Revenue $1300 Mil in 2013)The Key accomplishment includes:- Established Internal Audit Department across Group Corporate level for all Business units (incl. Tractors, LCVs, gears, Royal Enfield etc),with excellence in identifying risks for multiple business units across an enterprise wide structure; significant exposure in undertaking Internal Audits and Process Reviews to analyze risks and controls- Conducted audit workflow management including audit engagement planning, audit field work–analysis & review, audit documentation, audit monitoring & closures and reporting results to relevant stakeholders- Part of team which implemented standard reporting system across group based on SAP leading to standardisation of Monthly MIS.- Improved Improved business processes and Implemented cost reduction & waste elimination proposal leading to savings of more than $1 Mil.- Conducted Risk Assessment Study of tractor Dealers and evolved comprehensive Credit Policy leading to credit control and growth in volumes. Show less

    • Vrs foods limited

      Sept 2001 - May 2011
      Vp - corporate finance & it

      (A multi locational company in dairy sector, involved in retail, wholesale, bulk sales and export of milk and milk products, having turnover of $Mil 400. The other group interest includes a 2 super specialty 300 bedded hospitals, and real estate developers & builders for residential and commercial properties). - Completed financial restructuring by amalgamating dairy related companies and implemented fixed assets revaluations as per corporate objectives defined leading to improvements in enterprise value and improvements in cash flow.- Strategized acquisition of a company based in Germany with deal size approx 25 mil Euros from business valuation modelling, initial bidding process,part of negotiation team, finalization of Memorandum of Understanding, due diligence etc.- Initiated business process mapping and aligned business process with Organization restructure for transformation of the business. - Implemented SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 version from planning till final implementation stage. And subsequently implemented SAP Business Objects to monitor KPIs and business dashboard leading to improvements and timelines of reports. - Successfully provided consultancy on ERP implementation at all locations for Paras Hospitals thereby managing common chart of accounts, common Bills of Material, Store Item master,pricing conditions and handled costing and contribution analysis.- Managed Milk Costs, mass balance and realization per kg of milk on day to day basis leading to monitoring of business margins on daily basis.- Raised funds $ 50 mil as per growth need of respective company through External Commercial borrowings (ECB), Term Loans, Commercial Paper, FCNRB, short term demand loans, loans against future building rentals and handling Private Equity Funds. Show less

    • Numero uno clothing ltd.

      May 2011 - Nov 2013
      Chief financial officer & head - it

      My role entailed the preparation of the annual business plan, operational review and reporting, strategic financial planning, reporting to private equity investors, information technology, financial reporting, supply chain management and retail stores integration.The organization consisted of 200 fashion retail stores across India with sales turnover of $50 million.Key Accomplishments:Strategic Financial Planning & RestructuringInitiated key role in improving EBITDA margins by 2 basis points through strategic initiatives such as moving the manufacturing plant to a duty free location; reviving government incentives; negotiating strategic exit for loss making brand as well as supply chain initiatives for merchandise.Introduced innovative budgeting and cost structure data analysis to management and board members while further protected gross margins in alignment with annual budget plans and monitored projects / Capex as per corporate objectives.IT ImplementationImplemented point of sale (POS) software to monitor store merchandise movements and customer relationship management (CRM) software to track customer movements; leading to over 5% growth in sales.Integrated new organization-wide financial reporting system (SAP-R/3 – IS/AFS Retail – ECC 6.0 version)OperationsImplemented savings of INR 1.5 Crores in incremental product realization, reduction in inventory carrying costs, overtime payment costs etc. with production planning & control process improvements & working capital cycle team reduction by 10 days.Improved merchandise supply chain and reduced lead time for imports of merchandise from Bangladesh and China as well as overall working capital cycle by 10 days. Show less

    • Study leave

      Feb 2014 - Oct 2015
      Canada

      Completed CPA from California Board of Accountancy as well as online data analytics studies with Tableau.

    • Vrs foods limited

      Dec 2015 - Apr 2020
      Cfo & head it

      I manage the Fund Raising, Business Process Improvements, commercial operations, working capital management, fund management, ensure accurate reporting and closure of financials on a monthly and quarterly basis based on IGAAP/ IND AS.Further responsibilities include managing and monitoring of transfer pricing across divisions, foreign currency loans & Risk Management.Key Accomplishments:Facilitated the improvement in EBIT by implementing better internal controls; improving supply chain processes and Business Process Restructuring.Raised Funds more than INR 250 Crores in last 3 years for Projects.Secured separate government grants to the value of INR 28 Crs under Packaged Scheme of Incentives (PSI) for new projects in Maharashtra State Government. Show less

    • Quantum value cfo services

      Apr 2020 - now
      Founder & ceo

      - Specializing in Corporate Finance, Strategic Business Plan, New Project approvals/subsidies/grants, - Specializing in Equity Fund Raise - Pre seed, Seed , Series A and Series B.- Specializing in Business Turnaround, Change Management, Business Performance Measures & Reviews.- Specializing in Financial Restructuring, Acquisition & Fund raising.- Specializing in Family Succession Plans, Exit Strategy, Family Owners Plans, Managing Priorities etc

    • Quantum value cfo services

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      Founder & ceo
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cpa

      California accounting board
      Apr 2014