Rajni Gupta

Experience

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  SIddhratha Spinfab Ltd.

  Aug 1993 - Jul 1994

  Accounts Officer

  - Responsible for financial accounting works & day-to-day operations of the company.- Actively involved in strengthening the growing business that is being promoted by a reputed group.- Successfully managed & executed all the ROC, Customs & Excise and Taxation matters. - Responsible for Budgeting and MIS for the company to be reported at various level of the organization.

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  Uno Minda

  Aug 1994 - Jan 2002

  Manager - Finance & Accounts

  - Headed Finance & Accounts Department of the manufacturing division of the company with a team of 25 members.- Worked as a gatekeeper to report and to manage the overall revenue which helped achieving the targets profits. - Managed Working Capital of the division for smooth running of the operations thereby meeting banking norms for availing loans at the best of the terms.- Involved with overall analysis of the key contributor to the profit, thereby managing the risks. - Exposure of working in TQM scenario (Total Quality Management)- Involved in setting up the Costing Department for an Automobile Manufacturing Industry which helped reducing Raw Material cost by 2%.- Headed the team including Engineers, Marketing and purchase professionals- Functioned as part of the project titled “How We Use General Component” that assisted reducing inventory level by 15 days in the first year. - Assisted the customer in implementing JIT (Just in Time) at their plant. Show less

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  Manoj Kumar Gupta & Co. Chartered Accountant

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

  Managing Partner

  -Managed Direct & Indirect Taxation like Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise & Service Tax matters of more than 100 clients-Conducted Statuary & Internal Audit of large & medium sized Manufacturing Companies-Oversaw ROC & other legal matters like RBI, PF, etc.-Involved in Bank Audits, Project Report Finalization and Stock Audit on behalf of Banks.-Liaised with the authorities at all the levels i.e. Commissioner, ITAT, etc.

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  IHG Hotels & Resorts

  Jan 2004 - now

  - Heading Indirect tax function across IHG Asia Pacific and Middle East Operations.- Supporting Indirect tax matters for UK and US operations.- Working as a business partner with senior leadership team for executing hotel deals and advising tax matters.-Managing all tax matters including liasoning with senior level tax authorities and consultants across the region.- Participating to an initiative called “Transform for Growth” driven in IHG with an objective of reviewing Orgn Design to help business and minimizing risks. Show less - Supporting regional compliance teams for Tax return filing, Annual Audit and Financial reporting. - Have been on 4 months secondment to work in Global Financial reporting team UK for year end reporting in New York and London Stock Exchanges.- Managing facilities operations for India Center including compliances around labor laws, legal and tax, transport management, leases, and maintenance function. - Responsible for overseeing all the legal compliances to run 24*7 operations. - Responsible for executing 24*7 BCP operations for Global functions including backups, testing, trial runs and IT support. -Has led the project for Automation of employee transport management system thereby reducing the cost by 25%. Show less -Acted as Centre Head and involved in strategic & business planning for the Shared Service Centre for all the hotels & corporate offices located globally.-Directed & Motivated a team of around 500+ members-Served as part of the Pilot Project for transitioning 150+ jobs from US, UK & Singapore to India; involved in managing transitions & bringing it to “Business as Usual” stage-Oversaw the HR functions of the center including planning, hiring, retaining and developing the talent-Overview facility function of the center including tax exemptions, negotiations with owners, builders, & set up of the overall facility catering 600+ people. Show less -Ensured smooth accounting operations in 40 Hotels & 15 Corporate Offices located all over Asia Pacific.-Looked after all debtors’ & creditors’ accounting along with a team of 50 members-Managed all legal and finance support functions for India Service Centre-Functioned as a:o Core team member for the future transition of jobs to Indiao Project team member of refining the accounting systems across the worldo Setting up policies of the center including HR, Finance, and regulatory policies.- Ensured legal compliance at macro and micro level viz. ROC, Tax Departments, Export, RBI approval etc. to ensure smooth running of the operations with no risks thereby availing all concessions and tax benefits. Show less

  • Head of Process Delivery Services & Projects

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Director- Indirect Taxes

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2022

  • Director – Statutory Compliances and Facilities operations

    Sept 2014 - May 2016

  • Regional Finance Lead – AMEA and Greater China Region (Feb 2013 to Aug 2014)

    Feb 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Vice President - Business Service Centre (Interim)

    May 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Regional Finance Lead – AMEA, Greater China Region & Europe Region

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  • Service Delivery Director - Governance & Compliances

    Feb 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Service Delivery Director - Corporate Accounting

    Apr 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Manager - Asia Pacific Accounting

    May 2005 - Mar 2008

  • Accounting Manager

    Jan 2004 - Apr 2005
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  CJ Darcl Logistics Ltd.

  Sept 2018 - now

  Independent Director