Bodhisatwa Ray

About Bodhisatwa Ray

With over 18 years of experience in various areas of finance, I am a senior finance professional and leader at Pfizer, one of the world\'s leading biopharmaceutical companies. Throughout my career, I have held diverse roles in Accounting, Taxation, Internal Audit, and Business Finance, including Costing, Long Range Planning (LRP), Budgeting, Cash Management, and Treasury, As the Finance and Taxation lead, I provide strategic decision support for the entire value chain with active participation in operational reviews along with business heads. As a controller bringing thought-provoking perspectives in delivering impactful Financial Governance Framework, Policies, and SOPs, for robust internal controls, RBI /FEMA compliances, and strong financial processes. Key Leader to Drive Change: Throughout my career, I have led Corporate Restructuring initiatives for sustainable business growth, set up COEs, led Global Process Transitions/ Management (P2P, OTC, R2R), Process Improvement / Automation, GST, and SAP Initiatives, leading to increased efficiency, gross margins, cost, time and resource savings Recognized by seniors as a Problem-Solver and go-getter and by Colleagues and friends as a Trustworthy Collaborator always willing to help people. I hold a Chartered Accountant (CA) degree, a Master of Commerce (M.Com) degree, and a Senior Management Programme (SMP) certificate from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Experience

1. General Manager - Finance

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   Mar 2017 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Areas of Excellence• Operations Finance • MIS reporting & Budgetary Control • Internal Control• Controllership • Taxation & Transfer Pricing • Treasury & FEMA Compliance • Digital Transformation • Participating in Operational Review with BU Heads to identify bottlenecks and drive corrective actionFacilitating presentation of Monthly Dashboard and MIS Reports to Sr. Leadership, providing decision-making support to the entire value chain• Led Corporate Restructuring initiatives for sustainable business growth with P&L accountability. Spearheaded the delivery of Strong Financial Policies, SOPs and Governance Framework that enhance internal controls, ensure RBI & FEMA compliances and robust financial processes for improved operational performance, top & bottom-line growth in competitive economic scenarios.• Managing Direct Tax, Transfer Pricing, Tax Compliance, preparation and submission of returns, completion of TP and Tax Audits. Handling Corporate and Transfer Pricing Tax Litigation, optimizing tax strategies to support business goals• Ensuring Treasury and Cash Management, preparation and presentation of the projected cash flow of the entity, both for long and short-term cash requirementsEnsuring timely RBI and FEMA Reporting, proper hedging and effective utilization of available fundsLiaising with Banks for working capital finance/ new project/ business expansion fund requirements

Education

• University of Calcutta

  Master of Commerce (M.Com.)

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Senior Management Program

  2020 — 2021