Rohit Gupta

Experience

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  Grant Thornton LLP (US)

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Business generation for the company through distinguished client service,• Training colleagues in the company on professional aspects,• Overall management and supervision of few clients,• Responsible for issuing quality reports within given timeline • Handling clients independently, leading a team or playing a team member.• Performing/ assisting the team in planning and execution of audit activities.

  • Senior Consultant

    Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  • Article Trainee

    Aug 2008 - Feb 2012
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  ITC Limited

  May 2012 - May 2019

  • Co-leading the Agri commodities Branch (1 year)• Led the Regional Agri Branch (220+employees) along with the Branch Manager• Contributed to the record turnover achievement for the Branch by coordinating huge procurement operations from govt. authorities [~4lakh MT across 5 months] by crashing processing turn-around time through: - Implementing new & agile accounting processes while strengthening controls; - Re-allocating & re-training workforce to handle increased workload and create backups for critical roles Show less

  • Branch Accountant @ Agri Business

    Feb 2018 - May 2019

  • Head of Capex & New manufacturing Plants, and Head FP&A @ Foods Business

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Corporate Audit Function @ Head Office

    May 2012 - Aug 2015
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  Puma Energy

  May 2019 - May 2021

  Regional Finance Manager- Africa and MEAP

  Working with the Regional Leadership team in reviewing and managing the business performance in collaboration with the Country teams:• Led the Strategy formulation and 5-year Plan exercise for the Region (20+ African & MEAP countries)• Monitored Operational Improvements and Quick Wins critical for EBITDA delivery (~$2M)• Simplified and standardized the inherited processes to move from production to data-analytics(Won 'Excellence' Award; and received appreciation MAGIC Badges 'You've made a difference' from the reporting managers and 'You're an inspiration' from the junior team member) Show less

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  Diversey APAC

  May 2021 - May 2023

  FP&A Lead and Finance Business Partner- South Asia

  Working on Strategy (both formulation & execution), P&L Management and finance business partnering with the leadership team: • Worked directly with the Regional CEO on formulating & delivering the Strategy and Annual Operating Plan- Achieved FY21 & FY22 top & bottom-line targets • Managed profit margins, in collaboration with the India Leadership team, in the unprecedented covid-induced inflation scenario through: - Identifying true inflation impact in the P&L and dissecting it at an SKU level for due margin mitigation action- Pro-active inflation alerts given driving manufacturing recipe change and customer price increase - Monitoring the execution of customer level price increase plan and validating the realization in the P&L working with the five Business Heads- Exceeded the FY22 Budget target by 70% - Generating actionable business insights around Sales mix optimization- Generated profitability through culling of low profitability SKUs• Provided financial leadership to the entire Commercial team- ranging from customer negotiations, reviewing SKU level profitability, finalizing the pricing strategy to signing-off of the sales contracts Show less

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  Diversey

  Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

  Finance Lead- Global Strategic Accounts and Treasury functions

  Leading Finance for Global Strategic Accounts (Emerging Markets and North Asia) and Treasury (South Asia)• Managed business across 5 continents directly with C-Suite executives and provided day-to-day leadership to a strategic business initiative in South East Asia• Led the annual budgeting exercise for 80+ countries, earning appreciation from business leaders for bringing great structure and depth in approach• Generated recurring $50k savings by setting systems for negotiating best Forex rates with the bank• Selected for ‘Emerging Market Leadership Acceleration Program’ to drive change & growth at a country level Show less

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  IMD

  Jan 2024 - now

  MBA Candidate