Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

• As the Assistant General Manager - Finance, I am responsible for leading the strategic financial direction, capital allocation, and digital transformation agenda across Vinmart Group’s copper, cobalt, and renewable energy businesses. I work closely with the Group CFO, VP Finance, and the Board to drive profitability, strengthen governance, and ensure long-term value creation across 13 business units.
• Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership & Profitability: Provide critical strategic insights to the executive team, successfully driving a 5-7% increase in profitability through the identification of underperforming operations and resource optimization.
• Capital Projects Management: Direct the financial governance for CapEx investments across mining, processing facilities, and solar energy projects, ensuring structured ROI-based approvals, robust project cost controls, and optimal asset capitalization.
• Funding & Treasury: Structured and secured for cross-border project and working capital funding from global banks and financial institutions. Lead comprehensive treasury operations, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and optimizing interest costs and debt covenants.
• Digital Transformation: Serve as a core member of the SAP S/4HANA Project Management Team, acting as FICO and SD Super User. Responsible for process design, testing, master data governance, and end-user training to drive enhanced data integrity and operational efficiency across finance and commercial functions.
• Reporting & Compliance: Oversee P&L management, budgeting, FP&A, and MIS reporting. Lead the preparation of IFRS-compliant standalone and consolidated financial statements, significantly reducing reporting timelines by 25%.

Jan 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Managed the full spectrum of financial operations for the Metal & Mining and Solar segments, focusing on driving cost optimization, improving financial controls, and supporting key strategic growth initiatives. I partnered with business leaders to provide real-time analysis, enabling decisions that enhanced overall performance.
• Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
• Cost & Working Capital Optimization: Achieved 7%+ savings in operational expenses through the implementation of effective cost optimization strategies and precise product costing, directly enhancing margin performance.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Successfully supervised end-to-end accounting for multiple business units, strategically reducing financial closing timelines by over 20% and minimizing reporting errors by implementing automation initiatives.
• Financial Forecasting & Analysis: Directed the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes with high accuracy (85-95%), leading to a 15% improvement in cash flow forecasts and strengthening strategic investment planning.
• ERP & Control Implementation: Led critical aspects of ERP administration (COA,GL Master,Cost Center, Profit Center etc) and supported the development of a comprehensive CapEx policy and procurement matrix, significantly enhancing spending control and optimizing inventory management.
• Leadership: Mentored and led a team of finance professionals, driving a 20%+ improvement in financial reporting accuracy and efficiency.

Oct 2018 – Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 9 mos

• Established robust financial reporting and control frameworks for the Metal & Mining segment. My focus was on foundational finance management, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing initial financial analysis to support the company’s expansion plans.
• Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Managed end-to-end annual audits, ensuring strict IFRS compliance and achieving a record-low 3% financial error rate by implementing standardized SOPs and data readiness checklists, significantly reducing audit closing time.
• Internal Controls: Strengthened the internal control environment through the development of robust SOPs and risk assessments, leading to a 15-20% improvement in compliance and effective mitigation of financial and operational risks.
• Business Support: Delivered detailed variance, trend, and scenario analyses to drive operational decision-making and financial transparency for the Advisory Board and Group management.
• Treasury Support: Managed daily cash flow forecasting and assisted in strategic fund allocation to maintain optimal liquidity and cost efficiency.